Launched in 2001, Northglenn’s Art on Parade program is a unique one-year outdoor sculpture-on-loan program that features the work of up to six professional sculptors in our outdoor gallery at EB Rains Jr. Memorial Park. Residents and park visitors representing various cultures, age, backgrounds and neighborhoods meet with the Northglenn Arts and Humanities Foundation (NAHF) to select the sculptures that are installed around Webster Lake. Through the summer and into the fall, Northglenn residents and park visitors are asked to vote on the sculpture they would like to see purchased. The artist of the winning piece, the “People’s Choice”, receives a $1,000 cash award. The NAHF then, with funding through grants and fundraising, purchase the People’s Choice winner and gift it back to the community as part of the City of Northglenn’s permanent art collection.
The outdoor sculpture exhibition remains on display through the following spring, when six new pieces will be selected and installed. All sculptures on display during Art on Parade are available for purchase by the public.
The Art on Parade program seeks to:
• Support the City of Northglenn and its community by providing leadership, advocacy and stewardship for public art
• Acquire sculptures and organize exhibitions to enhance the visual excitement, aesthetic appeal and cultural richness of our community parks
• Manage the Art on Parade program as a community cultural asset
EB Rains Jr. Memorial Park is across the street from Northglenn City Hall at 11701 Community Center Drive in Northglenn.
Since 2001, the Northglenn Arts and Humanities Foundation has purchased and gifted over $1.3 million in sculpture to the City of Northglenn through the Art on Parade program.
The outdoor sculpture exhibition remains on display through the following spring, when six new pieces will be selected and installed. All sculptures on display during Art on Parade are available for purchase by the public.
The Art on Parade program seeks to:
- Support the City of Northglenn and its community by providing leadership, advocacy and stewardship for public art
- Acquire sculptures and organize exhibitions to enhance the visual excitement, aesthetic appeal and cultural richness of our community parks
- Manage the Art on Parade program as a community cultural asset
EB Rains Jr. Memorial Park is across the street from Northglenn City Hall at 11701 Community Center Drive in Northglenn.
For more information about the Art on Parade program contact Michael Stricker at 303.450.8727.
The 2025/2026 Art on Parade program featured six sculptures installed at E.B. Rains Jr. Memorial Park. Voting has ended and “Red Rover” is the 2025/26 People’s Choice Award.
This bronze sculpture depicts a soaring red–tailed hawk placed on a flowing pedestal. The piece was selected by the public as part of Northglenn’s Art on Parade program, which features on-loan, outdoor sculptures exhibited at E.B. Rains, Jr. Memorial Park for one year.
“I volunteered for 20 years with outreach programs using raptors to teach about biodiversity and the environment,” said Stajcar, of Golden, Colo. “I love seeing a hawk on the wing—the glint of a red tail in the sun makes them easy to identify as they rove the sky.”
Thanks to funding from the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD) and other sources, “Red Rover” will become the 40th piece in Northglenn’s permanent art collection, which is now valued at more than $1.3 million.
“Red Rover,” along with the other 2025/26 Art on Parade program sculptures, will remain on display through May 2026. In June, six new sculptures will be installed.
For more information about Art on Parade or NAHF, please go to www.northglenn.org/artonparade or contact Michael Stricker at 303.450.8727 or mstricker@northglenn.org.
About the Artist and Her Work
Pati Stajcar, Golden, Colo.
Art: Red Rover
Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: 94″ x 38″ x 25″
Value: $35,000
Works and artists in the 2025/26 exhibit included: Kimiko by Gary Alsum (CO), The Eternal Fiesta by Maria Battista (CO), Let’s Play by Deveren Farley (UT), New Sprig by Diego Harris (CA), Cloud IX by Harold Linke (OR), and Red Rover by Pati Stajcar (CO).