2025/26 Art on Parade
The Northglenn Arts & Humanities Foundation is pleased to present the 2025/2026 Northglenn Art on Parade program.
We thank the committed volunteers from the Adams County Cultural Council who distribute Scientific and Cultural Facilities District funds and the Northglenn City Council for their support of public art through the continued funding of this program. Thank you to city staff and local citizens who help plan, select, photograph, and care for the sculptures each year, including those who vote for the “People’s Choice” each fall. Northglenn’s Art on Parade program is the result of your dedication, vision, and hard work.
Sculptures are on display at E.B. Rains Jr. Memorial Park (11701 Community Center Drive) located across the street from the Northglenn Recreation Center and Parsons Theatre. They will be on view at the park until May 2026.
Vote for your favorite sculpture until November 7, 2025. The sculpture with the most votes will be permanently installed in Northglenn. All of the sculptures are available for sale by the artists – contact Michael Stricker at 303.450.8727 for more information.
Site 1: Red Rover
Pati Stajcar, Golden CO
Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: 94″ x 38″ x 25″
Cost: $35,000
“I volunteered for 20 years with outreach programs using raptors to teach about biodiversity and the environment. Red Tail hawks, apex predators found across the U.S., help control pests that threaten our food supply. They are instrumental in keeping rodent and rabbit populations in check. 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.”
Site 2: The Eternal Fiesta
Maria Battista, Colorado Springs CO
Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: 63″ x 12″ x 12″
Cost: $32,000
“Whimsy and reverence meet in ‘The Eternal Fiesta,’ where Dia de Muertos themes dance colorfully. A stilted circus figure mocks death, her calavera face grinning playfully. She toys with the inevitable, assured of ancestors’ return. Monarch butterflies, Aztec symbols of resurrection, migrate in autumn, bringing wonder and joy to the celebration.”
Site 3: New Sprig
Diego Harris, Upper Lake CA
Medium: Corten Steel
Dimensions: 10′ x 3.8′ x 2.8′
Cost: $6,000
“Diego Harris is an artist based in the small northern California town of Upper Lake. He has had a gallery there since 2007. His current focus is constructing larger than life, whimsical sculptures primarily made of welded steel, sheet metal, and recycled car parts that invite people to interact with them.”
Site 4: Kimiko
Gary Alsum, Loveland CO
Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: 57″ x 22″ x 22″
Cost: $25,000
“’Kimiko’ was first commissioned as a maquette for family friends, showing their daughter in a kimono gifted by relatives in Japan. The challenge was capturing her subtle gesture and the ornate flow of the outfit. I was compelled to create a larger garden version, and to this day, I find it one of my most pleasing compositions.”
Site 5: Cloud XI
Harold Linke, Lake Oswego OR
Medium: Carbon Fiber Composite
Dimensions: 11′ x 3′ x 2′
Cost: $19,945
“’Cloud IX’ captures the blissful moment of walking on air—buoyant with joy, free of worry, and ready to leap into a bright, beckoning future.”
Site 6: Magnify
Deveren Farley, Lindon UT
Medium: Recycled Metal
Dimensions: 96″ x 36″ x 13″
Cost: $8,600
“The artist enjoys finding ways to reuse metal that is otherwise being thrown away. He has always loved music in every form so why not combine the love of creating art and love of music. Believe it or not this is one of his smaller guitars. The license plates, neck, and head are reflective so this adds a fun element at night when hit by headlights.”