The City of Madison Arts Commission will host the unveiling of “Mother and Child,” a new sculpture by Detroit-based artist Austen Brantley, on Tuesday, July 8, at 4:30 p.m.
The unveiling of the figurative bronze sculpture, focusing on the bond between mother and child, will take place at the end of the sidewalk segment in the public right-of-way adjacent to 3002 Darbo Drive, at the base of the Starkweather Creek Pedestrian/Bike Path bridge, according to a press release from the City of Madison. Following the unveiling ceremony, the community is invited to continue the celebration at Parks Alive at Worthington Park, where attendees can enjoy additional arts programming and community activities, including music by Madison funk band Rare Element.
“This project has been a long time coming, and I am so proud to complete this piece for the City of Madison. It has been a pleasure working on this commission and I hope Mother and Child is enjoyed by viewers for generations to come,” Brantley said in a statement.
The sculpture represents the culmination of extensive community engagement between Brantley, Darbo-Worthington neighborhood residents, and students at Madison College. This project was funded in part by the Friends of the Madison Arts Commission, with funding from the Madison Professional Women for Good.
