Shelton's Public Art

Title: 'The Optimist' Artist: Tim Crane Installed: 1999 Location: Corner of Railroad Avenue and 4th Street
Title: 'Day of the Dead' (Dia de el Muerto) Artist: BriAnne Installed: 2020 Location: 318 Railroad Avenue; additional murals inside 'La Cantina'
Title: Shelton Clock Tower Artist: Mara Smith Installed: September 20, 2003 Location: Evergreen Plaza on Railroad Avenue, between 3rd and 4th Streets Description: Has four red panels, each with a different relief sculpture depicting the 'Heritage of Mason County': logging, aquaculture, recreation, and Native American.
Title: '1907 Webb Hotel Fire' Artists: Velma Graves and Hazel Beckwith Installed: 1974 Location: 122 West Franklin Street Description: The fiery scene shows the old hotel fully ablaze and the fire engulfing other buildings along Railroad Avenue. It also shows firefighters with old pumpers spouting water in a vain effort to extinguish the inferno.
Title: Statue of a Logger Artist: Ronald Petty Installed: September 8, 1990 Location: Corner of 2nd Street and Railroad Avenue Description: Dedicated to the men and women of the woodworking industry, who have carved their communities and living out of the forest. Sometimes, at the cost of their lives.
Title: 'Skid Row' Artist: Richard Haines Installed: 1940 Location: 218 Mark E. Reed Way, inside the post office entrance Description: This tempera mural was a winner of the Treasury Section's 48-State Post Office Mural Competition.
Title: Totem Pole Artist: Donated by Boy Scout Troop 126 Installed: November 9, 1999 Location: U.S. Post Office Park, Railroad Avenue, on the 2nd Street side of the Post Office building
Title: 'The Last Simpson Train on Railroad Avenue' Artist: Robert Chamberlain Installed: 1998 Location: 305 Railroad Avenue, on the 3rd Street side of the building Description: This mural depicts the last log train that went down Railroad Avenue in 1948, with the cars and people featured based on real people in the community. The Yesteryear Car Club raised funds to finance the project.
Title: 'Bigfoot's Day Off' Artist: BriAnne Installed: 2022 Location: 423 Railroad Avenue, on the west side of the building
Title: 'Taxi', it's a chicken to go! Artist: Vince Ryland Installed: September 3, 2016 Location: 320 South 1st Street, on the south side of the building
Title: 'New Seasons' Artist: Gary Price Installed: 2000 Description: Bronze metal sculpture of a boy holding a girl who is releasing butterflies

Title: 'Mosaic of Mason County' Artist: Karen Pentony Installed: 1992 Location: 710 West Alder Street, above the main entrance Description: A multi-colored mosaic that shows life and occupations within Mason County
Title: 'Logger and Son' Artist: Richard Beyer Installed: 1990 Location: Below the trees at the northwest corner of Alder and 7th Streets Description: Sculpture in cast aluminum

Title: 'Eagle Dancer' Artist: Frank L. Fulmer Installed: 1992 Location: Inside the 'S2 Building' entrance Description: Freestanding sculpture made from old-growth Red Cedar from the Quinault Nation on the Olympic Peninsula; with Abalone shells, acrylic paint, and teak oil stain. Hieroglyphic art depicting a Tlingit Chief transformed into an Eagle during a Ceremonial Dance.
Title: 'The Ranger' Artist: The Student Government Welding Club; Guided by Professor Ron Keeling Installed: 2019 Location: Outside the 'S2 Building' Description: A sculptural figure made of scrap metal pieces mostly donated by the local business, 'Pay More Recycle', and then welded together by the student members of the 'Welding Club' at the welding facility building on the Olympic College campus.
Title: 'The Journey' Artist: Jeff Owens Installed: 1999 Location: In the water swale, at the west side of the campus close to 13th Street Description: A bronze metal sculpture of geese rising out of the water
Title: 'Field of Wishes' Artist: Gloria Bornstein Installed: 2003 Location: Middle of the Olympic College campus Description: Five 13' stainless steel sculptures of dandelions in various stages of their lifecycles

Title: 'Organic Zephyr' Artist: Andrew Carson Installed: 2004 Location: Hospital main entrance Description: Kinetic wind sculpture of assorted colorful metal objects on a stainless-steel base
Title: 'Kimberley T' Artist: Brenda Maltz Installed: 2006 Location: In the lawn at the Sherwood Lane entrance on the northside, by the ER Description: A bronze metal sculpture of a young girl

Title: 'Big Wheel Monument' Artist: Erected by the Shelton-Mason County Chamber of Commerce and the City of Shelton Installed: May 1970, dedicated to Simpson Mill workers by Simpson Timber on the company's 80th anniversary Location: Overlook Park Description: One of the largest band saw wheels ever built; this 11-foot metal wheel ran band saws on the Shelton waterfront from 1926 until 1967. It was originally built to saw spruce for WWII aircraft. In 41 years under McCleary and Simpson ownership, this band saw milled 3 billion BD feet, enough to house over 1 million people.
Title: 'Bluegrass from the Forest Fiddle' Artist: Rachel Hansen Installed: July, annually Location: Overlook Park Description: A painted large wood sculpture of a fiddle and trees, created to publicize the Kristmastown Kiwanis' annual Bluegrass from the Forest Festival.
Title: 'Oysterman' Artist: Rachel Hansen Installed: Fall season, annually Location: Overlook Park Description: A painted large wooden sculpture of an Oysterman, created to publicize Mason County's annual OysterFest event, usually held the first weekend of October. Also known as the West Coast Oyster Shucking Championship and the Washington State Seafood Festival, OysterFest has been promoting clean water, shellfish, and Mason County since 1982.
Title: 'Paul Bunyan and Blue' Artist: Rachel Hansen Installed: Summer season, annually Location: Overlook Park Description: A painted large wooden sculpture of Paul Bunyan and his blue ox Babe. This sculpture represents Shelton's summer season when Mason County holds the annual Forest Festival event. The first Mason County Forest Festival was held in 1945, honoring the area's logging history by showcasing the value of timber, while demonstrating the importance of safeguarding forests against destructive fires.
Title: 'Santa Clause' Artist: Rachel Hansen Installed: Winter season, annually Location: Overlook Park Description: A painted large wooden sculpture of Santa Clause, which represents Shelton's celebrations in December. Each year Shelton, popularly known as Christmastown USA, holds a parade, festivities such as bazaars, holiday craft making, and contests, a holiday tree lighting, a tree maze, and much more. Mason County and Christmastown USA won the 2019 Guinness World Record for Most Lighted Christmas Trees in One Display.

Title: 'Steel Bridge' Artist: Kenneth Kiser Installed: 2019 Location: Intersection of 7th Street and Railroad Avenue
Title: 'Orange Octopus' Artist: Faith Scherr Installed: 2019 Location: Intersection of Olympic Highway North and K Street
Title: 'Safe Harbor' Artist: Neal Winders Installed: 2019 Location: Intersection of North 13th Street and Northcliff Road
Title: 'Salish Sea' Artist: Kyle Twiddy Installed: 2021 Location: Intersection of 7th and Alder Streets
Title: 'Bridges to Nowhere' Artist: Matt Misch Installed: 2021 Location: Intersection of Wallace Kneeland Boulevard and Shelton Springs Road
Title: '98584' Artist: Crystal Rodriguez Installed: 2021 Location: Intersection of Wallace Kneeland Boulevard and Bell Lane
Title: 'My Washington' Artist: Averie Homan Installed: 2023 Location: Intersection of 1st and Cota Streets
Title: 'High Steel Bridge' Artist: Cindy Rivard Installed: 2023 Location: Intersection of Olympic Highway South and Cascade Avenue
Title: 'The Whistle Goes Silent' Artist: Lori Heinzen Installed: 2023 Location: Intersection of 1st Street and Railroad Avenue
Title: 'Washington Rhodies' Artist: Pat Denney Location: Intersection of Olympic Highway North and Wallace Kneeland Boulevard

Title: Chainman - "Fish" Artist: Ray Rothrock Installed: July 15, 2021 Location: 3600 North Shelton Springs Road Description: Metal sculpture of a disc golf player, created from assorted metal pieces (ex: large and small chains)
Title: 'Mason County Trees' Artist: Pat Denney Installed: September 2022 Location: 1603 Olympic Highway North, on C Street side of the building Description: Painted mural. "It began as a few feet of fir trees on the side of the building, and just grew bigger!"