Oregon Sculpture Garden

03/14/2023

We are a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, so all contributions are tax deductible. Please see our nonprofit designation from the IRS.

03/11/2023

Friends of Oregon Sculpture Garden, Inc. gets $100,000 matching grant! Please contribute to this great effort. Donations are tax-deductible. For more information, see:

The Friends of Oregon Sculpture Garden Inc. has been working tirelessly to raise funds to create a beautiful central park at 249-267 N. Main Street. We are busily writing grant

03/08/2023

GREAT News! We received a large matching grant of $100,000. A donor is matching all contributions to the Friends of Oregon Sculpture Garden, Inc. up to $100 K. We're working to acquire the land and create the park. Please donate now because every dollar you contribute is worth two. We are a nonprofit group, so all contributions are tax-deductible. Thank you!

We need your help to reach our goal of raising $750,000 to create the Oregon Sculpture Garden, a one-of-a-kind park. This central park at 249 N. Main St. will have paths, old-growth trees, public art, a pavilion, common green area, and children’s playground.

02/05/2023

Please attend this meeting and show your support for the Sculpture Park:

Oregon Village Board Meeting
Mon, Feb 6th, 5 pm
117 Spring Street
Oregon, WI

See pp. 24-35 of the packet at:
https://www.vil.oregon.wi.us/vertical/sites/%7B3631401E-89E6-4B18-B72B-25DC241CC205%7D/uploads/020623_Packet.pdf

The Board will decide on the language for the Request for Proposal (RFP) process for using or buying 249 N. Main Street. They will likely vote on whether they are going to set aside a certain amount of land in the RFP for the park at 249 N. Main St. or just leave it up to developers to make proposals on all of the land. If they don't specify the size of the park up front, it could become a tiny park behind large-scale development. This will kill the idea of a community park. Developers will want to maximize profits by buying the entire 2.8 acres and building as many large buildings as possible. Please come out to show your support for a central park on Main St. in Oregon. Or email trustees.

01/30/2023

Please take a look at this excellent letter about the 249 N. Main street property being half park and half development, such as affordable housing.

The Friends of Oregon Sculptor Garden Park is now incorporated with a nonprofit 501(c) (3) status. As a nonprofit, we are finding it easier to raise funds and gain supporters.

01/26/2023

Check out this interesting article written by a supporter of the Sculpture Park:

Two Oregon Observer articles published on Dec 12, 2022 and Jan 8, 2023 indicated that Elise Cruz, village director of community development, stated:

01/08/2023

GREAT News! We are a Non-profit Organization - We are very happy to announce that the IRS has granted the Friends of Oregon Sculpture Garden, Inc. a 501(c)(3) status. We have become a charitable non-profit organization, and donations are tax deductible. We are thrilled.

12/28/2022

Our park will have paths that people can walk or bike through. Bicycling is a form of public (active) transportation and we would like to have rentable bikes available. Please fill out this survey about public transportation in Oregon.

11/25/2022

Attend the Sustain Dane Forum, Tues, Nov 29, 5:30-7:30 pm, Kickback Cafe, 107 S. Main St. in Oregon, WI. Here's a letter to the editor that addresses sustainability issues in Oregon:

Oregon is going green! Many individuals and organizations are helping to make Oregon more sustainable. Here are just a few examples.

10/28/2022

Please read this excellent letter to the editor in favor of the Sculpture Garden Park:

Greg Davidson mentioned in a recent letter that he is "concerned about added borrowing" at 249 N. Main Street. At a recent Village Board meeting, a Village Trustee reported that

10/21/2022

Oregon residents have made clear their support for preserving the land and trees at 249 North Main Street and creating a park. Check out this letter to the editor about the survey results:

I’d like to thank the Oregon Village Board for actively soliciting community input on the 249-267 North Main Street property. The Village Board commissioned an independent firm, Vandewalle & Associates,

10/16/2022

GREAT NEWS – Survey results for 249 N. Main are in! Oregon residents indicate their top 2 priorities for this land are saving mature trees and preserving open/green space. This is where we’re advocating for a park. Attend the Oregon Village Board meeting to hear the report: Mon, Oct 17, 5pm, Village Hall, 117 Spring Street.