News & Press

“I have to be honest—I expected a sculpture garden like the one in Minneapolis by the Walker. What I found was an urban gem… a piece of the country in the middle of the burbs.”

— Chikage Windler, Meteorologist, KSTP Channel 5 Chik’s Pics blog

“The place is so organic, the art so infused into the landscape, you might not realize you’ve stumbled upon a suburban sculpture oasis until you’re in the thick of it.”

— Stephanie Xenos, Mpls-St. Paul Magazine

“Since the late 1980’s, the Caponi Art Park has been a unique sort of refuge for the public—60 acres of wooded, rolling hills that offer a seamless blend of nature and Caponi’s bold, provocative and sometimes whimsical work.”

— Kevin Duchshere, Star Tribune

“Thanks to the foresight and generosity of a pair of Dakota County landowners, significant tracts of undeveloped land will be preserved for future generations. The value of these gifts is immeasurable—as Cherokee humorist Will Rogers pointed out, ‘They aren’t making any more land.’”

— St. Paul Pioneer Press

“The community around Eagan is developing rapidly…This is an unusual opportunity for the region. We should give it every opportunity to succeed.”

— Governor Tim Pawlenty, Star Tribune

“Designed as a suburban retreat, it is intended as an antidote to the stresses of a mobile, fast-paced society in which many people are losing touch with their roots.”

— Mark Brunswick, Star Tribune

In the News

Pioneer Press, 6/4/2010: Family Outings, One-man Sculpture Garden

MPR's State of the Arts, 5/31/2010: A Voice from the Mountains

Star Tribune, 5/5/2010: Students prepare for Poetry Slam on May 8

WCCO-Channel 4's Finding Minnesota 4/18/2010

ThisweekLive, 9/17/2009: "The Armorer" video and Medieval Fair article

Explore Minnesota Travel Minute, 9/1/2009: Radio spot with C.J. Johnson

METRO Magazine, Sept 2009: Artists We Love: 
Anthony Caponi


Star Tribune, 5/20/2009: A sweet summer - Things to see and do off the beaten path in the south suburbs

Thisweek, 11/14/2008: Caponi Art Park photo contest winners named

Thisweek, 10/31/2008: Students make a clean sweep

Thisweek, 10/24/2008: Caponi Art Park recieves donation from Edina Realty

Thisweekend, 10/3/2008: Of sword fights and family fun - Medieval Fair, a living history event, comes to Caponi Art Park

5 Eyewitness News, Sept 2008: Chik's Pics

Eagan Magazine, Aug 2008: Things to do - Caponi Art Park's Family Fun Tuesdays

Pioneer Press, 7/19/2008: Caponi Art Park hosts Japanese drumming

Metro Magazine, June 2008: Shakespeare Festival - Wherefore art, park?

Sun Current, 1/24/2008: Eagan Rotary awards grant to Caponi Art Park

Connections, 10/2007: The nature of art and the art of nature

Star Tribune, 10/27/2007: Retired art professors park blends art and nature

This Week, 9/8/2007: Resurrecting Pompeii - Caponi Art Park partners with Science Museum of MN to shed light on the famous eruption

Press Releases

CAAM Chinese Dance Theater, August 8, 2010

Family Fun Tuesdays in August, 2010

Twin Cities Community Gospel Choir, July 25, 2010

Dakota Valley Summer Pops Orchestra, July 11, 2010

Family Fun Tuesdays in July, 2010

Shakespeare Festival, June 25 & 26, 2010

Minnesota Sinfonia Opens Concert Season, June 13, 2010

2010 Theater in the Woods Season, May, 2010

2010 Family Fun Tuesdays Season, May, 2010

"Voice from the Mountains" book by Anthony Caponi
re-released, May 1, 2010


Poets in the Park teen poetry slam, May 8, 2010

Spring Open House, May 1, 2010

Poetry Boot Camp, April 26, 2010

Press Contact
Heather P. Westerlund
651.454.9412
heather (at) caponiartpark.org

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