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

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

Medieval Fair Press Kit: An Event of Medieval Proportions, September 27, 2009

Zeitgeist Brings New Sounds to the Woods
on August 23, 2009


Waltzing in the Woods, August 9, 2009

August 2009 Family Fun Tuesdays Events

Brazil Comes to Eagan on July 26, 2009

Dakota Valley Summer Pops Orchestra Marches into the Woods on July 12, 2009

July 2009 Family Fun Tuesdays Events

All the Park's a Stage at Caponi Art Park's Shakespeare Festival, June 26 & 27, 2009

Minnesota Sinfonia Returns on June 14, 2009

June 2009 Family Fun Tuesdays Events

2009 Season Calendar Announced

2009 Poets in the Park Winners Crowned

Poets in the Park Teen Poetry Slam, May, 2009

Spring Open House, May, 2009

2009 Digital Photo Contest Announced

Poetry Workshop with Chicago Artist Tristan Silverman, April, 2009

National Volunteer Week, March 2009

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

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