JCPRD Public Art: Art, Artists & Things to Celebrate! | | There’s a lot happening in public art across JCPRD! Here’s a look at what’s happening now. | | Artist Designed Bee Habitats | | Join us as the artists reveal their designs 9/24, 4:30-6 pm! | |
Meet the Artists Creating Homes for Bees
Art meets ecology in the 2026 Bee Habitat Project, which brings artists together with JCPRD’s Public Art Program to create imaginative, functional habitats for native solitary bees.
Each artist or artist team is approaching the challenge from a different creative perspective, bringing together sculpture, craftsmanship, environmental education and thoughtful design.
The finished habitats will do more than look great - they’ll provide real nesting opportunities while helping visitors learn more about the important role native bees play in our environment.
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Four Artists. Four Parks. Four New Posters.
The final four posters in JCPRD’s original Park Poster Collection are officially underway!
The artists have been exploring their assigned parks and developing original illustrations inspired by the landscapes, wildlife, landmarks and experiences that make each place distinct.
SAVE THE DATE!
2026 Park Poster Reveal & Artist Talk
Thursday, November 12, 2026
6–7:30 p.m.
Johnson County Arts & Heritage Center
The four new designs will complete the original 16-poster collection begun in 2023.
| | Stephanie Fenzl - Camp Branch Glade Park | Mariah Bassett - Heritage Park | | Destyni Meadows - Kill Creek Streamway Park | Kris Mattern - Coffee Creek Streamway Park | | Find More Art in Your Parks | | |
Public art is waiting to be discovered throughout Johnson County - along trails, inside facilities and in parks you may already visit every week.
Explore. Look closer. Find something unexpected.
| | No printed passport? No problem. Use our website as your digital guide to explore featured public art destinations, learn about each park, its habitats, and the artwork that helps tell the story of each place. | | |
Welcome to our new self-guided tour of public art, parks, trails, and landscapes across Johnson County Park and Recreation District.
How the Passport tour works:
- Sign up for the Passport (physical or digital copy).
- Visit featured public art locations across JCPRD.
- Log your visits as you go.
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Once you have visited five art destinations in this passport, earn a 9 x 12 park poster!
Printed copies can be picked up at:
Johnson County Arts & Heritage Center
8788 Metcalf Avenue
Overland Park, KS 66212
Meadowbrook Park Clubhouse
9101 Nall Avenue
Prairie Village, KS 66207
Shawnee Mission Park Administration Building
7900 Renner Road
Shawnee, KS 66219
We are grateful for support from Kansas Tourism to make this project possible.
| | Park Poster - New Product Alert! New Price Alert! | | | | | |
New JCPRD Coloring Book
Don't miss your chance to pick up our new 16-page coloring book for only $4.95 and available in the Museum Store at the Arts and Heritage Building at 8788 Metcalf Ave.
| | New Reduced Pricing on 9x12 Posters! | |
We are thrilled to announce that we are passing on some fantastic savings to everyone! Because of new, lower printing prices, we are excited to offer 9x12 Park Posters for just $20 each. This new price point makes these beautiful, locally designed works of art more affordable and invites everyone to add them to their spaces, celebrating what makes our parks so special!
Park Posters, notecards, postcards and stickers are available in the Museum Store at the Johnson County Arts and Heritage Building at 8788 Metcalf Avenue, OPKS 66212.
| | | Our Completed Public Art Projects | | | | |
"Picnic" by DKLA Design
Permanent art installation completed in May 2026. This work celebrates the restored prairie habitat of Big Bull Creek Park and the birds, pollinators, insects, and native grasses that make this landscape thrive.
Location: Big Bull Creek Park
20425 Sunflower Road, Edgerton, KS 66021
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"Fire Keepers Circle" by Aaron Squadroni and Leah Yellowbird
Permanent installation completed September 2025
Location: Heritage Park, Olathe
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Art Nine Disc Golf Course
Featuring 10 artworks by four local artists: Amie Jacobsen, Jake Balcom, Scott Diven and Tim Mispagel
Permanent installation completed in May 2024
Location: Shawnee Mission Park near the inclusive playground
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"Gateway" by Amie Jacobsen
Permanent installation completed in October 2022
Location: Meadowbrook Park, Prairie Village
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"Yield for Verhaeghe Park"
by The Arts Dept.
Permanent installation completed in June 2024
Location: Arthur & Betty Verhaeghe Park, Overland Park
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"Rebirth" by ITRAicons
Permanent installation completed in August 2022
Location: Okun Fieldhouse, Shawnee
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"Cattails" by Arlie Regier
Permanent installation installed in 1972 and restored to its original condition in 2023.
Location: Shawnee Mission Park near Shelter #4
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JCPRD Poster Project Collections
Featuring 12 JCPRD parks by 12 local KC area artists
Learn how you can purchase these Posters, Notecards, Postcards and stickers on our website.
| | Each year, we provide opportunities for artists to participate in projects that are on display in our parks for temporary spans of time through Residencies and special open calls. Learn more about these projects here: Temporary Projects | Johnson County Park & Rec | | About the Public Art Program | | |
In 2019, recognizing the growing role that art and culture plays in their mission, as well in as the way people experience parks, the Johnson County Parks and Recreation District (JCPRD) launched a Public Art Program to serve their many parks, trails, facilities, green spaces, and recreational spaces. The JCPRD Public Art Master Plan, adopted in 2021, established a vision, goals, and strategies to guide this new program.
JCPRD's Public Art Vision Statement
Public art in JCPRD parks, trails and facilities will inspire a deeper connection to place through interactive, immersive, and inclusive experiences.
| | Supporting the Public Art Program | | |
Donate
The Parks and Recreation Foundation of Johnson County plays a crucial role in the fulfillment of JCPRD’s Public Art Program through the procurement of grants and donations. The foundation continues to seek support for future projects through corporate and private funders. Those interested in becoming involved with public art initiatives should contact Development Director Kelly Blandford by email at kelly.blandford@jocogov.org or by phone at 913-826-3448. You may also make a donation at the link below and selecting "Public Art Program" for the designation.
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Get Involved
The JCPRD Public Art Program accepts applications year-round for the Public Art Committee and Art Selection Committees. New members for the Public Art Committee are considered in the 4th quarter of each year with terms beginning in January and requiring a 3-year commitment. Art Selection Committee members are appointed by the Public Art Committee and serve for the time length of a specific project, typically under one year in length, and review artist qualifications, evaluate design proposals and review budget expenditures for public art project. A new committee is established uniquely for each project.
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