The City of Novi strives to offer a variety of parks and green spaces for its residents to play, learn, and be inspired. Fuerst Park provides great opportunities to enjoy musical performances, gather with friends, or take a stroll across the rolling grounds. It has been an initiative of the Cultural Arts Advisory Board and the Novi Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Department to enhance this great space with unique and inspirational public art pieces. For the past few years we have been working diligently on discovering new ways to fund these public art displays.
The City of Novi received a grant for the purpose of enhancing the 2017 Outdoor Sculpture Exhibit on the Novi Civic enter Campus. This grant was awarded by the Michigan Council for the Arts and Cultural Affairs (MCACA) and the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), and the grant funding was matched by the Novi Parks Foundation. We encourage you to take some time and head out to the park to enjoy the art!
Fuerst Park
Apollo by Kathy Rose Pizzo |
Blue Square Back by Gary Kulak |
Strum and Drang by John Sauve |
The Surveyor by Charlie O’Geen |
Sonata by David Barr |
Novi Civic Center
 Split Rock by David Barr |
 Going Green by Jack Howard Potter |
Pavilion Shore Park
The Novi Parks Foundation generously donated a sculpture to this park by Novi’s own famous artist, David Barr, called Fate of Empires. This sculpture represents the rise, fall of civilizations, and connects with this properties history as it has been the site of a casino, amusement park, and dance hall in the past. Now as a public park we can reflect on the area’s history and how we would like to shape the City going forward.
Baseline Marker
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Located in the ITC Community Sports Park at Eight Mile and Napier Roads, the Baseline Marker is the third in the series designed by Novi Artist, David Barr. The marker was created in cooperation with several organizations and individuals in the Novi area and had significant funding support from the Americana Foundation. Dedicated in 2011, Novi's obelisk has key elements depicting Novi's farm and fruit growing origins, the railroad, Grand River Avenue, and other early modes of transportation essential to Novi's economy, as well as Novi's transition to a recreation destination for Detroit. Contact the Novi Historical Commission Chairperson at the Novi Public Library at 248-349-0720 for additional information.
