Six-foot nutcrackers from IMAX will be taking over the city of Oshkosh, WI next holiday season as part of a community art project.
The project, “Nutcrackers on the Town”, will pair sponsors and artists to transform 50 life-sized nutcracker statues into works of art that will be on public display for the 2011 holiday season. The statues will be auctioned and the proceeds will benefit a local art center, opera house and arts fund. Each nutcracker can be sponsored for $1,750, with an overall goal of $100,000.
Doug Steffes, IMAX sales representative with Ivystone Group, worked with local art center, The Paine, to secure the nutcrackers.
“It’s great to be a part of something like this,” said Steffes. “The nutcrackers turned out to be a perfect fit for the project.”
Steffes said he plans to keep in contact with The Paine and is excited to see the artists’ finished pieces.
For more information on the IMAX Oversized Nutcracker, log in to our online catalog and type “58441” in to the search box.
Visit the Nutcrackers on the Town Facebook page for more information on the project, or visit www.thepaine.org.
