Oliver Art Center Participates in Worldwide Public Art Exhibition “Terrain Biennial”

The Oliver Art Center is pleased to be part of the international art exhibition “Terrain Biennial 2023”, 
hosting an original sculpture installment by Manistee artist Nat Rosales. Nat’s work, The Echo Effect
will be on display on the grounds of the Oliver Art Center 
from October 1 through November 15. 

Terrain Biennial is a grassroots public art festival that began in Oak Park, Illinois in 2013 and has since
spread across the Midwest, throughout the United States and overseas. Artists and curators collaborate
with host sites to produce public art installations (think sculptures, paintings, projections, flags and 
more) which are then displayed outside homes, art centers and businesses 24/7 for anyone in the 
community to discover. 

This year, artists responded to the theme Mycelium Connection to honor and expand the Terrain 
Exhibitions mission of making unexpected, yet vital human and environmental connections among 
communities. Mycelium is a thriving underground network of fungal threads, vital to many natural 
ecosystems. It is often striking in its visual manifestation, easily visible and markedly contrasting with 
the setting in which it grows but is ultimately a harmonious part of the overall ecosystem.

The artwork located at the Oliver Art Center is one of more than 200 Terrain Biennial projects 
worldwide. Tamara Hoffbauer, executive director of the Oliver Art Center shared 
“We are so excited to be a part of this international public art project, which makes art accessible to 
communities across the globe. It is a valuable project that supports artists on a local and international 
level while creating unique opportunities to view art in our individual communities.

We are thrilled to be hosting Nat Rosales’ work here on our grounds and hope this might be the spark that ignites a larger 
commitment to public art and sculpture in Frankfort and Benzie County.”