Papio Kinetic Sculpture Parade
PRESENTED BY:
HUMAN-POWERED ART SCULPTURES
TAKE OVER KEY WEST!
PARADE LINE UP MAP
Participants and spectators alike revel in the family-friendly, art-inspired, human-powered, mobile sculpture and art-bike parade (think art with parts that move) created in honor of the late Florida Keys rebel folk artist Stanley Papio.
Want to build a Papio parade entry yourself? Human Powered Kinetic Sculpture Floats and Art Bikes can be simple, whimsical, futuristic, or fantastical—the only requirement is that they are physically moved by you (and/or a teammate(s)). Recycling is highly encouraged, wit and humor loudly applauded. Welding, wheels, gears, wire, or glue?—it’s entirely up to you. Cash prizes will be awarded in multiple categories, including a youth/school category.
Maximum dimensions for the Kinetic Sculpture Floats:
10' Wide x 11' Tall x 30' Long
PRESENTED BY: THE KEY WEST ART & HISTORICAL SOCIETY
PRODUCING PARTNERS: WONDERDOG STUDIOS
The project is sponsored in part by the Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs, the Florida Council of the Arts and Culture and the State of Florida.
Grand Papio Sponsors
Papio’s Preacher Sponsors
Barefoot Stanley Sponsors
Kinetic Kindness Sponsors
WHO WAS STANLEY PAPIO ?
If you drove through Key Largo during the 1970s, you would have passed by the 'junkyard' of metalworks artist Stanley Papio. He was described as, 'a gadfly among moths, an artist unloved in a community of artists, a true individual, as inflexible as cast iron and as hard to weld.' READ MORE
