Help Marlborough celebrate our legacy of agricultural excellence with the Apple Parade, a public art installation on display throughout our town from blossom to harvest time.

 

Marlborough Arts Coalition (MaArCo) artists will create and install multiple apple sculptures, each irregular but measuring approximately 2 x 2 feet, in prominent locations throughout Milton and Marlboro, with a map available at the debut event. Each of approximately 15 apple sculptures will be painted or otherwise embellished by a different local artist. The apples will debut at an Arbor Day Event on April 26 at Sands Avenue Park, with continuing rollout through the spring. The sculptures will be auctioned at the Bounty Festival in October, with proceeds to benefit both local artists and our local food pantry.

 

Apples were chosen to represent the nature of the town as the source of our nourishment, both physical and spiritual, and as a product that we proudly export to others near and far. Locations for the apple sculptures will be accessible to all residents and visitors.

 

The grant we received covers less than half of the project’s cost, so we need to fundraise and close the gap. Donations of any amount are welcome!

 

For donors at the Bronze, Silver, or Gold level, we can include your name, the name of your business, or the name of someone you wish to honor on the mounting of an Apple Sculpture.

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Donor Levels

• Bronze: $100

• Silver: $200

• Gold: $300
   

Pre-Auction Sales 

If you love what you see this season and want to own an apple forever, advance sales are available for $1,200, though pick-up will be after the auction. As with our auction, proceeds will be split between the creating artist and the food pantry.

 

To pay by check, please make payable to the Marlborough Arts Coalition and send to:
 

MaArCo
85 Conklin Hill Rd
Milton, NY 12547-5235

 

To be recognized on the mounting of an apple, please add the information to your donation (maximum 50 characters, including spaces and punctuation).

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This project is made possible with funds from the Statewide Community Regrants Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and administered by Arts Mid-Hudson. Additional funding is provided by the New York State Legislature and administered by Arts Mid-Hudson.