Artist Announced for Stilson Transit Center Public Art
Jackson, WY: Patrick Marold has been selected to create a three-dimensional installation to be integrated into the site of the Stilson Transit Center, scheduled to open in 2026. Marold’s piece will serve as a welcoming beacon to all who visit the Transit Center.
Jackson Hole Public Art will host Marold this fall for a site visit during which Marold will engage with community members to learn more about the Transit Center facility while expanding his knowledge of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Marold lives in Colorado and has been visiting the region since he was a child.
"The glass column concept will be constructed in layered and laminated low-iron glass, and framed in with a stainless steel pedestal and edges. Each side will reveal a porous and abstracted collection of elliptical holes filled by light. The rounded stones [represented within the glass] are shaped by their journey with the river and reveal a broad and diverse range of shapes that the voids reflect in the layered glass sculpture,” said Marold in his proposal.
Marold is eager to continue with his design development, stating, “The Stilson Transit Center public art opportunity strikes me as a compelling context to draw on the natural conditions of the Snake River and the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem and introduce a distinct sculptural experience for the locals and visiting public that enforces a sense of orientation.”
Marold was selected for his elegant and thoughtful concept, desire to connect people to their natural surroundings, and his familiarity with the complexities of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. A panel of community stakeholders and Town and County employees reviewed the qualifications of nearly 180 respondents and narrowed the pool to six nationally recognized artists before choosing Marold.
Marold has been working to bind the physical environment with our sense of orientation for over two decades. Since earning a BFA from Rhode Island School of Design in 1997, his artistic development has maintained an intimate connection to landscape. Refinement of his practice has been pursued in various locations in America and abroad, including opportunities like his early Fulbright Fellowship in Iceland where he began to more fully direct his energies to creating works which utilize spatial dynamics to generate an enhanced awareness of light and movement. Exhibiting widely in galleries and museums, he has earned multiple awards and recognition for his studio works as well as his publicly sited projects including the 7-acre installation, Shadow Array, at Denver’s International Airport. During October of 2023, Marold participated in the Arctic Circle Residency.
Marold’s artwork at the Stilson Transit Center will be designed to welcome and engage riders who are waiting to catch a bus, create a sense of community and connectedness, and remind us of the vital role the Snake River plays in maintaining a healthy ecosystem. Installation of the finished work will occur in tandem with the construction schedule, likely in early 2026. To learn more about Marold’s work, please visit: PatrickMarold.com.
About Jackson Hole Public Art
Jackson Hole Public Art forges partnerships for the integration of art into any environment to inspire lasting cultural, educational and economic benefits. JH Public Art is a non-profit organization and our community’s leading presenter of artist-driven projects in public space. We place artworks outside traditional venues of museums and galleries to provide access to art for all people. www.jhpublicart.org // carrie@jhpublicart.org
For more information contact: Carrie Geraci, Executive Director | carrie@jhpublicart.org | 307-413-1474 | www.jhpublicart.org
