Madison announced September 25 dedication for The Passage of Being | The Locally Times

Published 10/1/2026, 2:23:23 AM UTC · The Locally Times

The Nate Page sculpture was selected through a public process that included a survey of more than 1,200 residents.

The City of Madison’s September 25, 2026 notice described The Passage of Being, a new public art installation by artist Nate Page, and listed a dedication at 4:30 p.m. that day at the Imagination Center at Reindahl Park, 1814 Parkside Dr. The notice invited the public to attend the dedication as part of the grand-opening ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new library and park pavilion. The Passage of Being was selected by the Madison Arts Commission in partnership with the Parks Division and Madison Public Library through a public engagement process. That process included a community survey completed by more than 1,200 residents, as well as direct engagement with students at Sandburg Elementary School, who took part in classroom workshops with library arts staff as part of the project. The sculpture measures approximately 16 feet high, 10 feet wide, and 30 inches deep, and stands in the parkland immediately behind the Imagination Center. On the reflective side, the sculpture opens outward, reflecting the surrounding park and its activity onto the library's architecture.