Bryant Park Sculpture

Craig David is a visual artist known for vibrant, expressive works that celebrate community and culture. His work embodies historical, emotional, and spiritual content through the creation of iconography and mythologies that individuals and communities can identify with and come to call their own. He gained recognition for his mural at Target Field, highlighting the team’s history and local pride.  

Canto Mysterium – Song of Mystery, draws on ancient stone-carving traditions and features large Minnesota stones. The piece is designed to invite visitors to pause, gather and connect with the natural landscape. It includes an equinox alignment that connects the piece to our seasons and place. The artist will take input from the community and integrate into the final design.

An aerial view of the new Bryant Park.

Bryant Park is located at 1001 W. 85th Street, Bloomington, MN 55420. The newly reimagined park features a fully accessible playground, a modern central park shelter building, a skate spot and improved circulation, all focused on inclusivity and sustainability. 

As part of the reimagined park, the sculpture will be integrated to reflect the park's values of nature education, community connection, accessibility and engagement, creating a lasting symbol for both residents and visitors.

Craig David works across a range of media, including stone sculpture, large-scale environmental installations, and mosaic murals. His collaborative, place-responsive approach aligns with Bloomington’s Creative Placemaking goals by recognizing artists and culture bearers as vital contributors to the city’s creative, cultural, and economic vibrancy. Through this commission, the City is investing in professional artistic practice while creating a meaningful, lasting asset for the community.

The project also advances the goal to enhance belonging and inclusive engagement. The sculpture is envisioned as an accessible, interactive feature that encourages play, curiosity, and shared experience across ages and abilities. By inviting people to engage with the artwork in multiple ways, the project helps create a welcoming park environment where community members feel seen, included, and connected.

Finally, the Bryant Park Sculpture Project contributes to Bloomington’s goal to build creative placemaking capacity citywide. Through cross-department collaboration, artist-led engagement, and the integration of art into park planning and design, the project expands local expertise and strengthens partnerships that support future creative placemaking efforts throughout the city. Learn more about the Bloomington Citywide Creative Placemaking Plan and goals.

Community engagement is an important element of this project and directly supports the Creative Placemaking’s goal to foster relationships and build connections. Throughout the design process, Craig will collaborate with City staff, community members, and park users through conversations, feedback opportunities, and on-site engagement. These interactions help strengthen relationships among residents, organizations, and visitors while shaping an artwork that reflects how people move through, gather in, and experience Bryant Park.

As part of the development of Canto Mysterium, artist Craig David hosted an open house at the Bryant Park shelter building in March of 2026 to share his design and receive input. He also visited local schools and invited students to share nature- and environment-themed ideas for the project. Students contributed favorite trees, flowers, birds, plants, and stories about their experiences connecting with nature and the natural world. These ideas will help inform the design of the artwork, with selected concepts incorporated into the bas-relief carvings on the surfaces of the five stone sculptures. See a video of his visit to Valley View Elementary on Instagram. 

Follow the project's progress through updates shared on Instagram at @bryantparkpublicartmn.