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Dix Park Conservancy Brings a Playable Basketball Tree to Dix Park

Orange Functional, a sculpture by Cuban-born artist Alexandre Arrechea, will be installed in Flowers Field near the newly-opened Cottage Coffee and Park Bar and will open with a celebration on Wednesday, Oct. 7.

Press ReleaseDix Park ConservancyOctober 2, 2026public art, orange functional

At Dix Park in Raleigh, Thomas Dambo's Trolls Have Arrived to a Rockstar Welcome

In The News, Visit RaleighDix Park ConservancyNovember 6, 2025trolls, thomas dambo, public art

It’s Time to Go Troll Hunting in North Carolina

Garden & Gun, In The NewsDix Park ConservancyOctober 30, 2025thomas dambo, public art, art

Joyful giant trolls headed to NC cities, including 5 in Raleigh’s Dix Park

In The News, News & ObserverDix Park ConservancySeptember 5, 2025thomas dambo, public art, art

Dix Park's Inaugural Artist in Residence, Preston Montague, Unveils "Memory is a Hearth" Living Art Installation

The Dix Park Conservancy announces the launch of "Memory is a Hearth," a groundbreaking ecological art installation by Preston Montague, the park's inaugural Artist in Residence. The project transforms native grassland ecosystems into dynamic, living sculptures throughout Dix Park.

Press ReleaseDix Park ConservancyAugust 6, 2025art, public art, Artist in Residence, Preston Montague