SKOWHEGAN — Norridgewock artist Steve Anderson has been selected to craft the first sculpture for Kennebec on Fire, a public art project coordinated by nonprofits Main Street Skowhegan and the Wesserunsett Arts Council. The sculpture will be installed this summer in the Kennebec River in Skowhegan and will remain there seasonally every year.
Anderson’s design repurposes an old quarter-inch-steel propane tank. Anderson included salmon silhouettes and cut-outs in his design to pay tribute to Skowhegan, which means “a place to watch [for fish].” The sculpture will hold firewood for a bonfire that will light up the Kennebec in downtown Skowhegan. After several fires are lit, the sculpture will develop “a really nice rust patina,” Anderson says.
