{"id":241188,"date":"2026-01-19T18:26:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T18:26:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/241188\/"},"modified":"2026-01-19T18:26:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T18:26:08","slug":"whats-that-new-sculpture-at-jackson-museum-adds-a-pop-of-color-to-grounds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/241188\/","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s that? New sculpture at Jackson museum adds a pop of color to grounds"},"content":{"rendered":"

JACKSON, MI — If you have driven by the Ella Sharp Museum of Art and History on Fourth Street recently, a new sculpture has likely caught your eye.<\/p>\n

The life-size structure from New York-based artist Tom Fruin titled \u201cStreet Ministry,\u201d is currently on loan and may become a part of the museum\u2019s permanent collection. <\/p>\n

A fundraising campaign to make that happen is about three quarters complete, said Ella Sharp Museum Executive Director Jeremy Frew. <\/p>\n

The sculpture was placed in front of the museum\u2019s farm house for visibility but the staff has not decided on a permanent location on the grounds.<\/p>\n

In the fundraising mailing, the sculpture is described this way: \u201cThis stunning acrylic and steel sculpture radiated light and color, inviting us inside for moments of contemplation and reflection.\u201d<\/p>\n

The sculpture is part of a grander plan for the space around the museum.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s one of many pieces we have on the grounds,\u201d Frew said. \u201c(Our goal) is to create a gallery on the premises.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fruin\u2019s art has been displayed around the world. More on the artist can be found here.<\/a><\/p>\n

Frew especially likes the sculpture after dark with the lighting installed on the platform where the sculpture sits.<\/p>\n

The museum grounds for viewing the outdoor sculptures is open from dawn to dusk and is free to the public.<\/p>\n

\"NewA life size sculpture from artist Tom Fruin sits on the grounds of the Ella Sharp Museum of Art and History, 3225 Fourth Street in Jackson, as seen on Sunday night, Jan. 18, 2026. The work, titled \u201cStreet Ministry,\u201d may become a part of the museum\u2019s permanent collection. J. Scott Park | jpark4@mlive.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"JACKSON, MI — If you have driven by the Ella Sharp Museum of Art and History on Fourth…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":241189,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[442,498,499,500,501,156,111,139,69],"class_list":{"0":"post-241188","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arts-and-design","8":"tag-arts","9":"tag-arts-and-design","10":"tag-artsanddesign","11":"tag-artsdesign","12":"tag-design","13":"tag-entertainment","14":"tag-new-zealand","15":"tag-newzealand","16":"tag-nz"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/241188","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=241188"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/241188\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/241189"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=241188"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=241188"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=241188"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}