Chain of Compassion is my installation for ARTpath, June-August, 2020, along Lansing’s River Walk. Each year Lansing Art Gallery & Education Center (https://lansingartgallery.org/) sponsors ARTpath, in cooperation with the City of Lansing, Michigan. ARTpath brings 19 outdoor art installations along 3.5 miles of River Walk—a fabulous way to support the community! Many thanks to Kramer Management for sponsoring my site and Chain of Compassion.


Lansing Art Gallery & Education Center realized ARTpath 2020 in spite of a global pandemic! The City of Lansing also pushed forward ARTpath 2020–thanks to the Parks and Recreation Department! Community support for ARTpath 2020 is amazing! A wonderful audience with great questions I gave a talk about my ARTpath 2020 project on July 14, 2020 We pondered the Chain after my talk It was a beautiful evening for walking Lansing’s River Walk Many thanks to the Lansing Art Gallery & Education Center for a fantastic opportunity!



Looking down from the Oakland Avenue Bridge Looking down from Oakland Avenue Approaching the Chain of Compassion on River Walk Installation day was May 29th Getting the hearts hooked onto the plastic chain Used over 300 “Kroger” grocery bags to make yarn That’s a lot of hearts! The garage “studio” A few hearts disappeared in June and July but were easy to replace I love how some of the colors fade over time 19 artists participated in ARTpath 2020–YIPPEE!!