RIVERWALK COMMISSION AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Receive the update on the 2025 Spring Renewal Lightscape project and approve the request for the Light Anemones at Paddleboat Quarry installation project for October 2026
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Rebecca DeLarme, Program Assistant, TED
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
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BACKGROUND:
In May of this year, the Riverwalk Commission voted to approve a request from Naperville ArtForum to place the Spring Renewal Lightscape installation on the Riverwalk. They are no longer requesting to utilize the Riverwalk for this project as the scope has changed and will be relocated to Downtown Naperville.
Naperville ArtForum is requesting approval from the Riverwalk Commission and the Naperville Park District Board for a new art installation they are hoping to install at the Paddleboat Quarry on the Riverwalk in October 2026. Attached is a project brief and a more detailed description of what is proposed.
DISCUSSION:
The Light Anemones at Paddleboat Quarry installation will integrate light, motion and sound designed to engage visitors both day and night during the off-season. The project timeline is planned for two to three weeks during October of 2026. Photos included in the attachment depict examples of the sculpture.
At the September 30, 2025 Riverwalk Planning, Design and Construction Committee meeting, the group voted to recommend approval of this request to the Riverwalk Commission.