A new statue unveiled on Madison’s East Side on July 8 marks the culmination of an eight-year-long effort to encourage the city to invest in empowering neighborhoods through cultural and community development.
The installation comes from the 2017 Darbo-Worthington-Starkweather Neighborhood Plan. In the plan’s formation, it called for the city to make meaningful investments in its development. Now, around eight years later, a new statue at the foot of the Starkweather Creek/Bike Bridge off Darbo Drive shows a culmination of efforts between the neighborhood and the City of Madison’s Arts Commission.
The statue, created by Detroit artist Austen Brantley, is titled “Mother and Child.” Made of bronze, it depicts a mother sitting cross-legged, cradling her child in her arms…