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VISUAL CLUES




Clue 1
Found @ Forest park
Kat & Gary

Clue 2
FOUND @ Rose Garden
Victor

Clue 3
Found @ Grant Park
Jason Lewis and Teressa Holman

Clue 4
FOUND @ Mt. Tabor
Chris & Lisa O.

Clue 5
FOUND @ Lents Park
Doug

Clue 6
FOUND @ Powell Butte
Kate & Jake Clemens

Clue 7
Found @ Parklane Park
The Dirtbag Family

Clue 8
FOUND @ Gabriel Park
Andrew

Clue 9
Found @ Overlook Park
Russ R.

Clue 10
Found @ Unthank Park
Stacey & Steff

Clue 11
Found @ Forest park
Kat & Gary

Clue 12
FOUND @ Rose Garden
Victor

Clue 13
Found @ Grant Park
Jason Lewis and Teressa Holman

Clue 14
FOUND @ Mt. Tabor
Chris & Lisa O.

Clue 15
FOUND @ Lents Park
Doug

Clue 16
FOUND @ Powell Butte
Kate & Jake Clemens

Clue 17
Found @ Parklane Park
The Dirtbag Family

Clue 18
FOUND @ Gabriel Park
Andrew

Clue 19
Found @ Overlook Park
Russ R.

Clue 20
Found @ Unthank Park
Stacey & Steff

Clue 21
Found @ Forest park
Kat & Gary

Clue 22
Found @ Grant Park
Jason Lewis and Teressa Holman

Clue 23
Found @ Parklane Park
The Dirtbag Family

Clue 24
Found @ Unthank Park
Stacey & Steff
The hunt is over! Congrats to all the winners! A short video will be posted in the next 12 days about the Portland Squirrel Hunt, so make sure to return. You can talk to the great treasure hunters on the message board.
To claim your small prize, or to simply come see us Kelsey Ericson & myself creating art in Grant Park of Portland. Also check out Russ R's art hunt website: Russ R.



PICTURES of the HUNT




Chris & Lisa
Stopping by Unthank Park
After finding Squirrel w/ candy

Russ R.
Clover Squirrel
New Treasure for the mirror

Russ R.
Clover Squirrel
Overlook Park

Portland Squirrel
Lents park
Striking the pose

Emma
Holding clover squirrel
FOUND @ Overlook Park

New Friends
Holding the pirate bunny
Also new to Portland

The Dirtbags
Albino Squirrel
Found @ Parklane Park

Lily the Artist
Her artwork
Created @ Lents Park

Emma the artist
Her crown & treasure chest
Created at Lents Park

Stacey & Steff
Found @ Unthank Park
Treasure Hunters

Jack Clemens
Holding up Key Squirrel
Found @ Powell Butte

Me (William Hessian) & Jack Clemens
At Lents Park
With Key Squirrel

Kate & Jack
Superhunters
Standing with their prize

Kat & Gary
Cherry Squirrel (difficult)
Found @ Forest Park

Jason Lewis and Teressa Holman
Acorn Finders
At Lents Park

Stacey & Steff
Found @ Unthank Park
Treasure Hunters

Jason Lewis and Teressa Holman
Finding the Acorn Squirrel
Attached to tree #9

Jason Lewis
with Acorn Squirrel
At Grant Park

Jason Lewis and Teressa Holman
Acorn Finders
At Grant Park

Jason Lewis and Teressa Holman
tree #9
At Grant Park






Albino Squirrel with Stick
FOUND @ Parklane Park
Dirtbag Family

Squirrel with Ruby
FOUND @ Unthank Park
Stacey & Steff

Squirrel with Leaf
FOUND @ Gabriel Park
Andrew

Squirrel with Key
FOUND @ Powell Butte
Kate & Jack Clemens

Squirrel with Flower
FOUND @ Rose Garden
Victor

Squirrel with Coin
FOUND @ Lents Park
Doug

Squirrel with Clover
FOUND @ Overlook Park
Russ R.

Squirrel with Cherry
FOUND @ Forest Park
Kat & Gary


Squirrel with Candy
FOUND @ Mt. Tabor
Chris & Lisa O.

Squirrel with Acorn
FOUND @ Grant Park
Jason Lewis and Teressa Holman

The hunt began sunrise July 12th, 2008 and will end will all ten squirrels are found.

Come visit us as we create art in the park:

Saturday 1-6pm Unthank Park near Mississippi Ave
Sunday 1-6pm Lents Park on 92nd Ave
Monday 3-6pm Grant Park on 33rd Ave




important rule: only one artwork per family. however, if you find one squirrel and want to find more...simply call a friend or another family to join the hunt with you. Help spread the joy of treasure hunting to everyone.

Ten brightly colored and hand drawn miniature Portland Squirrel (see above) artworks will be hidden in the public parks of Portland, Oregon. Minneapolis artist William Hessian is creating the art and then hiding the art in hidden locations in Portland. The hunt is open to the public and everyone is invited to get to your local parks and search for these tiny treasures. Each artwork is 1 inch by 1 inches square. The first of the daily (several clues per day)visual photo clues will be posted here July 12th to help aide the art hunters. All winners and art hunters are invited to send in pictures to be added to the website.


All clues are photographs of the artwork in its hiding places, feel free to print pictures to take on your hunt
Saturday = hard clues
Sunday = medium clues
Monday = easy clues

Winners get to keep the ART! The winners will also be rewarded a small prize if they come see Kelsey and myself doing art in the parks on Saturday, Sunday & monday. Times & locations will be announced before the hunt begins.

Since this hunt is a grass roots independent art project, its success relies heavily or word of mouth. Please help out by passing on this website and the dates and times to friends, families, children, schools, teachers, park enthusiasts and anyone else that might be interested in the hunt.

Please show your support for Art as Treasure, self representing artists, independent art projects, bring the joy of art to thousands of people and help fund artwork in the parks, by donation (using the Paypal links at the top and bottom of this page or by mail). Find out how to recieve a free bearded bunny art print for your donation. (If you have found a Squirrel, have pictures to send in, questions or comments please contact: William.hessian@gmail.com)

Talk with others about the portland hunt here: message board



THANKS TO OREGON DONATORS:

Katie O'Neil (artist)
Merlin Reynolds
Oregon Parks
KATU
Janessa Cross
Took Gallagher


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