05/27/2026
The Madison Arts Commission, Madison Public Library, and Madison Parks are pleased to announce the City of Madison has commissioned Nate Page, a Wisconsin-born-and-raised artist, to create an outdoor sculpture for the Imagination Center at Reindahl Park.
Page's "The Passage of Being" was selected as the public art piece to be placed at the Imagination Center at Reindahl Park after a multi-step process that included soliciting bids for artist designs, narrowing down finalists, getting thousands of resident responses through an online survey, and visiting nearby Sandburg Elementary School for direct feedback from youth.
"We are thrilled to have the Nate Page sculpture The Passage of Being as the signature piece at the Imagination Center at Reindahl Park! This piece will beautifully reflect the park surroundings while also acting as a portal for visitors to move through. The Passage of Being offers multiple entry points, is open to many different interpretations, and we see it as the perfect fit for the new Imagination Center at Reindahl Park," said Trent Miller, The Bubbler at Madison Public Library Program Coordinator.
"The Passage of Being" has a two-sided presence. When seen from the Imagination Center, the front represents the strength of community opening a pathway toward nature. The community is represented by the layered planes of color, which are drawn from the national flags of prominent immigrant communities in Northeast Madison. On the reflective side, the sculpture opens outward, reflecting the surrounding park and its activity onto the library's architecture. You can read more about the selection process, Nate Page, and "The Passage of Being" at madpl.org/reindahl
Madison Public Library Foundation
