Arc of Dreams

Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States

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A stainless-steel sculpture by South Dakota Artist Laureate Dale Lamphere spans the Big Sioux River in downtown Sioux Falls between 6th and 8th streets. Unveiled on July 24, 2019, the Arc of Dreams is owned and maintained by the nonprofit SculptureWalk Sioux Falls.

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43.54992° N, 96.72469° W

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Two stainless-steel arms reach across the Big Sioux River in downtown Sioux Falls and stop short of meeting, and the gap is the point.

SculptureWalk Sioux Falls says the Arc of Dreams, nearly the length of a football field and spanning the river between 6th and 8th streets, leaves a gap at its centre that represents the leap of faith dreamers take to see their dreams come true. It was created by South Dakota Artist Laureate Dale Lamphere, and the nonprofit calls it the signature piece of art for the city. SculptureWalk, which owns and maintains it, says the sculpture is privately funded and was built with donations from more than 700 families, individuals and businesses.

Dakota News Now reported that groundbreaking took place on September 28, 2016. Lamphere put the final touches on it in Sturgis, and KSFY reported that one half of the 60-ton sculpture reached Sioux Falls by six semi-trucks on May 17, 2019. ESPN Sioux Falls says it was unveiled on July 24, 2019. The design firm Confluence handled site placement and donor recognition, building a small plaza at the base of each of the two segments, one on the east bank at Cherapa Place, and received a 2019 honour award from the Nebraska Dakotas chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects.

Published measurements vary. SculptureWalk gives the gap as 15 feet and 80 feet above the river, Visit Sioux Falls gives 15 feet and 85 feet, and KSFY and Confluence give 18 feet. KSFY described a span of 285 feet and a height of 70 feet in 2019, and Confluence lists 70 feet tall and 240 feet wide.

SculptureWalk says the Arc lights up at night in a wide range of colours. Visit Sioux Falls lists it as a free attraction, close to Falls Park and the Big Sioux River Recreation Trail and Greenway.

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An outdoor sculpture over the Big Sioux River in downtown Sioux Falls, with a small plaza at the base of each segment, one at Cherapa Place on the east bank. Visit Sioux Falls lists it as a free attraction near Falls Park and the Big Sioux River Recreation Trail and Greenway. SculptureWalk says it lights up at night.

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Spans the Big Sioux River and greenway between 6th and 8th Streets in downtown Sioux Falls, with plazas at the base of each segment. Visit Sioux Falls gives the address as 300 N. Cherapa Place. Owned by the nonprofit SculptureWalk.

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