Welcome to Sunny and Chair...Summer '09 Tour, Downtown Racine's 2009 Public Art Event.

We hope you enjoy the this year's Groovy Adirondack chairs, rockers and benches and we invite you to join us in Downtown Racine and sit a spell!

Please mark your calendar for the Chair Today; Gone Tomorrow public auction of the chairs which will be held on Saturday, September 12 at Monument Square. View the chairs beginning at 2 p.m. with the Voice Auction beginning at 3 p.m. The Silent Auction follows at 4 p.m.

After the Auction, you're welcome to stay at Monument Square to enjoy a FREE concert with the country rock music of Trigger Gospel.

A Day on the Beach

Artist:  Mary Steinhardt

Sponsor:  O'Neill Law Offices, LLC

Located at:  O'Neill Law Offices, 333 Main Street

A Fantasy Vacation

Artist:  Kathleen Lippold

Sponsor:  Robert W. Baird & Company

Located at:  Sheepish, 326 Main Street

Among the Poppies

Artist:  Megan Hunt

Sponsor:  Photographic Design Studio & Gallery

Located at:  Photographic Design Studio,411 6th Street

ANTirondack

Artist: Joyce Medina

Sponsor:  Porters of Racine

Located at:  Porters of Racine, 6th and Wisconsin

Beach Chair

Artist:  Jerry Treiber

Sponsor: Merchants Moving & Storage Co.

Located at:  Radisson Inn Harbourwalk, 223 Gaslight Circle

Big Red Mantadore

Artist:  Bill Reid

Sponsor:  Gene Johnson

Located at:  Funky Hannah's, 324 Main Street

Can You See It?

Artist:  Mason Swager

Sponsor:  Upurea

Located at:  Upurea, 304 Main Street

Chairman of the Bored

Artist: Amy Kratochvil & Angela Zamzow

Sponsor:  Sturino Funeral Home

Located at:  Artists Gallery, 401 Main Street

Chairshire Cat

Artist:  Becky Manteufel & Pat McGowan

Sponsor:  Dover Flag & Map

Located at:  Dover Flag & Map, 323 Main Street

Cheerfully Charming Chair

Artist:  Kelly Witte

Sponsors:  JohnsonDiversey

Located at:  Sugar Shack, 530 Monument Square Drive

Daisies & Dragonflies

Artist:  Denise Roberts McKee

Sponsor:  Johnson Bank

Located at:  Johnson Bank, 555 Main Street

Everything's Coming Up Roses

Artist:  Connie Meredith

Sponsor:  Maresh Meredith & Aklam Funeral Home

Located at:  Elegant Pauper, 433 Main Street

Fly Chair

Artist:  Rachel Womack

Sponsor:  Racine Heritage Museum

Located at:  Racine Heritage Museum, 701 Main Street

Four Seasons

Artist: Jeani Berndt

Sponsor:  Masonic Temple Association

Located at:  Cobblestone, 415 6th Street

Fruit Salad

Artist:  Angela Brooks

Sponsor:  Culvers of Racine

Located at:  Copacetic, 409 Main Street

Garden Gem

Artist:  Sybil Brauneis Klug

Sponsor:  Karen & Bill Boyd

Located at:  Inside-Out, 406 Main Street

Happy Tree Frog

Artist:  Jamie Metz

Sponsor:  Knight-Barry Title, Inc.

Located at:  Knight-Barry Title, 400 Wisconsin Avenue

Hot Seat

Artist:  Paul Muckler

Sponsor:  Norco Manufacturing Corp.

Located at:  Ivanhoe Pub & Eatery, 231 Main Street

I Am Siamese, If You Please!

Artist:  Daun & Crystal Johnson

Sponsor:  Willkomm Companies

Located at:  Reefpoint Marina, 2 Christopher Columbus Pkwy.

I Got You Mate

Artist:  Kristy Westbrook

Sponsor: Andis Company

Located at:  Chancery Restaurant, 207 Gaslight Circle

In The Chairway

Artist:  Karen Madsen Damrow

Sponsor:  Gorman & Company, Inc.

Located at: Red Onion Cafe, 555 Main Street

It's a Musical Day!

Artist:  Laura Covelli

Sponsor:  WRJN / Lite Rock 92.1

Located at:  Downtown Racine Corporation, 425 Main Street

Literacy is Love

Artist:  Tara Schmidt

Sponsor:  The Journal Times

Located at:  Hopes Center, 505-507 6th Street

Little Lady

Artist:  Amy Ross

Sponsor:  Waters Edge Clothiers

Located at:  Moxie Child, 304 6th Street

Loungin' Lizards

Artist: Alyson Eisch & Julian Thomas Students

Sponsor:  Educators Credit Union

Located at:  Racine Optical, 217 6th Street

Third Place Winner!

Monarch Migration

Artist:  Kristin Gjerdset

Sponsor:  Donald & Gabriella Klein

Located at:  Dover Flag & Map, 323 Main Street

Over the Rainbow

Artist:  Kelly Drumm

Sponsor:  Hartmann Design, Inc.

Located at:  Shillings Irish Pub, 611 Wisconsin Avenue

First Place Winner!

Peacock Chair

Artist:  Sherri Shaver

Sponsor:  Ron Jones

Located at:  Upurea, 304 Main Street

Penguin Pals Playing the Blues

Artist:  Joan Houlehen

Sponsor:  Runzheimer International

Located at:  Dunn Brothers, 245 Main Street

Psychedelic Jimi

Artist:  Jamie Metz

Sponsor: Louie Seabolt & Jane Hutterly

Located at: Downtown Racine Corporation, 425 Main Street

Razel Daze

Artist:  Sybil Brauneis Klug

Sponsor:  The Johnson Foundation

Located at:  Jo Jo's Toys, 306 Main Street

Retro Floral

Artist:  The Sklba Family

Sponsor:  Art Metals Studio

Located at:  Art Metals Studio, 332 Main Street

Rockin' Jolly Roger

Artist:  Robert Andersen

Sponsor:  Roger & Betty Anne Dower

Located at:  Common Scents, 303 Main Street

Seat of Reflection

Artist:  Paideia Academy Art Classes

Sponsor:  Paideia Academy Middle School

Located at:  Whey Chai, 400 Main Street

See Spot Sit

Artist:  Jeff Levonian

Sponsor:  Dimple's LLC

Located at:  Dimple's, 416 Main Street

Sit'n Spin

Artist:  Tammy Easton

Sponsor:  Uncorkt-Wine All You Want!

Located at:  Uncorkt, 240 Main Street

Sitting Pretty

Artist:  Megan Hunt

Sponsor:  Plumb Gold Ltd.

Located at:  Plumb Gold, 322 Main Street

Sitting, Wishing, Waiting

Artist:  Gabrielle Exner

Sponsor:  B. C. Exner LLC

Located at:  Salute Restaurant, 314 Main Street

Soarin' Eagles on Top of the World

Artist:  Sarah Zurawski

Sponsor:  CNH (Case New Holland)

Located at:  Sander's Paint, 511 6th Street

Summertime

Artist:  Wendy Grueneberg & Raymond School Art Club

Sponsor:  Northwestern Mutual Foundation

Located at:  Millers Flowers, 219 6th Street

Sun Fun

Artist:  Mary Lou Dettmer & Sharon Burdick

Sponsor:  Lakeview Pharmacy

Located at:  Lakeview Pharmacy, 516 Monument Square

Sun the One You're With

Artist:  Doug & Diane Soller

Sponsor:  SC Johnson, A Family Company

Located at:  Monument Square

Surf's Up!

Artist:  George Borisov

Sponsor:  Pat Vanko

Located at:  Yardarm Bar & Grill, 930 Erie Street

The "Rest" of the World

Artist:  Pamela Vallejos, Amy Bixler & Mitchell Elementary School

Sponsor: Johnson Bank

Located at:  Quizno's Subs, 205 6th Street

The Ants Go Marching

Artist:  Melissa Alexander

Sponsor:  Greg & Pat Meier

Located at:  Molly MaGruder,

330 Main Street

The Art History Lesson

Artist:  Teresa Christensen & Jessica Lohnhardt

Sponsor: Betty's Brood

Located at:  Martinizing Dry Cleaning, 301 Main Street

The King's Throne

Artist:  Joel Hermanson & Amy Schneider

Sponsor:  Clifton Gunderson LLP

Located at:  Racine Arts Council, 316 6th Street

Second Place Winner!

Trees Chair

Artist:  Tom Rauschke

Sponsor:  Gene Johnson

Located at:  RAM, 441 Main Street

Vincent's Chair

Artist:  Sherri Shaver

Sponsor:  Ron Jones

Located at:  Avenue Gallery & Frame, 402 Main Street

Welcome Home Chair

Artist:  Brie Boldus

Sponsor:  Stephen Klinkhammer, CRNA, DNP, S.C.

Located at:

Northern Lights Gallery, 423 Main Street

Whirls of Wonder

Artist:  Jennifer Petersen

Sponsor: Dr. Dennis Kontra & Dr. Daryl Kruse

Located at:  Shear Madness, 232 Main Street

Wildlife Retreat

Artist:  Renee Popadic

Sponsor:  Johnson Outdoors, Inc.

Located at:  Johnson Outdoors, 555 Main Street

You Mermaid For Me

Artist: Lynn Moritz

Sponsor:  Runzheimer International

Located at:  Artistry Furniture & Gift Gallery, 512 Monument Square Drive