Fish Art Hunt coming this summer to Minnesota and Maine

St. Louis Park Minnesota and Portland, Maine and the Common Ground Fair in Unity, Maine will be home William Hessian's Miniature Art Hunts. The theme of all of the artwork will be fish that will be hand drawn in miniature and hidden for people to find. Winners will receive additional prizes. St. Louis Park's Parktacular event will be the 9th annual art hunt (in William Hessian's hometown). Portland Maine's Art Hunt is teaming up with Meg Perry Center and other local establishments to clean up the parks. The Commonground Fair art hunt will be focused on the education of Recycling & Compost.

William has completed over 25 free art hunts across the country (including California, North Dakota, Oregon, Utah, Montana, Michigan) in the past decade. You can visit williamhessian.com to learn all about past events and look at photo galleries.

SLP Art Hunt is Over!

The SLP Art Hunt is over! It is now time to start preparing for the Parktacular festival and getting ready for all the fun. The Art Hunt meet and greet, and draw with the artist event will take place all afternoon on Saturday, June 16th. The awards will be given out at 4pm, so for those of you who found art make sure to plan to be at Parktacular a little before 4pm. I do suggest coming much earlier and hanging out with all the fun stuff happening at Parktacular this year. Also, do not forget to check back often for updated gallery photos of the SLP Art Hunt.

Thanks to everyone that was involved this year!

Found Art while Cleaning the Park

Last week, Mali and Jayden decided to "help mother nature" (their words) by picking up trash at Aquila Park. In the process they stumbled on some original art. They found the crown octopus that was hidden under a sawed off stump that was embedded into the softball fence. The art was hidden for the SLP Parktacular Art Hunt. They get to keep the art, and just like the other nine winners, they will get an additional prize at the Parktacular Festival next weekend. What a great story. Special thanks to their teacher Danielle, who sent in this report!

Found Art at the Mystery Pond

An incredible video of the Meyer/Bongaarts experience of finding the only work of art that was hidden on an unlisted pond! What a great video capturing the whole thing!

My SLP Parktacular Art Hunt is already half over, but 4 more artworks need to be found! And here are a few extra bonus photos of the found art that took place yesterday!

Bonus Clue Three

This is an EARLY BIRD BONUS visual clue for the SLP Parktacular Art Hunt. Studying the clue may help you find this hidden art. New clues will show up twice daily (10am and 12noon) until all 10 octopus artwork is found. Sound clues may be clues for found artwork so it is very important that you bookmark and check the hourly updated SLP art hunt page. That page will also have information about how to report found artwork, how to claim your prize and when and where to come to the Art in the Park Meet the Artist event at this year's Parktacular Festivities. Everyone is invited to send in photos of you on the art hunt and those pictures will appear in the photo gallery for this years' events.

Good luck!

Artwork Found at Dakota Park

Congrats to Lara and Margot who seem to know a lot about Dakota Park. Because I thought the clue was really REALLY hard, and yet they found this hidden art inside the beams of the bridge connecting the playground to the dog park. Way to go! This original art was found art during the SLP Parktacular Art Hunt. Still 6 more artwork to be found!

Bonus Clue Two

This is a BONUS visual clue for the SLP Parktacular Art Hunt. Some of the more difficult clues warrant some extra tricky clues to give you ahead start on your hunt. Studying the clue may help you find this hidden art. New clues will show up twice daily (10am and 12noon) until all 10 octopus artwork is found. Sound clues may be clues for found artwork so it is very important that you bookmark and check the hourly updated SLP art hunt page. That page will also have information about how to report found artwork, how to claim your prize and when and where to come to the Art in the Park Meet the Artist event at this year's Parktacular Festivities. Everyone is invited to send in photos of you on the art hunt and those pictures will appear in the photo gallery for this years' events.

Good luck!

Special Bonus Clue

This is a special middle of the night bonus clue for the SLP Parktacular Art Hunt. At times there will be bonus clues (released randomly during the hunt) to help you find some of the more difficult art on the hunt this year. Studying the clue may help you find this hidden art. New clues will show up twice daily (10am and 12noon) until all 10 octopus artwork is found. Sound clues may be clues for found artwork so it is very important that you bookmark and check the hourly updated SLP art hunt page. That page will also have information about how to report found artwork, how to claim your prize and when and where to come to the Art in the Park Meet the Artist event at this year's Parktacular Festivities. Everyone is invited to send in photos of you on the art hunt and those pictures will appear in the photo gallery for this years' events.

Good luck!

Announcement: Jamestown, North Dakota Art Hunt 2012

The Miniature Buffalo Art Hunt
In Jamestown, North Dakota
Starting Friday May 18th, 2012


can you find the hidden miniature art?

Artist William Hessian creates hand painted miniature buffalo paintings and hides them in the public spaces of Jamestown. This is the seventh annual miniature art hunt that William has performed during the past seven years. The art hunt is a free event open to everyone! The residents of the town are invited to study visual clues, released throughout the week on the internet and the Jamestown Sun in order to help you find the hidden art. Winners get to keep the original work of art and also claim an additional prize to be awarded at the art center.

There will be a special meet and greet event, informational booth, draw with the artist event and information available during the art hunt. All of "Mr. Billy's" past students and anyone else interested are welcome to come draw with the artist at an art in the park get together/picnic. William Hessian has performed over 20 miniature art hunts all across the united states, from the East Coast to the West Coast and all around the Midwest.

To see last years events photo gallery and stay up to date with the 2012 art hunt you can bookmark this site (the 2012 information will appear on the blog when the date is closer): http://www.williamhessian.com/jamestown.html

Do not forget to subscribe to this blog to see exclusive pictures of the miniature artworks being made, special art hunt clues, and other announcements and projects from the artist.

Announcement: St. Louis Park Art Hunt 2012

The Miniature Art Hunt

In St. Louis Park, Minnesota

Starting May 31st, 2012

Artist William Hessian creates hand painted miniature paintings and hides them in the public spaces of St. Louis Park. This is the sixth annual miniature art hunt that William has performed during the Parktacular event. The art hunt is a free event open to everyone! The residents of the town are invited to study visual clues, released throughout the week on the internet, in order to help you find the hidden art. Winners get to keep the original work of art and also claim an additional prize to be awarded at the Parktacular festival in June.

There will be a special meet and greet event, informational booth, draw with the artist event and information available at the Parktacular. William Hessian has performed over 20 miniature art hunts all across the united states, from the East Coast to the West Coast and all around the Midwest.

To see last years events photo gallery and stay up to date with the 2012 art hunt you can bookmark this site (the 2012 information will be at this same link when the date is closer): http://www.williamhessian.com/projects/slp.html

Do not forget to subscribe to this blog to see exclusive pictures of the miniature artworks being made, special art hunt clues, and other announcements and projects from the artist.

SLP art hunt 2011 photos

The fifth annual SLP Parktacular art hunt is finished. Thanks to the Friends of the Arts for support in this project and for my art hunt team that did countless things for me this year. Of course, the art hunt would not exist without the great hunters of all ages who go out in search of hidden art each year. Thanks!

Here are a few sample photos:









The hunt was a big success and you can see the photo gallery of clues and winners.

Jamestown Art Hunt postcard

Bird names left to right from the top down: House Sparrow, Meadowlark, Cooper Hawk, Western Grebe, Red Crossbill, Cardinal, Hawk Owl, Bluebird, 'Jamestown' Blue Jay, Woodpecker

All ten of these original miniature artworks will be hidden in the parks of Jamestown, North Dakota for this years birding drive. Find free miniature art and win a prize! To find clues, pictures of the hunt, and more information about the Jamestown art hunt visit the Jamestown Art Hunt webpage.

SLP art hunt postcard

Fish names left to right from the top down: Cape Cod, Fangs, Vincent Fin Gogh, Teeth, Pikachu, Swordfish, Octo, Finderella, Forkacorn, Six Eyes

All ten of these original miniature artworks will be hidden in the parks of St. Louis Park, Minnesota for this years Parktacular celebration. Find free miniature art and win a prize! To find clues, pictures of the hunt, and more information about the SLP art hunt visit the SLP Art Hunt webpage.

st. louis park art hunt 2010!

Find hidden art and win prizes! Parktacular's miniature art hunt is free to the public, and begins on June 3rd, 2010. St. Louis Park, Minnesota is home to another miniature artwork hunt by William Hessian as part of Parktacular's festivities.

www.WilliamHessian.com is where you will find visual photo clues, updates and photo of the hunt. The exact page that will show the SLP clues (posted daily) is on the official SLP art hunt page.

This is the fourth Parktacular Miniature artwork hunt by Minnesota artist William Hessian. 'Splash into the Summer' in St. Louis Park by searching the public parks for tiny brightly colored original artworks. The hunt is open to all. You search for these original artworks, and if you find one you keep it, and will also be awarded a prize at the Parktacular festival. During the hunt this page feature visual clues (photographs & more) to help you in the hunt for artwork.

The ten "Splash into Summer" fish are hand drawn, weather proofed and measure one inch by one and a half inches in size.

For more details anf updates about the official SLP art hunt SLP art hunt here...

Art hunt champions

Here is a sample of the art hunt winners from this years St. Louis Park Parktacular art hunt. As of the time of this posting, two hidden artworks remain hidden in the public parks. Prizes will be given to those that find art.

If you would like to know more about the art hunt, the winners, and see some clues so you can find one of the remaining two artworks check out the official SLP art hunt page

If you have never heard of my art hunts, I have completed art hunts all across the united states. My work is hidden for the community to find, and often pairs up with local events, festivals or organizations. If you have an interest in having me complete a miniature art hunt for your community please contact me.

Enjoy the photos, and congrats to the winners:

First three art hunt clues are up!

See more: SLP art hunt

Art hunt in St. Louis Park

"The Parktacular Art hunt is back! On June 4th, 2009 ten original artworks will be hidden in the public parks of St. Louis Park and you are invited to find them. Each winner gets to keep the art, and win a prize; awarded at the Parktacular event. To assist hunters, there will be visual clues posted daily on the artist's website,www.williamhessian.com , that will get periodically more revealing each day. The artwork is hidden in plain sight, but finding hidden art is not as easy as it might sound as the miniature 'chubby creature' paintings are only 1 inch by 1.5 inches big. Splash into summer, join in the adventure, get to the parks and find yourself some art!"

The third annual miniature art hunt in St. Louis Park is set to start on June 4th. I team up with Parktacular to hide miniature artwork for the public to find. This is my 13th miniature art hunt across the united states.

Enjoy the photos of the little art.

Tomorrow at Suicide Hill

You can see all 80 photos from the sledding art battle, click here.

For you Minnesotans, do not forget that tomorrow, Saturday January 3rd 2009 is:



The Sledding Art Battle
Billy Vs Matt 11
January 3rd, 2009
12noon-sundown
Middle of Kenwood Park (just north of lake of the isles), Minneapolis

The weather is on our side, and we hope everyone comes out to sled with us. We have chosen Suicide Hill at Kenwood Park, which is especially dangerous due to the many trees and steep slopes. The idea is simply to combine art with the winter sport of sledding. We challenge the crowd to vote on their favorite painting, and watch the losing work be frozen into a block of ice.

I have spent the last week running around getting everything ready for the battle. I am currently taking a break from duct taping my snowsuit together. It is going to be quite an event. Photos, videos, and finished work will be posted here on the bearded bunny blog, so even if you cannot make the event make sure to check back here soon, to see what you missed.

If you want to know more about the event, read the Creating Art while Sledding post.

New art everyday at Cats Will Eat You dot com

Matt Semke has been a friend of mine since 2002. Our first art show together was Billy Vs Matt: paintings, sculptures, mayhem. Since 2004 we have done 10 Art Battles, ranging from live ax chopping, painting with ten foot poles, solving free energy, and rule based competitions. Together we try to make an interactive experience in which no art project is complete unless the audience takes part, we call this: endeavorism.

Semke is a full time graphic designer, musician, and visual artist here in Minneapolis. On his art website he posts one new drawing every day, and he has done this for over 400 days now. His website www.catswilleatyou.com features figure drawings, pen drawings, photography, paintings, short animations and videos. You should also check out his new band Birdsounds.



Semke is one of the most prolific artists' that I have ever met, and he creates new work constantly. His basement is absolutely filled with work, and almost anytime he agrees to show work at a venue he has the urge to create brand new work for that show.

Right now, Semke and myself are working on a Billy Vs Matt website, Battle #10 video and a booklet of battles. We are also planning Billy Vs Matt 11: sledding art! We will be creating artwork while sledding in December. The work created will then be voted on by onlooking crowd members, and the losing art will be frozen into solid blocks. Our fans from Minneapolis and nearby cities are invited to come sledding with us. Stay tuned to this blog and our websites to learn more about the time, place, and details of Billy Vs Matt 11.

Any day you want to see a new work of art, make sure to visit www.catswilleatyou.com and see what Matt Semke has in store for you.

I am on TV

WCCO Chanel 4 came to interview me yesterday. We spoke about my Minneapolis Art Hunt. You can watch the video by going to WCCO's website.

The art hunt is in its winding moments. Less than half of the artwork is remaining, and the easy clues have just been uploaded. The park locations will be revealed tonight for the remaining hidden art.

WCCO literally contacted me the night before by e-mail, asking to do a story about the hunt, and less than 24 hours later, there it was on TV on the local news. I am excited to see that my miniature art hunts, of which I performed 7 this summer on a road trip across america, are growing in popularity each place I go. Starting with website and newspaper media, and now growing to local news. I hope the trend continues.

You can learn more, and even GO on the hunt today if you have time, by checking out the information and visual clues available on www.williamhessian.com

You can also browse my last few blog posts and learn a lot more about the artwork, the concept and see videos and pictures.