The Newest Avenue Banner Project

Each of the 60 banners in this series focuses on a detail of Holland – natural, architectural or iconic. The artists used a variety of media; pastel, watercolor, oil, pencil, oil pastel, collage and photography. Viewers will enjoy the challenge of figuring out what the art represents and where the details are located.  These banners will appear at the beginning of summer for the next 5 years!

Thank you to our sponsors!

Media Sponsor

​Ensign Sponsors

​Rich and Marcia Lievense

Principal Sponsors:  Jim and Donna Brooks, Cunningham Dalman PC,  GDK Construction, Herman Miller, The Holland Peanut Store, Inontime, Jonker's Garden Center, New Holland Brewing Co., Padnos, QH Divas, The Woman's Literary Club

Project Partners: The City of Holland Downtown Development Authority, Agio Imaging,
Haveman Electric, Teddy's Transport, NEXT Marketing & Design, the Frame and Mat Shop

Browse the banners:

#1
​Title:
​"Steel Hops"
Artist:
Cindy Bender
Medium:
watercolor
PRINCIPAL
SPONSOR:
New Holland Brewing Co
#2
​Title:
​"Pilgrim Soldier"
Artist:
Cindy Bender
Medium:
watercolor
SPONSORS:
Bender Family
#3
​Artist:
Donna Bogle
Title:
​"Carpe Pisces"
Medium:
watercolor
#4
​Artist:
Gary Bogle
Title:
Scrap
Medium:
watercolor
#5
​Artist:
Gary Bogle
Title:
Gable on Pine
Medium:
watercolor
#6
​Artist:
Robert Bosgraaf
Title:
Biker's Paradise
Medium:
acrylic
#7
Artist:
Robert Bosgraaf
Title:
Hope as an Anchor
Medium:
Acrylic
#8
Artist:
Robert Bosgraaf
Title:
Hoo Hoo's Looking at You, Kid?
Medium:
Acrylic
SPONSORS:
Pat Williams
#9
Artist:
Bonnie Bosgraaf
Title:
Sand Hill Crane
Medium:
watercolor
SPONSORS:
Mary Benedict
#10
Artist:
Chrissa Zuber
Title:
Monarch
Medium:
oil pastel
PRINCIPAL SPONSOR:
Inontime
SPONSORS:
Colette Finney
#11
Artist:
Betsy Buurma-Morton
Title:
Dutchman's Breeches
Medium:
watercolor
#12
Artist:
Betsy Buurma-Morton
Title:
Trillium
Medium:
watercolor
PRINCIPAL SPONSOR:
Jim & Donna Brooks in honor of JoAnne V. Brooks
#13
Artist:
Katie Church
Title:
Oncoming of Spring
Medium:
acrylic
SPONSORS:
Diane & James Wilson
​Michele Fuller
#14
Artist:
Katie Church
Title:
Ribbit
Medium:
colored pencil
PRINCIPAL SPONSOR:
​Herman Miller
SPONSORS:
Diane & James Wilson
​Pat Williams
​Michele Fuller
​Elliott Church
#15
Artist:
MaryAnn Dunn
Title:
Last Run
Medium:
watercolor
#16
​Artist:
MaryAnn Dunn
Title:
Snow Fence
Medium:
watercolor
SPONSORS:
Carol Rickey
​Mary Benedict
#17
Artist:
Dawna Dziedzic
Title:
Peanut Dude
Medium:
watercolor
PRINCIPAL SPONSOR:
The Holland Peanut Store–In loving memory of Michael Thomas Stille
SPONSORS:
Kathleen O'Connor
#18
Artist:
Colette Finney
Title:
Wheels to Adventure
Medium:
digitally altered photograp
PARTNER SPONSOR:
Motus Integrated Technologies
#19
Artist:
Colette Finney
Title:
Husky Buddies
Medium:
digitally altered photograph
PRINCIPAL
​SPONSOR:
Padnos 
#20
Artist:
Colette Finney
Title:
Ribbon Waterfall
Medium:
photograph
#21
Artist:
Jean Flower
Title:
Falls Final Song
Medium:
watercolor
#22
Artist:
Patricia Flynn
Title:
Love Birds
Medium:
watercolor
PRINCIPAL
​SPONSOR:
Woman's Literary Club of Holland!
SPONSORS:
#23
Artist:
Patricia Flynn
Title:
Carousel Horse
Medium:
watercolor
SPONSORS:
Ken & Alice Breese
​Pat Williams
Dan & Beth Wassink
Richard Shurburne
#24
Artist:
Ken Freestone
Title:
Public Notice
Medium:
photograph
SPONSORS:
Aubrey Garcia
​Phil Sturdevant Patty Meyer
Todd, Jeff & Blake Delmay
​Steve Marshall
​Patty Birkholz
​Lucia Rios
#25
​Artist:
Michael Gabridge
Title:
Michigan Mushrooms
Medium:
photograph
SPONSORS:
Sandra & Paul Witek
#26
Artist:
Michael Gabridge
Title:
Dutch Lace
Medium:
photograph
SPONSORS:
Pat Williams
Sandra & Paul Witek
#27
Artist:
Judy Giles
Title:
Red Caboose
Medium:
oil on panel
SPONSORS:
Jane Armstrong
#28
​Artist:
Judy Giles
Title:
Solitude at River
Medium:
oil on panel
SPONSORS:
#29
Artist:
Judy Giles
Title:
I've Hit a Brick Wall
Medium:
​oil on panel
SPONSORS:
#30
Artist:
Michele Gort
Title:
South Meets North
Medium:
oil on panel
SPONSORS:
Rick & Lisa Mannes
#31
Artist:
Michele Gort
Title:
Power Up!
Medium:
oil on panel
Location:
The new power plant during construction. 
PREMIER SPONSOR
Cunningham Dalman P.C.
#32
Artist:
Michele Gort
Title:
Splash
Medium:
oil on panel
Location:
A wave rolling in on the beach at Lake Michigan
SPONSORS:
Rick & Lisa Mannes
Carol Rickey
​Carmen
#33
Artist:
Marybeth Heckman
Title:
Irony
Medium:
watercolor
PRINCIPAL
​SPONSOR:
GDK Construction
#34
Artist:
​Marybeth Heckman
Title:
Brew Hoppin'
Medium:
watercolor
#35
Artist:
Brent Jackson
Title:
Layered Pant
Medium:
digitally altered photograph
SPONSORS:
The Steenstra Family
#36
Artist:
Brent Jackson
Title:
DuMez
Medium:
photograph
#37
Artist:
​Nathan Kukla
Title:
Train of Thought
Medium:
digital photographic collage
SPONSORS:
The Steenstra Family
#38
Artist:
Taylor Maat
Title:
Forbidden Fruit
Medium:
colored pencil
PARTNER SPONSORS:
Jeff & Beth Maat
​Van Der Meulen Fine Furnishings
#39
Artist:
Hannah Masters
Title:
Uniting Sun
Medium:
oil pastel
PRINCIPAL SPONSOR:
Jim & Donna Brooks in Memory of Cyril Lixenberg
#40
Artist:
Jim McMillan
Title:
Urban Oasis
Medium:
watercolor
SPONSORS
Carol Rickey
#41
Artist:
Jim McMillan
Title:
One of the Pride
Medium:
watercolor
#42
Artist:
Veronica Morgan
Title:
Goddess of 8th Street
Medium:
acrylic
#43
Artist:
Veronica Morgan
Title:
Wind and Waves
Medium:
mixed media collage
SPONSORS:
Impact Fab, Inc.
#44
Artist:
Lois Mulder
Title:
Capricious Cauliflower
Medium:
photograph
SPONSORS:
Miriam Hage
Rita Vander Vliet
Glenn & Jane Lowe
#45
Artist:
Lois Mulder
Title:
Cappon Calligraphy
Medium:
photograph
SPONSORS:
​Michele Timmer
Rita Vander Vliet
#46
Artist:
Leo Nemschoff
Title:
Lake Trout
Medium:
Gyotaku fish print
SPONSORS:
Margie Gaskin
KC Nemschoff
​Mike & Colleen Hill
Paul & Anne Nemschoff
​B.Crisp & Mark Nemschoff
​Jane Armstrong
#47
Artist:
Douglas Neuman
Title:
​The old "People's State Bank" Building 
Medium:
photograph
o#48
Artist:
Hope Olson
Title:
River Avenue Bridge
Medium:
acrylic on panel
PARTNER SPONSOR:
Steve & Krystal Bulthuis
SPONSORS:
Carol Rickey
#49
Artist: 
Delany Ann Prins
Title:
Reflections of Dogwood
Medium:
watercolor
#50
Artist:
Carol Rickey
Title:
Waiting for the Light
Medium:
watercolor
SPONSORS:
Mary Benedict
#51
Artist:
Carolyn Stich
Title:
​Roaring Downtown
Medium:
watercolor
#52
Artist:
Carolyn Stich
Title:
​Scrolling' Down 8th Street
Medium:
watercolor
#53
Artist:
Dian Taylor
Title:
Big Yellow
Medium:
watercolor
#54
Artist:
Tate Van Eck
Title:
Sweet Summer Blue
Medium:
oil pastel
SPONSORS:
Nelson and Betsy Hansen
#55
Artist:
Brad Vredevoogd
Title:
Weathered Bar Top
Medium:
mixed media painting
SPONSORS:
The Steenstra Family
#56
​Artist:
Mary Westrate
Title:
The Rooster
Medium:
oil on canvas

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#57
Artist:
Mary Westrate
Title:
Pots on Brick
Medium:
oil on canvas
PRINCIPAL SPONSOR:
Joker's Garden Center
#58
Artist:
Ann Whitmore
Title:
Dry Dock
Medium:
watercolor

​
Ginner Castillo
​Jan Koster
Lynn Kotecki
Maureen Murphy
​Merrill Taylor
Terry Julius
#59
Artist:
Tonya Woods
Title:
Purple Cabbage
Medium:
watercolor
SPONSORS
Jane Armstrong
Holly Palmer
Linda Lambert
​Mary George
Susan Vollmer-Ostertag
Lynn Smith
​Lorma Freestone
​Anne Heaphy
Linda Brand
​Mary Hart
​Sandy Gores
Carmen Davis
#60
Artist:
Uliana Zurita
Title:
Frosty Pine
Medium:
photograph

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