Thomas Dambo Troll - Austin Community Input
Thomas Dambo Troll in Pease Park
Pease Park Conservancy is exploring the feasibility of a public artwork donation from the Tejemos Foundation and the Conservancy to the City of Austin. The proposed artwork is a Thomas Dambo troll sculpture made from recycled and reused wood that would be commissioned and installed in Pease Park in early 2024.
To understand more about this project, please read our FAQs here and then provide us with your input through our very short survey that follows.
About the artwork & the artist
about the conservancy
about the artwork donation & loan
what are the possible sites for the troll?
1. Shoal Creek Trail between Gaston Green and Lamar Terrace - Engagement results have shown this site to not be viable. In the survey, please provide your feedback on site 3.
Coordinates: 30°17'44.5"N 97°44'57.5"W
Location: approximately 1,220 feet north on the Shoal Creek trail from Shoal Creek Blvd and Gaston Avenue
Setting: wooded area with sufficient clearance for tree critical root zones
Proximity to residences: approximately 50 feet downhill from a home on Claire Avenue
Proximity to car parking: approximately 1,430 feet to Lamar Senior Center parking lot (34 spaces) and approximately 1,650 feet to Gaston Green parking lot (33 spaces)
2. Lamar Terrace
Engagement results have shown this site to not be viable. In the survey, please provide your feedback on site 3.
Coordinates: 30°17'52.0"N 97°44'58.0"W
Location: approximately 280 feet from the southwest corner of 29th Street and North Lamar Blvd
Setting: open area surrounded by trees
Proximity to residences: approximately 450 feet away from two residences on the opposite side of Shoal Creek and the Shoal Creek Trail
Proximity to car parking: approximately 500 feet to Lamar Senior Center parking lot (34 spaces) and approximately 2,450 feet to Gaston Green parking lot (33 spaces)
3. Just north of Kingsbury Commons
Coordinates: 30°16'59.6"N 97°45'12.6"W
Location: approximately 500 feet north of the Treehouse at Kingsbury Commons
Setting: wooded area with sufficient clearance for tree critical root zones
Proximity to residences: approximately 1,100 feet from a home on Parkway
Proximity to car parking: approximately 1,225 feet to Kingsbury Commons parking lot (18 spaces), approximately 3,050 feet to ACC Parking Garage (400 spaces), and approximately 2,850 feet to House Park parking lot (100 spaces)