Cedar Rapids, CRBT Partner on May’s Island Sculpture Park

Cedar Rapids Waterloo Iowa City & Dubuque, IA, October 16, 2026 —

The City of Cedar Rapids and Cedar Rapids Bank and Trust (CRBT) are partnering to create a sculpture park on May’s Island, with the project’s art planned for unveiling in 2028.

CRBT will donate funds for the park’s anchoring art piece and supporting sculptures. The planned venue will be named the Cedar Rapids Bank and Trust Sculpture Park. The project’s target unveiling is intended to coincide with events commemorating the 2008 Flood anniversary.

The information provided does not specify the amount of CRBT’s donation, the artists or designs involved, or the number and type of supporting sculptures. It also does not give a construction schedule or a more specific date for the planned unveiling. Those details were not included in the project summary.

The announcement establishes the partnership, the planned location on May’s Island, the park’s name and the project’s 2028 target. It does not outline other project milestones or describe the commemorative events planned for that year. The city and CRBT are identified as partners, with CRBT’s stated role being to provide funding for the anchoring piece and supporting works.

For now, the 2028 unveiling is a project goal rather than a stated completed milestone. Further details about the sculptures and the park’s development were not provided.

Story summarized from the original created by CBJ News Staff on corridorbusiness.com, see more information here.

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