The L.C. Bates Museum lawn will be the permanent home of the sculpture along the state’s Langlais Art Trail.

The fourth annual convention is occurring over three days and included a parade Saturday through downtown.

The bank has committed itself to purchasing historic tax credits and to donating $100,000 to the fundraising campaign for the project.

The agricultural fair runs from Friday to Sunday and features a Red Neck Truck Pull and demolition derby.

Barbara Sullivan, of Solon, will be one of 25 artists in residence beginning at the end of December at one of the nation’s largest year-round artists’ communities.