Public Plaza Skate Park
In partnership with Over It and The City of Rhinelander ArtStart has been coordinating efforts around the advocacy, community engagement, and development of a new skate park in Rhinelander. This project was initiated by local youth through their group Over It and they have been the key voice in all efforts to date. The project began with a feasibility study in 2022, the city of Rhinelander contracted with Hunger Skateparks in 2024 and we are beginning fundraising efforts began in February, 2025. Visit Rhinelander Skatepark Project for more details.
How it began....
In February of 2022 ArtStart began a partnership with the City of Rhinelander to lead the community feasibility study for a potential Skate Park in the City of Rhinelander
ArtStart is a 501c3 whose mission is to strengthen the community through arts education and cultural engagement. As the Over It group solidified and began expressing their desires for a Skate Park to Rhinelander city council, it became apparent to key partners that a project of this scale would require both community input and significant research on what makes a Skate Park successful both for users and for the community. ArtStart completed the feasibility study through multiple community listening sessions, discussions and a public survey completed by over 500 people.
Here are the findings from the feasibility study, presented to the Rhinelander city council on July 25, 2022.