River Arts is very sad to report that our Community Birdhouse Project installed along the Lamoille County Rail Trail in downtown Morrisville has been vandalized. Only a week ago we installed 5 "trees" of birdhouses painted by over 30 members of our community. We were extremely disappointed to learn this morning that one of the five sculptures had been broken off at the base and another birdhouse installed in a tree was ripped off and smashed to bits. 

River Arts is a nonprofit community art center that strives to provide art enrichment opportunities for everyone in our community, no matter their race, gender expression, age, ability, or financial means. Our community project initiative was aimed to combat isolation during the past pandemic year by providing free take-home projects that would culminate in a public display of art. We love how the Community Birdhouse Project is a vibrant splash of color to our town, sparking joy with whimsical creativity.

We planned on repairing the vandalized tree, but the top part of the tree mysteriously disappeared. We hope that our community can continue to enjoy the remaining sculptures of the project throughout the summer season. We look forward to providing more free community projects to our community through our Wednesday Night Live tent this summer and our second annual Scarecrow contest this fall.