Aurora is a big place! The only cities with more people in the state are Denver and Colorado Springs. With so many people, there's always a lot of activity going on in Aurora, and for many families that means sports. With so many different sports going on each weekend, Aurora decided to create a huge park devoted to providing space for all these activities. It's called Aurora Sports Park, go figure! However, in a cool stroke of genius, the city of Aurora chose to bring together both the sports and arts communities, as there are several unique sports-themed art installations on the grounds.
First, just a little ways inside of the main entrance to the park, is a piece called Trophy. It was created in 2002 by artist Rafe Ropek. Made of painted steel, it includes abstract versions of various types of balls. If you look close you'll find a baseball, soccer ball, and a football.
Next, we have a piece called Ball Caddy. It was created by artist Don Mitchell in 2002. It's made of painted steel and aluminum and depicts a child pulling a cart full of soccer balls.
Finally, nestled among the baseball fields we have Glove Two. This concrete sculpture was created by Rik Sargent. I'm sure many teams have used this feature for team photos.
Aurora Sports Park is located at 18601 E Sports Park Drive in Aurora. The main entrance, though is off of Colfax at Dunkirk...about half a mile east of Tower Rd.
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