Mankato Free Press (April 13, 2021) — The timing couldn’t have been better. Not only were Minnesota State University’s Mavericks hockey team finalists for the Frozen Four championship games in Pittsburgh last week, but two giant bull head sculptures that blow fog through their nostrils with eyes that light up in purple, the team’s color, will now greet fans before games.
The sculptures, which were permanently installed in front of the Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center Monday by Minneapolis-based artist Kyle Fokken, are part of a public-private partnership between Twin Rivers Council for the Arts, the city of Mankato and the Mankato Area Foundation — funded by local donors Michelle and David Schooff.