Pollinator Parade
Join us for a Pollinator Parade led by Grand Canyon School students and Artists in Residence Nicole Banowetz and Devin Reilly.
- April 22, 2026
- 10:00AM–10:30AM MST
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Visitor Center Plaza
8 South Entrance Road
Grand Canyon Village, AZ
86023
Following a series of art and science workshops, 3rd- and 4th-grade students have created imaginative, wearable masks inspired by pollinators of the future. These vibrant, handcrafted creations will come to life as students parade along the Rim Walk, “pollinating” a large inflatable plant sculpture designed by the artists.
This short, family-friendly procession celebrates creativity, environmental awareness, and the vital role pollinators play in our ecosystems. Come experience this playful and inspiring collaboration between artists, students, and the Grand Canyon landscape.
Nicole Banowetz
Artist in Residence, 2026Nicole Banowetz is from Colorado where she studied art and found a passion for sewing large inflatable sculptures. She has showed work in large international exhibitions such as The Amsterdam Light Festival, Bad Art's Hot Air in London, Open Art in Sweden, and PASSAGES INSOLITES in Quebec City, and taken part in environmental exhibitions in California, Colorado, Connecticut, and Finland. Her largest gallery installations were shown in the Denver Art Museum, the Longmont Museum, and Wonderspaces.
Devin Reilly
Artist in Residence, 2026Devin Reilly was born in Kansas but moved to Colorado where he met Nicole and their love of microscopic creatures brought them together. Reilly originally studied illustration but found that he preferred sculpture and began to focus on wearable sculpture pieces. He worked for many years as a commercial sculptor, gaining skills in a variety of materials and processes.