Dedicated conservationists conduct routine maintenance checks two to four times a year to ensure the longevity of the iconic sculptures. After a recent evaluation, three whirligigs were taken down for ...

It should not come as a surprise to anyone traveling the back roads of Kansas that this state is a mecca for grassroots art. “My hypothesis is that when pioneer people moved to Kansas, they were ...

Explore the Vollis Simpson Whirligig Park in Wilson, NC and learn about the artist. Explore the Vollis Simpson Whirligig Park in historic downtown Wilson and learn about American Folk Artist Vollis ...

“Have you been out to Acid Park yet?” That’s how I first heard about Vollis Simpson’s whirligigs when I moved to Wilson, N.C., in 1991. So I headed south down 301 to Lucama, hung a right at Klint’s ...

LUCAMA, N.C. Just when you think you’ve traveled too far down Wiggins Mill Road, and you start to look for a spot to turn around, the rusting masterworks of Vollis Simpson loom into view. Thirty feet ...

WILSON, N.C. — You really need to be outdoors and looking up to see the art of Vollis Simpson. And it helps if there’s a breeze. The late folk artist was known for his “outsider” kinetic pieces called ...