2023 St. Paul Winter Carnival buttons

The St. Paul Winter Carnival’s forged of characters unveiled the pageant’s commemorative button designs on Saturday night time at an occasion at Union Depot.

The buttons are designed by Geno Okok, an area muralist. Okok, who moved from Nigeria when he was 7 years outdated, is the primary Black artist to design a button, the Carnival stated.

Costs are the identical as final yr: $5 for one button or $19 for a package deal containing all 4.

Okok’s work is seen on buildings round St. Paul and the Twin Cities. He helped lead a multi-lingual Frogtown mural project earlier this fall to help native housing, and was additionally concerned on this summer season’s Chroma Zone Mural and Art Festival and a 2020 challenge led by Springboard for the Arts to highlight street art in honor of George Floyd. In October, with a grant from St. Paul public arts group Forecast, Okok painted a large-scale mural entitled “A Lovely World” close to the elementary college he attended in Brooklyn Park.

You should buy buttons at Cub Meals, Spire Credit score Union or Metropolis & County Credit score Union areas, or at one of many following companies:

• CandyLand: 435 N. Wabasha St., St. Paul

• Metropolis & County Credit score Union: 1661 E. Cope Ave., Maplewood

• Como Lake B&B: 1205 W. Como Blvd., St. Paul

• A Johnson & Sons Florist: 1738 Grand Ave., St. Paul

• Vibrant Nook Reward Store: 640 Jackson St., St. Paul

• Landmark Middle Reward Store: 75 W. fifth St., St. Paul

• KJ’s Hideaway: 408 St. Peter St., St. Paul

Buttons are additionally obtainable for buy on-line at wintercarnival.com/buttons/. The carnival runs from Jan. 26 to Feb. 5, 2023.