Where Skateboarding & Art Collide: Vol 1. Small Scale Skate-able Art from Around the Globe

In this series of articles, we dug up a bunch of unique skate-able art, sculptures and features from around the globe.

In this article we focus on small scale skate-able art: these are creative real world obstacles that don’t cost a ton to build and have a footprint that is relatively small, making them easy to incorporate in existing public spaces like parks, plazas, right of ways, etc.

This unique skate-able bank / up-ledge art spot, is part of a skate sculpture exchange between the cities of Bordeaux and Malmo. Learn more here.

This skate-able public pump bump sculpture is set along a walking path in Jordan, Utah. Built by Spohn Ranch.

This simple multi angle sculpture creates a perfect ledge created for a display by Rome’s MAXXI – National Museum of XXI century arts. Check out the piece here.

This modern bench to bank skate-able art installation is from a museum exhibit called Paving Space and was featured at BPS22. Learn more about the art / skate show here.

Another Spohn Ranch skate-able art creation. This simple triangular wedge bank, makes what would be a boring corner of a park into unique and interesting spot.

Yes, it’s a bench and maybe not exactly an art piece, but it’s modern lines and creative layout make this Barcelona gem fit well on our list.

These simple little bumps could make a fun little addition to any slab of concrete around the world.

These geometric NY benches make for a one of a kind spot to enjoy.

And again, another Spohn Ranch skate creation. Imagine this on the side of your local basketball, tennis court or bike path. It would make an artistic addition to a side or corner of any public space.

These enormous twin horseshoes are located right here in our hometown Tacoma, Washington. Not exactly easy to skate due to the width, but an interesting and challenging public art / skate spot.

Rethinking bike racks is a must. These racks here perform their function as bike rack, look really cool and make a great flat bar.

This interesting little bank feature incorporated along a walking path, is a cheap and easy way to build a creative skate spot.

This fountain sculpture outside the Tennessee Aquarium offers a ton of ways to get creative.

A bench isn’t typically viewed as art by most, but add a radius to it and build it out of granite, and now it’s raised into the art tier.

This famous Barcelona spot, is really quite a simple little piece of public art, but sometimes that’s all we need.

Again, rethinking the bike rack makes an otherwise utilitarian public feature, interesting and share-able.

The famous Hotel de Ville plaza in Lyon France.

The unique curved sculpture makes a perfect skate spot.

Colorful benches and a weird bump, is it art?