5. Pumpkin Impalement
A beloved local tradition continues this year with artist Jane Greengold’s pumpkin impalements! This temporary, site-specific public art can be seen on the corner of Kane Street and Strong Place in Cobble Hill. To create this work, Greengold, along with family and friends, will carve seventy pumpkins to be impaled on the fence spikes. The remaining 200+ spikes are open to all other pumpkin artists. The pumpkins will be left to naturally decompose for months after Halloween.
Be sure to follow the proper directions if you want your pumpkin impaled! Pumpkins should be 4 ¾” – 5” inches in diameter, taller than they are round, and soft enough to carve. You’ll need to cut a 3/4 inch square hole in the middle of the bottom (to put the spike through), and leave the top of the pumpkin on. Remove the innards, carve a face, and bring it to the corner of Kane and Strong between 3 PM and 7 PM on October 31st. Greengold and her team will impale it for you! The pumpkins will be specially lit just for Halloween night.
