Annie Stout is a visual artist who is inspired by life, nature, color, texture, contradictions, and cycles. Her work is frequently rooted in earthly nature and celestial themes. There is often blurring of the line between the natural and ethereal. Annie believes all these ideas and realities are deeply connected and that beauty is everywhere. You can view her painting portfolio here, sculpture portfolio here, and public art pieces here.

This list of public art installation is in reverse chronological order, with the most recent at the top.

Love Your Neighbor

09.2025
Midland has a little thing every year called Neighboring Week from the Midland Area Cultural Awareness, which I support design and communications work for. I was inspired by a @goodneighborart mural that used the phrase ‘Love Your Neighbor’ with a graphic sun design. This inspiration got me thinking… we need a love your neighbor mural here in Midland! With leftover paint from Art Seen Festival and Public Arts Midland, and a wall from Intuitive Touch Spa, I was in business to get this thing going.

This mural was intended to brighten someone’s day, or be a simple reminder to be kind, but I didn’t expect to feel so much love from my neighbors while I was creating! This little “sticker mural” can be seen at 44 Ashman Circle in Midland.

Mall Madness

08.2025
In my mind, the 80s/90s really established the mall as an icon of our culture. With the recent revival of our mall here in Midland, I felt like this was the perfect opportunity for a throwback! My goal was to create something nostalgic, whimsical, and colorful that would maybe make people smile when they saw it.

IN THE RUN

06.2024
This sculpture was designed by Annie, and fabricated by the Max Carey Blacksmith Guild for the ‘Forged’ Exhibit from Midland Center for the Arts at Chippewa Nature Center.

“In the Run depicts two of Annie’s favorite things in nature here in Michigan: water and fish. Fishing is a multi generational tradition that her grandpa passed on to her dad, her dad taught her mom, her parents passed on to her, and Annie and her husband, Jerod, have passed on to their children, where they can enjoy nature and spend quality time together.”

HARVEST Celebration

09.2022
Phoenix Community Farm, Harvest Mural
This mural was created for Phoenix Community farm at Windover High School. Students of Windover and community members were invited to help paint this mural as a part of Midland County’s Neighboring Week and Phoenix Community Farm’s annual harvest celebration! Community members of all ages participated in painting in the flowers, vegetables, sun, and sky.

This colorful mural depicts many different things that are grown in the garden for our community. Phoenix Community Farm serves the Midland community with not only fresh produce, but also with education about growing, harvesting, preparing, eating, & preserving produce. This mural is meant to represent the work they do and the bounty they provide to the community through the hard work of the growing season.

Walkman Utility Box

07.2022
Public Arts Midland, Outside the Box Project
This giant Walkman sits at the corner of Waldo Road and Patrick Road.

The Key House

06.2022
NEA Big Read Great Lakes Bay Region, in partnership with Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum, Public Art Project

PAINTED PIANO PROJECT

06.2020
Public Arts Midland’s Painted Piano Project, completed as a team by Annie and her two daughters, Allison (9) and Madeline (6).