Large inflatable rabbits take over the UW-Green Bay campus in front of The Weidner as part of artist Amanda Parer's art installation, August 26, 2026. PC: Fox 11 Online
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — They’re big, bright white, one perhaps a little over-bearing, and ready to blow up your social media feeds.
We’re talking about four enormous inflatable bunnies that make up an art display called ‘Intrude’, which will be on display on the UW-Green Bay campus in front of The Weidner through September 13th.
“The bunnies are so fun and they’re great and it’s a fun picture,” said Kara Koerner, a UW-Green Bay staff member from Appleton.
“These bunnies have been to four continents and hundreds of cities,” said Kelli Strickland, The Weidner Executive and Artistic Director.
The bunnies have bounced onto UW-Green Bay’s campus on the heels of the successful ‘Evanescent’ display of 2024 – more commonly known as the giant glowing bubbles.
“We ended up bringing about 17-18,000 people to campus,” said Strickland.
“I think they’re adorable, especially the one hanging over the building there,” said Hleeda Vang, a UW-Green Bay staff member from Sheboygan.
On day one, mostly staff members visited the bunnies, but also a member of UW’s Board of Regents.
“It is probably one of our, if not the most innovative campus and it’s concentrated on integrating itself into the community,” said Tim Nixon, a regent and long-time ad-hoc professor at UW-Green Bay. “That’s what we want to see everywhere.”
When you see the large bunnies, you might think fun or cute – just like you do when you see them in fairy tales. However, the Australian artist, Amanda Parer, had a deeper message she also wanted to share with her creations.
“Bunnies are kind of an interesting example because they can actually cause tremendous amounts of destruction,” said Strickland. “Also, the scale of them is meant to indicate sometimes our relationship to the environment is the elephant in the room. That it’s a large consideration worth contemplating.”
Something to think about on a campus nicknamed Eco-U.
“That was the original mission of this campus and I don’t mind us seeing us return to our roots,” said Nixon.
And if that’s too deep for you, coming out to just blast a couple bunny selfies is ok too.
“Hopefully we get more people to come here to see the bunnies,” said Vang.
The bunnies light up, so you can view them at night as well.
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