Ryan Schaefer, center in green, supports the Ganesha statue in 2011 while protesters across Sixth Street don’t.
June 14, 2026
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June 14, 2026 1:06 a.m.
Ganesha in Coeur d’Alene
Art or an affront?
Four arms and an elephant head once drove this town bonkers. On June 10, 2011, the launch of Coeur d’Alene’s ArtCurrents program, including the unveiling of a 5-foot statue of the Hindu god Ganesha, attracted protesters and counter-protesters.