Four proposed designs for the Klondike Kate Memorial Sculpture will be on display at the Deschutes Historical Museum, 129 NW Idaho Ave. in Bend, between April 7 to April 28.

The Deschutes Historical Museum is inviting the public to comment on which design they prefer for the memorial sculpture.

The selected sculpture will be installed this fall on the museum property.

The four artists are Melissa Cole, of Spokane, Washington; Jenny Ellsworth, of Oregon City; John Fleming, of Seattle; and Cyrra Robinson, of Tumwater, Washington.

The proposed designs are for an outdoor sculpture that incorporates rock material from Klondike Kate’s rock hound collection. Klondike Kate made her name as a vaudeville singer and dancer in Canada’s Yukon Territory during the Klondike gold rush and later moved to Bend where she was known as a rock hound who collected precious stones in the High Desert.

The inspiration for the sculpture will include the life of Klondike Kate as well as a celebration of the creative and independent women of Deschutes County, according to the museum.

The budget for the project is $12,000, which is being covered by the family and friends of Bend native Charlene Blahnik, a local artist who died in February 2017 at 79.