The Packers Fence
Green Bay’s annual mural tradition, facing Lambeau Field since 2015.
The Packers Fence is the stretch of fence on Lombardi Avenue, just steps from Lambeau Field, that Green Bay artist Zane Statz has designed and painted every year since 2015. In 2023 what began as a personal creative project has grown into one of Green Bay’s most recognizable annual traditions: a community-driven, charity-raising, media-covered mural that draws hundreds of Packers fans to pick up a paintbrush alongside Zane each season.
Over a decade, the Packers Fence has raised thousands of dollars for local charities including COVID-19 relief funds, community health organizations, and Packers fan causes. It has been featured on Fox 11, NBC Sunday Night Football, WBAY, WFRV, CBS58, NBC26, the Green Bay Press-Gazette, Door County Pulse, Wisconsin Public Radio, and Spectrum News. It has won the Gold ADDY Award (2021, 2025) and Silver ADDY Award (2016).
Each year brings a new design, a new theme, and a new community experience. Canvas prints of the Packers Fence are available in the store.
2025 Packers Fence – Community Paint-by-Numbers
The 2025 Packers Fence on Lombardi Avenue was designed by Zane as a large-scale paint-by-numbers piece, inviting community members and Packers fans to pick up a brush and paint alongside him. Sponsored by Kwik Trip and featured on many local and national media outlets, the project continued a decade-long tradition of community-driven mural art facing Lambeau Field.
Green Bay Gives Back Fence - 2025 NFL Draft
For the 2025 NFL Draft coming to Green Bay, Zane designed a community portrait fence on Lombardi Avenue with a mission behind every face on it. Fans and community members purchased portrait likeness spots on the fence, each one illustrated by Craig Nordeen and painted by Zane, with all proceeds going to three local Green Bay charities: Grit920, Freedom House, and 23's Cleats 4 Kidz. The project raised $16,750 in total, turning a mural into a meaningful act of community giving tied to one of the biggest sporting events ever held in Green Bay. Featured on NFL Network, ESPN, Fox 11, Spectrum News, and the Green Bay Press-Gazette.
2024 Packers Fence – Community Paint-by-Numbers
Designed as a paint-by-numbers style piece, the 2024 Packers Community Fence was brought to life by roughly 500 community members and Packers fans over multiple days on Lombardi Avenue. Featured on ESPN, Sports Center, Sunday Night Football, Fox 11, WBAY, and the Green Bay Press-Gazette.
2023 packers Fence – Community Paint-By-Numbers
Designed as a paint-by-numbers piece and painted by roughly 200 community members and Packers fans, the 2023 Packers Community Fence continued the tradition of community-driven public art on Lombardi Avenue. Featured in the Green Bay Press-Gazette, NBC26, WBAY, WFRV, and WLUK.
2022 Packers Fence - thunder & lightning
The 2022 Packers Fence celebrated the most explosive running back duo in the NFL that season, AJ Dillon ("Thunder" / Quadzilla) and Aaron Jones ("Lightning" / Showtyme). The design captured the contrasting but complementary energy of both backs: Dillon's raw power and Jones's electric speed, two forces that defined the Packers' offense that year. One fence, two legends, zero brakes.
2021 Packers Fence - All Aboard the D-Train
The 2021 edition of the Packers Fence celebrated the defensive unit known as the “D-Train” — featuring portraits of Kenny Clark, Jaire Alexander, Za’Darius Smith, and an epic locomotive.
2020 Packers Fence - Green Bay Strong
The 2020 Packers Fence was born out of one of the strangest seasons in NFL history. With COVID-19 keeping fans out of Lambeau Field for most of the year, Zane found a way to get them on the fence instead. Fans purchased spots to have their own likeness painted directly onto the Packers Fence on Lombardi Avenue, putting real Green Bay faces front and center outside the stadium they couldn't walk into. The project carried the message "Green Bay Strong" and raised over $6,000 for COVID-19 relief, turning a season defined by absence into a celebration of the community that shows up for this team no matter what. Featured on CBS58, NBC26, FOX11, and WFRV.
2019 Packers Fence - Bart Starr
The 2019 Packers Fence honored Packers legend Bart Starr, who passed away that year. A tribute to one of the greatest quarterbacks in NFL history and a cornerstone of Green Bay’s football legacy.
2018 Packers Fence - 100 Years
Celebrating the Green Bay Packers’ 100th anniversary season, the 2018 Packers Fence honored a century of Packers football with a design rooted in the team’s storied history. Featuring illustrations of historical and modern age Green Bay Packer players.
2017 Packers Fence - Defenders of Lambeau
The 2017 edition featured the defensive core of the Green Bay Packers “Defenders of Lambeau”, in Zane’s signature bold graphic portrait style.
2016 Packers Fence - Miracle in Motown
The 2016 Packers Fence “Miracle in Motown” celebrated the unbelievable 61-yard throw by Aaron Rodgers and caught by James Jones to in against the Detroit Lions in the previous season. The mural was scaled so it could be interactive for fans to post and look like they are catching a pass from Aaron Rodgers.
2015 Packers Fence - Cheesehead Nation
The original Packers Fence, the project that started it all. Created in 2015, “Cheesehead Nation” was Zane’s first community fence mural facing Lambeau Field and the foundation for a decade-long tradition.