Rosemary Beach Sculpture Exhibition Wall Art Photo by Troy Ruprecht

2024-25

ARTISTS & SCULPTURES

The theme for the exhibition this year is:

ELEVATING OUR BUILT ENVIRONMENT THROUGH PUBLIC ART

Each of the sculptures selected for the Exhibition addresses the theme in various ways. This involves integrating artistic expressions into urban landscapes and communal spaces. Public art enhances the aesthetic appeal of communities, contributing to a sense of place and identity. Beyond aesthetics, it can serve as a catalyst for social interaction and community engagement.

Public art projects often aim to provoke thought and have the power to inspire, calm and educate, fostering a deeper connection between people and their surroundings. By incorporating art into public spaces, cities and communities can promote creativity, imagination, and innovation.

Moreover, public art can contribute to economic development and play a role in sustainability efforts, promoting environmental awareness and encouraging sustainable design practices.

Ultimately, elevating our natural and built environment through public art is about creating vibrant and inclusive spaces that celebrate creativity, diversity, and the shared human experience. It underscores the importance of art in shaping a more livable, engaging, and culturally enriched urban environment for everyone.

These nine new sculptures, along with the six in our Permanent Collection, will enhance the picturesque and natural seaside environment of Rosemary Beach!

TAKE A SCULPTURE HOME

Each of the nine new sculptures are available for sale at the closing of the exhibition in October 2025. Prices are listed. Please contact rbsculptureexhibition@gmail.com for more information.

VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE SCULPTURE

Vote for your favorite sculpture below in our People's Choice Award contest . On a computer monitor, hover over the sculpture photo then click on the heart icon to register your vote. On a mobile phone screen, click on the photo first to display the heart icon.

outdoor sculpture, RBSE, Rosemary Beach,

NEW SCULPTURES

PHOTOS COMING SOON

COLORS OF MY MIND

George Rodrigue, b. 1944 d. 2013
New Iberia, Louisiana
2017-2018 PERMANENT COLLECTION

Colors of My Mind, 2008

Chrome, aluminum and steel; automotive flip flop paint finished with automotive sealer. No. 1 of 5.
8’ tall

"Rodrique's design gracefully utilizes metal to form a three-sided Blue Dog. The strong, static shape gains movement from the light, enhanced by its reflective surface and flip flop paint."

2024-2025 Rosemary Beach Sculpture Exhibition Art Florida
Rosemary Beach
Outdoor Sculpture

VOTIVE

Gregory Johnson, b. 1955
Cumming, Georgia
2017-2018 FIRST PLACE AWARD,
PERMANENT COLLECTION

Votive, 2015

Stainless steel

60”x 36”x 24”

"Soft elegant arcs that emulate a waterfall of wave, that inspires relaxation."

EMPRESS

NATHAN PIERCE b. 1975
Cape Girardeau, Missouri
2019-2020 FIRST PLACE AWARD,
PERMANENT COLLECTION

Stainless steel, cast acrylic

65” x 30” x 20”

Empress is an abstract representation of the strength, love, and beauty that we find in the female form. Seeing the world through her purple- colored wings, the world around us becomes a brighter place.

2021–22 Rosemary Beach Sculpture Exhibition Art Florida Gallery Outdoors 30A

Holds Water: Kneeling Rock for Standing Rock

Kimmerjae Macarus b. 1956
Lafayette, Colorado
2021-2022 PERMANENT COLLECTION

Holds Water: Kneeling Rock for Standing Rock

40” x 22” x 24”

During the time the artist was working on this sculpture, the intense drama at Standing Rock in North Dakota was unfolding with the Water Protectors. She states, “The courage of the Native Americans and their allies, and the brutal and shortsighted commitments of the pipeline enthusiasts moved me very deeply. At a certain point the epiphany came that this stone was part of the voice of the Earth coming up just then, showing the good way to care for water: with great tenderness, deep appreciation and also great strength.”

The artist further states that she is committed to “donate any proceeds from the sale of this work toward Native American efforts to protect water and land from harmful developments.”

BRADBURY

Kirsten Kainz b. 1972
Belgrade, Montana
2021-2022 PERMANENT COLLECTION

Bradbury

Mixed media

6 1/2’ x 3’ x 2’

Using household items, the artist has created an intricate beautiful giant butterfly. In using these materials, we will see man-made creations crafted to depict one of the universe’s most amazing and endangered creations and this makes the sculpture beautiful as well as thought-provoking.

EXTINCTION BLUES

Charles Pilkey b. 1956
Mint Hill, North Carolina
2021-2022 PERMANENT COLLECTION

Extinction Blues

Painted steel & bronze

9’x2’x2’

This sculpture is about the mass extinctions spawned by the rise of civilization. The artist states, “We live in an age of burgeoning technology yet rarely consider the environmental and social costs of such rapid development. . . Extinction Blues is “intended to encourage people to ponder the possible impacts, both negative and positive, of new technologies.”

2024-25

ARTISTS & SCULPTURES

ROSEMARY BEACH SCULPTURE EXHIBITION