Rosemary Beach Sculpture Exhibition Wall Art Photo by Troy Ruprecht

2026-27

ARTISTS & SCULPTURES

ELEVATING OUR BUILT ENVIRONMENT THROUGH PUBLIC ART

Each of the sculptures selected for the Exhibition engages with the theme in distinct and meaningful ways, integrating artistic expression into the fabric of urban and communal spaces. Through this thoughtful placement, public art enhances the aesthetic character of the environment while contributing to a strong sense of place and identity. These works do more than beautify—they invite interaction, encouraging both planned and spontaneous moments of connection among residents and visitors alike.

Public art has the unique ability to provoke thought and evoke emotion. It can inspire, calm, and educate, fostering a deeper relationship between people and their surroundings. By incorporating art into everyday spaces, communities create opportunities for reflection and dialogue, promoting creativity, imagination, and innovation in ways that feel both accessible and impactful.

Ultimately, elevating both the natural and built environment through public art is about creating vibrant, inclusive spaces that celebrate creativity, diversity, and shared human experience. The Exhibition underscores the essential role of art in shaping communities that are not only visually compelling, but also deeply engaging and culturally enriched for all who experience them.

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

TAKE A SCULPTURE HOME

All of the new sculptures will be available for sale at the closing of the exhibition in October 2027. Click on the photo for more information. 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 . The contest applies to

all of the new sculptures in this year's exhibition. 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.

MAMAN

Adam Walls
Tryon, North Carolina
2024-25 ROSEMARY BEACH Sculpture Exhibition

Maman

Stainless Steel

96” x 24” x 36” / $12,000

“My sculpture is concept driven and is often highly viewer interactive. The conceptual component of my work is often derived from some memory that was stirred by the shape of some memento that I have held on to since childhood. These things bring up thoughts and experiences that challenge me and guide me through the creative process. There are elements in much of my larger works that are derived from my love of fantasy, escapism, and pop-culture imagery. My sculpture does range in size drastically from minuscule to monumental. Some of my sculptures only require the viewer to watch as they see themselves reflected atop a difficult and imposing staircase which could represent the challenges we face in order to achieve our goals. In whatever way my viewer chooses to engage my work, I find that it is not always necessary to me that the viewer understand my concept, but it is important to me that I provide an experience that might encourage the viewer to see and engage art more often.”

NUCLEUS

Gregory Johnson
Cumming, Georgia
2024-25 ROSEMARY BEACH Sculpture Exhibition

Nucleus

Stainless Steel

110” x 60” x 24” / $16,500

“The new contemporary works, which were started five years ago, are built upon the concepts of traditional works. Specifically, the modern works depict or suggest things that we see and are familiar with, but cannot necessarily touch or quantify. My lyrical, caressing rings form beautiful contemporary sculptures that suggest the pathways of life, the forces of nature or emotions of our humanity. I chose the circle as a thematic symbol because of its cleanliness of shape, presence in our ever day life, and the fact that it has no corners- just one beautiful line with no beginning, middle or end. An incredible spiritual shape that invites interpretation. I use the entire circle, whole and complete, contrast it with segments of the circle, and yet other times will use other geometric shapes to make circles...quite a mix of contradictions.”

AN OAR FOR ODYSSEUS SECOND PLACE WINNER

Raine Bedsole
New Orleans, Louisiana
2024-25 ROSEMARY BEACH Sculpture Exhibition

An Oar for Odysseus

Solid Cast Bronze

87” x 6” x 3” / $24,000

“My childhood was spent in Coastal Alabama. On our farm the river would routinely overflow its banks and surge across the fields. My brother kept a canoe on our porch so that he could go see his friends when the neighborhood flooded. It was all very exciting as a child and I have treasured memories getting around by boats as a teenager. The familiar ebb and flow of water marks the cycles of my life. When I have dreams of flying, I am always in a boat.
On a different level, the mythology of the boat resonates within me. The boat is frequently the vessel for transporting the soul. Egyptians barques ferrying the dead to their afterlife, funery longboats carrying Norse warriors out to sea for the last time, and soul ships of the Irian Jaya are just a few of the iconic vessels that inspire me.”

IDYLL

Luke Achterberg
La Crosse, Wisconsin
2024-25 ROSEMARY BEACH Sculpture Exhibition

Idyll

Stainless Steel

96” x 24” x 24” / $20,000

“The work explores the contemporary subcultures of Americana found in automotive customizing, style writing, calligraphy, graffiti, comic books, snow/skateboarding and street art. The exciting energy, playful whimsy, and bold colorful fluidity that the artist has practiced in these subcultures are manifested in each sculpture. As well, all of these subcultures display extremely high technical skills developed outside of academia, and is conscious of these blue collar ideals as he melds them with his white collar academic fine art training. While working, he is continually playing with balance, both physical and aesthetic, to create a pronounced visual sleekness, what he calls "Super Sleek".”

POSITIVITY IN NEGATIVE SPACE

Cecelia Moseley
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
2024-25 ROSEMARY BEACH Sculpture Exhibition

Positivity in Negative Space

Steel

96” x 60” x 65” / $6,000

“Positivity in Negative Space embodies a language I crafted during childhood to navigate challenging educational environments. The piece symbolizes the interplay of positive and negative spaces in our lives, especially those related to neurological disabilities that often go unnoticed, allowing individuals to blend into society. Metaphorically, this sculpture celebrates this reality, with the negative spaces representing the often-overlooked aspects of cognitive disabilities. Like the balance between positive form and negative space in sculpture, society requires a harmonious integration of individuals with cognitive disabilities to bring meaning to existence. Just as art and religion fulfill the human need for meaning, individuals with cognitive disabilities contribute to society's collective understanding and enrichment, highlighting the importance of acknowledging and embracing the negative spaces in our lives.”

EMBRACE

Jim Weitzel
Forest City, North Carolina
2024-25 ROSEMARY BEACH Sculpture Exhibition

Embrace

Bonding Cement

72” x 48” x 24” / $9,500

“I want my work to be more than just object, to have a deeper meaning that connects us to a spiritual life and to our fellow man. My work includes many techniques, welding which is akin to meditation, wood working, metal casting, mold making and many more. My process involves idea first and then finding the best techniques to execute that idea.
You will note when viewing my work that I create art in many diverse fields, this comes from my interest in working with all types of materials and processes along with my conceptualization of what art is. That being not creating the same thing over and over but about the exploration of new concepts along with the mastery of technique. I now have a library of skills that I use in the creation of my work.”

JUBILATION

Paul Saviskas
Inverness, Florida
2024-25 ROSEMARY BEACH Sculpture Exhibition

Jubilation

Stainless Steel, Concrete and Mosaics

77” x 36” x 36” / $45,000

“Joyful encounter of friends. Jubilation was created to express happiness, festivity, friendship and community. The lyrical figures were overjoyed and celebrated the good news with song and dance. The base of the sculpture depicts a mosaic pattern creating the illusion of flowing rhythm and movement in the music, intertwined with the joyful figures above the base telling their story.
The sculpture was fabricated using a process of hand hammering and welding together sheets of stainless steel. It incorporates the art of hand shaping the metal to form the figures giving them texture, and forms that are gracefully rounded, twisted and rhythmical.”

DINGBAT FIRST PLACE WINNER!

Earl Dismuke
Oxford, Mississippi
2024-25 ROSEMARY BEACH Sculpture Exhibition

Welded Steel
138" x 96" x 48"/$30,000

"Dingbat is the second piece in a series of works based on the fantasy of my childhood imagination. Dingbat is an ode to storytelling and the outlandish stories I heard as a child. The word dingbat itself is defined as a noun meaning a stupid or an eccentric person. However, I always viewed it as a term of endearment. As a child, when I was trying to be funny or entertaining, telling my own outlandish stories, my mother would call me "dingbat." In the South story telling is still a part of the culture.”

VASANZIO TROY

Steven Buduo
St. Louis, Missouri
2024-25 ROSEMARY BEACH Sculpture Exhibition

Vasanzio Troy

Steel

72” x 96” x 48” / $14,500

“My work is deeply rooted in themes of space, scale, and gravity. Using steel and concrete as primary mediums, I draw inspiration from architecture to create sculptures that evoke imagery of monumental
structures. My practice revolves around the significance of space, evident in forms that intertwine, meld together, or fracture abruptly.”

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. “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. Rodrique is well known for his famous “Blue Dog” paintings. The concept for this piece took about 10 years to develop.
This particular sculpture is very much about its materials and its light. The way it is painted and the way it is presented will very much shock people.”

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.
The material I use and the process of my work is directly influenced by experience. Inspired by many years in the construction business, the idea to create sculpture from those same materials seemed natural and permanent. The decision to utilize the benefits of structural steel in my work also comes from being inspired by the fabrication process. “I enjoy the dedication and commitment that is required with this material, it helps build character”. The relationship that these pieces have with the natural environment communicate to the viewer. It is this connection that helps activate our imagination and helps us see the world differently.”

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

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.

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.”

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.”

THE SCULPTURES BELOW ARE PART OF OUR PERMANENT COLLECTION