SculpTOUR Adds 5 New Works for 2024

Greg Wilson/Anderson Observer

Recent visitors to downtown Anderson, likely noticed something new as they walked the sidewalks.

Five new public sculptures have joined other works on the streets downtown as part of the Anderson Arts Center’s SculpTOUR, a public partnership between the Anderson Arts Center and the City of Anderson to increase public art downtown.

There are currently five new pieces on display. The following will be in place until Spring 2025.

Each piece is identified with artist’s statements and media to further educate the public about this program.

Here is the list of sculptures for SculpTOUR:

Robert Coon: “Intersection”

Location: Next to the Wren Pavilion

Hanna Jubran: “Life Cycle”

Location: Corner of E. Earle St. & Main St.

Doug McAbee: “Sophie”

Location: Corner of Market St. & Main St.

Aldo Muzzarelli: “The Juggler of Illusions” (a funded piece paying tribute to the late Marshall Meadors pictured at end of this story).

Location: Corner of E. Whitner St. & Main St.

Yelitza Diaz

The Mermaid: “Fantasies of Freedom”

Location: Across from the Bleckley Inn off of McDuffie St.