A biennial sculpture competition and garden located in Cleveland with 53 pieces on display. Est. 2000
The Sculpture Garden at Delta State University – formally known as the Hazel and Jimmy Sanders Sculpture Garden – sits outside the Bologna Performing Arts Center on campus. The Sculpture Garden showcases the work of regional and national sculptors to exhibit their work, makes visible Delta State University’s commitment to and appreciation of artistic endeavors, enhances the vitality of the campus
03/06/2024
Great feature on our committee member & exhibiting artist, Lawson King! https://rooted.substack.com/p/mississippi-native-lawson-king
Mississippi Native: Lawson King "As far as how Mississippi has affected my life’s path—I think about how crazy it would be to tell third grade Lawson, who dressed up as an artist for career day, that it happened."
MEET THE ARTISTS! Matt Miller discusses his piece "Social Fabric"
MEET THE ARTISTS! Hanna Seggerman discusses her work "Surround"
MEET THE ARTISTS! Earl Dismuke and his piece "Dingbat"
MEET THE ARTISTS! Clifton Cox and his piece "Stryker"
MEET THE ARTISTS! Learn more about Andy Denton and "Lovearch"
MEET THE ARTISTS! Learn more about Andrew Light and his piece "Anomie Exquisite"
03/05/2023
2022-2024 EXHIBITION: Global Marker by Glenn Zweygardt Sculpture. "GLOBAL MARKER is a sculpture with a strong sinuous body of brilliant white marble on a base stone of the same material. A rectangular stone of metamorphic marble from Vermont rests on top. Curiously this densely green marble with white streaks, Verde Antique, was once a while marble also. Now it is as thick with green as an ancient forest. The top of the sculpture has two bronze elements. The lower one is a scribed globe; the upper is a thick crescent of bronze resembling the horns of an Egyptian deity. Looking at Global Marker, one has a sense of a long line of ancestors who shared an importance of belief and community with dignity and honor."
03/01/2023
2022-2024 EXHIBITION: Stryker by Clifton Cox. "I enjoy creating fabricated steel sculptures composed of intricately abstracted forms and structures, exhibiting measureless movement and energy. Inspired by organic and figurative elements, I like to combine them with mechanical components and balance them with volatile color and polished finishes. The goal is to create an interesting form with endless angles of composition, creating a mystical narrative, and captivating the viewers’ imagination beyond comprehendible measures. Stryker represents the inherent role of music and dance in the life of Native American’s ceremonial purposes of the “War Dance.” Fighting movements, and the use of weapons, are accompanied with indigenous music to prepare a warrior’s mental and spiritual amplitude for battle. Tomahawks, bows & arrows, lances, and knives were customary weapons used during a war dance, while drums, rattles, rasps, bells, and clap-sticks were habitually used instruments during war dance ceremonies. Stryker’s composition demonstrates the human figure, gesturing a tomahawk while engaged in an energetic dance of expression honoring the emotional and spiritual preparation of a hostile campaign."