ART IN PUBLIC PLACES:
SCULPTURE PROGRAM

The Art in Public Places program brings art outside, adding character and beauty to our city streets and spaces.  The program includes an annually rotating, outdoor sculpture exhibition and a large-scale mural program that is entering its second year. The sculptures are installed in prominent locations throughout Knoxville, Oak Ridge, and Alcoa. Started in 2007 by Eddie Mannis and Bart Watkins, the Art in Public Places sculpture program has curated and installed over 240 works of art and gained national recognition as a platform for exhibiting world-class sculptors.

2020 ART VENDORS

SCULPTURE 

PROGRAM

The Art in Public Places Sculpture is an annually rotating, outdoor sculpture exhibition that are installed in prominent locations throughout Knoxville, Oak Ridge, and Alcoa. There are currently sculptures installed in these locations:

• Krutch Park (Downtown Knoxville)

• Cradle of Country Music Park (Downtown Knoxville)

• ORNL (Northshore Branch)

• ORNL (Oak Ridge Branch)

• Emory Place

• Zoo Knoxville

• UT Gardens

• Mcghee Tyson Airport

• The Muse 

Started in 2007 by Eddie Mannis and Bart Watkins, the Art in Public Places sculpture program has curated and installed over 240 works of art and gained national recognition as a platform for exhibiting world-class sculptors. This year’s ambitious collection of sculptures created by artists from across the nation has been selected by sculptor John Douglas Powers. 

2021-2022 EXHIBITION