the images : additional Art Work in Public Spaces in the Wilmington, NC Area

There is even more visual art that is beyond the scope of this project.

The area is rich in architectural detail that is really a form of visual art.
Many churches and synagogues have religious art, artifacts and stained glass windows.
There are many businesses that support art by featuring art as well as commissioning sculptures, murals and designs for their establishments.
Many individuals have art, particularly fountains and sculpture in visible site in their yards and gardens. An example is the fountain at the Latimer House.
There is a wealth of visual art, statuary and relief work in particular, found in the many cemeteries in this region.

We are sure we have missed many important works but we decided to proceed with what we have. If you know of other works in public spaces in the Wilmington area please let us know and we will add them to this list.

Cameron Art Museum

“Man Kicking World” by Viola Frey, an outdoor sculpture.

Site specific art in the park

“Glove Palapa” by Dixon Stetler
“Endless Tower of Tires” by Dan Brawley and Robert Delford Brown

Cape Fear Museum

Murals in the Michael Jordan Discovery Gallery by Brooks Pearce.

Thalian Hall

“Colorfalls” by Dorothy Gillespie. A ceiling to floor sculpture inside Thalian Hall.

State Port Administration Building

Claude Howell, terra cotta wall art work.

Kenan Auditorium at UNCW

Portrait of Mrs. Sarah Graham Kenan by Dupree Fuller.

Wilmington Railroad Museum

Many pieces of railroad related art as well as a painting of Henry Williams by H. A. Roben.

Harnett Obelisk, designed and built by M.G. Delahunty and erected by the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the State of North Carolina.

The obelisk was designed to honor the “colonial heroes of the Lower Cape Fear.” It is located in the center of Market Street at Third Street.

New Hanover County Schools

New Hanover High School J. Maxwell Miller, artist of a World War I bas-relief. The work bears an inscription to the Wilmington dead of World War I.

Blair Elementary School Mural by Tracy Weaver and Dreams.

Carolina Beach Elementary School Mural by Brooks Pearce

Winter Park Elementary School Mural by Brooks Pearce

New Hanover County Arboretum

A fountain created by Al Frega; a frog sculpture by Andy Cobb at the Gathering Garden; a turtle sculpture for the water garden by Dumay Gorham.

North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher

Sculptured fish by Michael Van Hout

Fiberglass and foam sculpture by Dumay Gorham

A series of six bronze sculptures by wildlife artist David Turner incorporated into the Memorial Garden

For the reflective pool at the aquarium’s entrance, Turner also created metal Atlantic spadefish, swimming in an aquatic environment.

Airlie Garden memorial garden in memory of Minnie Evans.

Virginia Wright- Frierson selected and managed a team of seven artists, each of whom created their own sculptures. The group included Karen Crouch, Dumay Gorham, Brooks Koff, Hiroshi Sueyoshi, Michael Van Hout, and guest artist Tejuola Turner. Virginia ¬Wright-Frierson created the garden’s centerpiece, the Airlie Gardens Bottle Chapel.

Pedestrian Art Program designed by Matthew Dols

Sculptures are chosen for display by an Advisory Board / Selection Committee for placement on the Riverwalk, at the entrances to the scenic walkway along the Cape Fear riverfront, the historic Post Office on North Front Street, the median strip at Front and Market Street, Bijou Park located on the 200 block of North Front Street, and at Mayfaire Town Center.

Current and Past Artists

Images of each artist’s works are available on the links below back to the main website of Pedestrian Art-Wilmington, NC.