Martin Puryear’s newest and most complex work, “Lookout,” draws on the ancient method of Nubian vaulting, and the artist’s own history.

NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (Sept. 14, 2023) – We now know what’s painted on themed sculptures that will be going up in nine local communities as part of a countywide public art initiative. The Tuscarawas Arts Partnership invited everyone to the Performing Arts Center Wednesday evening for a Love Tusc Preview Party. Artist Cathy Straub painted a “Spirit of Dover” sculpture that the city will display on the northeast quadrant of the square. Mayor Shane Gunnoe is pleased with how it turned out. New Philadelphia resident Tony Contini got to decorate the one for his hometown and says he learned a lot about its history in the process. The other sculptures making their debut Wednesday evening were for Bolivar, Strasburg, Sugarcreek, Dennison, Newconerstown, Port Washington, and the Atwood Lake region. Those will start going up Oct. 1 as fundraising continues to expand the project into another 11 communities and create a countywide sculpture tour next summer. For details and to donate, visit tuscarawasartspartnership.org.

One of the new beloved troll sculptures popping up around western Washington became the victim of taggers sometime this week.

One of the new beloved troll sculptures popping up around western Washington became the victim of taggers sometime this week.

The newly revealed Lincoln Park troll was found tagged on Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023. (KOMO)

With “Scratching the Back,” Nairy Baghramian creates the most colorful and unsettling Facade Commission yet, chipping away at the gray stones of the Met.

Crucial restoration work to ensure the head continues to rotate will begin in late September.

The “Time Pyramid” is being assembled slowly by the residents of a German town, who can scarcely imagine the world in which the artwork will be completed.

The lighthouses will form trails in Cowes and Southampton before being auctioned off for charity.

Gainesville, Georgia, United States– Located in a small park in Gainesville, Georgia, the massive sculpture of Brenau University’s mascot, the Golden Tiger, was created by Greg Johnson in 2013 and funded by Ike Belk, a fan of the university’s sports teams; the tiger is named Lucille after the wife of a former president of Brenau; it stands eight feet tall, 14 feet long, and weighs over a ton, thus setting the world record for being the World’s Largest Golden Tiger Sculpture, according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.