2024 Decatur Sculpture Tour

These sculptures will be on display through mid-April 2024, and may be purchased. If interested, email the DST Committee, or please call 260-724-3939 and ask for Coni Mayer. In addition, permanent sculptures are around the downtown area and around Riverside Sculpture Park. Pick up a map for the locations or download "Otocast" app for a self-guided tour.

Outdoor Sculptures

The sculptures below are positioned along the sidewalks throughout downtown Decatur and can be enjoyed any time. We highly recommend our audio tour. Download the Otocast App to hear our artists explain their work and inspiration.

Spider

Spider

I love the surprise that we get from seeing out of the ordinary things in ordinary places. That moment of surprise helps bring awareness to our surroundings and creates an opportunity to reimagine our sense of place. The relationship that these pieces have with the environment communicates to the viewer. It is this connection that helps activate our imagination, which helps us see the world differently.

Nathan Pierce
Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Mayor's Choice
Walking Tall

Walking Tall

Iconic and timeless, we stretch toward the sky, yearning for the caress of wind on our faces and the tender green sustenance that fuels our existence.

Craig Snyder
Plymouth, Minnesota
Three Amigos

Three Amigos

This sculpture is made up of three white Egrets. The group is a family of a mother and its two younger birds. The Egrets' shape has been cut out and hammered and shaped into the birds. This sculpture is life-size.

Judd Nelson
Wayzata, Minnesota
Home Spun

Home Spun

The overall rocket shape is positive, moving up, attempting to leave tornadic chaos and confusion behind.

Andrew Arvanetes
Kankakee, Illinois
Leaving the Past Behind

Leaving the Past Behind

Gary started Hoveyware Sculptures by making a small, simple Heron. After Twenty years, with the talent of Jim, we end an era with a much more robust and interesting Heron that is also leaving the past behind.

Gary Hovey/ Jim Perrine
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People's Choice
Best of Show
Nimrod

Nimrod

An abstract of the human form. Implied movement with the twist of the 'hips'. The name is taken from the Marvel character 'Nimrod'. A large, imposing robot.

Alex Mendez
Decatur, Indiana
Dandelion

Dandelion

A light and airy design made from discarded library shelf dividers.

Greg Summers
Fremont, IN
Offset Air Auger

Offset Air Auger

An Offset Air Auger Cleaner shows a probable, possible, wishful tool, unhappily with unlikely functionalism.

Charles Yost
Chicago, Illinois
Oculus Time

Oculus Time

My life changed on 3-10-08 when our son lost his life...It was then that "Welding" began to ease some of the grief and my creativity was awakened and I began to transform into an artist and metal sculptor and have been creating non-stop ever since.

Richard Morgan
Wauseon, OH
Treasure Tower

Treasure Tower

This is one in my series of conical towers which explore the intersection between natural structures (trees, rocks, plants) and human built architecture. Visitors are invited to open the small doors and touch the items inside. Enjoy it on many levels - as an abstract linear sculpture which casts curious shadows at different times of day, as a celebration of light and color, and as an invitation to play.

Gail Katz-James
Minneapolis, MN
Nautilus

Nautilus

A study gauging visuospatial effect of relating elements by the square of the golden ratio.

Elton Bishop
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Learning Curve

Learning Curve

"Learning Curve" represents a significant milestone in my artistic journey as one of my earliest public art sculptures. The sculpture encapsulates the complex journey of education, highlighting the transformative process of overcoming challenges and acquiring new skills and experiences, especially for those navigating these spaces with a learning disability.

Cecelia Moseley
Meridian, Mississippi
InspirationAward
In the Line of Duty

In the Line of Duty

This sculpture depicts a young boy crouching down and playing with a boat. He is wearing a fireman's helmet. Originally commissioned as a memorial to a firefighter who died In the Line of Duty.

James Haire
Fort Collins, Colorado
When in Doubt Wear Red

When in Doubt Wear Red

This sculpture is part of a series that was created for the 100 Days of Bill Blass celebration in Ft. Wayne, IN, 2022.

Gregory Mendez
Decatur, Indiana
Hope

Hope

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Clark Martinek
Mitchell, South Dakota
Flower Abstract #1

Flower Abstract #1

A fond memory spotting these flowers down a country road

Alex Mendez
Decatur, Indiana
Aluminum Spiral

Aluminum Spiral

To paraphrase that great philosopher Popeye, "I yam what I yam!" meaning: "It is what it is!"

Ken Thompson
Blissfield, Michigan
Cluster of Poppies

Cluster of Poppies

It doesn't matter where, poppies just like to hang out together, especially the recycled from junk variety.

Jennifer Meyer
Lansing, IL
MC-24K Instry

MC-24K Instry

The joy of imagination is boundless, empowering us to envision worlds beyond reality, fueling creativity, and transforming ordinary moments into extraordinary adventures of the mind.

Matt Miller
Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Committee Choice
The Universal Language

The Universal Language

It was once stated that music is the universal language of mankind. People from all walks of life can get together and, without speaking a word, share a moment through music. This can bring us together when there are many factors in our world driving us apart.

Dale Compton
Kasota, MN
Keep it Together

Keep it Together

Benjamin Pierce
Cape Girardeau, Missouri

Indoor Sculptures

The sculptures below are inside; many in storefront windows.

Triumph of Digital

Triumph of Digital

A celebration of raw data, ones and zeros, and the conflicting conclusions drawn from different interpretations of it.

Elton Bishop
Fort Wayne, Indiana
The Scarf King

The Scarf King

"Ah, but these are no ordinary scraps," The Scarf King said. "I weave my scarves from the threads of time and the fabric of the universe. Try it on and see!"

Shelby Nower
Decatur, IN
Rewarding Day

Rewarding Day

This is a bronze depicting a care-worn prospector as he finally gets rewarded for all his hard work and patience. Gary made the original sculpture as well as molding, casting and coloring the bronze.

Gary Hovey
New Knoxville, Ohio
The Turtles of Eagle Marsh

The Turtles of Eagle Marsh

I did a multi-week Artist- in-Residence at Little River Wetlands Project's Eagle Marsh in Fort Wayne this past September. These turtles are 3 of my 4 projects. Each is featured in an original coloring book by my collaborator, Aly Munger, titled The Turtles of Eagle Marsh. She graciously agreed to paint the Map Turtle. Each one hand carved from single pieces of walnut, poplar, and birch, using traditional carving skills.

Doc - Lawrence A. Wiedman, PhD
Huntington, Indiana
Here Comes the Sun

Here Comes the Sun

A shining reminder that it's alright

Alex Mendez
Decatur, Indiana
The Emperor Penguin Family

The Emperor Penguin Family

I made several smaller models of these fine Royals for family presents this past year and decided that I really wanted to do one set life-sized. Each one is hand carved from single pieces of walnut, poplar, and birch. Here it is. I hope you like them.

Doc - Lawrence A. Wiedman, PhD
Huntington, Indiana
Survivor

Survivor

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Clark Martinek
Mitchell, South Dakota

Titanium Sponsors

Adams County Community Foundation
Arts United / Indiana Arts Commission
Indiana Arts Commission
Porter Family Foundation

Platinum Sponsors

City of Decatur
Decatur Arts Commission
Hoosier Pattern Inc

Gold Sponsors

Adams Memorial Hospital
Adams Public Library System (In Kind
Ambassador Enterprises
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