A Winter Walk Through Outdoor Art

February 6, 2024 1 min read
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Outdoor art is an important part of UA’s campus culture and identity. Next time you walk across campus, stop a moment to take a new look at UA’s familiar public sculptures, just a few of which are shown here. The art and art history department website offers more information on UA’s permanent outdoor collection.

small bronze cat with upturned face
“Cat” by Max Schaefer, turns its little bronze face to enjoy the winter sunshine.
painted steel obelisk
“Homage to Brancusi” by Billy Lee, is painted steel.
Arch sculpture
This cast iron and cast bronze arch, “Pent/La Buidhe Bealltain,” is by George Beasley.
Close up of arch
Outdoor sculpture lets the viewer see surroundings in a new way.
Squirrel sitting on top of bronze flower sculpture.
Detail from Ringo Lisko’s “Flourish” (does not include squirrel).
abstract steel sculpture
Paget Kern’s welded steel creation “Mobius and Borromean Rings” can also be found in the Woods Quad Sculpture Garden.
Outdoor sculpture of metal wagon with rocks.
Notice the details in “Walt Whitman Cult Wagon” by Peter Flanery.
Four sculpted figures, three standing, one prone.
“Icarus and the Guardian Angels” by Be Gardiner is located in Gribbin Park.
face of sculpted angel
“Icarus and the Guardian Angels” was purchased by the University in 1991.
Minerva statue against clear blue winter sky