On Aug. 8, Cedar Park City Council approved three new art selections to be on display in the city’s sculpture garden throughout the course of fiscal year 2024-25.

Zooming in

City staff kicked off the selection process for the Cedar Park Sculpture Garden’s upcoming display year in May with a call for art submittals. As of the June deadline, the city received 21 total applications.

Out of those 21 submissions, city staff chose the following pieces to display:
  • “Spirit Totem” by Warren Cullar symbolizes life being a balance.
  • “The Messenger/11:11” by Matt Donner, a Cedar Park resident, contains themes of love and new beginnings.
  • “Cerebral Drama” by Anthony St. James brings awareness to mental health; St. James was selected in last year’s cohort and has a piece on display in the garden called “Healing Community.”
“Bond” by Jessica Bell is an alternate selection in the event that other sculptures are not available when it’s time for them to be installed.

The new cohort will debut at the 9th Annual Taste of Cedar Park event on Oct. 15, Assistant to the City Manager Jacob Worth said during the Aug. 8 meeting.


Due to the success of some other city programs, Worth said this year, the city is able to award small cash prizes of $2,000, $1,500 and $1,000 to the respective artists rather than the stipend provided in previous years to support the sculpture’s delivery and installation.

According to city documents, funding for the prizes is available through the city’s public art fund.

Zooming out

Located adjacent to the city’s recreation center at 1435 Main St., the Cedar Park Sculpture Garden has been open since 2013 and includes a total of 12 pad sites, Worth said.


New sculptures are selected each year for a one-year display period as sculptures from the prior year are rotated out to make room for the new ones. Worth said the outgoing sculptures from the last display period include "Woven Orb," "Something Fishy" and "Healing Community," which were all approved in the 2023-24 cohort.

A few of the sculptures in the garden are on loan from the artists and are available for purchase, according to previous Community Impact reporting. However, most of the pieces are part of the city’s permanent art collection.

Stay tuned

The newly selected sculptures will be installed between Oct. 7-14, and the display period will run from October 2024-October 2025, according to city documents.