Sarasota - Manatee

Public Art, Displays, and Memorials

This page lists public art, sculptures, statues, monuments, memorials, fountains, and other forms of art or historical displays in the Sarasota and Bradenton, Florida area.
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American Allegory Sculpture

This park is a small area with shaded picnic benches. Home for the American Allegory sculpture, hamm ...

1650 Ringling Blvd., Sarasota, FL, 34236
Amphibious Aquanaut Sculpture

The aluminum sculpture was created in 2004 by Evan Lewis from Chicago, Illinois. It was aquired int ...

Bay Front Park, Sarasota, FL, 34236
Applause Sculpture

Applause is an aluminum scultpure created in 1990 by Romanian artist, David E. Davis. It was acquire ...

777 Tamiami Tr., Sarasota, FL, 34236
Bayfront Park and Marina Island Park

Bayfront Park and Marina is located nearby Ringling Bridge, right in the heart of downtown. Enjoy a ...

5 Bayfront Drive, Sarasota, FL, 34236
Bob Beardsworth Memorial Sculpture

Bob Beardsworth Memorial is a corten steel sculpture created by James Tucker. It is part of the City ...

St Armands Circle, Sarasota, FL, 34236
Bradenton Riverwalk

As downtown Bradenton’s showpiece, the Riverwalk is our outdoor gathering place. Overlooking the Man ...

452 3rd Ave W,, Bradenton, FL, 34205
Buck, The - Sculpture

The Buck is a marble and stone sculpture created in 2000 by John Type. It was acquired into the City ...

Bay Shore Rd., Sarasota, FL
Butterfly Lady, The - Sculpture

Gracing the corner of Palm Ave and Cocoanut Ave in front of Florida Studio Theatre’s Keating Theatre ...

Palm Ave. & Cocoanut, Sarasota, FL, 34236
Charles Ringling Park

This park is a small area with shaded picnic benches. Home for the American Allegory sculpture, hamm ...

Playground Features
1650 Ringling Blvd., Sarasota, FL, 34236
Chryslis Launcher Sculpture

The Chryslis Launcher that is a gateway sculpture announcing an entry point to the Village of the Ar ...

Downtown Bradenton, Bradenton, FL, 34202
Complexus Sculpture

This sculpture titled 'Complexus' is often called the 'Star pointer' or 'Pick up sticks' by the loca ...

1 Sarasota Tower, Sarasota, FL, 34246
De Soto National Memorial

De Soto National Memorial, 5 miles (8 km) west of Bradenton, Florida, commemorates the 1539 landing ...

8300 Desoto Memorial Highway, Bradenton, FL, 34209
Discus Thrower (discobolos) Sculpture

Replica of a Greek sculpture of a youthful ancient Greek athlete throwing discus, original circa 460 ...

St Armands Circle, Sarasota, FL, 34236
Dolphin Fountain

The Dolphin Fountain was created in 1995 by Steve Dickey who reside in Tampa Bay, FL. It was acquire ...

Bay Front Park, Sarasota, FL, 34236
Dough Boy War Memorial

An octagonal, multitiered structure set in a planter. Atop each corner of the lowest tier is a perch ...

Rev. J. d. Hamel Park, Sarasota, FL, 34236
Earth Mother Sculpture

Earth Mother is a ceramic clay sculpture created in 1983 by Jack Cartlidge. It was donated to the Ci ...

1565 1st St., Sarasota, FL, 34236
Encore Sculpture at Shenandoah Park

Encore is a painted concrete sculpture created in 1975 by Saul Howard. It was acquired into the City ...

8th St., Sarasota, FL
Exotic 10 Sculpture

Exotic 10 is a steel sculpture created in 2000 by David Peirick who resides in Sarasota. It was acqu ...

Downtown, Sarasota, FL, 34236
Facts of Life Sculpture

Facts of Life is a bronze sculture created in 2000 by Glenna Goodacre who reside in Sante Fe, New Me ...

777 Tamiami Tr., Sarasota, FL, 34236
Flip Flops, Cuppa Joe and Toast Bike Rack Art

This functional art is by Mark Aeling and are sculptural bike racks located downtown on Old Main St. ...

Old Main Street-Downtown, Bradenton, FL, 34208
Garden Sculpture 3

The aluminum sculpture was created in 2000 by Doris Leeper. It was acquired into the City Public Art ...

1565 1st St., Sarasota, FL, 34236
Gillespie Park

This park honors John Hamilton Gillespie, first mayor of Sarasota. It has two basketball courts, an ...

Playground Features
710 N. Osprey Ave, Sarasota, FL, 34236
Good Heart Place

Good Heart Place was created in 1993 by Nancy Goodheart Matthews. It was acquired into the City Publ ...

Lemon Ave. and N. Pineapple Ave., Sarasota, FL, 34236
Guardian, The - Sculpture

The Guardian is a hammered bronze copper sculpture created in 1984 by Jack Cartlidge. It was donated ...

1565 1st St., Sarasota, FL, 34236
Interlocking Love Sculpture

Interlocking Love is a bronze sculpture in 1995 by Bob Fetty. It was acquired into the City Public A ...

Mound St./U.S. 41/Tamiami Tr., Sarasota, FL, 34236
John Ringling Sculpture

John Ringling is a bronze sculpture created in 2001 by Tony Lopez. It was acquired into the City Pub ...

St Armands Circle, Sarasota, FL, 34236
Ken Thompson Memorial Reflecting Pool and Luma Cloud

Ken Thompson Memorial Reflecting Pool was created in 2002 as a city project and is part of the City ...

1565 1st St., Sarasota, FL, 34236
Life Choices Mural

Life Cycles Muralist Michael Parker invited many community groups in the neighborhood around the Bra ...

14th St W and 14th Avenue West, Bradenton, FL, 34208
MCAT Transit Station Public Art Display

The Transit Station with five, 25-feet-tall/10-feet wide public art display sections designed to rep ...

1108 - 26th Ave. E., Bradenton, FL, 34208
Meander Sculpture

Meander is an aluminum sculpture created in 2006 by Bruce White. It was acquired in the City Public ...

111 S. Orange Ave., Sarasota, FL, 34236
Mercury (Borghese Warrior) Mercury

Mercury (Borghese Warrior) is a bronze sculpture created by Gennaro Chiurazzi. It was acquired into ...

St Armands Circle, Sarasota, FL, 34236
Monolith II Sculpture

Monolith II is a hammered bronze copper sculpture created in 1967 by Jack Cartlidge. It was acquired ...

Mecca Drive, Sarasota, FL
Mr. Red Sculpture

Mr. Red is an aluminum sculpture created in 2000 by David Langley. It was acquired into the City Pub ...

Cocoanut Ave., Sarasota, FL, 34236
Nobodys Listening Sculpture

Nobodys Listening is a hammered bronze copper sculpture created in 1967 by Jack Cartlidge. It was ac ...

1565 1st St., Sarasota, FL, 34236
Olympic Wannabees Sculpture

Olympic Wannabees is a bronze sculpture created in 2002 by Glenna Goodacre who resides in Sante Fe, ...

Bay Front Park, Sarasota, FL, 34236
Omphalos Sculpture

Omphalos is a steel scultpure created in 2000 by Richard Beckman. It was acquired into the City Publ ...

Bay Front Park, Sarasota, FL, 34236
Payne Park

This park is home to the Payne Park Tennis Center, Skate Park, Circus Park, Cafe, Auditorium, and Am ...

2010 Adams Lane, Sarasota, FL, 34237
Peoples Place Sculpture

Peoples Place is a steel sculpture created in 1999 by John Dehn who resides in Sarasota. It was acqu ...

Intersection of Main St. and Adelia St., Sarasota, FL, 34236
Photon II Sculpture

Photon II is an aluminum sculpture created in 2000 by Dennis Kowal who resides in Sarasota. It was a ...

777 Tamiami Tr., Sarasota, FL, 34236
Pioneer Family Sculpture

Pioneer Family is a hammered bronze copper sculpture that was created in 1984 by Jack Cartlidge. It ...

1565 1st St., Sarasota, FL, 34236
Royal St. Andrew-Father of Golf (The Duffer) Sculpture

This is a bronze sculpture created in 2001 by Jack Dowd. It was acquired into the City Public Art Co ...

1900 Main St., Sarasota, FL, 34236
Runners, The - Sculpture

The Runners is an aluminum sculpture created in 2001 by Jorge Blanco. It was acquired into the City ...

Between 6th St. & 9th St. (Across from Municipal Center)
Samurai Scultpure

Samurai is an aluminum sculpture created in 2000 by Bruce White. It was acquired into the City Publi ...

1565 1st St., Sarasota, FL, 34236
Sarasota National Cemetary

The 295-acre national cemetery in the Sarasota area will serve veterans’ needs for the next 50 years ...

9810 State Road 72, Sarasota, FL, 34241
Sarasota Sculpture Center

Sarasota Sculpture Center is a 501c3 not for profit organization that has exhibited biennially for 1 ...

1662 Floyd St., Sarasota, FL, 34239
Sentinel I Sculpture

Sentinel I is a hammered bronze copper sculpture created in 1984 by Jack Cartlidge. It was donated t ...

Bay Shore Rd., Sarasota, FL
Sprite Sculpture

Sprite is a bronze sculpture created in 1998 by Frank Colson. It was acquired into the Van Wezel Col ...

777 Tamiami Tr., Sarasota, FL, 34236
St Armands Circle Statue Walk

John Ringling’s travels to the Renaissance cities of Italy inspired his vision of a people friendly ...

St Armands Circle, Sarasota, FL, 34236
Steigerwaldt-Jockey Children's Fountain

A delightful children’s splash park located on scenic Sarasota Bay. Open free to the public.

5 Bayfront Dr., Sarasota, FL, 34236
Sutton Park Veteran's Memorial

Sutton Park is centered around a Veteran's Memorial. The park also has plenty of open play area, a s ...

6th Street W. and 10th Avenue West, Palmetto, FL, 34221