Arlington, Texas, Public Art

Councilwoman Sheri Capehart conducted a nine-year drive resulting in contributions of $65,000 for a sculpture honoring the police department’s K9 officers. Located at City Hall Plaza (Abram and Center), sculptor Seth Vandible created the work. The dogs are Brickman and Mojo, now both deceased.

What may well be Texas' largest kaleidoscope, titled "Make My Day," was installed in the Meadowbrook Park Sculpture Garden (East Collins and Willis streets) in October 2020. The artists are Eddie and Mary Phillips. The project was privately funded. Meadowbrook is the city's oldest park, created 95 years ago.

Covering almost 12,000 square feet, this "Wilderness" mural by artist C. Joseph Art (aka Chris Gonzalez) is the largest mural in Arlington and quite possibly the Metroplex. It covers the entire side of the five-story parkington garage for The Truman Apartments in Arlington Commons, 505 E. Lamar Blvd. It illustrates a landscape of trees, beaming white light and a blue sky. The project took a month to complete.

This 1,200-pound bronze sculpture is located in the Barbara Barnes Courtyard at First Baptist Church. It is titled "Divine Servant" by Max Greiner Jr. and portrays Jesus washing the feet of Peter as noted in the New Testament in both Mark and John. Bob Fustons funded the sculpture in honor of the "spirit of servitude" of the church and in memory of Peggy Jean Fustons. It's located at 300 S. Center Street. Jesus' head is in a position that viewers must literally kneel or bow to see it.

Many of sculptor Art Fairchild's works are on display in Arlington, this metallic multi-faceted obelisk being one of the most recent. It's actually two obelisks, though from a distance they appear as one. It's located outside the Lydle Ridge Apartments (62 or older) at 2301 Little Road at the intersection with Arkansas Lane.

Though both the "Boundless" Rotary sculpture in the foreground and the "Dream" sculpture beyond it are displayed elsewhere on this Pinterest page, but in late 2024 the two pieces became the centerpiece for the new Rotary Dream Park, 100 E. Front Street. Both sculptures are equipped with changing light and "Boundless" actually interacts with visitors as they walk up to the sculpture.

Artist Susan Pickle supervised this East Arlington project, titled "The Cattle Drive."

Most public art murals are outside but this one at the Creative Catalyst Art Studio, 300 W. Main St. in downtown Arlington (a new location in 2023), is inside. CCA provides classes and instruction in all kinds of mediums: Acrylic, painting, watercolor, fluid, pour, flow, pottery, paint your own pottery, bisque, handthrown, handbuilt, pottery wheel, kiln, glaze, fused glass, leathercraft, leather, alcohol ink, resin, charcuterie board, serving tray, resin geode, water marbling and others.

Downtown Arlington attorney's Kelly Curnutt and Doug Hafer commissioned muralist Chris Gonzalez (aka C. Joseph Art) to create this symbol of justice (that's Lady Justice) and wisdom (symbolized by the owl), the mural also adorned with Latin legal phrases. The location: 301 W. Abram St.

Each four stories tall, constructed of woven steel and equipped with programmable LED lights, Flame d' Illuminacion is part of Levitt Pavilion, Center and Abram streets. The downtown public art piece is the work of artist Michelle O'Michael.

This life-size bronze mountain lion in a natural setting greets residents of a gated housing community at the northeast corner of Kelly Elliott Road and Green Oaks Boulevard (work unnamed, artist uncredited).