The City of Hot Springs has a beautiful collection of donated and purchased art and sculpture. The collection which is currently valued at an estimated $3,000,000 is placed in various locations throughout the downtown Hot Springs area, the Hot Springs Creek Greenway (HSCGT) Sculpture Garden, and the Convention Center. There are future plans for sculpture to be placed at all seven (7) Trailheads along the HSCGT.
The City's Arts Advisory Committee reviews and recommends placement of permanent art, assists in the organization and promotion of temporary art exhibits, and assists in the securing of private, grant funding and art donations for permanent art displays at public facilities and buildings in the city. These nine individual volunteers are appointed to serve two-year terms and meet every six weeks.
Sculpture Name: Flight
Artist: J. Lawrence Craig
Acquired: 1965 Location: Sculpture Garden at the entrance of the Hot Springs Creek Greenway Trail, Transportation Trailhead, 100 Broadway Terrace.
Sculpture Name: Fasces 42
Artist: Vernon Desmond Gross
Acquired: 2006 Location: Sculpture Garden median along Hot Springs Creek Greenway Trail
Sculpture Name: Crooked House
Artist: Unknown
Acquired: 2005 Location: Sculpture Garden far right center median
Sculpture Name: Ship Sales #1
Artist: Jonathon Cromer
Acquired: 2006 Location: Sculpture Garden far right center median
Sculpture Name: The Queen
Artist: Gary Mitchell
Acquired: 2008 Location: Sculpture Garden median along Hot Springs Creek Greenway Trail
Sculpture Name: Icarus
Artist: Jeanfo
Acquired: 2000 Location: Sculpture Garden median along Hot Springs Creek Greenway Trail
Sculpture Name: Thirst
Artist: Ryan Schmidt
Acquired: 2006 Location: Sculpture Garden median along Hot Springs Creek Greenway Trail
Sculpture Name: Tick Tock
Artist: Eric Ober
Acquired: 2007 Location: Sculpture Garden median along Hot Springs Creek Greenway Trail
Sculpture Name: Mass In Motion
Artist: Jim Lewis
Acquired: 2005 Location: Sculpture Garden median along Hot Springs Creek Greenway Trail
Sculpture Name:Winds From the South
Artist: Wayne Summerhill
Acquired: 2008 Location: Sculpture Garden median along Hot Springs Creek Greenway Trail
Sculpture Name: Within
Artist: John E. Ellis
Acquired: 2002 Location: Sculpture Garden median along Hot Springs Creek Greenway Trail
Sculpture Name: L'spir du Arkansas
Artists: Maritza & Terry Bean
Acquired: 2014 Location: Historic Downtown Farmer's & Artisan's Market, 121 Orange Street, along the Hot Springs Creek Greenway
Location: Hill Wheatley Plaza, 629 Central Avenue near the Welcome Center
Sculpture Name: Mother Nature
Artist: Longhua Xu
Acquired: 1992 Location: Center Median on Central Avenue in front of the Arlington Hotel, 239 Central Avenue. Special Note: this sculpture is listed in the Smithsonian Catalogue.
Sculpture Name: Synchronous
Artist: Randy M. Olson
Acquired: 2010 Location: In front of the Exchange Street Plaza in downtown Hot Springs.
Sculpture Name:
Equator
Artist:
Jeanfo
Sculpture Name: Catching The Wind
Artist: Gregory Johnson
Acquired: 2010
Location: In front of the Exchange Street fountain on Central Avenue.
Sculpture Name:
Peace
Artist:
Longhua Xu
Acquired: 2002
Location: Top side of the Exchange Street fountain
