The Art Around the Corner Foundation has unveiled its 2026 Outdoor Sculpture Gallery, bringing a new collection of public artworks to downtown St. George.
Installed throughout the city’s central district, the rotating exhibition features sculptures placed in Town Square Park and on the grounds of the St. George City Building, expanding the gallery’s footprint and reinforcing the area as a walkable destination for public art.
The annual program transforms downtown St. George into an open-air gallery featuring works created from materials including bronze, steel, glass, and stone.
Among the works featured in the 2026 exhibition is “The Future’s So Bright…I Gotta Wear Shades,” a bronze sculpture by Bobbie Carlyle. Additional pieces include Mark Stevenson’s “Water Watcher,” a large stainless-steel sculpture inspired by water and desert landscapes, and Tyler Kimball’s “Celestial Gates,” a glass work designed to interact with changing light throughout the day.
“Water Watcher comes from many inspirations, including the petroglyphs left by earlier inhabitants of Utah,” Stevenson said. “The sculpture is intended as a reminder—especially in the deserts of Southern Utah—that maintaining waterways is essential.”
Founded in 2004, the Art Around the Corner Foundation curates a rotating outdoor sculpture exhibition that changes each spring. Approximately two dozen sculptures are installed annually throughout downtown St. George and remain on display for the year.
All sculptures in the exhibit are available for purchase or lease, with proceeds supporting the nonprofit’s mission of expanding access to public art in Southern Utah.
More information about the exhibition and the organization is available at artaroundthecorner.org.
