By creating a collection of public art, Dublin Arts Council’s Dublin Art in Public Places program’s goal is to enhance the quality of life for Dublin’s residents and to strengthen the city as a destination for visitors.
The collection includes both large and small visual artworks acquired through a variety of models in which Dublin Arts Council is actively engaged; including major gifting, committee-directed projects, calls for entries and jurying, on-loan programs with an acquisition component, interactive projects, contributions to the City’s interior collection and projects which define a community initiative. The collection is currently valued at $3.2 million.
The Dublin Art in Public Places program was begun in 1988 and has grown to more than 70 sculptural elements today.
Dublin Arts Council maintains that public art should inspire an emotional response, provoke questions and invite interaction, while encouraging ingenuity and creative discovery by artists. The collection of public artworks distinguishes our community and creates a sense of place while contributing to Dublin’s aesthetic legacy.
Leatherlips
The sculpture, a 12-foot high portrait of the Wyandot Native American Chief Leatherlips, was installed in Scioto Park in 1990.
Out of Bounds
Out of Bounds is comprised of seven, ten-foot high independent modular forms representing soccer balls.

Field of Corn (with Osage Orange Trees)
The installation symbolizes the history of the community’s farming legacy and serves as a memorial to rural landscapes.
Rec Center Relief Sculptures
These relief sculptures were created by Columbus artists David Bamber and Andrew Scott in 1996.
Jack Nicklaus Tribute Sculpture
In their representational sculpture, Mr. Nicklaus is shown not only as the senior master of golf, but also as a paternal mentor, teacher and role model.
Watch House
Watch House was designed and situated on its site so that it would reveal different aspects of itself slowly as the viewer moves toward the site.
Going, Going… Gone!
Going, Going…Gone! is a bronze sculpture marking the passage of time through the imagery of baseball.
Ascension
Brian Russell’s sculpture “Ascension” was installed as part of the original Titration series in 2007. The sculpture is 114 x 26 x 18” in size and is created with cast glass and forged aluminum.
One Step at a Time
Candyce J. Garrett of Galisteo, New Mexico is a noted stone carver with artworks in private collections and galleries throughout the United States.
Narrow #5
The grand arch serves as the gateway to the exhibition and provides wayfinding through sight lines to the other Titration sculptures in the park.
Injection
Middlebrook’s Injection is a majestic bronze and stone sculpture that was installed at the pond’s edge near the Dublin Community Recreation Center in Coffman Park as part of the original Titration exhibition series in 2007.
Exuvia
Cicadas, who must climb trees to exist, have directly influenced Smith’s Exuvia series, which include the four sculptures in Dublin’s Coffman Park.
Modified Social Benches
Hein’s work focuses on problemetizing the traditional relationships between sculpture, viewer and the environment.
One Scene & Untitled
“One Scene” is installed on the expansive Dublin Recreation Center wall that serves as a backdrop to the entryway pond. “Untitled” is installed in the entryway of the Dublin Municipal Building.

Sanguine Standing Stone & Jaunty Hornbeam
Sanguine Standing Stone and Jaunty Hornbeam were acquired through Titration3: Rock, Paper, Sculpture, a one year, solo on-loan outdoor sculpture exhibition on the grounds of the Dublin Arts Council October 2009 through September 2010.

The Simulation of George M. Karrer’s Workshop
The Simulation of George M. Karrer’s Workshop by artist Brower Hatcher is designed to conjure a memory of Karrer’s blacksmith shop, which once stood on the project’s site in the late 1800s.
Daily Chores
The Daily Chores sculpture was inspired by Dublin’s historic town water pump that sat in the middle of the intersection of Bridge and High streets in the early 1900s. While the pump was a primary source of drinking water for the town, it was also a community gathering place where residents would come together to share news and connect with one another.
Playing Through
Playing Through is an interactive street piano and original piece of public art enhanced with a golf-inspired theme. This public artwork was created by ALTernative, a Columbus-based artist collaborative led by Tim Lai and Eliza Ho during the summer of 2013.
Tree of Life, Future Tense
Tree of Life, Future Tense pays homage to the tree as a monument. Columbus artist Mary Jo Bole encapsulates the visualization of time through a bronze cast sculpture that embraces a red oak tree planted within.
Feather Point
Feather Point is a permanent artwork in Thaddeus Kosciuszko Park. Artist Olga Ziemska's proposal takes inspiration from the Coat of Arms of Kosciuszo’s native Poland and finds commonality with Bill Moose, known as the last of the Wyandot American Indian Tribe to have lived in Ohio.
Dublin Tunnel Mural
The Dublin Tunnel Mural was created in 2015 as a joint collaboration between Dublin Arts Council, ADAMH Board of Franklin County, ALTernative and the City of Dublin.