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Downtown Cary Public Art

24 Stops
1h 30m
5km
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Tour Overview

Explore Downtown Cary’s Public Art Collection in this online tour! Learn about the artwork in the Downtown Cary Park, along Academy Street, and more!

Public art is a cultural resource and a source of community pride in Cary. Artworks have been commissioned throughout Cary through the efforts of the Cultural Arts Division of Cary Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources Department, Cary Visual Art, and private businesses.

For more information on Town of Cary’s Public Art Collection, visit our Public Art Webpage.

Academy Street Artwork Projects (ASAP) presents GLOW.

Glow is a temporary outdoor display of technology and light art installations on view in Downtown Cary. These pop-up installations illuminate the darkest part of winter, surprising and delighting viewers when the artworks are discovered. GLOW will create a dynamic sense of place that adds energy to the street environment, creating memories and moments of celebration for all who encounter each work of art.

Stops

  1. The Meeting Place

  2. Cary Arts Center

  3. Sense of Place

  4. Green Light

  5. L'ile Folie

  6. Light Passage

  7. Messenger

  8. Nature Tree

  9. Academy Street Medley

  10. Carolina Canopy

  11. The Alphabet Project: “X”

  12. The Cary Theater Marquee, Plaza, & Interior Stair Railings

  13. The News Boy

  14. Esteamed Coffee Wind Sculpture

  15. Bond Lake

  16. Chatham Street Wine Market Mural - Untitled

  17. All Aboard: A Celebration of Cary's Creative Class

  18. The Railroad Man

  19. Dapple I

  20. Ecclesiastes (War Wagon)

  21. Walter Hines Page Bust

  22. Blossoms and Birdsongs

  23. Get Away Car

  24. On the Verge

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