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STROLL THROUGH DOWNTOWN APEX these days, and you’ll likely notice something different. Nine sculptures are on display from Hunter Street Park to downtown Apex in the town’s first public outdoor art walk. The pieces were installed in April and will remain in place until March 2022. “A temporary exhibit was something that was kind of new to me,” said Tom Colwell, chair of the Apex Public Art Committee. “It seemed like a really good way to put a lot of art in public space for a smaller commitment and give people an opportunity to get used to seeing different pieces of artwork in the community.” The committee received over 35 submissions from all over the United States, but the nine selected works were all created by North Carolina artists — from Phil Hathcock of Cary to Harry McDaniel of Asheville. “It wasn’t necessarily by design, but it worked out that way,” Colwell said. “We’re pretty excited about that too, just thinking that it’s a cool way to support more local and regional people as well.” When putting together the show, the selection team considered artistic merit as well as variety of styles and materials, says Jeffrey York, the juror for the exhibition. “There are pieces that deal with the natural world. There are some pieces that are just geometric, and the artist is interested only in those sort of formal qualities. There are other pieces that try to make some kind of a statement; they’re pieces that connect to other cultures,” he said. “As a juror, that’s one of the things that these kinds of shows should be — more varied than perhaps a thematic kind of exhibition.”
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Stand Carrboro artist Mike Roig describes himself as a sculptor of metal and motion. While many of his kinetic sculptures catch the wind, changing with each breeze, this sculpture is solid and steadfast. The piece is “not representative of any actual animal, yet suggestive of any number of creatures,” Roig says.
