Annual Outdoor Downtown Sculpture Exhibition

Opportunities for 2024

Media Release

Complete 2024 Call for Art - Please Review

To help assist artists in imagining and developing new approaches for the public realm, resources like Americans for the Arts, Arts + Social Impact Explorer and the Center for Performance and Civic Practices are provided as reference and for educational and inspirational support.

2024 Outdoor Public Art Exhibition Application

(Application deadline is 11:59 p.m., January 7, 2024)

Application deadline was 11:59 p.m., January 7, 2024

            2023 Lawrence Annual Outdoor Downtown Sculpture Exhibition (ODSE)

            The Lawrence Cultural Arts Commission’s Outdoor Downtown Sculpture Exhibition has a proud tradition. The exhibition was founded by Jim Patti in 1987 and is sponsored by the Lawrence Cultural Arts Commission, which receives financial and staff support from the City of Lawrence. Artworks are displayed or performed in downtown Lawrence, at Theatre Lawrence and city-wide.

            Here’s a PDF version of the 2023 Brochure/Map.  In addition to being a popular annual exhibition for locals and visitors, artists gain hands-on professional experience developing and installing artworks in the public realm.

            Media release - June 30 opening/sculpture walk (Link)

            People can also view this year’s artworks or conduct self-guided tours by using the Otocast app which can be found at your favorite app store:

            nine sculpture images arranged as a header
            2023 Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition sculptures

            2023 Participating Artists

            1. David Vertačnik, Lawrence, KS
            2. Jacob Burmood, St. Joseph, MO
            3. Will Vannerson, Kansas City, MO
            4. Myles Schachter, Lawrence, KS
            5. Pat Slimmer, Lawrence, KS
            6. Alicia Kelly, Lawrence, KS
            7. Sarah Gross, Lawrence, KS
            8. Mara Strayer, Lawrence, KS
            9. V. Skip Willits, Comanche, IA

            Previous Exhibitions