Now in its fourth year, the annual Apex Sculpture Walk has become a signature public art display throughout downtown Apex. The 2024-25 Sculpture Walk features 11 sculptures installed from Hunter Street Park, through Apex Town Campus, and into downtown Apex.
Presented and selected by the Apex Public Art Committee, the Sculpture Walk artists were chosen from more than 20 submissions. While submissions came in from across the United States, selected artists are located along the East Coast, with the majority nestled in North Carolina. The closest artist is Cary-based Phil Hathcock and the furthest is Athens, Georgia-based Joni Younkins-Herzog. Artists spent the week of April 15 installing their works from Hunter Street Park (1250 Ambergate Station) to the Professional Center in downtown Apex (315 S. Salem Street).
The Apex Sculpture Walk spans just over a mile on the designate map path, creating the perfect opportunity to get out and see all that downtown Apex has to offer!
The 2024-2025 Sculpture Walk works include:
“Coming Together” by Phil Hathcock & David Hill
“Red Passage” by Adam Walls
“Keyhole Portal” by Bob Doster
“Blowing in the Wind” by Sally Myers
“Spirit Pod Cast” by Bonnie Walker
“Dragon Flower” by Joni Younkins-Herzog
“Sunrise, Sunset” by Jordan Parah
“Pluma Sculptura The Feather” by Kirk Seese
“Motherhood” by Wayne Vaughn
“Doves of Peace” by Timothy Werrell
“Seven Sisters Rose Window” by Beau Lyday
This year, you can be the judge! Now through June 17, the public is invited to visit each location along the walk and score the sculptures by scanning the QR code located at each display. The sculpture with the highest average score wins the coveted People’s Choice Award!
Throughout the years, the Town of Apex has purchased or commissioned many public art pieces that are now part of the Apex Art Collection. Those works include:
“Blackbird Circle” by Sally Myers, located at the John M. Brown Community Center parking lot, 53 Hunter Street
“Community Laughing Garden” mural by Loren Pease, located at the Apex Police Department, 205 Saunders Street
“Destination Becomes Home” by Max Dowdle, located on the Apex Public Works Building, 105 Upchurch Street
“Inky” by Phil Hathcock, located at the Apex Police Department, 205 Saunders Street
“Jäger” by TJ Christiansen, located at the Apex Nature Park, 2600 Evans Road
“Trajectory” by Dan Kuehl, located at Town Hall, 73 Hunter Street
“Uphill Battle” by Ethan Morrow, located at Rodgers Family Skate Plaza, 1250 Ambergate Station
Learn more about the Apex Sculpture Walk and the Apex Art Collection at https://www.apexnc.org/publicart .
