An annual exhibit
This autumn marks the 35th annual Sculpture in the Garden exhibit. Sculpture in the Garden unites the work of local artists with the native plant landscapes of the North Carolina Botanical Garden. Together, they invite you to experience art, the natural world, and the relationship between the two in a new way.
2023 Dates
35th Annual Sculpture in the Garden
Sunday, September 17 – Sunday, December 3
9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays, 1-5 p.m. Sundays (normal Garden hours)
Closed Mondays and University holidays and for special events like our annual Fall Plant Sale
- Free; donations welcome
- Take a self-guided tour with the show program and interpretive signs.
- Explore the show with a kids’ sculpture scavenger hunt
- Sculptures are for sale in our Garden Shop unless marked otherwise, but all remain on site through the end of the show.
- Stop by the Breezeway through November 17 to vote for your favorite sculpture to win a People’s Choice Award!
Award Winners
Juried Awards
Best in Show
Wood for Work, Brick Bordon
Honorable Mentions
Avian Dream, Pat Ray Day
Earth Guardians, Theresa Arico
Split of a Split, RJ Dobs
2023 Participating Artists
| Nana Abreu | Beau Lyday |
| G.R. Amaya-Baron | Mac McCusker |
| Nico Amortegui | Mary Merlo |
| Theresa Arico | Susan Moffatt |
| Joseph Asterita | William Moore |
| Gordon James Benham | Elizabeth Paley |
| Ivana Milojevic Beck | Kay Parks |
| Julie Berkowitz | Gaylord Picard |
| Brick Bordon | Rebecca Poston |
| Carol Brainard | Ryan Rakouskas |
| Brenda Brokke | DeDe Richardson |
| Joe Coates | David Roswell |
| Alina Cochran | Keith Savage |
| Nileena Dash | Anna Schroeder |
| Pat Ray Day | Wendy Scott |
| R J Dobs | Helen Seebold |
| Charlie Evergreen | Colleen Black Semelka |
| Steve Fagan | Judith Simpson |
| Lawrence Feir | Hamidou Sissoko |
| Holly Felice | Sam Spiczka |
| Karen Stevens Fisher | Kimberly Sudkamp |
| Marlee Franczak | Gary Taber |
| Ben Galata | Douglas Tilden |
| Jim Gallucci | Anju Tumuluri |
| Forrest Greenslade | Michael Waller |
| Scott Harris | Bronwyn Watson |
| Jason Heisley | Timothy Werrell |
| Frank Holder | Roberta Wood |
| Tinka Jordy |
Event Hosts
Magnolia
Peg Parker
Frances Rollins
Vikram & Susan Rao
Sassafras
Becky & Munroe Cobey
Anne Harris
Alice & John May
Charlotte Offerdahl & Grady Burgin
Sims Preston & Posy Stone
Dogwood
Anonymous
Pat Beyle
Cotton & May Bryan
Kim & Peter Fox
Paula Noell & Palmer Page
Sue & Charles Plambeck
Jane B. Preyer & Lark Hayes