Orange County Exhibits International Artwork with Sculpture on the Lawn 2025

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Ushering in 2025 with artistic flair, Orange County Arts & Cultural Affairs has premiered its 10th annual Sculpture on the Lawn exhibition, which will exhibit through January 14, 2026 on the Orange County Administrative Building lawn in downtown Orlando.

Established in 2015, the Sculpture on the Lawn program was designed by the Public Art Review Board to promote the inclusion of public art throughout Orange County. Voting is conducted by Board members, and a finalist list is reviewed during a Board meeting where consensus on the top selections is reached.

The goal of this international art competition is to benefit and educate residents while enhancing the visual landscape with a diverse range of styles, themes and artists, and the community gains access to world-class art in public spaces and can view it any time of day, any day of the year. Since its inception, residents have seen sculptures from Central Florida and U.S.-based artists, as well as Ukraine, Italy, Greece, Turkey, France, Colombia, Denmark, Spain and the United Kingdom.

“This exhibit allows for a broader reach and brings the best of the entire world to Orange County,” said Vicki Landon, administrator, Orange County Arts & Cultural Affairs. “By having this program showcase international artists and other programs be specific to local artists, we get the best of both worlds – supporting local artists while also bringing world-class pieces here for the benefit of our residents.”

The exhibit is seen by approximately 10,000 individuals daily. The artists receive an honorarium in exchange for loaning their sculptures for the exhibition, and sculptures are available for purchase.

For Landon, her favorite part of the process is installation day. “More often than not, the artists travel to assist with the installation of their pieces,” she said, “so we have a large ‘art party’ with the sculptors meeting one another, meeting staff and helping direct the installation of their work.”

2025 selected artists and their sculptures include:

  • Drop, 2019 – John E. Bannon of Chicago, IL
  • Blue Mulberry, 2024 – Lionel T. Dean of Sleaford, United Kingdom
  • Compostela, a fractal study of a shell, 2016 – Manuel Ferreiro Badia of Coruña, Spain
  • Melt Piece, 2023 – Maxwell Hartley of DeLand, FL

Hear directly from the artists about their pieces by downloading the free Otocast app. Find out more about local exhibitions, public art and funding at Orange County Arts & Cultural Affairs.

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