New public artwork celebrates artistic legacy of Historic West Central Neighborhood

Written By Max Meyer

A sculpture honoring the late Jody Hemphill Smith, nationally-renowned local artist and owner of the Castle Gallery will be dedicated on Oct. 16.

The piece, located on West Jefferson Boulevard, across from the Swinney Park tennis courts, is a brightly colored, 30-foot-tall by 15-foot-wide steel structure called Amaryllis, a reference to Hemphill Smith’s painting by the same name.
Full Story

Max Meyer
Previous

Channeling loss into legacy through public art
Next

Construction of downtown Fort Wayne sculpture honoring late artist’s legacy completed