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A new set of outdoor sculptures has been installed on the Lemon Street Promenade, and residents were asked today to vote for their favorite via Facebook. Scroll down to see galleries by photographer Yasira Adams and a Facebook post where you can vote.
Artists from around the U.S. submitted 41 entries, and 10 were selected by a jury including local artists and representatives of the city of Lakeland and Polk Museum of Art.
The winner of the People’s Choice Award, based on Facebook voting, gets a $1,000 prize.
Here are the sculptures, starting with the one at Florida Avenue and proceeding along Lemon Street to Massachusetts Avenue:
Celestial Motion Hanna Jubran, Grimesland, N.C.
steel and paint
Split Decision Mike Hansel, Middletown, R.I.
aluminum
Zihuatanejo Adam Walls, Hope Mills, N.C.
automotive pain and steel
Ribbon of Steel #10: Twisting A Tree Michael Russell, Athens, Tenn.
body of boiler tank
Barry Friedman founded Lkldnow.com in 2015 as the culmination of a career in print and digital journalism. Since 1982, he has used the tools of reporting, editing and content curation to help people in Lakeland understand their community better.