\u201cSylacauga marble brought me here. It\u2019s the people that make me stay,\u201d Browne told Alabama Living Magazine<\/a>. <\/p>\n \u201cWe are particularly excited about this summer\u2019s ambitious exhibition, since it is our first three-dimensional sculpture presentation\u201d said Shannon Marie Schneider, Arts Council chair in a statement. \u201cWe also are pleased that our featured artist is acclaimed sculptor Craigger Brown, who has marble sculptures found in museum, corporate, private and public collections across five continents. For this Homewood show, Browne wanted to feature many of his favorite creations from across the state of Alabama.\u201d<\/p>\n In 1986, Browne graduated from Vestavia Hills High School and received a bachelor of fine arts from the University of Montevallo in 1991, according to the Jemison Carnegie Heritage Hall Museum and Art Center<\/a>. <\/p>\n His love for sculpture and interest in marble work took him to another continent, but today, Browne lives and works in Sylacauga – he is Sculptor-In-Residence for the City of Sylacauga – known for its rare white marble deposits<\/a>. <\/p>\n Discovered in the early 1800s, Sylacauga marble \u201cdeveloped a reputation for its lustrous quality and fine texture\u2026It has been used in many famous buildings and works of art,\u201d Browne told AL.com in May<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cFamous works such as Gutzon Borglum\u2019s bust of Abraham Lincoln in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capital Building. The ceiling of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC, is made of Sylacauga marble because of its translucent properties.\u201d<\/p>\n You can learn more about Browne\u2019s work, life and love for Sylacauga marble at the free, local event on Sept. 5. The Homewood Art Council\u2019s \u201cSketches in Stone,\u201d an exhibition of Browne\u2019s works across Alabama is now open in the lobby of Homewood City Hall, and runs through Tuesday, Sept. 9.<\/p>\n If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. By using this site, you consent to our User Agreement<\/a> and agree that your clicks, interactions, and personal information may be collected, recorded, and\/or stored by us and social media and other third-party partners in accordance with our Privacy Policy.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"On Sept. 5, renowned sculptor and mining historian Craigger Browne will lead a lecture on his work and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":117944,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[56],"tags":[228,226,227,229,88],"class_list":["post-117943","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arts-and-design","tag-arts","tag-arts-and-design","tag-artsanddesign","tag-design","tag-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117943","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=117943"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117943\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/117944"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=117943"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=117943"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=117943"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Alabama](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/MXRM5Z5ZQNGTTMLWJLRONT3I3E.jpg\")
Marble sculptor Craigger Browne with a piece made from Alabama marble of Vulcan statue creator Guiseppe Moretti.Courtesy Homewood Arts Council<\/p>\n