{"id":708044,"date":"2026-06-16T19:38:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T19:38:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/708044\/"},"modified":"2026-06-16T19:38:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T19:38:09","slug":"youre-invited-to-vote-on-the-future-of-augusta-sculpture-trail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/708044\/","title":{"rendered":"You\u2019re invited to vote on the future of Augusta Sculpture Trail"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW\/WAGT) &#8211; The Greater Augusta Arts Council is inviting the community to help shape the future of Augusta\u2019s public art collection by ranking the sculptures currently featured on the Augusta Sculpture Trail. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Public voting is open through Aug. 1, both in person at the Augusta-Richmond County Municipal Building and online at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.augustaarts.info\/AST-Vote-2026\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"http:\/\/www.augustaarts.info\/AST-Vote-2026\" target=\"_blank\">www.augustaarts.info\/AST-Vote-2026<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Created in 2021 during the COVID pandemic, the Augusta Sculpture Trail was designed to encourage residents and visitors to experience Augusta\u2019s public spaces in new ways. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Every two years, 10 sculptures by artists from across the country are loaned and installed throughout downtown Augusta and the Riverwalk, with each work available for purchase and permanent installation. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Since its inception, the trail has completed three successful iterations, growing to include 18 sculptures, eight of which are now permanent additions to Augusta\u2019s public art collection.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The public vote helps guide the city\u2019s public art advisory panel in determining which sculptures will be recommended for purchase and placement within the city\u2019s collection.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Community members interested in exploring the trail before voting have several tour options available, including a free self-guided tour through Otocast, as well as paid experiences such as the Augusta Sculpture Trail Guided Tour and Promenade &amp; Paint. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">To learn more, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.augustasculpturetrail.com\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.augustasculpturetrail.com\">www.augustasculpturetrail.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 WRDW\/WAGT. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW\/WAGT) &#8211; The Greater Augusta Arts Council is inviting the community to help shape the future&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":708045,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[56],"tags":[228,226,227,229,88],"class_list":["post-708044","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\/708044","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=708044"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/708044\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/708045"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=708044"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=708044"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=708044"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}