‘A welcoming and attractive space for both residents and visitors’ | Blount Co. welcomes Art in Public Places program to Maryville [Video]

MARYVILLE, Tenn. — Dogwood Arts, a Knoxville-based arts and cultural organization, is expanding its Art in Public Places program into Maryville.

The nonprofit, along with the Blount Partnership, revealed three sculptures on display along the Maryville-Alcoa Greenway earlier this week. Blount Partnership President Bryan Daniels said the goal of the collaboration is to highlight artists in the community to attract visitors and residents to downtown Maryville.

There’s been an emphasis on public art in Maryville recently after three local artists painted a mural on the former Exitech building downtown. 

“This mural, alongside these new sculptures and other art projects throughout downtown Maryville, is part of a broader effort to build a creative economy that enhances our community’s quality of life and attracts younger talent to stay in Blount County,” Daniels said.

Each sculpture in Maryville is located along the city’s …