STURGIS, S.D. – In cooperation with the 6th Annual Sturgis Arts Festival, six new sculptures were unveiled Saturday during the Sturgis Art Walk.

The Sturgis Art Walk is a culmination of years of collaboration, commissions, fundraising and individual efforts from local organizations and residents.

The downtown sculptures are brought to Sturgis courtesy of the Downtown Sturgis Foundation, Downtown Business Improvement District, Sturgis Area Arts Council, Greater Sturgis Foundation and City of Sturgis.

The six new sculptures are titled ‘Let’s Play,’ ‘Ghost of Sage,’ ‘Can You Hear Me Now?,’ ‘Arc of Peace,’ ‘In A Mystic Forest,’ and ‘So Proud.’

With the six sculptures, there are now a total of 33 throughout the downtown corridor.

Photos of the six new sculptures:

‘LET’S PLAY’ – artist is Christine Knapp of Colorado. “Dogs are very attuned to reading our body language, be we can also do the same with them,” She says. “Let’s Play has a pose that automatically makes us want to play with the dog.”

‘GHOST OF SAGE’ – Artist is Tom Ford of Gillette, Wyoming. “I grew up breaking horses and working ranches in northeast Wyoming, a life that still shapes me today,” Ford says. “This is my tribute to Steamboat, the legendary bucking horse and Wyoming icon. In this sculpture, I aim to capture his explosive power mid-buck and the deeper story of endurance, defiance, and raw beauty in a creature that refused to be broken.”

‘ARC OF PEACE’ – Artist is Lorri Acott of Colorado. ‘Arc of Peace’ reaches out her arms and releases an arc of bronze origami folded cranes, representing peace and the fulfillment of hope out into the world. The artist says she reminds us that peace in not necessarily the absence of war or something we need to fight fore. Instead, it is something that can be created with our intentions.

‘SO PROUD’ – Artist is Christine Knapp of Colorado. “This bronze celebrates the American bald eagle being officially chosen as the national bird in December of 2024,” Knapp says. “It has been a national symbol since 1782, but was not officially recognized then. It symbolizes strength, independence and freedom.”

‘IN A MYSTIC FOREST’ – Artist is Bobbie Carlyle of Colorado. “In an enchanting mystic forest a young boys discovers wonderful creatures he had only imagined had now become his playmates,” the artist wrote.

‘CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW’ – Artist is Bobbie Carlyle of Colorado – This sculpture depicts a young girl on a day at the beach, holding a seashell to her ear as if talking on a phone. It is as if the phone call message come to her through the wind.