Public Art in the Upper Cumberland
Brought to you by Art Round Tennessee in partnership with the city of Cookeville.
Located at the Cookeville entrance to the Tennessee Central Heritage Rail Trail
"Spokes" was installed in 2018 as a collaborative effort between Art Round Tennessee, local sculptor Brad Sells, the City of Cookeville, Stone Steel, and other members of the community. Spurred by Brad's vision of Spokes in 2016, Art Round Tennessee chose to embark on its first permanent and public art installation. Over the course of two years, Spokes was funded and planned by Art Round Tennessee in accordance with the city, while being created in Brad Sells' studio and then at Stone Steel by Brad and other local artists and artisans including Abraham Pardee, David Fricke and Anthony Ford. The sculpture — a 36-foot-wide, 14-foot-tall arch of bicycles — spans the bike path entrance of Putnam County's Tennessee Central Heritage Rail Trail. The location is accessible and easily visible in Cookeville's historic downtown district, the West Side. Most of the bicycles used in Spokes were donated by local residents.
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116-162 W. Broad St.
SPOKES
in the making
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SCULPTURES ALONG THE TENNESSEE CENTRAL HERITAGE RAIL TRAIL
MADE BY LOCAL ARTISTS. BROUGHT TO YOU BY ART ROUND TENNESSEE.
Awesome Fred Eagle
Weathervane & bike rack sculpture. A collaborative effort of artists Abe Pardee, Brad Sells, David Fricke, and Marilee Hall with Stone Steel. Located at the Washington Ave. / 12th St. entrance.
Banjo Bike Rack
Bicycle rack created by artists Brad Sells, David Fricke, and Emma Levitz using a bicycle donated by local musician Jack Sallee. Located at the Depot in Cookeville's WestSide.
SCULPTURES IN CANE CREEK PARK
MADE BY LOCAL ARTISTS. BROUGHT TO YOU BY ART ROUND TENNESSEE.
Turtle Sculpture
Created by artist David Fricke
