This fall marks the 37th annual Sculpture in the Garden exhibit. This annual show unites the work of local artists with the curated landscapes of the North Carolina Botanical Garden in Chapel Hill. Together, they invite visitors to experience art, the natural world, and the relationship between the two in a new way.

  
2025 Dates

This year’s show will run from **Sunday, September 14 through Sunday, December 7**. It will be free and open to the public during normal Garden hours. As of this year, we’re now open on Sunday mornings: our hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays.

**Friday, August 8:** Participation agreements due

**August 25-September 5:** Installation period; we’ll share specific date and time options as the time approaches.

**Saturday, September 13:** Preview Party, 4:30-6:30 p.m. Free for artists and plus-ones; $40 for the public. First viewing of the show, beverages and hors d’oeuvres, and an award ceremony.

**Sunday, September 14:** Public opening day, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

**Sunday, December 7:** Exhibit ends, 5 p.m. _Please note: No sculptures may be removed from the show before Monday, December 8._

**December 8–December 21:** Pickup

  

Awards

While we are not able to offer an honorarium for participating in the show, we offer a series of monetary awards each year. We anticipate a similar award structure to previous years, with juror-selected Best-in-Show ($1,500) and three Honorable Mentions ($500) and public-voted People’s Choice Awards ($1,000, $300, and $200 for first, second, and third places, respectively).

  
Exhibition in the North Carolina Botanical Garden.

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