Perspectives on Shape and Motion to Transform Sculpture Garden Exhibit

LBC is collaborating with regional artists to bring a stirring new public art exhibit, titled Shape and Motion, to its outdoor Sculpture Garden this month. To promote the exhibit, in partnership with the Windsor Public Art Commission, LBC will install one of the pieces in Shape and Motion at a satellite location in Windsor.

Shape and Motion will feature 10 stunning monumental sculptures that explore the forces of form and movement to reveal beauty in constant flux. It is free and open to the public from September 2025 to August 2027.

The two-year temporary exhibit celebrates the works of eight sculptors and their artistic expressions using shape and motion in their art, whether it is through engineering and physicality, the way light and shadow animate the work, or with bold, dynamic compositions that appear alive. Each piece invites the viewer to observe the interplay of energy, form, light, and shadow, all while igniting a sense of wonder and awe.

The Windsor satellite exhibit will be installed at Pleasants Point, at the corner of Old Redwood Highway and Pleasant Avenue.

Artists whose works were selected for the exhibition include Riis Burwell of Santa Rosa, Katie Gong of San Francisco, Anthony Howe of Bow, Washington, Ned Khan of Sebastopol,  Sean Paul Lorentz from Petaluma, Moto Ohtake of Santa Cruz, Nick Taylor from Fort Bragg, and Ben Trautman from San Francisco. A juried panel of eight judges on the LBC’s Visual Arts Advisory Council selected from among 13 submissions.

LBC Sculpture Garden

LBC offers free, year-round access to contemporary visual artworks throughout its 26-acre campus, including its one-acre Sculpture Garden for rotating exhibitions that support regional artists. The Sculpture Garden has become a popular destination to relax, reflect, and experience art for more than 100,000 visitors annually. Featuring a temporary winter lights display from November through January, the Garden is the centerpiece of a campus-wide Art Walk, which showcases an additional 28 pieces by 14 artists, all of which are part of the Center’s permanent collection.

As Sonoma County’s home for the arts, LBC continues to expand its visual art program. Its Art Walk and popular community facilities provide an excellent home for local and regional artists to display their works and for members of the community to engage their artistic curiosity.

The presentation of Shape and Motion is made possible with generous support from Fatima Lassar, Steve and Nancy Oliver, Linda A. Fischer, and Chuck and Ellen Wear.