Two artists in the collection at theNate, Richard Hunt and Martin Puryear, are included in TIME magazine’s list: “25 Works of Art That Define America Now”
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Jaguars, which answer surprised you the most? 🤔
Video Description: GovState individuals are shown images of sculptures around campus and guess the year it was installed.
Congratulations to Mary Miss!
Tonight (May 1, 2026) she is being honored by the International Sculpture Center @intsculpturectr at their Night of Excellence with a Lifetime Achievement Award. Here at theNate, we are proud to have “Field Rotation”, 1981 - freshly conserved in 2024 and celebrated with the artist in 2025.
Mary Miss has been redefining how art is integrated into the public realm since the early 1970s. She is interested in how artists can play a more central role in addressing the complex issues of our times—making environmental and social sustainability into tangible experiences is a primary goal. Collaboration has been central to her work as she has developed projects as diverse as creating a temporary memorial around the perimeter of Ground Zero, marking the predicted flood level of Boulder, Colorado, or revealing the history of the Union Square Subway station in New York City.
Saturday, April 25 | International Sculpture Day
To celebrate International Sculpture Day—the grand finale of Earth Week at GovState—we invite visitors to explore the park through a self-guided tour powered by OtoCast.
OtoCast is a FREE smartphone app, available in your app store, that delivers a real-time, GPS-guided experience as you move through the sculpture park. Widely used across the country for sculpture parks and cultural destinations, OtoCast allows visitors to engage with artworks and points of interest at their own pace while learning more about each piece along the way.
Simply download the app, bring your phone, and enjoy an immersive way to experience the park. Paper maps are also available at the information desk at GovState’s D-Main Entrance.
No registration necessary - take lots of pictures and tag us in your posts @thenate.gsu (FB) and @_thenate_ (IG) - we’d love to see your shots.
PRO TIP: bring a picnic lunch and sit at Dan Peterman’s “Running Table” the 100-foot-long picnic table made from recycled plastics, perfect theme for the day.
PRO TIP 2: a group of Top Fans plan to gather at F Entrance at 1pm and walk together - all are welcome – email [email protected] if you would like to join us and we’ll designate specifics closer to the day.
For more information about Earth Week events go to https://www.govst.edu/green/
Mark your calendar and join the guided tours and family fun nights at theNate!
Saturday, April 25 International Sculpture Day🌎
self-guided tour using the FREE OtoCast app – Find it in your app store:
FREE
Take lots of pictures and post to Instagram and tag us: @_thenate_
Saturday, June 20 Summer Solstice 🌅
7pm sunset at 8:28pm
Guided tour with Director and Curator, Jeff Stevenson – focus on the North Collection, classic favorites, visiting artists, and watching the sun go down through the wings of “Phoenix”.
Registration
Fee $10
FAMILY NIGHT at theNate 🤩– Thursday, June 25 6pm – 7:30pm
with Education and Outreach Coordinator, Sherri Denault
Registration
Fee $15 – includes materials for hands-on project for all ages
FAMILY NIGHT at theNate 🤡 - Thursday, July 23 6pm – 7:30pm
with Education and Outreach Coordinator, Sherri Denault
Registration
Fee $15 – includes materials for hands-on project for all ages
Saturday, October 17, 2026 1pm – 2:30pm 🍁
Guided tour with Director and Curator, Jeff Stevenson – focus on the South Collection featuring visiting artists’ installations that connect us to the Earth through themes found in classic favorites.
Registration
Fee $10
Link in bio to find registration links on programs and events page 😃
Vessel #111, 2010
Eric W. Stephenson
welded stainless, Blown Glass w/concrete base
Eric W. Stephenson creates abstract sculptures
that conceal direct references to the human form,
allowing the essence of the figure to emerge
indirectly. When placed in public spaces, his forms
engage quietly with their surroundings, sparking
subtle, subconscious conversations. His work
explores the form, spirit, and experience of the
body, human and otherwise, rendered through
abstraction and informed by industrial materials
and methods. His most recent work returns to the
human form to figure a language of movement
through a mastery of metal. “Vessel #111” evokes
the subtle sway and rhythm of a belly dancer; the
artist is inspired by dancers, gymnasts, circus
performers, rock climbers, and any time the body
is in motion.
His work explores the idea of an implied, unseen
interior—an influence drawn from the vessel in
ceramics. Stephenson is fascinated by how
technology shapes human perception, blurring the
boundaries between human and machine, hope and fear, identity and anonymity.
He works with materials that suggest both tradition
and the future—steel, stainless steel, bronze, and
glass. Using familiar elements from the built
environment—fixtures, bolts, portals, and screens
—Stephenson constructs forms that reveal
themselves as vessels, hinting at interior worlds
within their industrial exteriors.
Sign 🪧 for Gwen Yen Chiu’s “The Moon, My Shadow, and I”
The ground is a bit soggy and squishy after all the rain so wear appropriate footwear and visit theNate!
