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Tuesday, October 7, 2025

Brooke Thompson standing under the trellis she created.Brooke Thompson stands under the steel trellis she created for her Fall 2024 Art in Public course, which is now installed at the Corinth Community Park Butterfly Garden in Corinth, Texas.

UNT Studio Art Students Create Public Art for Corinth Butterfly Garden

Studio Art: Intermediate Sculpture Course, Art in Public Highlight
 
Associate Professor Alicia Eggert’s course, Art in Public, explores the history and evolution of public art, its role in society, and the strategies artists use to engage with public spaces beyond traditional galleries and museums.
 
In Fall 2024, the Art in Public students Frank Green, Christi Stidham, and Brooke Thompson created lasting installations for the Corinth Community Park Butterfly Garden as part of this interdisciplinary course. After weeks of planning and construction, the artists' sculptures have been installed at the park with help from the Fall 2025 Art in Public class members.
 
Event | Please Join Us
Ribbon Cutting for the Corinth Community Park Butterfly Garden
Oct. 16, 2025 | 4:30 p.m.
901 Corinth Pkwy, Corinth, TX 76208
Light refreshments will be served.
 
The Art in Public course also prepares students to professionally respond to requests for proposals by developing project renderings, budgets, and presentations — skills vital to a career in public art. For more information about the sculpture program at CVAD, please visit the Studio Art webpages.
 
  • The students in the Fall 2025 Art in Public course worked with faculty and artist Brooke Thompson to install her butterfly trellis.
  • The painted bench by Frank Green and the sculpted flowers by Christi Stidham make a colorful statement in the Corinth Butterfly Garden.