Galveston College Visual Arts Coordinator, Amanda Barry Jones, unveiled her latest
work of art that is now a permanent sculpture in Bastrop.
Jones’ design, “Backyard Birds,” was selected by the City of Bastrop Cultural Arts
Committee for the Birds of Bastrop Sculpture Project. She originally submitted the
project proposal in May 2025. The site-specific permanent sculpture incorporates bird
imagery in celebration of Bastrop’s designation as a Bird City and was designed to
attach to the pedestrian bridge railing.
She completed the sculpture in January and it was unveiled on Jan. 10. Her art work
now adorns the Chestnut Street pedestrian bridge near the Bastrop Convention Center
and Visitor Center.
For more information about the Galveston College Art program, contact Amanda Barry
Jones, the GC Art Gallery Curator and Visual Arts Coordinator at [email protected], or visit gc.edu/artgallery.
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