Art guide: Destinations around Williamson County offer more opportunities for art enthusiasts

Artist Adam Davenport poses for a photo on Thursday, January 19, 2023 with the mural he's painting of World 100 Meter champion and Olympics Silver medalist Fred Kerley, a Taylor native. The mural is being painted on the Ford Ground Storage Tank at 1606 North Main Street.

Venturing outside of Georgetown, there are many art venues to enjoy including exhibits, sculptures and murals.

Round Rock

Round Rock’s historic downtown area is home to art galleries, displays and outdoor plazas that can be enjoyed while visiting.

Downtowner Art Gallery, 231 East Main Street, Ste. 160
Round Rock Public Library, 200 East Liberty Avenue
Round Rock City Council Gallery, 221 East Main Street
Round Rock Prete Plaza, 221 East Main Street
Round Rock Baca Center and Centennial Plaza, 301 West Bagdad Avenue
Round Rock Chisholm Trail Crossing Park, 500 Chisholm Trail Road
Centennial Plaza, 301 West Bagdad Avenue
Texas State University Campus, Avery Building, 1555 University Boulevard
Williamson County Jester Justice Center, 1801 East Old Settlers Boulevard

Taylor

The City of Taylor has art galleries, a mural honoring a hero as well as a statue of a famous cowboy.

Art Off Center, 116 West Second Street, Ste. 108
Mural of hometown hero Fred Kerley, Olympic medalist, World 100m Champion and stand-out high school athlete in football and basketball hangs on the Ford Ground Storage Tank (1601 North Main Street) near his boyhood home.
Taylor Portal Project, art on elevated manhole covers around town
The statue of Bill Pickett is at the corner of North Main and Second Street. He is the father of bulldogging. His statue was designed by Adam Davenport. Mr. Pickett (1870-1932) was a cowboy, rodeo and WildWest show performer and actor. He invented the technique of bulldogging, the skill of grabbing cattle by the horns and wrestling them to the ground.

Cedar Park

Cedar Park is home to numerous sculptures, memorials, murals and galleries.

Veterans Memorial, 2525 West New Hope Drive
Sculpture Garden, 1435 Main Street, Cedar Park Rec Center
Public Safety Memorial statue, 911 Quest Parkway
Cedar Park City Hall, 450 Cypress Creek Road
Pedernales EC utility box mural, Cypress Creek Road
Cedar Park Public Library, 550 Discovery Boulevard
“Uniquely Cedar Park” mural, Milburn Park, 1901 Sunchase
Brushy Creek Sports Park mural, 2310 Brushy Creek Road
Sculpture, H-E-B Center at Cedar Park, 2100 Avenue of the Stars
Rosemary Denny Park mural, 2400 East Riviera Drive

Leander

The city’s sculpture garden is a great place to appreciate art while walking outdoors.

Leander Public Library, 1011 South Bagdad Road
Lakewood Park Sculpture Garden Walking Trail, 2040 Artesian Springs
Old Town Street Festival, Old Town District, 1st Saturday in June

Florence

Impossible Dream Studio, 105 North Patterson Avenue
Scenic photo location at Vineyards at Florence

Hutto

The City of Hutto embraces its mascot with thousands of concrete hippos installed all around town. To learn the locations, use the map at visithutto.com. The exact hippo count falls somewhere between 5,000 to 10,000.

“Greetings from Hutto” mural, 101 East Street
Hutto Public Library, 500 West Live Oak Street
Hutto’s Hippo statue, “Henrietta,” East Street in Old Town
White Hippo at Uvalde Drive and Chris Kelley Boulevard
Hippo Pit, 712 US 79 near Chris Kelley Boulevard

Liberty Hill

Liberty Hill’s art includes international art and a city that enjoys art festivals.

International Sculpture Park, 101 Loop 332
“Welcome to Liberty Hill” mural on Quick Service Garage, Loop 332 and Highway 1869
Whimsy & Wonder, art and music festival on Main Street in May
Sculpture Festival, Lions Foundation Park, 355 TX 332

Jarrell

24th Annual Wildflower Arts & Crafts Festival in March

Bartlett

Bartlett is filled with ghost murals and advertisements from the early 1900s. The recently restored Coca-Cola mural, the Alamo Hotel mural, the unique Wrigley’s mural and the General Arthur Cigar ad are scattered throughout downtown. Several others are tucked away in the alleys and on the patios of renovated townhomes in central Bartlett.