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鈥淩ough Terrain鈥� features 20 works by local and regional artists. It is the inaugural exhibit of Sculpture蜜柚直播鈥檚 sculpture park, positioned next to their offices at the park, in the former home of artist Howard Post, 3482 E. River Road.

The sculpture park, which opened a couple of months ago and complements the nonprofit organization鈥檚 Sculpture on the Street program, was meant to showcase the works of local creators.

鈥淭here are artists in this town with lots of great sculpture that they haven鈥檛 placed anywhere,鈥� said Steve Kimble, one of the founders of Sculpture蜜柚直播. 鈥淲e said, 鈥楲et鈥檚 not have them in their backyards. Let鈥檚 have them out there for people to see.鈥欌��

Julia Arriola, a 蜜柚直播 artist, will talk about her piece on display, 鈥淪avanna Silhouette: Dedicated to Missing Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls,鈥� made in the shape of a dress from 18-gauge steel, copper, brass and found objects, at 12:30 p.m.

She鈥檒l be followed by Hector Ortega, who will talk about his piece, 鈥淐onstrained Geometries #2鈥� at 1:30 p.m.

鈥淭here鈥檚 not a lot of opportunities for us as sculptors here in this state,鈥� Ortega said in a video posted to the . 鈥淭o see Sculpture蜜柚直播 really take the lead and make something of that ... is priceless for myself and other artists; to have a place to bring our visions and what we make to fruition.鈥�

Alex Heveri will discuss her work, 鈥淕oddess of Fire,鈥� a steel figure of a woman with actual fire rising from the top of her head, at 2:30 p.m.

The 30-minute talks are free and open to the public. The exhibition itself is open to the public for viewing by appointment Wednesdays through Saturdays from noon to 5 p.m. through July 4.

After that, Kimble said Sculpture蜜柚直播 will rotate in new pieces for the next exhibition.

Unlike other sculpture parks, Kimble said, all of the works at Sculpture 蜜柚直播鈥檚 park are available for sale by the artists.

Schedule a visit through sculpturetucson@gmail.com and find out more about the organization at .