2025-2027 Temporary Outdoor Sculpture Program
The Del Mar Foundation is pleased to partner with the City of Del Mar to bring five contemporary sculptures to highly visible locations in Del Mar’s downtown area for public display for 23 months beginning in July 2025. This is Phase II of the Program, following the inaugural exhibit (Phase I, 2021-2023).
The new Del Mar Art Walk Map features these five sculptures, other artworks in the City’s permanent art collection, and the sculptures in the Del Mar Plaza’s public art collection.
The five artworks selected for the this temporary exhibit were installed between July 14-16, 2025. All of the temporary sculptures are for sale; check below for information on the sculptures, artists, and sales information.
If you missed the Artists’ Reception held at Town Hall on July 16, you can check out the presentation here.
INTERESTED IN PURCHASING? All of the sculptures in the Temporary Outdoor Sculpture Exhibit are for sale. For sales inquiries, contact our art consultant, Naomi Nussbaum by email or phone: nnartd1@gmail.com, (858) 204-2058.
PUBLIC ART: A DMF Mission from the Start
Arts and culture have been a core part of the Foundation’s mission from the start. The new outdoor sculpture program echoes one of the first arts programs the Foundation sponsored, consistent with its mission to to sponsor diverse cultural programs in Del Mar.
Art In Public Places, a 1984 program, brought site-specific artworks for a two-month-long outdoor art display curated by art critic David Lewinson. Described as a contemporary art program for people “leery of most art since Impressionism,” it showcased works by four artists: Kenneth Capps, Christopher Lee, Mario Lara, and Eric Orr (with a performance art piece, “Three Pillars of Fire” lasting 20 minutes).
Other Foundation Arts projects: In 1998-99 the Foundation was the fiscal sponsor for the City’s first art acquisition, “A River of Time,” a James Hubbell sculpture installed in 1999 in front of the Library on Camino Del Mar. In 2002 and 2003, the Foundation (partnering with the Thoroughbred Club) produced Payasada, which placed artist-painted horses throughout town for temporary exhibit. And for the Mosaic Wall on Camino Del Mar in front of the Library, the Foundation provided fiscal sponsorship in 2002-03 for the original installation, and fiscal sponsorship plus a grant for extensive restoration in 2012. And the Foundation has supported many children’s arts programs throughout its history. In 2021, the first exhibit of the Temporary Outdoor Sculpture Program went on display.
Red Seeker
by Delos Van Earl
Location: 15th near Camino del Mar
Oil enamel on steel
Size: 82″ x 17″ x 18″
Sales price: $8,500
From the artist’s Creature series – an abstract creature which the artist encourages viewers to interpret according to what they see.
Dirección Impredecible
by Hugo Heredia
Location: 9th St. & Camino Del Mar (NE corner)
Corten steel, stainless steel, recycled water bottles, patina
Size: 8’4″h x 3’w x 3’d
Sales price: $22,000
Hugo Heredia: “Dirección Impredecible” is the first of a series of sculptures where I transform everyday objects into urban tree-like sculptures. As a glass and metal artist, I was inspired by life’s unpredictable nature to explore techniques and materials and blend them in unexpected ways. For this sculpture, I use water bottles that I accumulated during the pandemic to create a dialogue between the man-made and natural worlds, inviting viewers to reconsider the beauty in everyday objects.”
Split Head
by Ron Tatro
Location: 15th near Stratford Court (in front of Rusty Del Mar)
Painted aluminum
Size: 36″h x20″w
Sales price: $6,200
Ron Tatro: “I am interested in creating a dynamic unity. I am interested in making sculptures that are personal, artistically inventive, joyous, and accessible. I want the sculptures to be visually engaging and to take and hold the viewer’s interest immediately.”
Planar Head
by Ron Tatro
Location: 14th and Camino del Mar (SE corner)
Painted aluminum
Size: 36”h x 20″w
Sales price: $6,200
Planar Head is part of the artist’s series on Abstract Heads.
Cloud 7
by Peter Mitten
Location: 12th and Camino del Mar (SE corner)
Powder coated and painted steel
Size: 36”h x 40”w
Sales price: $8,000
Peter Mitten: “I’ve long been intrigued with discovering geometric patterns in nature, whether in moisture, cell structure, beehives, etc.”
2025-2027 Temporary Outdoor Sculpture Program
The Del Mar Foundation is pleased to partner with the City of Del Mar to bring five contemporary sculptures to highly visible locations in Del Mar’s downtown area for public display for 23 months beginning in July 2025.
The new Del Mar Art Walk Map features these five sculptures, other artworks in the City’s permanent art collection, and the sculptures in the Del Mar Plaza’s public art collection.
The five artworks selected for the this temporary exhibit were installed between July 14-16, 2025. All of the temporary sculptures are for sale; check below for information on the sculptures, artists, and sales information.
Click to view / download the map.
All of the sculptures in the Temporary Outdoor Sculpture Exhibit are for sale.
For sales inquiries, contact our art consultant, Naomi Nussbaum by email or phone: nnartd1@gmail.com, (858) 204-2058
Art: A DMF Mission from the Start
Arts and culture have been a core part of the Foundation’s mission from the start. The new outdoor sculpture program echoes one of the first arts programs the Foundation sponsored, consistent with its mission to to sponsor diverse cultural programs in Del Mar. Art In Public Places, a 1984 program, brought site-specific artworks for a two-month-long outdoor art display curated by art critic David Lewinson. Described as a contemporary art program for people “leery of most art since Impressionism,” it showcased works by four artists: Kenneth Capps, Christopher Lee, Mario Lara, and Eric Orr (with a performance art piece, “Three Pillars of Fire” lasting 20 minutes).
Other Foundation Arts projects: In 1998-99 the Foundation was the fiscal sponsor for the City’s first art acquisition, “A River of Time,” a James Hubbell sculpture installed in 1999 in front of the Library on Camino Del Mar. In 2002 and 2003, the Foundation (partnering with the Thoroughbred Club) produced Payasada, which placed artist-painted horses throughout town for temporary exhibit. And for the Mosaic Wall on Camino Del Mar in front of the Library, the Foundation provided fiscal sponsorship in 2002-03 for the original installation, and fiscal sponsorship plus a grant for extensive restoration in 2012. And the Foundation has supported many children’s arts programs throughout its history. In 2021, the first exhibit of the Temporary Outdoor Sculpture Program went on display.
Red Seeker
by Delos Van Earl
Location: 15th near Camino del Mar
Oil enamel on steel
Size: 82″ x 17″ x 18″
Sales price: $8,500
From the artist’s Creature series – an abstract creature which the artist encourages viewers to interpret according to what they see.
Dirección Impredecible
by Hugo Heredia
Location: 9th St. & Camino Del Mar (NE corner)
Corten steel, stainless steel, recycled water bottles, patina
Size: 8’4″h x 3’w x 3’d
Sales price: $22,000
Hugo Heredia: “Dirección Impredecible” is the first of a series of sculptures where I transform everyday objects into urban tree-like sculptures. As a glass and metal artist, I was inspired by life’s unpredictable nature to explore techniques and materials and blend them in unexpected ways. For this sculpture, I use water bottles that I accumulated during the pandemic to create a dialogue between the man-made and natural worlds, inviting viewers to reconsider the beauty in everyday objects.”
Split Head
by Ron Tatro
Location: 15th near Stratford Court (in front of Rusty Del Mar)
Painted aluminum
Size: 36″h x20″w
Sales price: $6,200
Ron Tatro: “I am interested in creating a dynamic unity. I am interested in making sculptures that are personal, artistically inventive, joyous, and accessible. I want the sculptures to be visually engaging and to take and hold the viewer’s interest immediately.”
Planar Head
by Ron Tatro
Location: 14th and Camino del Mar (SE corner)
Painted aluminum
Size: 36”h x 20″w
Sales price: $6,200
Planar Head is part of the artist’s series on Abstract Heads.
Cloud 7
by Peter Mitten
Location: 12th and Camino del Mar (SE corner)
Powder coated and painted steel
Size: 36”h x 40”w
Sales price: $8,000
Peter Mitten: “I’ve long been intrigued with discovering gemoetric patterns in nature, whetyher in moisture, cell structure, beehives, etc.”
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All of the sculptures in the Temporary Outdoor Sculpture Exhibit are for sale.
For sales inquiries, contact our art consultant, Naomi Nussbaum by email or phone: nnartd1@gmail.com, (858) 204-2058
PUBLIC ART: A DMF Mission from the Start
Arts and culture have been a core part of the Foundation’s mission from the start. The new outdoor sculpture program echoes one of the first arts programs the Foundation sponsored, consistent with its mission to to sponsor diverse cultural programs in Del Mar.
Art In Public Places, a 1984 program, brought site-specific artworks for a two-month-long outdoor art display curated by art critic David Lewinson. Described as a contemporary art program for people “leery of most art since Impressionism,” it showcased works by four artists: Kenneth Capps, Christopher Lee, Mario Lara, and Eric Orr (with a performance art piece, “Three Pillars of Fire” lasting 20 minutes).
Other Foundation Arts projects: In 1998-99 the Foundation was the fiscal sponsor for the City’s first art acquisition, “A River of Time,” a James Hubbell sculpture installed in 1999 in front of the Library on Camino Del Mar. In 2002 and 2003, the Foundation (partnering with the Thoroughbred Club) produced Payasada, which placed artist-painted horses throughout town for temporary exhibit. And for the Mosaic Wall on Camino Del Mar in front of the Library, the Foundation provided fiscal sponsorship in 2002-03 for the original installation, and fiscal sponsorship plus a grant for extensive restoration in 2012. And the Foundation has supported many children’s arts programs throughout its history. In 2021, the first exhibit of the Temporary Outdoor Sculpture Program went on display.
2025-2027 Temporary Outdoor Sculpture Program
The Del Mar Foundation is pleased to partner with the City of Del Mar to bring five contemporary sculptures to highly visible locations in Del Mar’s downtown area for public display for 23 months beginning in July 2025.
The new Del Mar Art Walk Map features these five sculptures, other artworks in the City’s permanent art collection, and the sculptures in the Del Mar Plaza’s public art collection.
The five artworks selected for the this temporary exhibit were installed between July 14-16, 2025. All of the temporary sculptures are for sale; check below for information on the sculptures, artists, and sales information.
Red Seeker
by Delos Van Earl
Location: 15th near Camino del Mar
Oil enamel on steel
Size: 82″ x 17″ x 18″
Sales price: $8,500
From the artist’s Creature series – an abstract creature which the artist encourages viewers to interpret according to what they see.
Dirección Impredecible
by Hugo Heredia
Location: 9th St. & Camino Del Mar (NE corner)
Corten steel, stainless steel, recycled water bottles, patina
Size: 8’4″h x 3’w x 3’d
Sales price: $22,000
Hugo Heredia: “Dirección Impredecible” is the first of a series of sculptures where I transform everyday objects into urban tree-like sculptures. As a glass and metal artist, I was inspired by life’s unpredictable nature to explore techniques and materials and blend them in unexpected ways. For this sculpture, I use water bottles that I accumulated during the pandemic to create a dialogue between the man-made and natural worlds, inviting viewers to reconsider the beauty in everyday objects.”
Split Head
by Ron Tatro
Location: 15th near Stratford Court (in front of Rusty Del Mar)
Painted aluminum
Size: 36″h x20″w
Sales price: $6,200
Ron Tatro: “I am interested in creating a dynamic unity. I am interested in making sculptures that are personal, artistically inventive, joyous, and accessible. I want the sculptures to be visually engaging and to take and hold the viewer’s interest immediately.”
Planar Head
by Ron Tatro
Location: 14th and Camino del Mar (SE corner)
Painted aluminum
Size: 36”h x 20″w
Sales price: $6,200
Planar Head is part of the artist’s series on Abstract Heads.
Cloud 7
by Peter Mitten
Location: 12th and Camino del Mar (SE corner)
Powder coated and painted steel
Size: 36”h x 40”w
Sales price: $8,000
Peter Mitten: “I’ve long been intrigued with discovering gemoetric patterns in nature, whetyher in moisture, cell structure, beehives, etc.”