Save the Date: Ocean Springs Gateway Sculpture to be Unveiled October 1
OCEAN SPRINGS, MS – August 12, 2026 — The City of Ocean Springs, in partnership with the Mississippi Legislature and the Walter Anderson Museum of Art (WAMA), invites the community to save the date for the dedication and unveiling of the new Ocean Springs Gateway Sculpture.
The unveiling will take place on Thursday, October 1, at 1:30 p.m. at the sculpture’s location at Porter Avenue and U.S. Highway 90, at the base of the Biloxi Bay Bridge.
The new gateway sculpture is part of the Ocean Springs Gateway Sculpture Project, an initiative designed to create distinctive public art that celebrates the city’s history, culture and natural landscape while creating a welcoming sense of arrival to Ocean Springs.
The project is a collaboration of the City of Ocean Springs and the Walter Anderson Museum of Art, with funding made available by the Mississippi Legislature and input from community stakeholders throughout the design process. The project was developed through community-engaged design with the goal of strengthening Ocean Springs’ identity as a destination known for its arts, culture, environment and quality of life.
The October 1 dedication will provide an opportunity for the community to gather at the new gateway and celebrate the vision and collaboration that brought the project to life.
SAVE THE DATE
Ocean Springs Gateway Sculpture Dedication & Unveiling Thursday, October 1, 2026 1:30 p.m. Porter Avenue & U.S. Highway 90 At the base of the Biloxi Bay Bridge
About the Ocean Springs Gateway Sculpture Project
The Ocean Springs Gateway Sculpture Project is a project of the City of Ocean Springs executed in collaboration with the Walter Anderson Museum of Art and community stakeholders. The project was developed through a community-engaged design process and is intended to create large-scale gateway sculptures that celebrate Ocean Springs’ history, culture and landscape while enhancing wayfinding, community pride and the city’s identity as a haven for arts, culture and the environment. Funding for the project was made available by the Mississippi Legislature.