Huelani Mei's Woodland Wonders exhibit, 21 steel sculptures up to 10 feet tall, is unveiled at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Dunwoody Nature Center and stays through spring 2027.

Twenty-one larger-than-life steel sculptures of woodland animals and plants are going on show at the Dunwoody Nature Center. The city unveils the exhibit at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 27, and the public is invited.

The exhibit is called Forest Forms: Woodland Wonders. It is the work of artist Huelani Mei, and it stays in place through spring 2027. Dunwoody Parks and Recreation announced it in a city news release on Oct. 20.

What is in the exhibit

The city’s release describes the sculptures this way:

  • 21 pieces, all woodland animals and plants
  • 3 to 10 feet tall
  • Powder-coated steel, painted in bright colors
  • Placed along the paths and among the plantings throughout the park

The release shows one of them, a fox, at the entrance to the nature center.

“I’m so proud of these pieces, and I’m excited to bring them to Dunwoody, which is home to several of my other sculptures,” Mei said in the release. “Woodland Wonders reflects the joy and peace that nature brings to me.”

Mei already has permanent pieces in three Dunwoody parks, Parks and Recreation Director Rachel Waldron said. “This temporary exhibit was a big hit at the Atlanta Botanical Garden last year, and we think Dunwoody residents and visitors will enjoy it just as much,” Waldron said.

The nature center plans to build programs around the sculptures. “We look forward to bringing Woodland Wonders to life through engaging environmental programs that inspire children, families, and adults to connect with nature,” Executive Director Nancy Longacre said. The release does not list dates for those programs yet.

The city’s public art push

The exhibit adds to a run of public art in Dunwoody parks this fall. On Oct. 10 the city ran its first Ride & Seek public art bike tour, a 2.6-mile ride to five Art in the Park sites in Brook Run, Pernoshal and Georgetown parks. That first ride filled up, and the city opened a waiting list.

What it means for you

  • The unveiling is at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 27, at the Dunwoody Nature Center, 5343 Roberts Drive, in Dunwoody Park. The city’s release does not mention tickets or registration.
  • If you miss it, the sculptures stay up through spring 2027, so there is time for a fall walk, a winter visit and a spring one.
  • Families can watch the Dunwoody Nature Center’s website for the programs it plans around the exhibit.

For more parks and walks across the city, see our guides to Dunwoody parks and trails and walking and biking trails, and our weekly things to do in Dunwoody.