MURFREESBORO, Tenn., Feb. 26 -- Middle Tennessee State University issued the following news release:

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. - A sculpture designed and created by a Middle Tennessee State University associate art professor is on display at the Discovery Center at Murfree Spring off Southeast Broad Street.

Michael Baggarly worked with Rutherford Arts Alliance artists Ginny Togrye andSharon Kolli to design and create a 14-foot bronze sculpture in the shape of a heart. The piece would work in conjunction with painted aluminum hearts created by 24 local artists for the Cultural Arts Murfreesboro Laureate project, symbolizing Murfreesboro as the geographic center of the state while also reinforcing MTSU's commitment to artistic innovation and comm...