Metal art is being celebrated across the city this summer with Metal-Urge, a project of Tacoma Arts Commission. American Art Company is doing its part, exhibiting about a dozen pieces.

“Sprout” by Bill Wentworth consists of three curved pieces made of stainless steel and bronze. They are positioned at different angles on a pedestal. On one side they have burnished markings. The work is quite elegant and graceful.

His “Number 5” has two curved pieces, also made of stainless steel and bronze. He apparently used a different technique on this piece, as both sides of each piece have a silver-colored finish.

Richard Heller used the legendary American Indian as the inspiration for “Sitting Bull.” The bronze bust depicts him with a solemn look on his face.

The subject of “Circle K (Cowboy)” is leaning against a post.

For “Dyl-le-en” Heller depicts a woman on a floor, her body folded in half, one leg forward and the other back. The bronze work has a green patina with tinges of gold.

Ned Black’s “Half Asleep” is a bird, perhaps a flamingo, with a closed eye facing the viewer. One must peer around to the side facing the wall to see the other eye is open. The bird has one leg, with a claw at the end. All of this is made of steel, wrapped around a piece of round granite that is the bird’s torso.

“Jane” is a stainless steel anvil made by Timothy Leonard. It has slight curves.

While some artists create pieces that are large and/or heavy, Patti Shaw takes a different approach with “Votive Dress.” It is made of the small, circular foils from votive candles, commonly found in churches. They are tied together in sections using different colors of thread, including red, purple, yellow, white and blue. They add a slight element of color to the piece, which is draped over a mannequin.

Susan O’Brien used reverse painted fused glass and steel for “The Good Earth.” A steel frame holds the glass panels.

Her paint fired glass panels are used in the three doors of “Finding Balance,” which is the most popular piece among visitors to the gallery. The steel plate work, about six feet tall, is a display case, or perhaps a china hutch. It has odd curves, like something one might find in a home in “Alice in Wonderland.” O’Brien’s panels are in hues of blue, white and green. The one in the middle has a Star of David.

Colleen Sargen used reclaimed metal and illuminated honey onyx for “A Bit Lit” and “Geocentric 1.” Both are lamps. The former is in the shape of a cylinder, with the onyx resting at an angle near the bottom. The latter has metal frames that hold the onyx at nearly upright angles.

The exhibit is on display through Sept. 20. American Art Company is located at 1126 Broadway.