Gathering (left) by Michael Waller, Best in Show, and Cotton Light Column (right) by Jim Gallucci, First Place.
Each year, I anxiously wait to see first time and returning artists with new works of art. Going on now through November 19, 2011, is the 23rd annual Sculpture in the Garden walk.
This year’s Best in Show (photo on left) was Michael Waller for Gathering and First Place (photo on right) went to Jim Galucci for Cotton Light Column. I plan to visit and photograph these along with 51 other original works of garden art, by 30 artists using a wide variety of media, including clay,concrete, granite, marble, mirrors, steel, and other materials.
To see more photos of the exhibition, visit the Garden’s Facebook photo gallery.
An Advisory Committee was formed early in 2011 to plan the exhibition and suggest a list of local and regional artists to invite for the annual show. The committee includes artists Thomas Sayre and Mark Hewitt, Ackland Art Museum Director Emily Kass, and the 2011 Honorary Sculpture in the Garden Chairpersons Lex and Ann Alexander. For more information, please contact the curator of the show.
The NC Botanical Gardens was included in the area gardens to share when Garden Writers Association held their annual conference, September, 2009. I was particularly pleased the Sculpture in the Garden walk was occurring at the same time. I may be biased, but I do believe we have one of the best sculpture walks in the nation. Mind you, I’ve not seen them all. Please let me know about your town’s tours so I can add them to my bucket list.
Helen Yoest is a garden writer, speaker and garden coach through her business Gardening with Confidence™.
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