The Andres Institute of Art, Brookline, NH
Each year since 1999, the Andres Institute has invited sculptors from across the globe to bunk with local families while they make original works to add to the institute’s collection. Funded by engineer Paul Andres and shepherded by sculptor John Weidman, 45 works have found a home in the rocky woods and fields of this former ski area. Artists include David Phillips, Nora Valdez, Yin Peet, Viktor Lois, and Vaclav Fiala.
“WaterFire,” Providence, RI
From sunset to midnight on many Saturdays throughout the summer, Barnaby Evans and his gang set 100 bonfires ablaze in the three rivers that wind through downtown Providence. (Check the Web site for exact schedule.) Is it sculpture? Is it performance? Who cares? It’s fire!
Sculpture Garden at Cellardoor Winery, Lincolnville, ME (near Camden)
One of the delights of traveling through New England is finding roadside curiosities. John Clapp’s whimsical flat-steel sculptures — a nude acrobat, sea critters, a girl in repose accompanied by cormorants — evoke that feeling. The sculptures decorate the 68-acre vineyard and winery Clapp runs with his wife, Stephanie. Did I mention that they offer free wine tasting daily from 10 am to 5 pm through Columbus Day?
On the Web
Arts on the Point: http://www.artsonthepoint.com
DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Garden: http://www.decordova.org
Dr. Seuss National Memorial Sculpture Garden: http://www.catinthehat.org/memorial.htm
Forest Hills Cemetary: http://www.foresthillstrust.org/
Augustus Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site: http://www.sgnhs.org/
David Hayes Sculpture Fields: http://www.davidhayes.com/fields.htm
The Dinosaur Place: http://www.thedinosaurplace.com
The Andres Institute of Art: http://www.andresinstitute.org
"WaterFire": http://www.waterfire.org
Sculpture Garden at Cellardoor Winery: http://www.mainesculpture.com/
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