SCULPTUREFEST 2012

THERE ARE TWO EXHIBITIONS PLANNED FOR SCULPTURE FEST 2012

Saturday , July 28th:

opening event for Sculpture Fest's exhibition at the King Farm POETRY ON THE LAND :

The exhibition is inspired by the literary festival Bookstock, which takes place July 27 through July 29 in Woodstock village.

At the same time a preview of the Living Willow Sculptural installation by artist Bonnie Gale will be on view at the Prosper Road location of Sculpture Fest. The Prosper Road land is accessible via a short forest path from the King Farm.

Artists currently participating in the "Poetry on the Land" exhibition:
Lynn Newcomb, Worcester, VT (selection of new and past work at both SF sites)
Jamie Townsend, Springfield , VT ( introducing a newcomer to sculpture fest)
Dennis Grady, Pomfret , VT (new video/sound installation and past work sited in new locations)
Li Shen, Thetford , VT
Herb Ferris, W. Windsor , VT ( work created from King Farm fallen tree)
Phil Thorne, Norwich , VT
Lela Keen Jaacks, Brownsville, VT (site specific installation)
John Bieling, W Windsor VT
Charlet Davenport, Woodstock, VT (site specific installation)
Seth Callendar, Woodstock, VT
Jay Mead, Hartland , VT ( site specific installtion)
Kenneth Woodhead, Woodstock, VT ( site specific installation)

Out of state artists include:
Wendy Klemperer, Brooklyn, NY
Ethan Ames, Brooklyn, NY
Dimitri Gerakaris, Canaan, NH
David Colton, Portland , Oregon
Andrew Hellmund, Massachusetts

The work ranges from forged steel, sound installations, ceramic sculpture, welded sculpture, mixed media three dimensional work, mosaic, wood sculpture, transformed found objects, stone carved and transformed

THE SECOND STAGE OF SCULPTURE FEST 2012 WILL OPEN AT 509 PROSPER ROAD. THE THEME IS "LIVING ART."

Director Charlet Davenport has worked as an artist in Vermont since 1963. Currently her work in ceramic sculpture is influenced by many years of acting as Director of Sculpture Fest. Initially her ourdoor art installations were created on fibre glass mesh and installed in public spaces (St. Gaudens Historic National Park, The Rotunda at Dartmouth College Hopkins Center, the Vermont Carving Studio and Sculpture Center, the bank of the Hoosic River on Williams College Campus, Slater Mill, Pawtucket, RI, the TW Wood Art Center and a variety of other public and semi-public spaces.)

Peter Davenport, Co-Director of Sculpture Fest, is the one-man landscape force. Along with his duties as curator of the exhibition he aids artists in installing work, clearing sites, creating the signage, keeping everything clear for visitors as well as caring for the grounds throughout the exhibition time.

Both Davenports agree that land belongs to all of us and welcome the guests who come to Sculpture Fest each year.