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Seth Callander, 2002. wood, approx. 30"x30"x144" Photo: Dennis Grady |
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Sculpture Fest has become a way to encourage work by artists to be placed in the landscape, gardens and spaces of Vermont. This year's exhibition will include some site specific work placed off the grounds of Sculpture Fest although the majority of the exhibition will be on the land on Prosper Road, Woodstock Vermont.
At the time of this writing there are twenty artists preparing to exhibit in Sculpture Fest 2003, which will open on Saturday September 6 on the Prosper Road site in Woodstock, Vermont. The exhibition will continue through foliage season.
There is no general theme for this years exhibition. We decided on an atmosphere of openness allowing the participants to move forward in whatever direction their work takes them. The only consideration will continue to be that the work be suitable for placement in the landscape in Vermont.
We are encouraging international participation . We will work to help find accommodations and working space for artists from afar to enable them to participate.
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 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.
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