Boston Flora

Tag: Garden Sculpture

  • Sunday, August 18, 10:30 am – 12:30 pm – Guided Tour of Confluence Exhibit at The Mount

    This season, Edith Wharton’s beautiful Berkshire home, The Mount, in partnership with SculptureNow, is pleased to present Confluence, an exhibition of large-scale outdoor sculptures featuring 24 nationally acclaimed artists, including George Rickey (his work pictured below,) Jonathan Prince, Tim Prentice, and Richard Erdman. Join a docent for a free two-hour guided tour of this remarkable show and hear the stories behind the art and artists.  The tour will start at The Stable at 3 pm. Wear comfortable shoes! Free.  For more information visit www.edithwharton.org, or call 413-551-5100.  The Mount is located at 2 Plunkett Street in Lenox. For additional information about SculptureNow, please visit www.sculpturenow.org.

    http://sculpturenow.org/wp-content/gallery/2013-sculpture-show-at-the-mount/4-ls-excentric-ii-by-george-rickey-jpg_0.jpg

  • Friday, August 12, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm – Art in the Garden “Fear and Wonder” Reception

    Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive in Boylston, will feature Sean James Harrington’s sculpture series “Fear and Wonder” through September 17, and you will have the opportunity to meet the artist at a reception on Friday, August 12, from 6 – 7:30.  The exhibit is inspired by nature and myth.  For more information, visit www.towerhillbg.org.

  • Wednesday, October 7, 6 pm – Art May Be the Best Revenge

    Best selling garden author and photographer Ken Druse presents Art May be the Best Revenge: From da Vinci to Duquette on Wednesday, October 7, beginning at 6 pm, at Tower Hill Botanic Garden in Boylston, Massachusetts.  Mr. Druse will be signing books during the reception, with the lecture following at 6:30, followed by a tour of the illuminated Sculpture Show with Ken Druse and Nancy B. Grimes.  The famed “Stone Show,” formerly in Hardwick, Massachusetts, is expanding and moving to Tower Hill Botanic Garden, becoming “The Sculpture Show.”  We detailed this event in a previous post (search and ye shall find).  The cost of this reception and evening is $20 for Tower Hill members, and $25 for non members.  For more information, or to buy tickets, log on to www.towerhillbg.org.