The 2007 Exhibition is made possible through a grant from the Rydell Visual Arts Fund to plan a permanent sculpture garden, thanks to the people at the Community Foundation of Santa Cruz County.

(Sample sculptures: click to enlarge: 16.5" x 3" 116K)

List of Artists

Wendy Aikin, Susana Arias, Thom Atkins, Barbara Bailey-Porter, Richard M. Bennett, Cliff Bernie, Paul Cheney, Jess Damsen, Marianne de Hatten Groh, Carole DePalma, Kenny Farrell, Doyle Foreman, Carol Gaab, Angelo Grova, Jennifer Hennig, Laurie Hennig, Sondra Herrera, Christianna Hunnicutt, Coeleen Kiebert, Bob Kinzie, Pete O. Koronakos, Marilyn Kuksht, Claire Lerner, Janet Lever-Wood, Scott Lindberg, Ron Lion, Barrington McLean, Kirk McNeill, Jenny Morten, Takashi Nakazawa, Geoffrey Nicastro, Betsy Roeth, Jeff Rosendale, Erika Rosendale, Ralph Curtis Royer, Andy Ruble, Michael Seymour, Richard Smith, Judy Stabile, Cristy Thomas, Jenni Ward

June 30 Schedule

Open To The Public - Art Workshops, Demonstrations & Educational Tours

Kathleen Crocetti: 10am Free Workshop “The Colors of Light: Creating a Spectrascope”
Erika Rosendale: 11am Free Workshop ”Painted Nature: Transforming Branches”
Bonni Carver: Noon Free Watercolor Demonstration
Kathleen Crocetti: 12:45pm Free Workshop “Handmade Garden Books”
Barrington McLean: 2:30pm Free Presentation “Sculpture-Enlarging Process”
Patrick Works: 3pm Free workshop “Photographing Landscapes In The Best Light”
Marianne de Hatten Groh: Observe Marianne as she sculpts a bust “live” (afternoon)

ARTISTS’ RECEPTION: 5-8 PM Music by The Benjamin Bording Duo

Other dates

Tiffany Wong: August 5th, 2:00 pm
Free workshop “Poetry In The Garden”
Bonni Carver: August 14-15
“Watercolor Painting” (requires reservations & fee, call PVAC at 722-3062)
Jeff Rosendale: Sept. 1, 2:00 pm
Free Tour/Lecture: “The Art & Science of Landscape Design”

Online podcasts start in July, visit www.pvarts.org or www.sierraazul.com

Ongoing: Student and group tours available by reservation, please call Sierra Azul.

2006

Sculpture IS 2006 ran June 2 through July 30, 2006. Thirty-nine regional artists showed over seventy pieces of work ranging from installation and performance art to a variety of sculptures that are kinetic, functional, traditional and collaborative. You can read more about it, and view photos, here.

Sculpture IS was supported by a grant from the Cultural Council of Santa Cruz County.