Haliburton Sculpture Forest

Haliburton Sculpture Forest
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Established2001
LocationGlebe Park, near Haliburton, Ontario
TypeOutdoor sculpture gallery
Websitehttps://www.haliburtonsculptureforest.ca/

The Haliburton Sculpture Forest is an outdoor collection of sculptures located in Glebe Park near the village of Haliburton, Ontario, Canada. It is operated by the non-profit organization Haliburton Sculpture Forest et al.[1]

Exhibits

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Opened in 2001, the forest has on display 38 sculptures by Canadian, Indigenous, and international artists.[2] The sculptures are arranged along a series of trails in a maple forest on the shores of Haliburton's Head Lake.[3] The Sculpture Forest is located in Glebe Park, hear Halliburton adjacent to Fleming College's Haliburton School of the Arts.[4][5]

Facilities include tours, parking, picnic tables, ski and snowshoe trails; entrance is free.[6]

Sculptures and benches (2001 to 2012 only)[7]
Type Number Title Medium Artist Year
Sculpture 1 The Homesteaders Telephone poles Jake Mol 2004
2 Pan Granite George Pratt 2003
3 Dreaming Stones Granite Kevin Lockau 2001
4 Guardians of the Forest Bronze Brett Davis 2004
5 Sound Vessel: Forest Steel Don Dickson and Amy Doolittle 2003
6 Beaver Cement Art Students of Haliburton Highlands Secondary School with support from Michael Belmore and Mary Anne Barkhouse 2002
7 Visionary - A Tribute to Sir Sandford Fleming Steel and bronze Richard Shanks 2002
8 Curled Figures Cement Susan Low-Beer 2003
9 Redwing Frond Steel and acrylic Darlene Bolahood 2003
10 Moose Scraps Vintage farm equipment Leo Sepa 2001
11 Terminus Steel Marianne Reim 2002
12 A Walk in the Wods in Haliburton Limestone Mary Ellen Farrow 2001
13 Embracing Eos Steel and wire Charles O'Neil 2004
14 Sleep of the Huntress Rose Granite Doug Stephens 2004
15 To Cut or Not to Cut Granite John Beachli 2006
16 C to C Granite John Shaw-Rimmington 2007
17 Shelter Shift Wood Phillip Vander Weg 2007
18 Shadow Caster Steel Ian Leblance 2008
19 Kennisis: Horse and Rider Steel William Lishman 2008
20 Fire and Ice: A Really Big Shoe Steel wire and glass Charles O'Neil 2009
21 Gelert Bronze Mary Anne Barkhouse 2011
22 A Conspiracy of Ravens Steel John McKinnon 2012
One-of-

a-kind- Benches

A Evolution Stone and steel Don Dickson and Amy Doolittle 2005
B Current Oak and steel Peter Wehrspann 2005
C Spirit of the Wild Granite Aaron Galbraith

Community partners

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"Sleep of the Huntress" by Doug Stephens

Partners and sponsors include: Fleming College, Haliburton Campus, the Haliburton County Development Corporation, the Municipality of Dysart et al, Haliburton Highlands Secondary School, Haliburton Highlands Museum, Haliburton Highlands Trails and Tours Network, Haliburton Nordic Trails Association, Head Lake Trail Committee, Glebe Park Committee, and the Arts Council of Haliburton Highlands, in addition to community volunteers.[7]

References

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  1. ^ Haliburton Tourism Guide (Toronto: Harper Collins, 2004), 86.
  2. ^ Baker, Mike (2021-07-13). "Haliburton Sculpture Forest offering free tours over the summer". Haliburton Echo. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
  3. ^ "Home". haliburtonsculptureforest.ca.
  4. ^ Explore Haliburton by Susan Wilson and Michael Shirley (Toronto: Boston Mills Press, 1997): 17.
  5. ^ "You can enjoy art along the trail this season at The Haliburton Sculpture Forest | Watch News Videos Online". Global News. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
  6. ^ "Frequently Asked Questions | Haliburton Sculpture Forest | Ontario". Sculpture Forest. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
  7. ^ a b Public sign, Public car park (near Fleming College, Haliburton Campus), College Drive, Haliburton, Ontario. Installed by Municipality of Dysart et al, Ontario, Accessed January 2022.
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