Category environmental sculpture
Engage with Vital Versions of Elephants Migrating along Commonwealth Avenue
The Great Elephant Migration will move on from Boston after September 13, so here is a quick post with quotes, notes, photos, and resources that should get you there in time!
Explore Five More Sculptures for Urban Symphony, Studios Without Walls in Riverway Park
This second sequel to the post with an overview of Urban Symphony includes sculptures by Bette Ann Libby, Ania Gilmore, Janet Kawada, Cassie Doyon, and Wen-Hao Tien. Links to artists’ websites and Studios Without Walls are listed under Key Resources. Plan to keep exploring through September 7!
Focus on Five More Artists in Studios Without Walls, “Urban Symphony” in Riverway Park, Brookline
This first sequel to the post with an overview of Urban Symphony includes sculpture by Phoebe Godfrey, Gail Jerauld Bos, Pam Goncalves, Barbara Fletcher, and Silvina Mizrahi, with links to artists’ websites and Studios Without Walls. Second sequel coming soon. Eager to keep visiting through September 7!
Studios Without Walls “Urban Symphony” Artworks Relate to Each Other and to Each of Us Within Riverway Park
This post identifies the thirteen artworks in Urban Symphony, the 27th annual by Studios Without Walls. But it looks a bit more closely at four. With hopes to do sequel posts that focus on a few more each time, my main goal now is to connect you with the resources that get you to this exhilarating exhibit, at least online, well before it ends September 7, 2026!
Take Time with Venetia Dale’s “Within Time” at deCordova Sculpture Park
Aother of the six significant Nature Sanctuary installations curated by Sarah Montross(through Oct 4th, 2026)
Here are quotes, links, photos, and resources related to this collaborative artwork:
Evelyn Rydz Connects through Hands for “Holding Water” in Nature Sanctuary Exhibit at deCordova Sculpture Park
Translucent hands represent the individuals who share their statements about water and connect them with the environment, including visitors to this sculpture above the reservoir. Quotes and resources here should help convey the process, purpose, and power of Evelyn Rydz’s sculpture in the Nature Sanctuary exhibit.
Kathy Ruttenberg’s “A Snail’s Pace” Invites Involvement at deCordova Sculpture Park
You must come close to fully appreciate the delicate designs on this snail’s body or the person inside the shell, Meanwhile the whole sculpture promises such rewards. Imagine how A Snail’s Pace might win attention in its earlier location on a busy street in New York City (2018-19)! Here are quotes, links, and photos that hint at how this work is currently part of Nature Sanctuary.
Artworks Interact at deCordova Sculpture Park: Kapwani Kiwanga, “On Growth” and Joiri Minaya, “Tropticon II”
One of many great features of the Nature Sanctuary exhibit now in the park is the way the works resonate with each other and with the surroudning landscape. “Troptican II” and “On Growth” share a lawn where we can see, feel and discover their connections. Quotes, links and maybe my photos should entice you to explore in the months before the exhibit ends (October 4, 2026).
“PlanTable” in Chin Park Serves Many Important Purposes
Quotes and photos below focus on a few features. Links at the end lead to more. “At a time when cities like Boston face intensifying summer heat and widening environmental disparities, PlanTable offers a living, participatory response—merging ecology, culture, and community in one dynamic space. This multidisciplinary project, presented in partnership with Pao Arts Center, emerges from a deep collaboration between artists, designers, community advocates, and climate thinkers. ” ( Quote from Greenway Public Art, PlanTable)
Enjoy 19th Annual Outdoor Sculpture Exhibit at Old Frog Pond Farm & Studio, “Around the Pond and Through the Woods” 2025
This is a “quick post” to maximize time for you to experience the exhibit and for me to develop a worthy sequel post before it ends! So here are quotes,* links, and a few photos that should lead to the many wonders at Old Frog Pond Farm & Studio, 38 Eldridge Road, Harvard, MA. *All quotes from Old Frog Pond Farm and Studio 19th Annual Sculpture Exhibit
Art Outdoors 