Angus Sullivan < Back Originally Published On: August 22, 2017 Originally Published By: Haliburton Echo Pan Written By: Angus Sullivan Pan was created by George Pratt in 2003. “Pan” is a startling sculpture to find in the sculpture forest. It is difficult to make out what the thing leaning against a tree and playing the flute actually is. The fellow has horns, hoofs, and the face of a goat, but it sits against the tree and plays an instrument like a human. This puzzling figure is the Greek god Pan. Pan was the god of the wild, shepherds and flocks. He also had the pleasure of being half goat and half human. Pratt’s interpretation of the fellow is more goat than human. Pan would often chase after the beautiful wood nymphs that strayed into the forests where he lived. He was especially fond of one nymph named Syrinx. Syrinx, put off by Pan’s startling appearance, would often run away from his advances. One day, while pursued by Pan, she ran to the river and begged the river nymphs to hide her. Just as Pan was about to catch her, they turned her into a water reed and hid her among the reeds in the river. The story goes that after hearing the wind blow through the reeds, the frustrated Pan plucked some reeds and fashioned them into a musical instrument. He named the instrument the Syrinx, but it later became known as the Pan flute. Pratt’s sculpture shows Pan playing his distinctive flute hoping Syrinx will hear the music and come to him. The sculpture was carved out of a 19 000 pound block of salt and pepper granite. In the process of carving the sculpture, Pratt removed more than 7000 pounds of stone. This is even more impressive when you take into account that he accomplished this feat carving outside in Haliburton in the middle of black fly season. The Haliburton Sculpture Forest is located in Glebe Park on 297 College Drive. This unique collection of 36 sculptures by Canadian and international artists is open to the public, dawn to dusk, for your own discovery. Free guided tours occur on Tuesdays (10:00-11:00) and Wednesdays (12:10-12:50) in July and August. You can use the sculpture forest app (download PocketSights and search for Haliburton) or visit the website to learn more about the sculptures. www.haliburtonsculptureforest.ca < Previous Article Next Article >

Andrew Rothfischer All Sculptures Lissome 5 Number on Map 17 Artist Andrew Rothfischer Material Polished Concrete, Fused Glass Installation Date June 1, 2014 Learn About the Artist Lissome is intended to show the curvilinear form that is often repeated everywhere. People see it in the grass blowing in the wind, the line of the spine in the human body and even in the highways that form the overpasses arcing overhead. Using cement to make the curved shape and Kiln formed glass or recycled float glass to accent said curves Andy has created the Lissome series. The light filters differently through the glass chosen to give a different look throughout the day as well as throughout the seasons. More Photos Previous Next

Celebration of 25 Years of the Sculpture Forest < All Events Sculpture Forest Alive 25 Celebration Celebration of 25 Years of the Sculpture Forest Monday, August 24, 2026 Sunday, August 30, 2026 Address: 297 College Dr, Haliburton, ON K0M 1S0, Canada Join us for a celebration of 25 years of the Haliburton Sculpture Forest. Monday, August 24, Art Happening – Call to Create - 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm Join artists Scott Walling and Rose Pearson at Art Hut #3 in the Sculpture Forest to contribute to and see their new installation. Scott and Rose have been creating (and inviting others to create collages of paper made on 5”x 5” card stock. They worked with only two “rules” - focus on paper and think 3D! You can make one (or more in advance and bring them to the Art Happening or make one on the spot. The Curators (Scott and Rose) will arrange, frame and rearrange pieces often There will be Q & A with the artists/curators Where to Meet Meet at the kiosk with the red roof in the College Parking lot. Rainy Day Location Great Hall – Haliburton School of Art and Design Tuesday, August 25 Free Guided tour of the Sculpture Forest , 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Free guided tour of the Sculpture Forest with Outreach Co-ordinator Lorry Brandon and Sculpture Forest Ambassador, Brody Bolger A full tour of the sculptures of the Sculpture Forest and the stories behind them. Where to Meet Meet at the kiosk with the red roof in the College Parking lot. Rain or shine Wednesday. August 26 Artist Talk with Mairéad Filgate - 4:45pm at the Great Hall at Fleming College - Haliburton School of Art + Design Creative Practice and Collective Well-Being In this art talk, Mairéad Filgate will share research findings from an ongoing inquiry into creative practice as a vital support for collective well-being. The talk draws on a shared research practice between Mairéad and Shannon Litzenberger, through their co-founded PlaySpace, as well as on Mairéad's individual practice as a creator and educator with over 25 years of experience working across professional and community contexts. Through stories, embodied research, and reflective practice, she will shed light on how creative processes foster resilience, connection, and relational leadership within artistic and social ecosystems. Launch of the Atmo-Sphere sound composition - 7:00 pm to 8:00pm Join composer Nicholas Russell and vocalist Carling Stephen for the launch of Atmo-Sphere , a new sound composition created in response to John McKinnon’s Atmo-Sphere sculpture in the Haliburton Sculpture Forest. We will Meet at the Really Big Shoe at the edge of the field at the Haliburton Sculpture Forest and take A short walk into the forest with the artists and the Sculpture Forest’s curator. We will experience the sound composition Atmo-Sphere together at the sculpture and then Nicholas and Carling will share the ideas and creative process behind the composition, including the blending of field recordings, composed music, and voice. There will be some live performance and an opportunity to ask questions and continue the conversation with the artists. Where to Meet Meet at the Really Big Shoe at edge of the field at the Sculpture Forest. Rainy Day Location Great Hall – Haliburton School of Art and Design Thursday, August 27 Sculpture Forest Odyssey Tour - Greek Myths and more. 10:00 am – 11:30 am Curator/Storyteller, Jim Blake, and Sculpture Forest Ambassador, Brody Bolger will guide you on a special tour featuring six sculptures connected with Greek myths, folktales, creation stories and lore. Where to Meet Meet at the kiosk with the red roof in the College Parking lot. Rain or shine. Friday, August 28 Circle of Qi – 11:00am – 12:00pm Led by Lynda Shadbolt and Myra Stephen, a quiet walk through the Sculpture Forest, stopping at various sculptures to practice some Qigong. Any donations collected will be donated to Brooksong Retreat & Cancer Support Centre. Where to Meet Meet at the kiosk with the red roof in the College Parking lot. Rainy Day Location Great Hall – Haliburton School of Art and Design Saturday, August 29th Induction of 5 New Sculptures (2024-2026) - 2:00pm – 4:00pm. Celebrate the Induction of some of our newest sculptures by artists Marlene Kawalz, Al Van Mil and Annette Blady, Nyasha Mabika, Scott Childs and George Hart with Mark Puigmarti. The stop at each sculpture will feature a short performance of dance and music with Mairead Filgate, Shannon Kingsbury, Nick Russell, Bethany Houghton and Andrea Lithgow, a short talk by the artists and a chance for Q 7 A. It involves a ½ km walk to visit the sculptures. Where to Meet Meet at the Red Doors – at the College entrance. Rainy Day Location Great Hall – Haliburton School of Art and Design Sculpture Forest ALIVE 25 Celebrating 25 years of sculptures – 4:00pm – 5:00pm Celebrate with us the 25 th anniversary of the Sculpture Forest, Refreshments, stories, and retrospective slide show and meet the people who make it all possible. Where to Meet Great Hall – Haliburton School of Art and Design Sunday, August 30 Sculpture Forest ALIVE - an immersive sensory and performing arts journey through the Haliburton Sculpture Forest Two shows: 11:00am – 12:00 pm and 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm. Go to www.dancehappenhere.com to book your spots. Pay what you can. (Spots are limited) Featuring Creators Dancer/Choreographer Mairéad Filgate and Singer/songwriter/harpist Shannon Kingsbury along with local artists—musicians Bethany Houghton, Nick Russell; dancer Andrea Lithgow; visual artist Scott Walling; fibre artist Wendy Lingard; and film artist/videographer Brad Brown—will bring the Haliburton Sculpture Forest alive in celebration of its 25th Anniversary. Featuring original songs, choreography, visual art, and sound collage built from community voices, this site-responsive performance guides audiences on a journey through a series of vignettes inspired by the sculptures — reflecting on the layering of memory, belonging, creative lineage, and our deep relationship with the natural world. Where to Meet Meet at the Really Big Shoe at edge of the field at the Sculpture Forest. Rainy Day Location Great Hall – Haliburton School of Art and Design Plan to pop by during the week, August 24 - 30 to watch and listen to the performances in development for Sculpture Forest ALIVE Photo Gallery: < Previous Next >

Susan Low-Beer was born in Montreal, Quebec and studied at Mount Allison University, New Brunswick where she received her Bachelor of Fine Arts. She acquired a Master of Fine Arts degree at Cranbrook Academy of Art in Michigan. In 1999, she received the Saidye Bronfman Award for Excellence in the Crafts, and in 2000 was inducted into the Royal Canadian Academy of the Arts. In 2001 she created an installation in the courtyard garden of the Burlington Art Centre, called “Rocksbreath”. In 2002, the pieces were shown at the Clay and Glass Gallery in Waterloo as an indoor installation and were called “Rocksbreath II, An Improvisation”. She had a solo show at the McClure Gallery in Montreal, called “Tools for Daily Living”. Plans are in the works to travel this show to many galleries in Canada. Susan’s work has been exhibited in numerous other solo exhibitions. It has also been shown in group exhibitions including Aspects of Figurative Ceramics at the Riley Hawk Gallery in Cleveland, Ohio, The International Exposition of Sculpture Objects and Function Art, in Chicago and New York City, Survivors in Search of a Voice: The Art of Courage, an exhibition that toured internationally and The Eighth Chunichi International Exhibition of Ceramic Art in Japan. She is represented in the collections of the Museum of Civilization, the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, The National Museum of Modern Art, Japan, the Burlington Art Centre, the Art Gallery of Mississauga, and the Robert McLaughlin Gallery, as well as numberous private collections. < All Artists Susan Low-Beer ABOUT SCULPTOR Artist Bio Susan Low-Beer was born in Montreal, Quebec and studied at Mount Allison University, New Brunswick where she received her Bachelor of Fine Arts. She acquired a Master of Fine Arts degree at Cranbrook Academy of Art in Michigan. In 1999, she received the Saidye Bronfman Award for Excellence in the Crafts, and in 2000 was inducted into the Royal Canadian Academy of the Arts. In 2001 she created an installation in the courtyard garden of the Burlington Art Centre, called “Rocksbreath”. In 2002, the pieces were shown at the Clay and Glass Gallery in Waterloo as an indoor installation and were called “Rocksbreath II, An Improvisation”. She had a solo show at the McClure Gallery in Montreal, called “Tools for Daily Living”. Plans are in the works to travel this show to many galleries in Canada. Susan’s work has been exhibited in numerous other solo exhibitions. It has also been shown in group exhibitions including Aspects of Figurative Ceramics at the Riley Hawk Gallery in Cleveland, Ohio, The International Exposition of Sculpture Objects and Function Art, in Chicago and New York City, Survivors in Search of a Voice: The Art of Courage, an exhibition that toured internationally and The Eighth Chunichi International Exhibition of Ceramic Art in Japan. She is represented in the collections of the Museum of Civilization, the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, The National Museum of Modern Art, Japan, the Burlington Art Centre, the Art Gallery of Mississauga, and the Robert McLaughlin Gallery, as well as numberous private collections. Artist Website Installed Sculptures Curled Figures Previous Sculpture Next Sculpture

2018 < All Sculptures 2018 Downtown Haliburton Sculpture Exhibition $20,000.00 Weeping Gargoyle Julie Campagna Artist Contact Information 416-539-9206 julie@campagnabronze.com

Marianne Reim All Sculptures Das Buch XXIII Number on Map 34 Artist Marianne Reim Material Steel, Chain Mail Installation Date January 1, 2019 Learn About the Artist Since 1994, Marianne Reim has been working on a series of books (DAS BUCH) cut from steel. They currently number 70. The books are personal interpretations of her history within a larger cultural history. These books contain steel pages, which can be turned and read, and they are bound. The antitheses of paperbacks, these books are constructed through a process of cutting, burning, and welding into the sheets of steel. In this manner, Marianne is able to inscribe a universal language through form and line. The content of the books emerges from memories. For example, DAS BUCH 10 was inspired by a visit to the Berlin Wall. DAS BUCH 18 contains a diary-like entry, another one in Latin reflects Marianne’s interest in the universality of language. Artist Statement: The specific forms of my work float on the surface of a well of memory. I create discreet objects, objects in series and installation. My preferred material is steel. In my constructions, the material wears its identity through rough-cut edges, visible welds and an undisguised slabness. I may combine them with glass, stone, text, and photographs. By cutting, burning and welding, experience and emotion are melded into steel. More Photos Previous Next

2026 < All Sculptures 2026 Downtown Haliburton Sculpture Exhibition Contact Artist for pricing and more information Echo of Wildness (oe2) Michelle duQuesnay Artist Statement: Echo of Wildness explores the coexistence of stillness and vitality. The bear, rooted in a block-like form, rises as both monument and living presence. The work invites reflection on how the wild persists within silence—enduring, watchful, and alive beneath the surface.

George Hart All Sculptures Quadratic Whisper Number on Map 44 Artist George Hart Material Rebar Installation Date October 4, 2025 Learn About the Artist On October 3, 2025, George Hart led a hands-on workshop with students from Haliburton Highlands Secondary School and Fleming College - Haliburton School of Art + Design about the intersection of mathematics and sculpture. Students learned about the properties and applications of hyperboloids in our society. Students created their own model of an hyperboloid, which they were able to take home with them. In the afternoon, students worked with George to assemble a large ellipical hyperboloid using rebar rods. Students measured the rods, cut and assembled the rods on to a large wooden form and locked the parts together, using ties. Blacksmith artist, Mark Puigmarti, welded the junctions together. This unique piece offers visitors an opportunity to walk throught the centre of this sculpture. You have to look carefully for this sculpture, as it is nicely nestled in amongst the trees, waiting to be discovered! George Hart is a sculptor who uses mathematical ideas and computer technology in the design and fabrication of his artwork. He holds a PhD from MIT and is now retired from a career in the faculty of Columbia University and Stony Brook University. Hart co-founded the Museum of Mathematics in NYC and currently works from home in the Bruce Peninsula area in Ontario. His sculptures are exhibited around the world and can be seen at www.georgehart.com Funded by: More Photos Previous Next

2023 < All Sculptures 2023 Downtown Haliburton Sculpture Exhibition Contact Artist for Pricing Aerial Mark Puigmarti Aerial Forged Stainless Steel & Bronze Sometimes my work is a result of visualizing processes of forging effects, and reinterpreting these effects as details in the natural world. Ariel uses several forging processes that combine in the simplistic form of a heron about to take fight. Mark Puigmarti What seems like lifetimes ago I was refrigeration and HVAC mechanic. Working on commercial industrial gizmos that kept things or people warm or cold, while usually experiencing the polar opposite temperature of whatever it was I was trying to rectify. It is a respectable trade that many men and some women make a respectable living at. However, as much as I tried to make the piping arrangements visually pleasing, orderly, and followable there was something lacking. It just never quite clicked with my persistent dream to follow a more artistic path. One day about half way into a 25-year run at HVACR, I made it my mission to try and change what seemed truly unchangeable. Slowly with a long list of coincidences, happy accidents and a load of sacrifices, particularly by my supportive wife Chris, positive results started to accumulate in the intended direction of working with hot metal. This did indeed take 10 years of incremental progression to end up at the beginning of a new and completely unrecognizable life and style. It is not lost on me to grasp the sheer improbability to do that mid-career, in that career, or any for that matter. That cord was cut 14 years ago now." Artist Contact Information Email : mark@sparkswillflyforge.ca Website : sparkswillflyforge.ca Instagram: @sparkswillflyforge Facebook: @SparksWillFlyForge

Art Huts Slide the Door Open to Step into a New Experience at the Sculpture Forest Tucked into the forest lie three Art Huts with unique art installations within each. Over time, new artists will be invited to take over these spaces and tell more stories that pique our curiosity. New This project funded by the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario Map of Art Huts in the Sculpture Forest Current Art Hut Installations AH1 Charmaine Lurch Seeing the Forest For the Bees These magnified wild bees as wire sculptures, allow the viewer to encounter a fly-by of bees—a reminder to us of our connection to the land, how plants are pollinated and food is produced. Discover Charmaine's work and the magic of how bees hibernate through the winter. Read More AH3 Throwdown Collective Sculpture Forest Re-imagined 2019 Read More History of the Art Huts The Art Huts were originally the three ice fishing huts custom built by Ed Burke for “The Ice Cube Gallery”— a unique arts event held on Lake Kashagawigamog in February 2019. The brain child of Collin Burke, “The Ice Cube Gallery” was billed as 3 ice huts, 4 artists, 1 frozen lake. It attracted over 500 people to see the artwork of Rod Prouse, Victoria Ward, Chris Hanson, and Hendrika Sonnenberg, enjoy the food of chef Christoph Carl of Rhubarb, and the hospitality of Bonnie View Inn’s lounge and bar. We have brought these huts back into action to live on as exhibition spaces in the Haliburton Sculpture Forest. Past Art Hut Installations August 31, 2025 Liz Menard Botanical Canendensis Read More August 31, 2023 Sayde Demers The Mystery Shack, 2023 Read More

Noelle Dupret Smith < Back Originally Published On: August 28, 2018 Originally Published By: Haliburton Sculpture Forest Everlasting Bonds Take Sculpted Form Written By: Noelle Dupret Smith One of the most endearing parts of my life is the 15 years I have spent being a sister. Your siblings are the people who even when you can’t see it, they’ve got your back no matter what. The person who lies for you when you try the new treadmill on the highest speed and slice your knee (sorry, Dad). My relationship with my brother makes these sculptures far more compelling for me. As you walk towards The Photo Shop you will notice sleek bronze sculpture, “Sun Sisters” by Tim Dolman. In an interview, with The Independent and Free Press of Georgetown, Tim recalled when he was 20 receiving a book on sculptures from his sister. He claims that this book was the reason why he started to see sculptures in a new light. A light that did not focus on the realism of the piece, but rather the emotions and personalities being depicted. In “Sun Sisters,” I feel a strong feeling of connection between the women. Their bodies are somewhat different, yet their heads are analogous; portraying a similar mindset and emotions. Also filled with emotions, is George Pratt’s salt and pepper granite sculpture: “Together We Explore the Wild...” found within the Sculpture Forest. This compelling piece was commissioned to honour the late Shawn Hagerman. Shawn was described as the ultimate family man and avid explorer of the wild. Having the two children on the back of the bear symbolized for me the relationship Shawn had with his children and the outdoors. I see Shawn in his afterlife continuing to be the loving and protective papa bear to his children while exploring what he loves with whom he loves. < Previous Article Next Article >

Carolanne MacLean All Sculptures Double Take Number on Map 40 Artist Carolanne MacLean Material Winterstone Installation Date October 1, 2022 Learn About the Artist This piece is a rendition of a female figure in green Winterstone; a torso with arms outstretched as the woman turns to look back. My interest is in the fundamental gesture of the figure as I try to create a rhythmic flow through the form and capture a moment in time and the fullness of the female body. Winterstone is a dry powder mix which when mixed with water produces a clay-like consistency. Initially it can be modeled easily like clay. As it starts to harden it can be carved with soft carving tools. After 24 hours it can be carved with hard carving tools. More Photos Previous Next