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Mary Anne Barkhouse is a visual artist born in Vancouver, BC and belongs to the Nimpkish band, Kwakiutl First Nation. Mary Anne Barkhouse Website: www.maryannebarkhouse.ca Mary Anne Barkhouse was born in Vancouver, BC and belongs to the Nimpkish band, Kwakiutl First Nation. She is a descendant of a long line of internationally recognized Northwest Coast artists that includes Ellen Neel, Mungo Martin and Charlie James. She graduated with Honours from the Ontario College of Art in Toronto and has exhibited widely across Canada and the United States. Working with a variety of materials Barkhouse examines environmental concerns and Indigenous culture through the use of animal imagery. A member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, Barkhouse’s work can be found in the collections of the National Gallery of Canada, Mendel Art Gallery, Mackenzie Art Gallery, Art Bank of the Canada Council for the Arts, UBC Museum of Anthropology, Macdonald Stewart Art Centre, Banff Centre for the Arts and the Department of Indian and Northern Affairs. In addition she has public art installations at The Canadian Museum of History (Gatineau, QC), Carleton University (Ottawa, ON), Thunder Bay Art Gallery, McMaster Museum of Art (Hamilton, ON), University of Western Ontario (London, ON), McMichael Canadian Art Collection (Kleinberg, ON), Robert McLaughlin Gallery (Oshawa, ON), Macdonald Stewart Art Centre (Guelph, ON) Haliburton Sculpture Forest (Haliburton, ON) and the Millennium Walkway in Peterborough, Ontario. Barkhouse currently resides in the Haliburton Highlands of Ontario. < Back to Artists

2023 < All Sculptures 2023 Downtown Haliburton Sculpture Exhibition Contact Artist for Pricing Night Szonja Vucsetics Night Plane & Cedar Logs “Night” consists of two wooden sculptures side-by-side, depicting a reclining human figure wrapped in a blanket, sleeping beside a small campfire. The figure is carved out of a single plane tree log, and the fire from a cedar stump. Stained black, with pieces of shell and metal flake inlay, the blanket depicts a night sky rendering an image of the universe. This installation explores the connection between micro- and macrocosm (mortal human life within vast infinity), and nature as our beginning, ending, nurturer and destroyer. Szonja Vucsetics Szonja Vucsetics is a Hungarian - Canadian artist based in Toronto, working primarily in oil paint and mixed media on paper. She graduated in drawing and painting from OCAD University in 2007 and has lived and worked in Hungary, Jamaica and Canada. Fascinated from early childhood by the expressive voice of colour in nature and visual imagery, Vucsetics looked to expressionism and storybook illustrations to relate her work through her early years as an artist. Using art as a therapy through life experiences, traumas and journeys, her work continuously developed as a visual journal telling the story of lived and subconscious experiences. Her illustrative works speak the visual language of stories and dreams, playfully blurring the boundaries between reality and imagination, impression and expression, representation and abstraction. Through material explorations with brushwork and colour, her work often focuses on our relationship to land as the place that holds our stories. Recently, Vucsetics has been working on narrative depictions of nature and landscape as an allegory for the human conditions of death, rebirth, joy and suffering. Artist Contact Information Email : szonjatics@gmail.com Website : szonjasstudio.ca Phone Number: 647-909-5897 Instagram: @ szonjasstudio Facebook: Szonja's Studio

"Atmo-Sphere" by John McKinnon. < Back to Sculptures Atmo-Sphere John McKinnon Name of Sculpture: Atmo-Sphere Materials: Locally quarried granite Description: A bold granite sphere with a hidden sunlit sanctuary Installation Date: August, 2013 Number on Map: 23 Go to Gallery About the Sculpture: One of the truly amazing things about Haliburton County is its forests and other quiet places. Inspired by this and the phrase “A Secret Space” John created Atmo-Sphere. It provides a hidden entrance in a large granite sphere for quiet reflection in the outdoors. Within the enclosure is a bench to sit and contemplate the quote on the floor. Don't forget to look up and enjoy the view while being embraced by the sounds of nature all around. The circular space in the roof was inspired by the architecture of the Pantheon. John spent four weeks in August and September 2013 creating this work. The stone for the dome is from the McBain Quarrie near Minden. The bench is created from West Coast cedar. John created the floor tiles out of polished granite in his studio in Nelson B.C.

2025 < All Sculptures 2025 Downtown Haliburton Sculpture Exhibition Contact Artist for Pricing Botanical Canoe Garrett Gilbert Botanical Canoe Originally created as part of a performance art piece in which the artist portaged a carved canoe along forgotten portage trails. This canoes has been installed as lighting features and re-imagined as an opulent hanging chandeliers, like a Moroccan pierce-work light with a Canadian twist. Garrett Gilbart Garrett is a professional sculptor from Douro, east of Peterborough Ontario Initially studying welding and fabrication at Sir Sandford Fleming College, before receiving their BFA from NSCAD University in Halifax, and briefly studied abroad at the Gerrit Rietveld Acadamie in Amsterdam. Garrett describes themself as “a carver of unnatural materials, instead of wood and stone, I carve discarded tools, car parts and other salvaged steel objects collected from the forests and scrapyards of rural Ontario”. Each piece is hand carved with a handheld plasma cutter, a welding torch used for melting and cutting steel. Often mounted on a computer controlled track system, Garrett’s skillful manipulation allows them to carve a variety of materials that are beyond the capabilities of even the most advanced robotics or lasers. Through the imaginative use of a precision fabrication tool the artist unlocks a dimension of creativity that cannot be achieved through the technical expertise of the engineer.Focusing on tools, their work explores the faded aura of utility and labour these tactile objects exude. Broken or discarded tools retain their symbolic dimension, as receptacles of personal narratives and cultural values, even after their initial purpose is spent.Additionally offering to create commissioned work using heirloom tools for individual clients to explore their shared history and relation to labour, craft and the tool object. Tools are often handed down well beyond their utilitarian function.The main body of work consists of salvaged metal hand tools, car parts and other steel objects intricately hand cut with historical textile patterns and motifs gleaned from the Arts and Craft movement. This practice is similarly grounded in a commitment to skilled craftsmanship, history and the accessibility of arts that the founders of the Arts and Craft movement were dedicated to. The most recent body of work is influenced by the silhouetted shapes of dead wildflowers over the long rural winter, these botanical forms are carefully re created, cut into the salvaged steel of object he finds in the forests, fields and local barns. The native floral elements spring from the steel of the found objects, merging the contexts of their existence within themselves. These objects range in size from a single screwdriver, to a full plow overgrown with a variety of local native wildflowers.This diverse body of work explores a range of relatable experiences with a dense web of access points for the viewer to engage with, both conceptually and emotionally.

2024 < All Sculptures 2024 Downtown Haliburton Sculpture Exhibition Not for Sale VR Lion Thoreau Bakker The VR Lion This sculpture is a remix of a public work located just outside of the Fairmount Royal York Hotel in downtown Toronto. The public work (uncredited sculptor) was digitally captured using photogrammetry and reworked in virtual reality sculpting software with the addition of a headset. It is a juxaposition of the traditional and contemporary, referencing the long tradition of lions as sculptural objects with modern digital tools. This sculpture was created using 3D scanning and 3D printing. Thoreau Bakker Thoreau is a Canadian artist and academic. He is currently pursuing a practised-based PHD at TMU. Thoreau studied studio art as an undergrad at Guelph in 2015, and was drawn to the aesthetics of contemporary sculpture and learning about digital fabrication. He was interested in materiality and the formal qualities of sculpture and wished to emulate the work of pop artists like Niki de Saint Phalle and Takashi Murakami. Thoreau loves to experiment with all kinds of different types of tools and materials. These include digital sculpting, clay sculpting, 3D scanning, 3D printing, CNC, mesh editing, mold making, fiberglass and resins. He hopes to work with aluminum and bronze in the future. Thoreau has shown his sculptures in the Elora Sculpture Project and has returned again this year to Haliburton. Artist Contact Information · Website: www.thoreaubakker.com · Email: tbakker@torontomu.ca · Phone: 519-830-2199 · Instagram: @thoreaubakker

2024 < All Sculptures 2024 Downtown Haliburton Sculpture Exhibition $2000.00 Red Woman Breanna Shanahan Red Woman This sculpture was created using forten cement and therapeutic bands. It stands 60 inches tall and is mounted on a treated steel cut base which is the shadow of the figure. This piece challenges objectified female bodies through a lens of sport and athleticism. Commonly in media, female figures are decapitated, focusing on their sexualization. Athletic therapeutic bands are used to make up gestural muscles in this piece. It sits confidently with chin up, composed only with appendages of action, reclaiming headlessness with hands resting crossed and feet relaxed. Like many of the objectified female figures we are used to, it is not about “who” this is, but rather about who it could be, allowing viewers to reflect on anatomy, physicality and dignity of such a body which is rarely exemplified. ~Breanna Shanahan~ Breanna Shanahan Breanna is a multi media artist and resides in Hamilton, Ontario. She graduated from the University of Toronto with an Honours In Art and Art History and Crime and Psych. She attended Sheridan College of Arts and Design receiving a Diploma in Fine Arts. Breanna also graduated with a Master of Fine Arts from Concordia University in Montreal, QC. She has exhibited her work in numerous exhibitions across Canada, in the United States and in Austria. Breanna is a noted author and has presented at many conferences across Canada. Artist Contact Information Email : breshanahan@gmail.com Website : www.breannashanahan.com Instagram: @ breanna.sh anahan

2025 < All Sculptures 2025 Downtown Haliburton Sculpture Exhibition $4000.00 Friends Marlene Kawalez Friends The connection we have with nature is beautifully represented in this sculpture. “Friends” is created with winterstone and mixed media. Marlene Kawalez For the past few years, I have been creating pieces that often explore themes of life, the reflection of time, and the peeling away of exterior layers to reveal internal intricacies. In many ways, it is an introspection into my personal journey and that of others that I was privy to observe. The purpose behind my work is to expose, express, and provide insight into the raw emotions involved in the journey of life through clay, wood, and glass. The application of wood and clay is essential as a direct conduit to the root of nature and our existence. Glass, in retrospect, represents the fragility of life and the continuity of movement and time.

2022 < All Sculptures 2022 Downtown Haliburton Sculpture Exhibition Contact Artist for Pricing Brenna Donna Mayne Brenna From the “Gift of Water” series, Brenna is a 3/4 life-size figure cast in bronze using the time-honoured lost wax method. Seated with extended toes, as if testing the water, she acts as a romanticized steward of this source of life. Her inspiration came from concerns for the fragility of nature and years of volunteer work spent as a safe-water advocate. Donna Mayne Much of Donna's art career was spent as an Art Director, leading teams of artists in the planning, creation and installation of a series of large-scale public art projects comprising of more than 40 mural sites. All were site-specific; delivered on time and under budget. Donna is comfortable in collaborative environments that involve various levels of government, as well as local business groups and private collectors. Donna's classical training made the transition from muralist to sculpting an exhilarating one. She began her new enterprise, "Fine Sculpture," in 2013 and began exhibiting in international competitions in 2015 with her first two pieces being awarded. Donna has her Bachelor of Arts (Visual Arts) from the University of Windsor and studied Figure Drawing and Commercial Art at the Center for Creative Studies in Detroit, Michigan. Artist Contact Information donnajeanmayne@gmail.com donnajeanmayne.com

2025 < All Sculptures 2025 Downtown Haliburton Sculpture Exhibition $9500.00 Unity Undeniable Mark Puigmarti Unity Undeniable I, along with many Canadians, have recently witnessed, possibly for the first time in our lives, a remarkable national bonding. Stemming from recent American government policies imposed on Canada and the world, the reactions to these events have left everyone with a bewildered feeling. And then feelings wanting to defend and support each other. I thought it would be appropriate to create a mythical creature inspired by some of our renowned Canadian wildlife to represent this incredible patriotism we share by coming together. 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."

Terminus by Marianne Reim was installed in 2002 and stands at a height of two metres. Terminus Marianne Reim Name of Sculpture: Terminus Materials: ¼ inch rolled steel Height: 2 metres Description: Stylized figure, painted black Installation Date: January 2002 Number on Map: 11 Go to Gallery 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 wire, stone, text and miscellaneous findings. By cutting, burning and welding, experience, memory and emotion are melded into steel. < Back to Sculptures

Featured Videos Play Video All Videos Video Library A collection of all the videos made about and inspired by the Haliburton Sculpture Forest. About the Sculptures Discover from curators and artists the stories behind some of the sculptures in the Haliburton Sculpture Forest. About the Sculptures Play Video Play Video 13:55 Bawaajigan - To Dream | Jared Tait speaks about the work Bawaajigan means "To Dream". Jared Tait will be in residence in the Haliburton Sculpture Forest on the Haliburton School of Art + Design campus to work with community members to create 3-dimensional woodland style paintings which will be installed in the Sculpture Forest on Saturday, August 17th, 2024. The community is invited to join Jared to assist with the painting each week day Monday, August 12th to Friday, August 16th from 9:00am to 4:00pm. Attendance is free. Jared Tait is a member of the Sachigo Lake First Nation an Oji-Cree First Nation in Treaty 9, territory in the far north of Ontario near the Manitoba border. Jared was raised in Thunder Bay. He currently resides with his family in the countryside near Bancroft, Ontario. In 2018, Jared began painting under the mentorship of his father, Tim Tait a self-taught artist. Jared recalls his childhood being surrounded by his father's paintings and being told the stories within them. Since his exposure to art at a young age, Jared has created a strong appreciation and connection to art. Through his understanding of the Woodland style and the methods of telling a story through his work, Jared captures the deep relations to the land and its creatures. He builds on these motivations to preserve the sacred stories, symbolism and teachings. Jared creates imagery inspired by his personal and spiritual experiences and hopes to pass his teachings on to future generations. People can see Jared’s work hanging near the registration desk of the Haliburton School of Art and Design. His work will be display at the Corner Gallery on the week of August 12 to 17th. An image of his mural Biingiden can be seen on one of the panels in the kiosks at the entrances to the Sculpture Forest and Glebe Park. Play Video Play Video 03:25 Bawaajigan - To Dream by Jared Tait Bawaajigan means "To Dream". Jared Tait will be in residence in the Haliburton Sculpture Forest on the Haliburton School of Art + Design campus to work with community members to create 3-dimensional woodland style paintings which will be installed in the Sculpture Forest on Saturday, August 17th, 2024. The community is invited to join Jared to assist with the painting each week day Monday, August 12th to Friday, August 16th from 9:00am to 4:00pm. Attendance is free. Jared Tait is a member of the Sachigo Lake First Nation an Oji-Cree First Nation in Treaty 9, territory in the far north of Ontario near the Manitoba border. Jared was raised in Thunder Bay. He currently resides with his family in the countryside near Bancroft, Ontario. In 2018, Jared began painting under the mentorship of his father, Tim Tait a self-taught artist. Jared recalls his childhood being surrounded by his father's paintings and being told the stories within them. Since his exposure to art at a young age, Jared has created a strong appreciation and connection to art. Through his understanding of the Woodland style and the methods of telling a story through his work, Jared captures the deep relations to the land and its creatures. He builds on these motivations to preserve the sacred stories, symbolism and teachings. Jared creates imagery inspired by his personal and spiritual experiences and hopes to pass his teachings on to future generations. People can see Jared’s work hanging near the registration desk of the Haliburton School of Art and Design. His work will be display at the Corner Gallery on the week of August 12 to 17th. An image of his mural Biingiden can be seen on one of the panels in the kiosks at the entrances to the Sculpture Forest and Glebe Park. Play Video Play Video 01:02 A Closer Look: Take Flight A closer look at “Take Flight” by Jennifer Anne Kelly. Made of kiln-fired glass and laser-cut steel, this piece can be found beside The Wind and the Willows Spa until Oct. 28 Music: bensound.com Play Video Play Video 01:12 A Closer Look: Black Reflection A closer look at “Black Reflection” by Robert Wehkamp. Made of carved and painted hardwood, this contemporary piece can be found beside Capturing Eden until Oct. 28 Music: bensound.com 0 Comments Play Video Play Video 01:12 A Closer Look: Parallel Composition A closer look at “Parallel Composition” by Eric Tardif. Made of painted aluminum this contemporary piece can be found outside Glecoff's Family Store until Oct. 28 Music: bensound.com Play Video Play Video 01:07 A Closer Look: Athena A closer look at “Athena” by Brett Davis. Made of bronze. As part of his Classical Series, this piece reflects on environmentalism and our need to take care of the planet. Athena can be found at the intersection of Highland and Maple Street until Oct. 28 Music: bensound.com 0 Comments Play Video Play Video 00:59 Unveiling of "Together We Explore the Wild" A brief glimpse of the unveiling of the sculpture "Together We Explore the Wild" by George Pratt. Donated by the Hagerman family in memory of Shawn Hagerman. Play Video Play Video 02:52 GELERT - Part 1 The Donor Medecines of the Haliburton Sculpture Forest The Medicines of the Sculpture Forest series is led by Joseph Pitawanakwat who is Anishinabe from Wiikwimkonng unceded territory on Manitoulin Island. Joseph Pitawanakwat is an educator who specializes in plant-based medicine. Follow along with us to learn about the plants of the Haliburton Sculpture Forest and their medicinal uses. Medicines of the Haliburton Sculpture Fo... Play Video Play Video 09:38 Medicines of the Haliburton Sculpture Forest Series: Joe's Message The Medicines of the Sculpture Forest Series is led by Joseph Pitawanakwat who is Anishinaabe from Wiikwemkoong unceded territory. Joseph Pitawanakwat is an educator who specializes in plant-based medicine. He is the founder & director of Creators Garden, a 365 days-a year, Indigenous outdoor-education based business. He focuses on plant identification, sustainable harvesting, and teaching every one of their linguistic, historical, cultural, edible, ecological, and medicinal significance through experience. The Haliburton Sculpture Forest had the privilege of having Joseph come and lead us on a journey of knowledge. In this series, Joseph discusses how native trees and plants within the Sculpture Forest were traditionally used. Check out his website here: http://creatorsgarden.blogspot.com/ The Haliburton Sculpture Forest is located in Glebe Park within the Village of Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Address: 297 College Dr. Website: www.haliburtonsculptureforest.ca Play Video Play Video 08:58 Medicines of the Haliburton Sculpture Forest Series: White Ash The Medicines of the Sculpture Forest series is led by Joseph Pitawanakwat who is Anishinaabe from Wiikwemkoong unceded territory. Joseph Pitawanakwat is an educator who specializes in plant-based medicine. He is the founder & director of Creators Garden, a 365 days-a year, Indigenous outdoor-education based business. He focuses on plant identification, sustainable harvesting, and teaching every one of their linguistic, historical, cultural, edible, ecological, and medicinal significance through experience. The Haliburton Sculpture Forest had the privilege of having Joseph come and lead us on a journey of knowledge. In this series, Joseph discusses how native trees and plants within the Sculpture Forest were traditionally used. Check out his website here: http://creatorsgarden.blogspot.com/ The Haliburton Sculpture Forest is located in Glebe Park within the Village of Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Address: 297 College Dr. Website: www.haliburtonsculptureforest.ca Play Video Play Video 03:51 Medicines of the Haliburton Sculpture Forest Series: Hemlock The Medicines of the Sculpture Forest series is led by Joseph Pitawanakwat who is Anishinaabe from Wiikwemkoong unceded territory. Joseph Pitawanakwat is an educator who specializes in plant-based medicine. He is the founder & director of Creators Garden, a 365 days-a year, Indigenous outdoor-education based business. He focuses on plant identification, sustainable harvesting, and teaching every one of their linguistic, historical, cultural, edible, ecological, and medicinal significance through experience. The Haliburton Sculpture Forest had the privilege of having Joseph come and lead us on a journey of knowledge. In this series, Joseph discusses how native trees and plants within the Sculpture Forest were traditionally used. Check out his website here: http://creatorsgarden.blogspot.com/ The Haliburton Sculpture Forest is located in Glebe Park within the Village of Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Address: 297 College Dr. Website: www.haliburtonsculptureforest.ca Play Video Play Video 05:03 Medicines of the Haliburton Sculpture Forest: Blue Cohosh The Medicines of the Sculpture Forest series is led by Joseph Pitawanakwat who is Anishinaabe from Wiikwemkoong unceded territory. Joseph Pitawanakwat is an educator who specializes in plant-based medicine. He is the founder & director of Creators Garden, a 365 days-a year, Indigenous outdoor-education based business. He focuses on plant identification, sustainable harvesting, and teaching every one of their linguistic, historical, cultural, edible, ecological, and medicinal significance through experience. The Haliburton Sculpture Forest had the privilege of having Joseph come and lead us on a journey of knowledge. In this series, Joseph discusses how native trees and plants within the Sculpture Forest were traditionally used. Check out his website here: http://creatorsgarden.blogspot.com/ The Haliburton Sculpture Forest is located in Glebe Park within the Village of Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Address: 297 College Dr. Website: www.haliburtonsculptureforest.ca Play Video Play Video 08:25 Medicines of the Haliburton Sculpture Forest Series: Striped Maple The Medicines of the Sculpture Forest series is led by Joseph Pitawanakwat who is Anishinaabe from Wiikwemkoong unceded territory. Joseph Pitawanakwat is an educator who specializes in plant-based medicine. He is the founder & director of Creators Garden, a 365 days-a year, Indigenous outdoor-education based business. He focuses on plant identification, sustainable harvesting, and teaching every one of their linguistic, historical, cultural, edible, ecological, and medicinal significance through experience. The Haliburton Sculpture Forest had the privilege of having Joseph come and lead us on a journey of knowledge. In this series, Joseph discusses how native trees and plants within the Sculpture Forest were traditionally used. Check out his website here: http://creatorsgarden.blogspot.com/ The Haliburton Sculpture Forest is located in Glebe Park within the Village of Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Address: 297 College Dr. Website: www.haliburtonsculptureforest.ca Play Video Play Video 01:07 Medicines of the Haliburton Sculpture Forest Series: Pine The Medicines of the Sculpture Forest series is led by Joseph Pitawanakwat who is Anishinaabe from Wiikwemkoong unceded territory. Joseph Pitawanakwat is an educator who specializes in plant-based medicine. He is the founder & director of Creators Garden, a 365 days-a year, Indigenous outdoor-education based business. He focuses on plant identification, sustainable harvesting, and teaching every one of their linguistic, historical, cultural, edible, ecological, and medicinal significance through experience. The Haliburton Sculpture Forest had the privilege of having Joseph come and lead us on a journey of knowledge. In this series, Joseph discusses how native trees and plants within the Sculpture Forest were traditionally used. Check out his website here: http://creatorsgarden.blogspot.com/ The Haliburton Sculpture Forest is located in Glebe Park within the Village of Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Address: 297 College Dr. Website: www.haliburtonsculptureforest.ca Play Video Play Video 02:54 Medicines of the Haliburton Sculpture Forest Series: Basswood The Medicines of the Sculpture Forest series is lead by Joseph Pitawanakwat who is Anishinaabe from Wiikwemkoong unceded territory. Joseph Pitawanakwat is an educator who specializes in plant-based medicine. He is the founder & director of Creators Garden, a 365 days-a year, Indigenous outdoor-education based business. He focuses on plant identification, sustainable harvesting, and teaching every one of their linguistic, historical, cultural, edible, ecological, and medicinal significance through experience. The Haliburton Sculpture Forest had the privilege of having Joseph come and lead us on a journey of knowledge. In this series, Joseph discusses how native trees and plants within the Sculpture Forest were traditionally used. Check out his website here: http://creatorsgarden.blogspot.com/ The Haliburton Sculpture Forest is located in Glebe Park within the Village of Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Address: 297 College Dr. Website: www.haliburtonsculptureforest.ca Visitor Stories One of the best parts of the Sculpture Forest is all of the stories that are connected to the sculptures. In the summer and fall of 2020, we posted short video clips and written stories sent in from some of our visitors sharing their stories about the Sculpture Forest! And we loved to hear from you! Visitor Stories Play Video Play Video 01:05 Zhenya's Story // #HSFwhatsyourstory Meet Zhenya! Starting in 2018, Zhenya has performed over the course of 2 summers at the Sculpture Forest with the dance collective, "Throwdown Collective". Now he is here as a visitor! Here's Zhenya's story... what's your story? #HSFwhatsyourstory Tell us your stories! You can share them by emailing Noelle at noelle@haliburtonsculptureforest.ca or by tagging us and using the hashtag #HSFwhatsyourstory on Facebook and Instagram. Play Video Play Video 00:59 Noelle's Story // #HSFwhatsyourstory Ever wondered what a walk through the Sculpture Forest during the pouring rain looks like? Our outreach coordinator, Noelle, is here to show you! Here's Noelle's story, what's your story? #HSFwhatsyourstory Don't forget to share your stories with us! You can do so by tagging us and using the hashtag #HSFwhatsyourstory on Facebook and Instagram, you submit them by email to noelle@haliburtonsculptureforest.ca Play Video Play Video 01:13 Myra's Story // #HSFwhatsyourstory Join Myra as she shares her story! What's your story? We invite you to share your story with us on social media by tagging us and using the hashtag, #HSFwhatsyourstory for the chance to win a personal tour led by our talented curator, Jim Blake! For more information please contact Noelle at noelle@haliburtonsculptureforest.ca . Play Video Play Video 01:03 Angus's Story // #HSFwhatsyourstory Join Angus, a past staff member of the Sculpture Forest, as he shares his story. What's your story? We invite you to share your story with us on social media by tagging us and using the hashtag, #HSFwhatsyourstory for the chance to win a personal tour led by our talented curator, Jim Blake! For more information please contact Noelle at noelle@haliburtonsculptureforest.ca . Play Video Play Video 01:45 Blue's Story // #HSFwhatsyourstory Blue is an expert at all things Sculpture Forest related. Join him as he shares his story! What's your story? You can share your story with us on Facebook and Instagram by tagging us and using the hashtag #HSFwhatsyourstory, or by email at noelle@haliburtonsculptureforest.ca Play Video Play Video 00:39 Nick's Story //#HSFwhatsyourstory As part of our newest video project we are asking visitors to share their stories about the Haliburton Sculpture Forest using the hashtag: #HSFwhatsyourstory Here is Nick's story! What's your story? We invite you to share your story with us on social media by tagging us and using the hashtag, #HSFwhatsyourstory for the chance to win a personal tour led by our talented curator, Jim Blake! For more information please contact Noelle at noelle@haliburtonsculptureforest.ca . Play Video Play Video 01:42 Deb's Story // #HSFwhatsyourstory Watch as Deb not only shares her story but also unveils a special surprise for the Sculpture Forest! Here's Deb's story... What's your story? #HSFwhatsyourstory We still want to hear your stories! You can share them by emailing Noelle at noelle@haliburtonsculptureforest.ca or by tagging us and using the hashtag #HSFwhatsyourstory on Facebook and Instagram. Play Video Play Video 00:54 Barb Bolin's Story // #HSFWhatsYourStory What a better way to kick off winter than with our #HSFWhatsYourStory series ❄️ Featured today is Barb Bolin, Chair of the Sculpture Forest Board of Directors. We want to know, what's your story? Share & tag us on social! Instagram: @sculptureforest Facebook: @HaliburtonSculptureForest Events Over the past decade we have hosted numerous events at the Sculpture Forest. Dive into our history to discover the different artists and performers who have been inspired by our grounds. Events Play Video Play Video 03:04 Success Story - Haliburton Sculpture Forest "When a small group of inspired people get together, just about anything can happen." - Jim Blake, Curator, Haliburton Sculpture Forest Since the beginning of the pandemic, the Haliburton Sculpture Forest experienced a dramatic increase in the number of visitors - from 10,000 in 2019 to 40,000 in 2021. In order to maintain the environmental integrity of the forest and improve the visitor experience, the non-profit organization greatly enhanced the landscaping and signage with support from the Regional Tourism Relief Fund. Read more about this project and view other success stories at https://ohto.ca/rtrf-video-series . Haliburton Sculpture Forest: https://www.haliburtonsculptureforest.ca/ Video Production by Ben Hemmings Media: https://www.benhemmingsmedia.com/ FedDev Ontario: https://feddev-ontario.canada.ca/en This project is funded by the Government of Canada through the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario), as part of Ontario’s Highlands delivery of support for local tourism businesses and organizations through the Tourism Relief Fund. #ComeWander #GoC #TourismReliefFund Play Video Play Video 03:33 Twilight in the Sculpture Forest by James Morehead "Twilight in the Sculpture Forest" - a poetry film written + narrated by James Morehead (Poet Laureate - Dublin, CA), and filmed + edited by Brad Brown. Filmed on location at the Haliburton Sculpture Forest, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada. Twilight in The Sculpture Forest copyright 2022 James Morehead The guardians have always stood at the trailhead, rusting in the sun. They are totems of a kind: father, mother, and their child, spines assembled from sickle and shovel, discarded metal things for arms, queer unblinking eyes and smiles. I do not linger for their blessing when passing through the trees. Gelert greets me: Irish protector, majestic, cast in bronze, nose ever tilting upward to detect the scent of hunting wolves on basswood, balsam fir, and pine. I caress his cool back, then move on. The forest pulls me deeper in where Pan is playing on his flute, each note suspended, held and silent, embedded in Canadian shield. Green-gray shadows fill my wake; canopy diffuses all sunlight. I pass a hiker in limestone: they wear a badge of maple leaf, ever autumn, reddish brown. One foot forward, one set back, a smile, a wink, or so I think, for their face is featureless— a simple orb of clean, smooth stone. Curious, a chain mail book, forged steel covers bolted down and each page sounds a rattle and crash. But, despite how long I gaze, its mysteries—hidden still, concealed by fire. I almost miss her as I pass, carved from Belmont Rose. The sleeping huntress, feathered hair and naked skin cut from a block, then set upon the forest floor. Up ahead a beaver sits, drawn from cement, with iron teeth, to gaze upon a single lamp post: steel, graffitied, out of place. Turn the corner a granite gneiss dome, low arched door and bench inside; I rest awhile where echoes dwell. “Silence is the language of God,” Rumi’s words inscribed, “all else is poor translation.” I’ve lingered long, twilight has come, the sculptures now—no longer stone. Welded wire forms a man: his arms reach up to welcome night, unsettling, just mesh for skin. They came before (now all sleep) Each paralyzed (secrets to keep) So I lie (but for a while) At midnight’s turn I try to rise, limbs locked in place, bereft, alone, until I hear footsteps are near, what are these passersby to think? I cannot call tongue turned to stone. Play Video Play Video 09:04 Re-Connection RX3 From September 13-18, 2021 visitors had the chance to see dance artists Brian Solomon, Noriko Yamamoto, Phylicia Browne-Charles, Madeline Friel and Throwdown Collective (Mairéad Filgate, Brodie Stevenson and Irvin Chow) as they spent a week in solo creative dance residency in the Haliburton Sculpture Forest. These selected artists were invited to take an existing work or idea—perhaps halted by the pandemic—and to re-engage, re-configure, and adapt it to the outdoor environment, exploring it through a new lens. Throughout this week, film footage was taken of the performers. The footage has been edited into a creative montage and was screened at a culminating live event in Haliburton in Fall 2022. The participating artists returned to Haliburton for the screening, to perform their work before a live audience and to participate in an artists talkback about their experience with re-emergence, re-engagement and re-connection! Play Video Play Video 03:23 Sculpture Forest Re-Imagined-1 Watch as Throwdown Collective, and Toronto dance troupe performs at the Haliburton Sculpture Forest! This performance was created in partnership between Dance Happens Here Haliburton and the Haliburton Sculpture Forest. This video was created by Sticks and Stones Productions. Come explore the magic of the Haliburton Sculpture Forest: https://www.haliburtonsculptureforest.ca/ Throwdown Collective: http://www.throwdownco.ca/ Sticks and Stones Productions: https://www.haliburtoncdc.ca/about-hcdc/incubator/businesses-in-incubator/sticks-stones-productions.html Play Video Play Video 03:21 Sculpture Forest Re-Imagined-The Background Story Watch as Throwdown Collective, and Toronto dance troupe talks about the making of their 2018 performance at the Haliburton Sculpture Forest! This performance was created in partnership between Dance Happens Here Haliburton and the Haliburton Sculpture Forest. This video was created by Sticks and Stones Productions. Come explore the magic of the Haliburton Sculpture Forest: https://www.haliburtonsculptureforest.ca/ Throwdown Collective: http://www.throwdownco.ca/ Sticks and Stones Productions: https://www.haliburtoncdc.ca/about-hcdc/incubator/businesses-in-incubator/sticks-stones-productions.html Play Video Play Video 03:19 Sculpture Forest: Re-Imagined Part 2 Watch as Throwdown Collective, and Toronto dance troupe performs at the Haliburton Sculpture Forest! This performance was created in partnership between Dance Happens Here Haliburton and the Haliburton Sculpture Forest. This video was created by Sticks and Stones Productions. Come explore the magic of the Haliburton Sculpture Forest: https://www.haliburtonsculptureforest.ca/ Throwdown Collective: http://www.throwdownco.ca/ Sticks and Stones Productions: https://www.haliburtoncdc.ca/about-hcdc/incubator/businesses-in-incubator/sticks-stones-productions.html About Haliburton Highlands Learn more about Haliburton Highlands and the surrounding area of the Sculpture Forest. About Haliburton Highlands Play Video Play Video Culturally Rich By Nature The Municipality of Dysart et al, located in the heart of the beautiful Haliburton Highlands. A warm and friendly community, where families live, play and work together. This culturally rich community is home to a wide variety of artists, including musicians, graphic artists and performing artists. Our dynamic Arts College, Fleming College, features instructors who are well known and respected for their craft and inspire many emerging artists. Swimming, boating, fishing, hiking and cycling are favourite summer activities, while hockey, downhill skiing, cross country skiing, snowmobiling, snowshoeing and dog sledding are popular in the winter. Nature is always just outside your front door in Dysart et al. Come step outside and discover how we are culturally rich by nature. Play Video Play Video Glebe Park - Village of Haliburton Glebe Park is a terrific community resource in Haliburton Village. In a visit to Glebe Park you can be active on trails for skiing, mountain biking, walking and snowshoeing; You can tour through the Sculpture Forest, visit the Haliburton Highlands Museum, see blacksmithing demonstrations, take your dog for a walk, enjoy a picnic. You can see an Art College in action, take courses and enjoy performances. Thousands of people come to Glebe Park each year from near and far to be active and get involved. This video is our invitation for everyone to enjoy Glebe Park.

2021 < All Sculptures 2021 Downtown Haliburton Sculpture Exhibition Contact Artist for Pricing Athena Brett Davis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kSEnVhAjjM Athena Athena was known in ancient Greece as the Goddess of Wisdom and War. She was beautiful, courageous, inspirational and known for being the protector of the city. Using all her accolades, I created Athena as a guardian of nature, one that can over see all aspects of her surrounding environmental conditions. Although she is in a fragmented state, this bronze sculpture illustrates the hardships of changes to the natural world that have occurred over time through pollution, global warming and the depletion of forests and marsh lands. Her textural appearance and color of patina, harmonize with the landscaping elements. Athena is also a symbol of strength, surviving the millennium of change, forever watching over and protecting nature Brett Davis Brett Davis was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 1957. He graduated with honors from Toronto’s Central Technical School Special Fine Art Program in 1981 where he majored in sculpture, and won The K.A.Griffith Award and The Peter Haworth Award for Meritorious Achievement, and is a member of The Sculptors Society of Canada. He works in all facets of ferrous and non-ferrous metals from welding, fabrication, chasing and fountain design. Brett has also studied ancient and historical patinas for more than 25 years, while practicing in the art of chemical patination, which has gained him a notable reputation as a Patina Specialist in Metal Conservation. With over 25 years of experience, he specializes in the design, manufacturing, installation and maintenance of custom and commissioned bronze works designed specifically for interior and exterior environments. He has worked with many prominent landscaping and architectural firms integrating bronze sculptures and fountains into their unique designs and has won many public art competitions in Ontario, Canada. Brett’s travels abroad have also earned him an international reputation as a bronze artist, participating in many invitational international exhibitions and symposiums, and has numerous private and public works in Asia, United Kingdom, USA and Canada. The Haliburton Sculpture Forest has hosted two of Davis's pieces thus far: "Guardians of the Forest" in our permanent collection and "Athena" in the 2021 downtown exhibit. Artist Contact Information davis@ageofbronze.ca www.ageofbronze.ca