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The Haliburton Sculpture Forest is a unique outdoor collection of sculptures located in the Haliburton Highlands of Ontario, Canada. Thank you to our artist in residence, Jared Tait, for a fantastic week of learning and community engagement! Bawaajigan was unveiled on Saturday, August 17th. We invite you to visit our newest installation! Bawaajigan - To Dream Learn More Join Our Mailing List! Your donation can to help maintain and grow the Sculpture Forest for future generations. Donate Now The Haliburton Sculpture Forest, in Glebe Park near the village of Haliburton in the Haliburton Highlands of Ontario, Canada, is a unique outdoor collection of sculptures by Canadian and international artists. The trails in the Sculpture Forest—for walking and bike riding in spring, summer and fall and walking, snowshoeing and skiing in the winter—provide changing perspectives of the forest and the sculptures in each of the seasons. The Sculpture Forest experience is ideal for families looking for an interesting outing, for those who enjoy outdoor trails, and for people looking for a unique artistic experience. We invite you to tour through this website for more information about the sculptures, the artists, and new additions to the Sculpture Forest and for current projects. Visit our photo gallery to see pictures of the sculptures in all four seasons. The Sculpture Forest shares the park with the Haliburton Highlands Museum and the Haliburton Campus of Fleming College, home to the Haliburton School of Art + Design ; great places to visit after you tour the Sculpture Forest. Dogs on leash are welcome. Please clean up after your dog! For questions on accessibility and more please see our FAQ page . There is no charge for admission but we always welcome donations. Thank you for your donations via cash, cheque, e-transfer or Tip Tap machine. Quick Links Sculpture Forest Map Driving Directions Frequently Asked Questions Sculptures Downtown Sculpture Exhibition New Updates! We are thrilled to announce the installation of 2 new sculptures in October! Superior by Scott Childs and Quadratic Whisper by George Hart. Bawaagigan, by artist Jared Tait, was unveiled on August 17th, 2024. Visit this fantastic installation of 3 dimensional woodland style figures. The beautiful colours used to paint these figures are magnificent in the fresh snow! Art Huts: Visit "Seeing the Forest for the Bees". Have you visited the new installation deep in the forest called "Sculpture Forest RE-Imagined 2019"? Learn More Visit #MyHaliburtonHighlands find out about all of the extraordinary things to do in the Haliburton Highlands all year round! Go Now 24 Years in Operation 1.4 km of Walking Trails 44 Sculptures 6 “One-of-a-Kind” Benches Winter: Snowshoeing and Nordic Skiing Snowshoeing Snowshoeing or walking are free on the colour-coded paths that take you through the Sculpture Forest or on the marked snowshoe on the trails north of the museum. Please note that the trail loop in the Sculpture Forest is a shared by walkers, skiers and snowshoers. Please move to the side of the rail to allow skiers to pass. See the Snowshoe Trail Map . Skiing The Nordic ski trails at Glebe Park have consistently been top-rated ski trails in the province for classic and skate skiing. Explore all Glebe Park has to offer on the 13.5 km of ski trails during the day. Enjoy skiing in the Sculpture Forest in the evenings until nine on the lit loop trail. See the Ski Haliburton website for pricing and updates. Day passes (self-registration) are available at the trail heads. Please bring cash, or you can e-transfer to membership@skihaliburton.com Tours The Haliburton Sculpture Forest has partnered with Yours Outdoors , Haliburton County's premier experience provider, to offer small group guided tours. Learn More Plan Your Trip The Haliburton Sculpture Forest can be accessed via College Drive where we share parking our main with The Haliburton School of Art + Design, or via Museum road where there is also (limited) parking available. We kindly ask all our visitors to treat the art and the nature of the Haliburton Sculpture Forest with care. The forest is home to lots of wildlife. As visitors, please not to feed them and dispose of garbage and food waste appropriately. Enjoy this tour created by Nick, an 11-year-old visitor to the Sculpture Forest in 2018.

The story of how the Haliburton Sculpture Forest was created and how it has grown into a significant outdoor gallery. Our History The official opening of the Haliburton Sculpture Forest took place in the fall of 2001 with the installation of three sculptures in Glebe Park. Over the years a remarkable outdoor gallery has been created with sculptures nestled along the trails. The collection now includes forty sculptures and six one-of-a-kind benches, by Canadian and International artists. The Haliburton Sculpture Forest began as a project of the Arts Committee of the Haliburton County Development Corporation which was focused on local economic development through the arts. The objective was to create a destination for residents, visitors and tourists which highlighted the visual arts in Haliburton County. In 2004, a new campus for Fleming College, Haliburton School of Art + Design was created in Glebe Park. The Sculpture Forest surrounds the College and serves as a teaching site for many of the programs in addition to being a great place for local residents and visitors to go for a walk and enjoy the sculptures in different seasons. Today, the Sculpture Forest is an ongoing initiative of Haliburton Sculpture Forest et al, a non-profit organization. Our mission is to bring together art, nature and people of all ages; creating a place for discovery, exploration, creative expression, and contemplation. Partners include Fleming College, Haliburton Campus, the Haliburton County Development Corporation, the Municipality of Dysart et al, County of Haliburton Tourism Department, Haliburton Highlands Museum, Haliburton Highlands Nordic Trails Association, Glebe Park and Museum Committee, and community volunteers. The Haliburton Sculpture Forest is a proud member of the Arts Council~Haliburton Highlands Go Now Our Supporters Celebration Contributors The following sculptures were gifts to the Haliburton Sculpture Forest. Our thanks for the generous support of Celebration Contributors: The Homesteaders – gift from the artist, Jake Mol- Current – gift from friends and family in loving memory of Sabrina Ford Terminus – gift from Dr. Marion Hare and Dr. William Hare To Cut or Not to Cut – gift from the artist, John Beachli Kennisis: Horse and Rider - Janis Parker, (named after a champion horse of the Finn/Vasey stable) Shadow Caster - Barb Bolin Fire and Ice: A Really Big Shoe - individual donors in honour of Barb Bolin's 35 years of service to Fleming College Gelert - Diana Ferguson in loving memory of Al Ferguson (with support from the Ontario Trillium Foundation). A Conspiracy of Ravens - Noreen Blake Spirit of the Wild - Carole Finn in honour of Don Finn Atmo-Sphere - Chere and Scott Campbell Musical Inspiration - John and Thea Patterson Together we explore the wild... - The Hagerman family in loving memory of loving memory of Shawn Hagerman Flying Debris - Nancy Jackson and Terry Anderson Carved on the Canadian Shield - Carol Moffatt and Tony Aymong, Estate of Bob and Noreen Blake, Barb Bolin, Rotary Club of Haliburton, Ontario 150, Anonymous Donor Mother Earth and Mother Earth's Living Room - Wendy Wilkins Lissome #5 - In celebration of the community spirit & generosity of Noreen & Bob Blake Matriarchy - Sue Black and Chris Ralphs Together We Achieve the Extraordinary - Sue Black and Chris Ralphs I see a wish! - Deb Shackell and donors to the “I See a Wish” campaign Das Buch XXIII - Jim Blake Passage - Barb Bolin Depth - The Frost family Double Take - Gift from the artist, Carolanne MacLean Bawaajigan – Myra Stephen in celebration of Marcia’s joy & love of learning Happy Hippo , – Fran Fearnley, ZimArt Gallery Superior – Scott Childs (artist) Friends – Marlene Kawalez (artist) The Haliburton Sculpture Forest welcomes any inquiry about being a Celebration Contributor for the commissioning and installation of new sculptures. info@haliburtonsculptureforest.ca 2024-2025 Funders and Partners The Haliburton Sculpture Forest has been made possible through the support of government funding, corporate sponsorship, individual donors, community partners and land use agreements with Fleming College and the Municipality of Dysart et al. Funders 2024-2025 Haliburton County Development Corporation, Ontario Arts Council, Province of Ontario, Government of Canada, Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario, Haliburton County Development Corporation, and Municipality of Dysart et al. Sponsors 2024-2025 County of Haliburton Tourism Partners 2024-2025 Fleming College - Haliburton School of Art + Design, Haliburton County Development Corporation, Municipality of Dysart et al, Yours Outdoors, Haliburton Highlands Museum, Haliburton Highlands Nordic Trail Association, Glebe Park and Museum Committee, and community volunteers.

2021 < All Sculptures 2021 Downtown Haliburton Sculpture Exhibition $2,800.00 Parallel Composition Éric Tardif Parallel Composition The idea of this sculpture came when I wanted to create a colorful 3D form inspired by an abstract painting, creating two layers of rectangle form, painting in different colors. The result is ludic, and lively, and stimulates the curiosity of the spectators. Éric Tardif Éric Tardif is from Kamouraska, a region in the Bas Saint-Laurent municipality in Quebec. Tardif originally studied Natural Sciences but turned to studying the arts and sculpture to explore his passion and artistic talent. In his work Tardif explores dimension, movement, and space. He works with several different materials and mediums in his work from wood, metal, and also has variety of mixed media 2D work as well. Tardif pushes the art world in both his concepts as well as his avant-garde method of steam-folding wood for his wood sculptures. This technique allows for his wooden sculptures to be full of movement and curved forms. He has received grants from CALQ (Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec) and SODEC (Société de développement des entreprises culturelles) for several years. In recent years, Éric has expanded his artwork into bronze sculpture and has returned to his multimedia work. For the past 5 years, Eric has been working and designing Public Art and expressive outdoor sculptures in aluminum. He has more than 100 exhibitions to his name around the world and his work can be found in 10 galleries across North America. Artist Contact Information erictardif.com tardif065@gmail.com 613-286-5488 Facebook: EricTardifartiste

2021 < All Sculptures 2021 Downtown Haliburton Sculpture Exhibition $3,800.00 Black Reflection Robert Wehkamp Black Reflection A carved contemporary hardwood sculpture. There is no specific message, just the beauty of the wood grain, form, geometry and colour for the viewer to enjoy. Robert Wehkamp "As a mixed-media artist, Robert is inspired through two life-long passions: nature and technology" Through sculpting, he draws his inspiration from nature. With his pieces, he aims to harmonize nature and abstraction. The basis of the sculpture is the reduction of the essential expression. With few components, the pieces should make a lasting impression, connecting with their environment. They are conceptualized with a distinct surrounding in mind. On the other hand, Robert's paintings are motivated by technology, portrayed through the bright colours, sharp angles, and geometrical concepts. "I make the sculptures with no particular meaning involved so it doesnt have association with anything. Instead I would like the viewer to see the beauty of the sculpture, the beauty of the wood grain, the colouring, and whatever inspires people." Artist Contact Information robertwehkamp@gmail.com Facebook: RobertWehkampArt

Tarzan Sithole All Sculptures Matriarchy Number on Map 36 Artist Tarzan Sithole Material Polished Springstone Installation Date November 1, 2020 Learn About the Artist Tarzan Sithole is a third-generation Zimbabwean stone sculptor. His works are also on display at the Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens and the Kew Gardens in London. More Photos Previous Next

2023 < All Sculptures 2023 Downtown Haliburton Sculpture Exhibition $1,800.00 Innocence Carolanne MacLean Innocence In the thoughtful pose of this piece, I am trying to capture the contemplative state of a young woman, loosely capturing the energy. Carolanne MacLean I feel I am working with energy, whether painting or sculpting. I am interested in the healing value of colour and the surprising beauty of the accidental mark, and intrigued by the very existence of our response to beauty. Carolanne MacLean was born in Toronto in 1949. She is a graduate with honours of the Ontario College of Art in Fine Art and has a B.A. from the University of Toronto. Her large encaustic abstract works are a study in light, colour and texture, sometimes involving the figure, often nonrepresentational. Her City Souls paintings capture moments, passing expressions on the faces around us. She pursues the beauty of the figure through a regular sculpture practice. Artist Contact Information Website : carolannemaclean.com Instagram: @ carolannemaclean Email : cmtoronto@pm.me Phone: 647-296-7259

John has spent most of the past 40 years working in stone, bronze, steel, clay, concrete and mixed-media. John is known primarily as a sculptor, although he also expresses himself through other disciplines such as painting, printmaking, drawing and multi-media. Throughout his career he has endeavoured to play and experiment with whatever came his way. He feels that an idea that cannot be expressed with one media can be expressed well in another. From time to time over the years he has worked in the commercial art business which has inspired some of his later artwork. In the past 12 years he has developed an interest in working in the ephemeral media of ice, snow and sand. The creation of these non-permanent works give him what he refers to as the Zen-Sculpting experience and have taken him to many exotic places around the world. Teaching has been a great inspiration for John. In the early eighties he taught at David Thompson University in Nelson. From the mid eighties until now he has taught modern hard stone carving technique to Inuit carvers in many communities in the Canadian Arctic. During this period he also taught many courses in Sculpture at Fleming College’s Haliburton School of The Arts in Haliburton, Ontario. John lives in Nelson, British Columbia. < All Artists John McKinnon ABOUT SCULPTOR Artist Bio John has spent most of the past 40 years working in stone, bronze, steel, clay, concrete and mixed-media. John is known primarily as a sculptor, although he also expresses himself through other disciplines such as painting, printmaking, drawing and multi-media. Throughout his career he has endeavoured to play and experiment with whatever came his way. He feels that an idea that cannot be expressed with one media can be expressed well in another. From time to time over the years he has worked in the commercial art business which has inspired some of his later artwork. In the past 12 years he has developed an interest in working in the ephemeral media of ice, snow and sand. The creation of these non-permanent works give him what he refers to as the Zen-Sculpting experience and have taken him to many exotic places around the world. Teaching has been a great inspiration for John. In the early eighties he taught at David Thompson University in Nelson. From the mid eighties until now he has taught modern hard stone carving technique to Inuit carvers in many communities in the Canadian Arctic. During this period he also taught many courses in Sculpture at Fleming College’s Haliburton School of The Arts in Haliburton, Ontario. John lives in Nelson, British Columbia. Artist Website Installed Sculptures Wind Dervish Atmo-Sphere Conspiracy of Ravens Previous Sculpture Next Sculpture

2024 < All Sculptures 2024 Downtown Haliburton Sculpture Exhibition $4200.00 Nature Prevails Mark Puigmarti Nature Prevails I Mark Puigmarti created Nature Prevails I using forged and fabricated structural steel. The sculpture stands 72" high and weighs approximately 200lbs. Nature Prevails I is intended to inspire hope. No matter what humankind builds, creates, or discards, nature will prevail. This piece represents a minute example of a structural bridge detail called a gusset plate connection. Carefully designed and engineered for structural integrity using steel elements like angle iron and steel plates riveted throughout, is in itself an amazing feat of human innovation and progress. Yet even these monumental structures uncared for, or abandoned are always trying to revert back to their elemental beginnings through slow decay. These three angle iron sections have been hot forged into vine like growth returning back to their natural origins. 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

Tarzan Sithole is a third-generation Zimbabwean stone sculptor, born on February 27th, 1975. He started sculpting in 1994 in Tafara, Harare, Zimbabwe. Tarzan started carving with a group of 4 men, Test Sithhole, Clemence Jump and Charles Nembaware. Their group was called Svikiro. Tarzan was inspired by his parents and his friends, Witness and Lameck Bonjisi. Tarzan is known for his captivating works that celebrate the essence of everyday life with a profound focus on the strength, beauty and resilience of women. His mixed masterpiece creations blend traditional techniques with modern flair breathing life in to stories of the human experience. He prefers to use harder stones in his sculpture work, such as springstone, limestone and granite. Tarzan has exhibited his work in various countries around the world, including, The National Gallery of Zimbabwe, The Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens and Kew Gardens in London as well as other various galleries in Europe, Canada, Asia, Australia and the United States, earning him international acclaim. Tarzan aspires to become one of the leading sculptors of his generation, mentoring and empowering emerging artists in Zimbabwe and beyond. < All Artists Tarzan Sithole ABOUT SCULPTOR Artist Bio Tarzan Sithole is a third-generation Zimbabwean stone sculptor, born on February 27th, 1975. He started sculpting in 1994 in Tafara, Harare, Zimbabwe. Tarzan started carving with a group of 4 men, Test Sithhole, Clemence Jump and Charles Nembaware. Their group was called Svikiro. Tarzan was inspired by his parents and his friends, Witness and Lameck Bonjisi. Tarzan is known for his captivating works that celebrate the essence of everyday life with a profound focus on the strength, beauty and resilience of women. His mixed masterpiece creations blend traditional techniques with modern flair breathing life in to stories of the human experience. He prefers to use harder stones in his sculpture work, such as springstone, limestone and granite. Tarzan has exhibited his work in various countries around the world, including, The National Gallery of Zimbabwe, The Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens and Kew Gardens in London as well as other various galleries in Europe, Canada, Asia, Australia and the United States, earning him international acclaim. Tarzan aspires to become one of the leading sculptors of his generation, mentoring and empowering emerging artists in Zimbabwe and beyond. Link Unavailable Installed Sculptures Matriarchy Previous Sculpture Next Sculpture

Metalgenesis means the creation of art from an idea as well as the changing properties of a medium. Metalgenesis originated as the artist team and husband and wife, Don Dickson Sculptor, and Amy Doolittle Administrator / Promoter and Assistant. Don was well known across North America for his sound sculptures and public art. From Don’s studio in Mississauga Ontario, his sculptural works were commissioned for public spaces by The District Court of Appeals, Dayton Beach, Florida; Town Hall Park, Osoyoos, British Columbia; University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida; the City of Brampton Performing Arts Centre; the Richard and Annette Bloch Cancer Survivor Garden, Columbia, South Carolina; the Science and Engineering Building at University of North Florida, Jacksonville Florida and the Frank McKechnie Community Centre, Mississauga. Metalgenesis has two works in the Sculpture Forest – Forest Sound Vessel and Evolution. Don was a member of the Sculptors Society of Canada, Society of Canadian Artists, Colour and Form Society, and the Metal Arts Guild, and has won numerous awards for his work. ​After a long and courageous battle with ALS, Amy Doolittle died in 2009. Don Dickson, has carried on the work of Metalgenesis. Don describes his work in the following way: “I have always been making things with my hands. I have worked with many materials but have gravitated to metal and stone. I made the leap to professional artist in 1998 and discovered two sides to my sculptor’s personality; the abstract and the musical sound. Both paths of expression are important to me and have driven me to create a diverse range of work. The abstracts explore combinations of line and form as well as the political, social, and ecological issues of the world around me. The sound sculptures continue to combine kinetic, visual, and auditory aspects and have evolved from single sound pieces to combining sound sculpture with other abstract sculptural elements. My newest group of works are for the garden, from small sound sculptures to whimsical bugs and creatures. Combining mediums is intriguing for me as is the textures and types of marble, granite, and limestone that I have been working with. I am fascinated by the four elements which have influenced my recent stone pieces. These works are based on the four creative energies of the universe: Earth, Water, Air, Fire, and the balance between them. The elements work in harmony, seeking balance even though at times their contrary aspects may seem in conflict with each other, to create and to sustain life.” < All Artists Metalgenesis: Don Dickson & Amy Doolittle ABOUT SCULPTOR Artist Bio Metalgenesis means the creation of art from an idea as well as the changing properties of a medium. Metalgenesis originated as the artist team and husband and wife, Don Dickson Sculptor, and Amy Doolittle Administrator / Promoter and Assistant. Don was well known across North America for his sound sculptures and public art. From Don’s studio in Mississauga Ontario, his sculptural works were commissioned for public spaces by The District Court of Appeals, Dayton Beach, Florida; Town Hall Park, Osoyoos, British Columbia; University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida; the City of Brampton Performing Arts Centre; the Richard and Annette Bloch Cancer Survivor Garden, Columbia, South Carolina; the Science and Engineering Building at University of North Florida, Jacksonville Florida and the Frank McKechnie Community Centre, Mississauga. Metalgenesis has two works in the Sculpture Forest – Forest Sound Vessel and Evolution. Don was a member of the Sculptors Society of Canada, Society of Canadian Artists, Colour and Form Society, and the Metal Arts Guild, and has won numerous awards for his work. After a long and courageous battle with ALS, Amy Doolittle died in 2009. Don Dickson, has carried on the work of Metalgenesis. Don describes his work in the following way: “I have always been making things with my hands. I have worked with many materials but have gravitated to metal and stone. I made the leap to professional artist in 1998 and discovered two sides to my sculptor’s personality; the abstract and the musical sound. Both paths of expression are important to me and have driven me to create a diverse range of work. The abstracts explore combinations of line and form as well as the political, social, and ecological issues of the world around me. The sound sculptures continue to combine kinetic, visual, and auditory aspects and have evolved from single sound pieces to combining sound sculpture with other abstract sculptural elements. My newest group of works are for the garden, from small sound sculptures to whimsical bugs and creatures. Combining mediums is intriguing for me as is the textures and types of marble, granite, and limestone that I have been working with. I am fascinated by the four elements which have influenced my recent stone pieces. These works are based on the four creative energies of the universe: Earth, Water, Air, Fire, and the balance between them. The elements work in harmony, seeking balance even though at times their contrary aspects may seem in conflict with each other, to create and to sustain life.” Artist Website Installed Sculptures Sound Vessel: Forest Evolution Previous Sculpture Next Sculpture

2024 < All Sculptures 2024 Downtown Haliburton Sculpture Exhibition $2000.00 Oracle Rosalinde Baumgartner Oracle This sculpture was created using sculpture clay, fired cone 6 and was then smoke fired. Oracle is presented on a wooden base which has been treated to withstand the elements. Oracle stands 17 inches tall, gazing upon and holding a precious rock. A contemplative figure contemplating the future. So much coming our way, so many trying to help, will we make the right decisions? Searching for wisdom. ~Rosalinde Baumgartner~ Rosalinde Baumgartner Rosalinde is a mixed media artist who resides outside of Belwood, Ontario. You can visit her studio by making an appointment. This year she also has a sculpture, "Georgina", in the Fenelon Falls Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition and "Lightwalker", in the Burlington Waterfront Sculpture Project. We would like to welcome Rosalinde to Haliburton this year. Artist Contact Information Phone: 519-803-6435 Website : www.artevoke.com Email : rosalinde.baumgartner@gmail.com Instagram: @ rosalindebaumgartnerartist

John Beachli All Sculptures To Cut or Not To Cut Number on Map 15 Artist John Beachli Material Local Granite Installation Date August 1, 2006 Learn About the Artist Haliburton County has a long history of men working in the forest, in logging camps—such those run by Mossom Boyd—or cutting timber on their own land and also a history of sons learning skills from their fathers as they helped them with their work. This sculpture, carved out of local stone recovered from rock blasted from the Pre-Cambrian shield at a nearby building site, tells the story of a man and his son having a conversation over the stump of a tree that has just been felled. “To Cut or Not to Cut” is about the conversations that occur when a son is working with his father. It is also a representation of the never-ending push and pull of our relationship with the forest. We need the timber for building shelter, for heat, for a thousand different reasons; we also need the forests to conserve our environment, to protect our water, to provide habitat and to purify the air. How do you decide what to cut and what not to cut? More Photos Previous Next