OutWest Park - Calgary, Alberta, Canada
N 51° 02.600 W 114° 02.530
11U E 707337 N 5658807
This sculpture garden in the Inglewood neighborhood has nine works created by members of the Stone Sculptors Guild of North America for their 2007 symposium, held in Calgary. The symposium's theme was "The Circle of Life".
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Location: Alberta, Canada
Date Posted: 08/19/2012
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This sculpture garden in the Inglewood neighborhood features works created by members of the Stone Sculptors Guild of North America for their 2007 Symposium, held in Calgary. The symposium's theme was "The Circle of Life". (Calgary's
Nat Christie Park has sculptures from the 1998 symposium.)
The stone used was limestone donated by TexaStone Quarries. There was also one piece of fossilized coral.
The text on the plaque for this park reads:
Stone Sculptors Guild of North America
Stone Sculpture Symposium
July 14 to August 31, 2007
The Circle of Life
Sculptors:
Tom Allan, Joel Bourne, Eldon Guay, James Jennings, Rena Krusky, Tobias Luttmer, Knicki Markolf, Stephen P. Turner, Brian Pawlak, Kenneth Parry
Sponsors:
Budget Waste Inc., Calgary Arts Development, CDI International Inc., TexaStone Quarries , Ken Bateman & Associates of National Bank Financial, Hertz Equipment Rental, Quickdraw Animation Society
There are no individual plaques on each piece giving the artist and title. But with this information, plus the signatures on some pieces, it was possible to find titles and attribution for some of the works on display.
Sun Disk 1 - Brian Pawlak
Elements - fossilized coral - Rena Krusky & Knicki Markolf
The Guardian - Tobias Luttmer
Labyrinth into Light - Tom Allan (title & signature marked on sculpture)
For more about the creation and rejuvenation of this park, from an unsightly corner of land to a sculpture garden, check out the Sept. 2007 issue of the Inglewood Community Association Newsletter for
OutWest Park Sculptures Takes Shape by Joe Donnelly.