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Sculpture in Woodland

Sculpture in Woodland is a 218-ha sculpture park situated in the Devil's Glen Wood in Ireland. The park offers a unique collection of 16 contemporary sculptures by Irish artists like Maurice MacDonagh and Michael Warren, and international artists such as Alberto Carneiro and Jorge de Bon. Sculpture in Woodland enables these artists to create and exhibit artworks outside the confines of the studio and gallery, and provides visitors with an opportunity to view sculpture works in an outdoor setting.

The sculpture project was set up to help create a greater awareness of the forest and of wood as an artistic and functional medium by commissioning artists to produce contemporary works of artistic excellence.

Artists are selected by invitation and by open competition. Since 1999 three artists have been commissioned each year:

• an Irish artist
• an artist from abroad
• an artist selected by open competition.

Sculpture in Woodland has two signed sculpture trails. Both walks start at the parking area, and each follows a different route. Visitors are recommended to wear comfortable footwear. The first walk is shorter (2.6 km), while the second covers approximately 6 km (longer if visitors continue to the waterfall).

Sculpture in Woodland also runs workshops for children and projects in collaboration with schools. The aim is to bring children into contact with art and nature from an early age and offer them an opportunity to create their own artworks using natural materials collected in the forest.

More information and contact

Sculpture in Woodland

c/o Coillte,

Newtownmountkennedy,

Co. Wicklow.

Ireland

Tel: +353 1 201 1132

Fax: +353 1 201 1199

E-mail: sculpinfo@coillte.ie

• Sculpture in Woodland website

Source: texts and photographs from information provided by Sculpture in Woodland's website.

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