“A number of years have passed since the Arboretum welcomed spring with a sculpture showcase of this magnitude,” says Clara Curtis, Senior Director for Mission Delivery. “We are pleased to present this body of work in our gardens in an effort to enrich and stimulate thought and imagination. The creative process and working with each artist in Wild Art has been a joy.”
Each of the pieces featured in this juried exhibition displays the artists’ reflections on the natural world and wildlife and offers gateways into the surrounding landscape, according to Exhibits Curator Ashlee Lanier.
“We wanted the pieces to give guests another way to contemplate the environment both here at the Arboretum and in the world at large,” Lanier says. “In some ways, these sculptures just feel like they interweave with the gardens here and invite people to explore.”