So they can also understand how we make the sculptures, Mupindiko said. Most of the artists we have, they all learn from their parents or other artists. So it s been passed along from generation to generation.
Sculpting has been a tradition in Zimbabwe since the 1950s. The ZimSculpt traveling exhibit brings their work to other parts of the world. It was last at the Arboretum in 2017. When we collect all the work from all those different artists, we re supporting all of those artists, their families, and indeed the whole village wherever they live, ZimSculpt Curator Vivienne Croisette said. I have passion for art, Layson said as he sculpted. I enjoy sculpting.
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Brighton Layson’s “Sitting Pretty” is on view at the Dallas Arboretum. Layson is one of the artists creating works at The Marketplace during the exhibition.
Miss traveling? A little piece of Zimbabwe is at the Dallas Arboretum. ZimSculpt, a world-renowned collection of modern Zimbabwean sculpture, is now on view at Dallas’ botanical garden through August 8.
“This exhibit is one way that the Arboretum is helping all of us in this city reintroduce ourselves into society while also bringing that world that been impossible to physically reach through travel closer to us in Dallas,” Eric Johnson, Dallas’ mayor, said at the opening of the exhibition.
The Dallas Arboretum Presents the Return of ZimSculpt
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The Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden presents the return of the international blockbuster exhibit ZimSculpt, a world-renowned collection of hand-selected, modern Zimbabwean stone sculptures. As the signature event of Summer at the Arboretum, ZimSculpt runs from May 1 to Aug. 8.
To celebrate the opening day of ZimSculpt, the Dallas Arboretum hosts the first ever Black Heritage Celebration from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The day is filled with events surrounding ZimSculpt, cooking demonstrations and Black-owned businesses showcasing and selling their crafts. At 1 p.m. in the Jonsson Color Garden, visitors are invited to watch the Black Crown fashion show highlighting local Black designers. From 2 to 4 p.m., the Don Diego Band performs jazz and R&B.