Dedication for Ukraine Sculpture, May 14 2022
On Saturday, May 14, 2022 members of the Burlington community gathered at the Sculpture Park to celebrate the town’s purchase of Global Warming, the popular sculpture of yellow cherries, by Nikita Zigura, of Ukraine. See photos from the dedication, below. As the war in Ukraine broke out, the committee realized that purchasing the work, already […]
A Vigil for Ukraine
Members of the Burlington community organized a vigil for Ukraine at the Sculpture Park. On Friday, March 18, 2022, people gathered in support of Ukraine and a variety of speakers gave short talks and read poems. We are pleased that the sculpture park could function as a community resource in this fashion. The presence of […]
Visitor Delight
The other day we happened on a mother and two daughters visiting the sculpture park. The older daughter was picture shy, but the younger was having a great time posing with each sculpture and was happy to pose inside Truth #1. They were from out west and were in town for a bit, and looking […]
Donation Goal Acheived
Through the generous donations of local business leaders and citizens we have collected enough funds to purchase the popular sculpture Global Warming, know as the yellow cherries. We wish to sincerely thank the nearly 100 people, residents and friends, who stepped up to donate. As we learn more about the progress of Ukrainian sculptors Nikita […]
Sculpture Park Committee Report to Town Meeting
Sculpture Park Committee Chair Barbara L’Heureux gave a report on the progress of the Sculpture Park to Burlington Town Meeting on February 16th, 2022. She reviewed the wide popularity of the park among residents. She also mentioned that for the first time, at the May 2022 Town Meeting, the Sculpture Park Committee will be asking […]
Call for Entries 2022 Now Open
The call for entries for the next round of sculptures for the Burlington Sculpture Park is now open through the website Online Juried Shows. Sculptors can sign up to enter their works at our page on the Online Jury Site. You can also download and read the Call for Entries in this PDF. The competition […]
Performing Arts in the Park 11-6-21
Here is a short video look at the Performing Art in the Park event on November 6th. https://vimeo.com/643753908 A gallery of images from the day…
New Lovebirds Sculpture Unveiled
The Burlington Sculpture Park unveiled a new sculpture at the park at 9 am on Saturday September 4, 2021. The latest addition to the sculpture park was commissioned and donated by Maureen Wall, in honor of her parents, Tom and Florence Murray. Wall was inspired to donate the sculpture after visiting the web site of […]
Sculpture Park for Celebrate Burlington 2021
There will be a number of great reasons to visit The Burlington Sculpture Park during Celebrate Burlington Day on Saturday, August 7th. We will have talks by three of our sculptors, starting at noon. We will have a visit from Boris and Natasha, the two giant dragons. We will have 2 new interactive sculptures to […]
Stonework for Scouts!
Stone sculptor Joshua Ruder did a talk and demonstration to a group of Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, and interested kids at the Sculpture Park. He explained how he goes about creating a bench from solid stone. Then, from a safe distance, the kids watched as Joshua cut into the stone. Linda McNamee did a great […]