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 […]
Bench Sculpting Continues
Stone sculptor Joshua Ruder continues his work creating stone benches from boulders this week at The Sculpture Park. https://burlingtonsculpturepark.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/June-22-teaser.mov
The Stone Sculpture Bench Project Begins!
https://vimeo.com/556715557 This short video shows Burlington’s DPW Highway Crew moving boulders into place for sculptor Joshua Ruder to create three stone benches in the Burlington Sculpture Park. The public is invited to watch the process from a safe distance. We will announce the timing and safety restrictions for watching the sculpture benches created.
Havoc’s Puppies Visit the Park
Havoc’s puppies came to visit the Sculpture Park and had many adventures which we were fortunate to capture on video. The puppies are sculptures made by Dale Rogers, as tiny versions of his iconic Great American Dog sculpture, of which our Havoc is one. https://vimeo.com/487816958
First Snow in the Park!
Someone asked last summer, “What will happen when it snows on the sculpture?” We suggested they will be enhanced by the snow, beautiful in new ways. And this October snowfall has shown the the works are very happy to be decorated with fresh snow. Click any image below to see them all larger in slideshow […]
BCAT Video of “Havoc” Naming
Here is the BCAT video about the announcement of Havoc as the new name for our edition of the Great American Dog sculpture by Dale Rogers. https://youtu.be/225eOLvKZoo
Dog Name Winner: “Havoc”
The winner of the Dog Name Contest was revealed at a small ceremony right at the American Dog sculpture. The winning name is “Havoc”, who is a retired Burlington Police dog, with a great record of public service, including being one of the dogs that helped in the Marathon Bombing searches. Havoc’s handler from the […]
Winner of Dog Name Contest To Be Announced!
THE VOTES ARE IN! With over 960 votes from the community, a new name for the American Dog sculpture has been chosen! The name and the winner of the Grand Prize will be announced at the Sculpture Park on Wednesday, Oct 14. Because of the COVID situation we are keeping the event down to just the […]
Havoc Takes the Lead!!!
WITH A DRAMATIC SURGE, HAVOC TAKES THE LEAD!!! The race closes this Friday, October 9th at 5pm. Go vote, but only vote once! VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE NAME.