Haliburton Sculpture Forest
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The Haliburton Sculpture Forest is a unique outdoor collection of sculpture
s located in Glebe Park near the village of Haliburton
, Ontario
, Canada
. It is operated by the non-profit organization
Haliburton Sculpture Forest et al.
Since its inception in 2001, the forest has amassed 21 sculptures by Canadian and international artists. The sculptures are arranged along a series of trails in a maple
forest on the shores of Haliburton's Head Lake
. The Sculpture Forest is located next door to Fleming College
's Haliburton School of the Arts. The trails in the Sculpture Forest—for walking and bike riding in spring, summer and fall and skiing
in the winter—provide changing perspectives of the forest and the sculptures in each of the seasons.
There is no charge for admission in spring, summer or fall. There are free guided tours of the Sculpture Forest every Tuesday at 10am during the months of July and August. Self-guided tour
s can be done using brochure
s available on site.
The Sculpture Forest is home to a variety of wildlife, including white tail deer, woodchucks, Pileated Woodpecker
s, Eastern milk snake
s, and red fox
.
, Mary Ellen Farrow, Ian LaBlance, Kevin Lockau, Susan Low-Beer, Bill Lishman
, Don Dickson, Amy Doolittle, Jake Mol, Charles O'Neil, Leo Sepa, George Pratt, Marianne Reim, Richard Shanks, John Shaw-Rimmington, Doug Stephens, Phillip Vander Weg, and Peter Wehrspann.
The Sculpture Forest inducts a minimum of one new sculpture into the collection each year.
, Haliburton Campus, the Haliburton County Development Corporation, the Municipality of Dysart et al, Haliburton Highlands Secondary School, Haliburton Highlands Museum, Haliburton Highlands Trails and Tours Network, Haliburton Nordic Trails Association, Head Lake Trail Committee, Glebe Park Committee, the Arts Council~Haliburton Highlands, and community volunteers.
Sculpture
Sculpture is three-dimensional artwork created by shaping or combining hard materials—typically stone such as marble—or metal, glass, or wood. Softer materials can also be used, such as clay, textiles, plastics, polymers and softer metals...
s located in Glebe Park near the village of Haliburton
Dysart et al, Ontario
The United Townships of Dysart, Dudley, Harcourt, Guilford, Harburn, Bruton, Havelock, Eyre and Clyde is a municipality in Haliburton County in Central Ontario, Canada...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. It is operated by the non-profit organization
Non-profit organization
Nonprofit organization is neither a legal nor technical definition but generally refers to an organization that uses surplus revenues to achieve its goals, rather than distributing them as profit or dividends...
Haliburton Sculpture Forest et al.
Since its inception in 2001, the forest has amassed 21 sculptures by Canadian and international artists. The sculptures are arranged along a series of trails in a maple
Maple
Acer is a genus of trees or shrubs commonly known as maple.Maples are variously classified in a family of their own, the Aceraceae, or together with the Hippocastanaceae included in the family Sapindaceae. Modern classifications, including the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group system, favour inclusion in...
forest on the shores of Haliburton's Head Lake
Head Lake (Haliburton County)
Head Lake is a lake in the village of Haliburton, in Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada. Haliburton Village is in south central Ontario, about 25 km east of the village of Minden and approximately 50 km south-west of the panhandle of Algonquin Park...
. The Sculpture Forest is located next door to Fleming College
Fleming College
Fleming College, also known as Sir Sandford Fleming College, is a College of Applied Arts and Technology in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. The College has more than 6,000 full-time and 10,000 part-time students and 58,000 alumni.-Campus:...
's Haliburton School of the Arts. The trails in the Sculpture Forest—for walking and bike riding in spring, summer and fall and skiing
Skiing
Skiing is a recreational activity using skis as equipment for traveling over snow. Skis are used in conjunction with boots that connect to the ski with use of a binding....
in the winter—provide changing perspectives of the forest and the sculptures in each of the seasons.
There is no charge for admission in spring, summer or fall. There are free guided tours of the Sculpture Forest every Tuesday at 10am during the months of July and August. Self-guided tour
Self-guided tour
A self-guided tour is a self-governing tour where one navigates a route oneself as opposed to an escorted tour where a tour guide directs the route, times, information, and places toured...
s can be done using brochure
Brochure
A brochure is a type of leaflet. Brochures are most commonly found at places that tourists frequently visit, such as museums, major shops, and tourist information. Brochure racks or stands may suggest visits to amusement parks and other points of interest...
s available on site.
The Sculpture Forest is home to a variety of wildlife, including white tail deer, woodchucks, Pileated Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
The Pileated Woodpecker is a very large North American woodpecker, almost crow-sized, inhabiting deciduous forests in eastern North America, the Great Lakes, the boreal forests of Canada, and parts of the Pacific coast. It is also the largest woodpecker in America.Adults are long, and weigh...
s, Eastern milk snake
Milk Snake
The milk snake or milksnake is a species of king snake. There are 25 subspecies among the milk snakes, including the commonly named scarlet kingsnake...
s, and red fox
Red Fox
The red fox is the largest of the true foxes, as well as being the most geographically spread member of the Carnivora, being distributed across the entire northern hemisphere from the Arctic Circle to North Africa, Central America, and the steppes of Asia...
.
Artists
The Sculpture Forest features the work of Mary Anne Barkhouse, Michael Belmore, John Beachl, Darlene Bolahood, Brett DavisBrett Davis
Brett Davis is a Republican member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from Oregon, Wisconsin, first elected in 2004. On September 17, 2009, he announced that he was filing the paperwork for a potential run for Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin...
, Mary Ellen Farrow, Ian LaBlance, Kevin Lockau, Susan Low-Beer, Bill Lishman
Bill Lishman
Bill Lishman is a Canadian inventor, artist, and ultralight aircraft enthusiast.-Gliders and ultralights:Lishman started out by flying a motorized ultralight fixed-wing glider called the UFM Easy Riser, a bi-wing craft designed in California by Larry Mauro as a hang glider...
, Don Dickson, Amy Doolittle, Jake Mol, Charles O'Neil, Leo Sepa, George Pratt, Marianne Reim, Richard Shanks, John Shaw-Rimmington, Doug Stephens, Phillip Vander Weg, and Peter Wehrspann.
The Sculpture Forest inducts a minimum of one new sculpture into the collection each year.
Community partners
The Haliburton Sculpture Forest works with many community partners to ensure the success of the project. These partners include Fleming CollegeFleming College
Fleming College, also known as Sir Sandford Fleming College, is a College of Applied Arts and Technology in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. The College has more than 6,000 full-time and 10,000 part-time students and 58,000 alumni.-Campus:...
, Haliburton Campus, the Haliburton County Development Corporation, the Municipality of Dysart et al, Haliburton Highlands Secondary School, Haliburton Highlands Museum, Haliburton Highlands Trails and Tours Network, Haliburton Nordic Trails Association, Head Lake Trail Committee, Glebe Park Committee, the Arts Council~Haliburton Highlands, and community volunteers.