"Riding
High" the
most recent
addition
to the Blairsville
Sculpture
Garden features
a gnome
catching
a ride on
the back
of a giant
six foot
dragonfly. It
is the work
of North
Georgia
sculptor
Mal McEwen. The
public is
invited
to visit
the "family
friendly" sculpture
garden located
in downtown
Blairsville
on the south
side of
the square
across from
the Historic
courthouse.
The garden
is open daily
and is free
of charge.
Welcome to
the Blairsville
Sculpture Garden
Welcome
to the Blairsville
Sculpture
Garden - a unique
addition to
Union County!
The sculpture
garden will
be on display
for at least
one year and
admission is
FREE. The garden
is designed
to be a family-friendly
exhibit including
sculptures that
will delight
the young in
age (and the
young at heart).
All participating
artists
are Georgia
artists. All sculptures
are for sale.
(For information
on purchasing
a piece, please
contact the
artist. Contact
information
is available
- just click
on the sculptor's
name. All participating
sculptors are
listed on the
home page of
this website.)
The
unveiling and
ribbon cutting
ceremonies of
the Blairsville
Sculpture Garden
coinsided with
the DDA's Spring
Arts & Crafts
Festival on
Saturday May
30, 2009.
Announcements
were made and
excitement mounted
as coverings
were removed.
Visitors were
given photo
op's and the
chance to talk
with participating
artists. Hundreds
of art lovers
wandered
through the
garden during
the first day
and most agreed
that it was
an excellent
addition to
Downtown Blairsville.
Are you a Georgia
sculptor?
Would
you consider
displaying
one of your
pieces in the
Blairsville
Sculpture Garden?
Georgia sculptors
may email
a short biography
and pictures
of their work
to manager@downtownblairsville.com or
mail to DDA,
PO Box 2955,
Blairsville
GA 30514 for
consideration.
Please include
any information
that would
serve to educate
visitors about
your art and
about you. Brochures
and/or hand-outs
will be available
to future
visitors to
the garden (and
the info will
appear on this
website).
Sculpture
Garden Committee
The
Sculpture Garden
Committee includes
Cindy Williams,
Dennis Bradley,
Janet Hartman,
Carol Duckworth,
Linda Gwynn,
Helena Grossman,
Sharry Morrison,
and Ray Graphman.
The
Blairsville Sculpture
Garden is a cooporative
of the Blairsville
Union Chamber of
Commerce, The Downtown
Development Authority
of Blairsville,
the City of Blairsville,
and various private
businesses. The
Sculpture Garden
is also sponsored
in part by the Grassroots
Arts Program of
the Georgia Council
for the Arts through
the appropriations
of the Georgia General
Assembly and in
partnership with
Sustainable Arts
Society, Inc. The
Grassroots Arts
Program provides
funds to support
art activities
and encourage local
collaborations
between artists
and arts organizations.
Welcome
to the Blairsville
Sculpture
Garden - a unique
addition to
Union County!
The sculpture
garden will
be on display
for at least
one year and
admission is
FREE. The garden
is designed
to be a family-friendly
exhibit including
sculptures that
will delight
the young in
age (and the
young at heart).
All participating
artists
are Georgia
artists. All sculptures
are for sale.
(For information
on purchasing
a piece, please
contact the
artist. Contact
information
is available
- just click
on the sculptor's
name. All participating
sculptors are
listed on the
home page of
this website.)
and
about you. Brochures
and/or hand-outs
will be available
to future
visitors to
the garden (and
the info will
appear on this
website).