Michigan

• Cranbrook Academy: Outdoor sculpture
• Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park
• Krasl Art Center
• Ludington Waterfront and Sculpture Garden
• Michigan Legacy Art Park
• Northern Michigan University: Outdoor sculpture
• Western Michigan University: Permanent outdoor sculpture collection and Sculpture Tour Program

Cranbrook Academy: Outdoor sculpture
www.cranbrookart.edu/museum/index.html
Cranbrook Art Museum
39221 Woodward Avenue
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48303-0801
Tel: (+ 1) 248 645 3320
E: ArtMuseum@cranbrook.edu

Landscaped grounds with sculptures by Kahn and Saarinen, Carl Milles, Nonas and Voulkos on the 315 acre academy campus.

Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park
www.meijergardens.org/
1000 East Beltline Avenue NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49525
Tel: (+ 1) 888 957 1580

Thirty acres within the Frederick Meijer Gardens’ entire 125 acres of woodlands and meadows opened in 2002 as a sculpture park to display permanent works and changing exhibitions. The permanent collection includes work by Auguste Rodin, Nina Akamu, Alexander Lieberman, Deborah Butterfield, Alexander Calder, Richard Hunt, Louise Nevelson, Mark di Suvero and Arnoldo Pomodoro.
Opening hours are 9am till 5pm except Tuesdays (9am-9pm) and Sundays (12-5pm). Admission fee applies.

Krasl Art Center
www.krasl.org/
707 Lake Boulevard
Saint Joseph, MI 49085
Tel (+ 1) 269 983 0271

In the southwest corner of Michigan is this mostly undiscovered sculpture park with work by George Rickey, Richard Hunt, and Jon Isherwood. A free SculpTour brochure is available from the centre.

Museum hours are 10am-4pm Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Opening  hours on Thursdays are 10am-9pm, and on Sundays, 1-4pm.

Ludington Waterfront and Sculpture Garden
250 S William St.
Ludington, MI 49431
Tel: +1 (231) 845 5430

The Ludington Waterfront Park and Sculpture Garden is a five-acre stretch of land that runs along the bay harbor of Lake Michigan. Initially proposed as a city revitalization project, the collection of bronze sculptures tells a story that depicts the history of the Ludington area.

With the aim of bringing together art, history and nature, The Waterfront Sculpture Task Force works with various artists, such as Tuck Langland, Stanley Proctor and Ron Dewey, to create pieces that complement the natural beauty of the Ludington Waterfront.

Free of charge.

Michigan Legacy Art Park
www.michlegacyartpark.org
Traverse City, MI (231) 947-1916
12500 Crystal Mountain Drive
Thompsonville, MI  49683
Tel: (+ 1) 231 378 4963
E: director@michlegacyartpark.org

Over 40 impressive contemporary sculptures dot this 30 acre park and hiking trail, founded by artist David Barr. Also in the park is an amphitheatre for music and the performing arts.

Northern Michigan University: Outdoor sculpture
http://art.nmu.edu/department/Museum/index.htm
The DeVos Art Museum
1401 Presque Isle Ave
Marquette, MI
Tel: (+ 1) 906 227 2235

There are fifteen sculptures sited along the sculpture walk by the University’s Lee Hall building. Works have been donated by artists Sol LeWitt, Michael Todd, John Mishler, and Mara Admitz Scrupe. In addition, there are works by members of the art department faculty on display.

Western Michigan University: Permanent outdoor sculpture collection and Sculpture Tour Program
www.wmich.edu
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5433
Tel: (+ 1) 269 387 2436
E: jim.hopfensperger@wmich.edu

The Western Michigan University Sculpture Tour program exhibits notable contemporary works on loan for periods of two to three years. A Sculpture Tour map can be downloaded from this webpage: http://cfa.wmich.edu/art/exhibitions/sculpturetour/index.php.

The university’s permanent collection can be found around campus with information on the artworks placed nearby. More on the permanent collection can be found at http://cf.wmich.edu/planning/WebSites/PermanentArtCollection/
PAC-HomePage.htm

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