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Big Rock Garden
www.cob.org/services/recreation/parks-trails/bigrock.aspx
Balsam Lane,
Bellingham, WA
Tel: (+ 1) 360 778 7000 (City of Bellingham Parks and Recreation services)

Situated over Lake Whatcom, this beautiful 2.5 acre sculpture garden offers over 35 permanent sculptures and hosts the annual International Sculpture Exhibit from May until September. Big Rock Garden was originally called Gardens of Art by founders George, Mary Ann and David Drake in 1981.

A PDF document of the sculpture in the garden is available to download: www.cob.org/documents/parks/parks-trails/big-rock-garden-
permanent-collection.pdf

Open dawn till dusk daily.

 

Kirsten Gallery: Zen Garden
www.kirstengallery.com/index.htm
5320 Roosevelt Wy NE
Seattle, WA 98105
Tel: (+ 1) 206 522 2011
E: kirstengallery@qwest.net

Created by American born Zen priest Richard C. Kirsten-Daiensai, this garden contains Buddhist-themed sculpture and fountains.

The garden is free to visit and open during gallery hours.

 

Maryhill Museum of Art: Sculpture Garden
www.maryhillmuseum.org/museum.html
35 Maryhill Museum Drive,
Goldendale, WA 98620
Tel: (+ 1) 509 773 3733
E: maryhill@maryhillmuseum.org

Entrepreneur, monument builder (the Blaine Peace Arch) and railroad lawyer Sam Hill turned his mansion and 26-acre grounds overlooking the Columbia River Gorge into the Maryhill Museum of Art. The lush gardens are a direct contrast to the surrounding ranchlands. Sculptures include works by Jeffrey Weitzel. A sculptural overlook designed by architect Brad Cloepfil on the edge of the grounds offers panoramic views of the Columbia River Gorge and Mt. Hood.

Open Monday to Sunday from 9am to 5pm, March 15 until November 15 annually. The sculpture garden is free to visit. Admission to the museum is charged.

 

Mill Creek Earthworks Park
By Herbert Bayer, 1982
www.ci.kent.wa.us/arts/page.aspx?id=2152&terms=Mill+Creek+Canyon+Earthworks+
742 E Titus St
Kent, WA 98030
Created in 1982 by renowned Bauhaus master Herbert Bayer, the earthworks are the focal point of this 100 acre public park at the mouth of the Mill Creek Canyon. Bayer’s park was designated a historic landmark in 2008 by the King County Landmarks Commission.

 

Monarch Contemporary Art Center & Sculpture Park
www.scattercreek.com/%7emonarchpark
8431 Waldrick Road SE,
Tenino WA
Tel: (+ 1) 360 264 2408
E: monarchpark@scattercreek.com

Situated on 80 acres with great vistas of Mt. Rainier, The Monarch Sculpture Park boasts over 100 works of contemporary art by artists such as Benbow Bullock, Val Welman, Micjah Bienvenu, Dennis Peacock, Philip Levine, Vasily Fedourouk, and Myrna Orsini. A butterfly-shaped maze accommodates 20 sculptures. A Sound Garden of musical sculptures invites interaction. For paintings and indoor sculptures, there is a new indoor gallery with an attached outdoor courtyard and fountain.

Open dawn to dusk all year round. Free of charge, but donations gratefully accepted.

 

Port Angeles Fine Arts Center: Art Outside
www.pafac.org
1203 East Lauridsen Boulevard,
Port Angeles WA 98362
Tel: (+ 1) 360 417 4590 or 457 3532
E: info@pafac.org

The Port Angeles Fine Arts Center (PAFAC) lays claim to being the western-most art centre of America. PAFAC is located in the shadow of the Olympia National Park, overlooking the Straits of San Juan de Fuca. The Centre is housed in a circular home designed in 1951 by architect Paul Hayden Kirk for Esther Barrow Webster.

Since 2000, the arts centre has presented an outdoor collection of sculpture in Webster’s Woods in a programme called 'Art Outside'. Over 125 artworks have been installed, many of which succumb to the elements or are on temporary loan from the artists. Visit http://www.pafac.org/exhibitions/art-outside.html for images and more information, including artists’ applications.

Art Outside can be viewed during daylight hours all year round. The centre is open Wednesdays to Sundays only; 10am-4pm from November to February, 11am-5pm from March to October. Admission is free.

 

Seattle Art Museum: Olympic Sculpture Park
www.seattleartmuseum.org/visit/OSP/AboutOSP/default.asp
Sculpture Park address: 2901 Western Avenue
Seattle, WA 98121
Tel: (+ 1) 206 654 3100
E: webmaster@seattleartmuseum.org

Adjacent to the Myrtle Edwards waterfront park, this 9-acre Sculpture Park (opened 2007) has magnificent views over the Olympic Mountains and Puget Sound. Central to the permanent collection is Alexander Calder's ‘Eagle’. Also on display are loaned works by Mark di Suvero, Anthony Caro and Louise Bourgeois.

New York architects Weiss/Manfedi designed the park connecting three portions of disused land into one civic open space which includes a pavilion, exhibition spaces and an amphitheatre. A "Z" shaped walking route connects the edge of the City with the shores of Elliot Bay. Landscape architect Charles Anderson created unique landscapes that take advantage of the spectacular views and make reference to regional flora and fauna.

The Sculpture Park is open all year round during daylight hours. Guided tours are available. Admission is free.

 

Seattle Center: Sculpture Garden
www.seattlecenter.com
Broad & John Street
Seattle, WA  98109
Tel: (+ 1) 206 684 7200
E: sc.customerservice@seattle.gov

On the site of the World's Fair, the Seattle Center is marked with unique architecture such as the Space Needle and the Experience Music Project building which offer a backdriop to the sculptures in the Center’s Sculpture Garden. Four sculptures are on display; Ron Bladen’s ‘Black Lightning’, Alexander Liberman’s ‘Olympic Iliad’, Doris Chase's ‘Moon Gates’, and Tony Smith’s ‘Moses’. A map of the centre can be viewed online: www.seattlecenter.com/Information/map.asp and more information about the sculptures on view can be found on: www.seattlecenter.com/events/location/detail.asp?VE_VenueNum=105

 

Spokane Falls Community College: Campus Collection
www.spokanefalls.edu/College/ArtTour/Home.aspx
3410 W. Fort George Wright Dr.
Spokane, WA 99224-5288
Tel (+ 1) 509 533 3500
E: sfccinfo@spokanefalls.edu

Facilitated by the Washington Arts Commission’s Art in Public Places Programme, the Spokane Falls Community College placed a number of artworks around the college campus. The outdoor collection includes works by Virginia Paquette, Brian Goldbloom and Thomas Lindsay. A map of both the indoor and outdoor collection can be downloaded: http://www.spokanefalls.edu/College/ArtTour/ArtMap.aspx

 

Spokane Sculpture Walk, Riverfront Park
www.spokanearts.org/publicart.aspx
Riverfront Park
507 N Howard St
Spokane, WA 99201
Tel: (+ 1) 509 625 6050 (Spokane Arts Commission)
E: arts@spokanecity.org

The city of Spokane has a strong tradition of outdoor artworks & includes a wide variety of styles and work by many artists. The Sculpture Walk through Riverfront Park presents a number of figurative historical memorials with abstract, playful works such as those by Ken Spiering and an environmental installation by Jodi Pinto. Download a Sculpture Walk guide: http://www.spokanearts.org/Sculpture_Walk_Brochure.pdf

 

Warren G. Magnuson Park and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: Sculpture Collection
www.seattle.gov/parks/magnuson/features.htm
7400 Sand Point Way N.E
Seattle, WA 98115
Tel: (+ 1) 206 684 4946

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Magnuson Park, has a number of permanently sited installations and sculptures on the shoreline grounds of the NOAA complex, including six works by Douglas Hollis, Scott Burton, Siah Armajahi and George Trakas (originally commissioned in 1982). Since these commissions, the Seattle Arts Commission, Horsehead Sculpture Project and Sandpoint Arts and Cultural Exchange at Magnuson Park (www.spaceatmagnuson.org) continue to install permanent works around the park, such as John T Young’s ‘Fin Project’ (1998) and Perri Lynch’s ‘Straight Shot’ (2007), and hold high quality temporary sculpture exhibitions.

Access to Douglas Hollis’ ‘Sound Garden’ at the NOAA is through the NOAA Access Road. Photo ID is required. Magnuson Park is open during daylight hours.

 

Westcott Bay Sculpture Park
www.wbay.org/sculpture.html
Roche Harbor Road
San Juan Island, WA
Tel: (+ 1) 360 370 5050

Opened in 2002, this 20 acre sculpture park is next to the Roche Harbor Inn and overlooks Westcott Bay in the San Juan Islands. Around 115 works are on display, including Benbow Bullock’s  ‘Not Your Average Beanstalk’, one of Bullock's series of endless column sculptures, installed in 2003 with the help of Jeff Brash, Arnie Kamerzell and the Orcas Island Power Coop post hole crane/digger crew.

A map and visitor guide can be downloaded: www.wbay.org/park_sculptures/Sculpture10-02-08.pdf

The sculpture park is open daily from dawn until dusk. Admission is free.

 

Western Washington University: Campus Collection
http://westerngallery.wwu.edu/sculpture.shtml
Bellingham, WA 98225
Tel: (+ 1) 360 650 3900

The beautiful Western Washington University (WWU) campus is located approximately 90 miles north of Seattle, near the Canadian border. The University’s significant campus sculpture collection includes works by Anthony Caro, Richard Serra, Donald Judd, Isamu Noguchi, Mark di Suvero, Magdelena Abakanowicz, Nancy Holt and Beverly Pepper to name a few. Works are distributed amongst the buildings of both the North and South campuses. The are also magnificent views of the San Juan Islands from the campus.

 

Whitman College: Campus Collection
www.whitman.edu/content/
345 Boyer Avenue
Walla Walla, WA 99362
Tel: (+ 1) 509 527 5111

Whitman College has created a free-form sculpture park on its campus. Over twenty high quality outdoor sculptures are installed on the beautifully landscaped campus. The collection includes sculpture by Deborah Butterfield, Lee Kelly, and Jim Dine. Also on campus is ‘Moongate’ by Benbow Bullock, a sculpture with six large-scale burnished stainless steel hoops that while static, appear to be kinetic.

The town of Walla Walla is joining with the college to expand its own collection of outdoor sculptures with new ones scattered throughout the downtown area. Download a Whitman College sculpture walk guide: www.wallawalla.org/pdf/WhitmanSculptureWalk.pdf.

 

 

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