Chile

• El Parque Esculturico Cementerio de Carretas (The Cart Cemetery Sculpture Park)
• Museo Parque de Esculturas
• Parque de Esculturas Guillermo Franco

El Parque Esculturico Cementerio de Carretas (The Cart Cemetery Sculpture Park)
www.puebla.megared.net.mx/~putaendo/index.htm
Parque Escultórico Cementerio de Carretas
San Martín 773
Putaendo, Quinta Región
Tel: (56-34) 50-28-22 / 50-20-72
E: carretas@putaendo.com

The first sculpture park in Chile opened in February, 2001 with work of 20 sculptors who spent four weeks in this hot dusty plain two hours by car north on Santiago to make site specific sculptures. Each artist was asked to convert 2-wheel wooden oxen carts, formerly used to haul crops, into sculptures. The park consists of 200 acres joint owned by 80 residents who live around the edge of the park.

Museo Parque de Esculturas
www.proviarte.cl/museos/parque_de_las_esculturas/ 
Avenida Santa Maria 2201
Santiago, Region Metropolitana

This sculpture park was created with the support of the Corporacion Cultural Providencia between 1986 and 1988 along the banks of the Mapocho River. In addition to permanent sculptural works in wood, metal and stone, the park is a space for other art forms such as music and theatre.

Open daily, entrance is free.

Parque de Esculturas Guillermo Franco
Parque Saval
Calle Manuel H. Agüero s/n, Isla Teja
Isla Teja, Valdivia

The 30-hectare grounds of Parque Saval hosts the sculpture park, located on the shore of a water lily pond. Over 30 sculptures in wood and metal are on display, created by national and international artists during the annual Valdivia International Sculpture Symposium (since 1995). The symposium takes place each February, organised by the Corporación Cultural Municipal de Valdivia (the Valdivia Municipal Cultural Corporation). Works created onsite are selected to remain in the park permanently.

Open daily.

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