The Haliburton Sculpture Forest is an outdoor collection of sculptures located in Glebe Park near the village of Haliburton, Ontario, Canada. It is operated by the non-profit organization Haliburton Sculpture Forest et al.Haliburton Tourism Guide (Toronto: Harper Collins, 2004), 86.
Exhibits Opened in 2001, the forest has on display 38 sculptures by Canadian, Indigenous, 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 in Glebe Park, hear Halliburton adjacent to Fleming College's Haliburton School of the Arts.Explore Haliburton by Susan Wilson and Michael Shirley (Toronto: Boston Mills Press, 1997): 17.
Facilities include tours, parking, picnic tables, ski and snowshoe trails; entrance is free. +Sculptures and benches (2001 to 2012 only)Public sign, Public car park (near Fleming College, Haliburton Campus), College Drive, Haliburton, Ontario. Installed by Municipality of Dysart et al, Ontario, Accessed January 2022.TypeNumberTitleMediumArtistYearSculpture1The HomesteadersTelephone polesJake Mol20042PanGraniteGeorge Pratt20033Dreaming StonesGraniteKevin Lockau20014Guardians of the ForestBronzeBrett Davis20045Sound Vessel: ForestSteelDon Dickson and Amy Doolittle20036BeaverCementArt Students of Haliburton Highlands Secondary School with support from Michael Belmore and Mary Anne Barkhouse20027Visionary - A Tribute to Sir Sandford FlemingSteel and bronzeRichard Shanks20028Curled FiguresCementSusan Low-Beer20039Redwing FrondSteel and acrylicDarlene Bolahood200310Moose ScrapsVintage farm equipmentLeo Sepa200111TerminusSteelMarianne Reim200212A Walk in the Wods in HaliburtonLimestoneMary Ellen Farrow200113Embracing EosSteel and wireCharles O'Neil200414Sleep of the HuntressRose GraniteDoug Stephens200415To Cut or Not to CutGraniteJohn Beachli200616C to CGraniteJohn Shaw-Rimmington200717Shelter ShiftWoodPhillip Vander Weg200718Shadow CasterSteelIan Leblance200819Kennisis: Horse and RiderSteelWilliam Lishman200820Fire and Ice: A Really Big ShoeSteel wire and glassCharles O'Neil200921GelertBronzeMary Anne Barkhouse201122A Conspiracy of RavensSteelJohn McKinnon2012One-of- a-kind- BenchesAEvolutionStone and steelDon Dickson and Amy Doolittle2005BCurrentOak and steelPeter Wehrspann2005CSpirit of the WildGraniteAaron Galbraith
Community partners
Partners and sponsors include: Fleming College, 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, and the Arts Council of Haliburton Highlands, in addition to community volunteers.
References
External links Official website