Castlegar News Thursday, March 8, 2012
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Arts & Culture
Affordable art, here in your own backyard SUBMITTED
Do you think the price of art is beyond your reach? Do you love a particular sculpture in Castlegar’s downtown core, and would hate to see it go? Here’s your chance!
The Castlegar Sculpturewalk 2011 season is drawing to a close, and last year’s sculptures will soon be taken down, moving on to our partner sculpturewalk in Sioux Falls, or back to their makers. There is a great
selection available for sale, and in addition each work is available for a yearlong lease at only $1000/year. That’s less than $100/ month – in fact, it’s about $3/day, maybe less than what you’d pay for your daily coffee!
This is a wonderful opportunity to pick which of these wonderful works of art you would like to see stay in the city, stay in your workplace, or even stay with you. For more information, or to buy or lease a piece,
please contact: Joy Barrett Executive Director Castlegar Sculpturewalk castlegarsculpturewalk@gmail. com tel: 250-3549169
Available artwork, pictured at near right: “The Plunge” by Deb Zeller, far right:”Reflections by D.E. McDermott. Submitted photos
Castlegar’s Sculpturewalk is entering its third year, and what a success it has been! This exhibit of original outdoor sculptures, displayed year-around in downtown Castlegar, has been drawing interest and participation from across the country. From June through September the public votes for The People’s Choice sculpture which is then purchased by the City of Castlegar for the permanent display and enjoyment of its citizens.
Available artwork. Pictured above is “Going for the Goal” by Dee Clements. Below is “The Mumby” by Susan Geissler. Submitted photos
&RPPXQLW\ *LIWLQJ 2SSRUWXQLWLHV SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM For $1500 you can sponsor one sculpture for one year. 2012 sculptures will be placed in May. You will enjoy year long advertising with your name as the sponsor. Your name will be engraved on the nameplate and your business logo will go on the website (with a link) and in our annual brochure. Community recognition will be provided at events.
PURCHASE PROGRAM Purchase a sculpture and place it where you want (including your own backyard!). Prices range from $3000-$25,000. Leave a business or family legacy to the community to brighten up the city or your neighbourhood. Recognition will be provided in the annual brochure.
LEASING PROGRAM After the sculptures have been up for a year, those sculptures not purchased can be leased for $1000 @ year. $750 goes directly to the artist and $250 goes back to Sculpturewalk to help support next year’s costs. Sculptures can be leased and moved to locations of your choice. Individual businesses or combinations of people can collectively lease these pieces. The leased amount goes towards the purchase price of the sculpture, and payment can be over time. Recognition will be permanent advertising for a year at a location of your choice.
*From left to right: Wheel of Life by Christina Nick, High and Dry by Kyle Fokken, Road Apples by Cameron Douglas, Reflections by D.E. McDermott, Guitarist by Osamede Obazee, Plunge by Deb Zeller , Dawn by Denis Kleine, Jack’s Story Time by Gregory Johnson, and Three Ring Circus by Tamara Schweigert
*AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE OR LEASE BEFORE APRIL 1ST. PLEASE CONTACT CASTLEGAR SCULPTUREWALK.
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