June 11, 2015 - 15:15 — Timothy Gillespie
Annapolis Royal metal sculptor Brad Hall has been commissioned to create a public waterfront sculpture for Shelburne. (WILLA MAGEE)
Shelburne is ready for public art, and its first piece will be a sculpture by Brad Hall on the waterfront.
Annapolis Royal metal sculptor Brad Hall has been commissioned to create a public waterfront sculpture for Shelburne. (WILLA MAGEE)
Shelburne is ready for public art, and its first piece will be a sculpture by Brad Hall on the waterfront.
To make that a reality, the Shelburne County Arts Council, working on a project initiated by the Shelburne Whirligig & Weathervane Festival, is holding the Small Town, Big Art Kickstarter campaign to raise $4,700 to complete the $16,000 project, which has government support. See Kickstarter page here:
Artist Brad Hall's rendering of his proposed sculpture for the Shelburne Waterfront.
“We were excited to learn about the project from the Whirligig & Weathervane Festival because, at the same time, we were starting a public art program,” says Darcy Rhyno, the arts council’s executive director.
It plans to complete its public art policy this fall.
“This project is a great demonstration of what we could do in the community in terms of public art. The lessons we’re learning are really valuable.”
Annapolis Royal artist Hall’s sculpture, to be installed for the festival’s 16th anniversary in September 2016, was selected after a competition that drew over a dozen artists.
“We thought it was closest to what we were after; it was the most inventive,” says Rhyno.
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