Yesterday afternoon was the opening reception for Art in the Park in Worcester.  I was so tired by the end of the day that I couldn’t drag myself out of the house, but this morning I felt a lot more energetic and decided to drive to Elm Park to view the sculptures.  It was a good decision: it was sunny but not too hot, and there were only a few people out and about, even between noon and 1 pm.  I spent about an hour wandering through the Park and looking at the art work.  In fact, I photographed every piece.  Enjoy the show!

Day’s End by James Kitchen

Red Ball by Heinz Aeschlimann

Source by Margot Stage/Linda Hoffman

Nearly Everyone Articulates That It Is Approximately Vast, Particularly on Earth by Christopher Lavery

Dancing Milkweed IV by David Boyajian

One Disassembled Tree Reassembled Tree by Nicholas Kantarelis

Old Time Music “Better Than It Sounds” by Susu Wing

Fruits of Fancy by Philip Marshall

Sentinels by Peter Dellert

ReinCARnation Hubcap Lily Pads by Susan Champeny, adopted by Nora Keil

Cocoon I by Denis Folz

Vascellum by Drew Goerlitz

Navis by Drew Goerlitz

Templum II by Drew Goerlitz

Gathering by Gary Orlinsky

Big Mug by Sarah Williams

Art in the Park 2013 is the first biennial and the fifth-year celebration of these large-scale public art works in Worcester’s historic Elm Park.  According to the website, this is a juried show; Anna Stothart, Curatorial Associate at the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston, large-scale Boston sculptor Murray Dewart, and John Ventimiglia, Professor Emeritus of Sculpture and Drawing at Maine College of Art, selected works from eighteen artists, both local and national, for the three-month installation.

And now a word from the sponsor: Art in the Park

is presented in partnership with the City of Worcester’s Parks Department and ArtsWorcester along with the fiscal sponsorship of the Arts and Business Council, Inc. The program is supported in-part by a grant from the Worcester Arts Council, a local agency supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council and Greater Worcester Community Foundation.