The Toronto Sculpture Garden is located at 115
King Street East in a small 80 by 100-foot (25 by 30 m) park directly across the street from
Cathedral Church of St. James, in
Toronto
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,
Ontario
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,
Canada
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. It operated as an independent entity from 1981 to 2014 and is administered by the city's parks department.
Amenities
The main amenity in the Sculpture Garden is a waterfall fountain along the East wall. The fountain drains into a grille that is wide (left-to-right) by front-to-back. The width of the fountain waterfall is equal to the width of the grille, i.e. .
Exhibits
Toronto
Sculpture Garden
A sculpture garden or sculpture park is an outdoor garden or park which includes the presentation of sculpture, usually several permanently sited works in durable materials in landscaped surroundings.
A sculpture garden may be private, owned by ...
exhibits temporary works of art by various sculptors, and commissions works up to a maximum budget of $30,000. Exhibiting artists have included:
Brian Groombridge
Brian Groombridge (born December 18, 1953) is a Canadian visual artist. He currently lives and works in Toronto, Ontario.
Biography
Groombridge was born in Sarnia, Ontario in 1953. He attended Sheridan College in 1972, and continued at the O ...
(1990),
Kim Adams
Kim Adams (born 17 December 1951) is a Canadian sculptor who is known for his assemblages combining prefabricated elements, often parts of cars or other machine-made structures. His visual style is influenced by industrial design, architecture ...
(1994),
Liz Magor
Liz Magor (born 1948) is a Canadian visual artist based in Vancouver. She is well known for her sculptures that address themes of history, shelter and survival through objects that reference still life, domesticity and wildlife. She often re-purpo ...
(1997), and
Derek Sullivan (artist) Derek Sullivan (born 1976) is a contemporary visual artist from Toronto, Ontario. Sullivan’s multidisciplinary practice employs drawing, sculpture, book works, and installation to engage with the legacy of modernist art and design. He is currently ...
(2005).
File:Toronto Sculpture Garden sign on brick wall.jpg, Sign on the brick wall beside the northerly entrance gate to the Toronto Sculpture Garden, on King Street East
File:Jed Lind Gold, Silver & Lead Toronto Sculpture Garden 2013.jpg, ''Gold, Silver and Lead''by Jed Lind, on display in the Garden from 2011 to 2013
References
External links
City of Toronto parks*
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1981 establishments in Ontario
Art galleries established in 1981
Art museums and galleries in Ontario
Museums in Toronto
Public art in Toronto
Sculpture gardens, trails and parks in Canada