Toronto Sculpture Garden

Toronto Sculpture Garden

Iron sign above the southerly entrance gate
Type sculpture garden
Location 115 King Street East, Toronto
Coordinates 43°38′59″N 79°22′25″W / 43.64972°N 79.37361°W / 43.64972; -79.37361Coordinates: 43°38′59″N 79°22′25″W / 43.64972°N 79.37361°W / 43.64972; -79.37361
Created 1981
Operated by Toronto Parks
Open 8 am to dusk
Website torontosculpturegarden.com
Sign on the brick wall beside the northerly entrance gate to the Toronto Sculpture Garden, on King Street East

The Toronto Sculpture Garden is located at 115 King Street East[1] in a small 80 by 100 foot (25 by 30 m) park directly across the street from Cathedral Church of St. James (Toronto), in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It has operated since 1981

Amenities

"Gold, Silver and Lead" by Jed Lind. On display in the Garden from 2011-2013.

The main amenity in the Sculpture Garden is a waterfall fountain along the East wall. The fountain drains into a grille that is 1.063 metres (41.9 in) wide (left-to-right) by 24 inches (0.610 m) front-to-back. The width of the fountain waterfall is equal to the width of the grille, i.e. 1.063 metres (41.9 in).

Exhibits

Toronto Sculpture Garden exhibits temporary works of art by various sculptors, and commissions works up to a maximum budget of $20,000. Exhibiting artists have included: Brian Groombridge (1990), Kim Adams (1994), Liz Magor (1997), and Derek Sullivan (artist) (2005).[2]

References

  1. Christopher Hume (Aug 28, 1987). "Ignored garden sprouts entertaining proposals". Toronto Star. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  2. "Artist Archive". Toronto Sculpture Garden. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
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