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Herb Mignery's fashionable bronze weasel "Ellwood" is just out of the foundry with a fresh patina from Pat Kipper. To be installed in Riverfront Park in Little Rock joining Herb's other anthropomorphic sculptures already in Little Rock.
#ellwood #mignery #publicart #littlerock
Our NSG sculpture placements in Little Rock like Tim Cherry's "Rabbit Reach" and Jane DeDecker's The Ties that Bind have struck a chord with Melissa Joan Hart during her visit to Arkansas.
Thanks Melissa! We've placed over 30 significant public art pieces in Little Rock since 2004 when we first placed artwork there designed to lead pedestrians from downtown to the William Jefferson Clinton Presidential Center; pulling our inspiration from his 1996 Bridge to 21st Century speech we selected artwork that complements the library and surrounding themes and landscape as well as President Clinton's ideals of family, cultural diversity and looking to the future. We've loved placing artwork there ever since; designing the Vogel Schwartz Sculpture Garden and developing River Front Park and the surrounding area with Dean Kumpuris and board of the Sculpture at the River Market and the many great people from the city of Little Rock. If you haven't visited this great community - GO! #NSG #sculpture #MelissaJoanHart
"I was trying to create a way for Little Rock to see itself which lead to the idea of reflections. On one side, it has a reflection as a single piece. It represents the community and how it works as a whole. On the other side, it is broken up into individual pieces and that represents the individuals of the community and how they work together to make it work.” -Mark Leichliter, National Sculptors' Guild Learn more http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2014/oct/27/sculpture-added-vogel-schwartz-garden/ Installed Monday, October 27th at its new home in Little Rock, AR along the Arkansas River adjacent to the Vogel-Schwartz Sculpture Garden.
Donated funds for the artwork were provided by Kay Arnold to honor late Arkansas Judge Richard Arnold National Sculptors' Guild fellow Mark Leichliter's "Through the Looking Glass" is Mark's latest stainless steel sculpture, commissioned for Little Rock, Arkansas' Sculpture at the River Market collection. #SculptureOnTheMove #ReadyForInstallation #ArkansasBound Herb Mignery's impeccably dressed bronze Turkey sculpture "Lord Featherwick" was installed in Riverfront Park in Little Rock joining Herb's other anthropomorphic sculptures already in Little Rock.
#mignery #publicart #littlerock The National Sculptors' Guild has successfully placed another great sculpture at River Front Park in downtown Little Rock, Arkansas. Jane DeDecker's Patty Cake joins the art-filled family friendly area. NSG#419
"Native Knowledge" by National Sculptors' Guild fellow Denny Haskew (a Charter Member) installed in the River Front Park in Little Rock, Arkansas. Designed by Haskew and JK Design's John Kinkade, specific to this site.
The artwork is inspired by, and celebrates, the Native American Cultures of Arkansas: The Caddo, Osage, and Quapaw; the bridges across the Arkansas; the natural beauty of Arkansas and the architecture of Fay Jones. Three twice life-size bronze representational sculptures are mounted on 6” thick hexagonal buff colored sandstone panels suspended between I-beam arches representing the outline of the dugout canoes of the Osage, Caddo and Quapaw. The bronze sculptures are patinated to match the stone panels giving the appearance of being carved from stone. The back of each panel is etched with a pottery design from each of the three tribes mentioned above. NSG#389 "Honor" by Gary Alsum, National Sculptors' Guild 346
One of the first sights you will see when you turn onto Main Street from Highway 49 is the Veterans Memorial Park of Rector. A life-size bronze sculpture of a World War II soldier stands at-rest atop a native Arkansas boulder in the center. Created by Artist/Sculptor Gary Alum, the soldier is a stunning tribute to every man and woman who has served or is serving in any branch of the United States Armed Service. Presiding over the park flies the flag of the United States of America; stretching outward in an arc flies the Arkansas flag, the Rector flag and the flags of each branch of the U.S. Armed Forces, Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force and Coast Guard. You will also see the POW/MIA flag included in the array. Wide walkways and beautifully maintained landscaping present a welcoming invitation to stroll through the grounds and visit the memorial granite pavers that line the walkways honoring local men and women who have served. The visitor center and park headquarters, formerly the old jail/water office sets at the north end of the park. A founders’ wall stands on either side of the statue to recognize those individuals and organizations who made substantial contributions to the development of the Veterans Memorial Park. Dedicated in 2011 the park is the product of a collaborative effort of the Veterans Memorial Park Association and the City of Rector Downtown Central, Inc. The land for the park was given to the City of Rector Downtown Central by Mrs. Pauline Crockett, Sherland and Barbara Hamilton, George Jernigan and Robert Jernigan. Ongoing support for the park is provided by the Veterans Memorial Park Association in partnership with the City of Rector Downtown Central, a Main Street Arkansas program of the Department of Arkansas Heritage. Kathleen Caricof's "Beginning Life" won Best of Show at Little Rock's Sculpture at the River Market.
The city will be placing this in their new sculpture garden, the Vogel Schwartz Garden designed by National Sculptors' Guild director John Kinkade, along with several others from the show. "Book Mobile" by Mark Leichliter and the National Sculptors' Guild - a unique composition commissioned for the Episcopal Collegiate School in Little Rock, AR installed July 31st. ©2009, all rights reserved
This sculpture garden is made possible through the support of the Vogel-Schwartz Foundation and is home to artwork acquired annually from proceeds of the annual Sculpture at the River Market, an acclaimed show we helped establish for the great community of Little Rock.
The sculpture garden features natural terraces and walkways designed by City of Little Rock's Leland Couch, Mark Webre & National Sculptors' Guild's John Kinkade. The design creates a more intimate space to view smaller works within the Riverfront Park and is ideal for hosting receptions, as well as, allowing visitors to enjoy the sculptures in solitude. The sculpture garden is located northeast of The Marriott in Riverfront Park and is just one stop of many public art placements along the Arkansas river to enjoy artist's sculptures from across the nation. #SculptureGarden #ArkansasArt #RiverfrontPark
Master Plan Design by National Sculptors' Guild Executive Director John Kinkade John Kinkade began working on this project (our first with the City of Little Rock, Arkansas) in 2003, the selected design and artwork was actualized, placed and dedicated November, 2004. Since then*, we have placed over 100 public artworks in Little Rock *12/2015. Below are excerpts from Kinkade's preliminary proposal. Kinkade chose to pull key elements from President Clinton’s speech “Bridge to the 21st Century” to organize the progression to the library. He proposed numerous individual concepts by 14 national sculptors reflecting each theme. The Little Rock committee chose the six final artworks. The artwork speaks to Arkansas’ quality of life and thematic subject matter derived from President Clinton’s speech “Bridge to the 21st Century”. Click here to see more on this placement
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JK Design/NSGJK Designs’ Principal, John Kinkade, founded the National Sculptors’ Guild in 1992 with a handful of sculptors who wished to find thoughtful public applications for their work. Representation has since grown to over 20 contracted sculptors and painters; plus an extended network of 200+ artists that our design team works with on a regular basis to meet each project's unique needs. Archives
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