A sculpture trail - also known as "a culture walk" or "art trail" - is a
walkway through
open-air galleries of
outdoor sculptures along a defined route with sequenced viewings encountered from planned preview and principal sight lines.
Settings
Often the distinct walkway is one choice among other less structured ways of exploring intimate
sculpture gardens, larger
sculpture parks and expansive environmental art sites. They are often disabled and
wheelchair accessible routes offering viewing and experiencing the art for many.
Sculptural works of
land art and larger
site-specific outdoor
installation art, especially in fragile natural
habitats, use sculpture trails for low-impact accessibility. Some culture walks have sculptor-in-residence programs for creating new temporary or permanent works.
Sculpture trail settings can range from
urban park
An urban park or metropolitan park, also known as a city park, municipal park (North America), public park, public open space, or municipal gardens (United Kingdom, UK), is a park or botanical garden in cities, densely populated suburbia and oth ...
s and private estates, through art museum gardens, to large regional open space and art
park
A park is an area of natural, semi-natural or planted space set aside for human enjoyment and recreation or for the protection of wildlife or natural habitats. Urban parks are urban green space, green spaces set aside for recreation inside t ...
sites, with walkways giving access to the
sculpture
Sculpture is the branch of the visual arts that operates in three dimensions. Sculpture is the three-dimensional art work which is physically presented in the dimensions of height, width and depth. It is one of the plastic arts. Durable sc ...
s.
Examples
Sculpture by the Sea is a free annual outdoor sculpture walk that goes from
Bronte Beach to
Bondi Beach via
Tamarama Beach.
See also
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Independent public art
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Land art
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Public art
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Spirit of place
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Cultural tourism
References
External links
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International art_nut: Directory of Sculpture Parks
Educational trails
Trail
A trail, also known as a path or track, is an unpaved lane or a small paved road (though it can also be a route along a navigable waterways) generally not intended for usage by motorized vehicles, usually passing through a natural area. Ho ...
Footpaths
Garden features
Types of art museums and galleries
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