Wabash Valley Art Spaces, incorporated as Art Spaces, Inc. — Wabash Valley Outdoor Sculpture Collection, is a non-profit arts organization based in Terre Haute, Indiana and serving the

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region. It sponsors the creation and installation of site-specific outdoor sculpture. Art Spaces also has sponsored public events including the

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Poetry Competition, which corresponded with the installation of ''Max Ehrmann at the Crossroads'' in 2010.

Philosophy

The Art Spaces mission statement states the organization exists "to establish a collection of public outdoor sculpture" in the area it serves.

Collection

Works are located throughout the Wabash Valley area and include: * ''Flame of the Millennium'' by Leonardo Nierman (located at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology) * ''TREE'' by

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* '' Composite House for Terre Haute'' by Lauren Ewing * ''Spirit of Space'' by Bob Emser * ''Gatekeeper'' by Sally Rogers (located at the

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) * ''Emanating Connections'' by

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(located on the campus of

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) * ''Runner'' by Doug Kornfeld (located on the campus of

) * ''Max Ehrmann at the Crossroads'' by Bill Wolfe

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