Sebastopol Community Sculpture Garden opens in Ives Park

Come to the opening celebration on Saturday, July 23, 1pm

From the City of Sebastopol newsletter

Sebastopol Community Sculpture Garden, with sculpture “Support Person #1” by Beth Hartmann in foreground. (Photo by Laura Hagar Rush)

The public is invited to meet the sculptors and to enjoy festivities during the opening celebration of the Sebastopol Community Sculpture Garden at Ives Park, 282 S. High Street, Sebastopol, CA. The event is hosted by The City of Sebastopol Public Arts Committee and the Sebastopol Center for the Arts. 

The event is on Saturday, July 23rd at 1pm and kicks off with ribbon cutting by Mayor Patrick Slayter. There will be discussions with the artists describing their inspirations and creative solutions which were considered during the selection process, as well as presentations by Sebastopol Public Art Committee Chair, Marghe Mills-Thysen, and Sebastopol Center for the Arts Creative Director, Catherine Devriese. The Santa Rosa Symphony Youth Chamber Music Ensemble will be playing during the celebration. 

The five-member Sebastopol Public Art Committee reviewed the competition entries submitted to the Sebastopol City Council for final approval, and eight sculptures have been chosen for the initial one-year duration. The site is located within the park, adjacent to Calder Creek, near the High Street entry. 

The artists include Gordon Carter, Rose Gitlin, Beth Hartmann, Briona Hendren, Rod Morgan, Josho Somie, and Jeffrey Zankel.

Selected sculptures will be available for purchase after 7/23/2023.