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Exhibitions 2011 Sculpture in the Arboretum 2010 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 Previous Years Archive Other Events Sculpture in the Arboretum 2010 Farmleigh Symposium 2005 Airfield	Home Updated 3 January 2012 Sculpture In Context 2011 at the National Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin, Dublin 9. 8th September to 21st October 2011 Ten years of Sculpture at the National Botanic Gardens This year’s Sculpture in Context exhibition celebrates 10 years at the National Botanic Gardens. It showcases the work of established and new artists taking interesting directions with exciting new work. The organising committee was delighted with the response and enthusiasm by artists who invested their time and energy since the site meeting in March, to the siting of the completed works in August. Sculpture in Context was established in 1985 by a group of sculptors. Their aim was to work on behalf of fellow sculptors to provide space for exhibiting sculptures in venues outside of the normal gallery context. It has been successful in that aim over the years and has staged highly acclaimed shows each year at venues such as Kilmainham Gaol, Conrad Hotel, Dublin Castle, Farmleigh House and the National Botanic Gardens. Each year a different panel of selectors is invited to adjudicate this open exhibition, leading to an exciting mix of mediums and styles. The gardens are not only a botanical haven, and a quiet oasis on the outskirts of a modern European City, they also provide a challenging venue which gives the artist the rare opportunity of realising large scale work. It also gives the public the opportunity to ramble and explore, sometimes finding sculptures in the most unusual places.  Over 120 sculptures will be displayed throughout the gardens, ponds, Great Palm House, and Curvilinear Range, with the smaller works exhibited in the gallery above the visitors’ centre.  The National Botanic Gardens are located 3 Kilometres North of Dublin city centre, 10 minutes by bus from O’Connell Street (Nos.13 and 19) Opening Hours:  Monday - Friday 9am to 5pm Saturday & Sunday 10am - 6pm Admission Free, Car Park €2     Back to Top
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