Arts & Entertainment

SculpTour 2013 Pieces Already on Display in Suwanee

The third run of the outdoor art exhibit officially rolls out May 18.

The official debut date is May 18, to coordinate with Arts In The Park 2013.

However, some exhibits for SculpTour 2013, the walkable, outdoor art exhibit in Suwanee, already are on display in the Town Center area. One is in the park area, and another is on display near the Town Center merchants (see the attached photos).

The 2013 edition of SculpTour -- the third such exhibit -- will be a 22-month run, concluding in March 2015. As before, exhibits will be situated around the Town Center area, with an eventual "people's choice" voting winner to be purchased for permanent display.

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Already, several SculpTour pieces have been purchased either by the city or by private patrons. "Sunset" was purchased and donated to the city by the Rohloff family, and it has been put on display at Sims Lake Park. .

"Weathervane" and "Audubon Watcher" from the 2012 run will be purchased by the city, and also are proposed to be relocated to Sims Lake Park. "Weathervane," by Al Garnto, was the 2012 "people's choice" winner in voting on the city website.

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"SculpTour has given us a jumpstart on our public art collection," Denise Brinson, economic development director for Suwanee, said in a news release. "It gives us a way to test out pieces before we buy them, to figure out how well they hold up and what it takes to maintain them."

All SculpTour funds are raised from private donors.

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