Why art? Why sculpture? It is questions like these that artists and art-lovers alike are regularly confronted with. The answers are as varied as those asking the questions in the first place, but most would agree on one thing: art is a part of society. With this year’s theme of “Sculpting Society,” sculpture network is drawing attention to the possibility that three-dimensional art is having a sociopolitical impact.

The war in Ukraine – A Statement from the sculpture network Board and Team

Situated in the heart of the Swiss Alps, the Verbier 3-D Foundation is a non-profit cultural organization dedicated to promoting contemporary art, environmentalism and education through its Artist Residency and Sculpture Park.

Nature is a dynamic setting for displaying art. Outdoor exhibitions offer unparalleled possibilities but at the same time bring on a range of challenges. During Online Club in January, Cintha van Heeswijck from ARTZUID (NL) and Michael Moling with Katy Moling from SMACH. (IT), presented their large-scale curatorial projects and shared fascinating insights into the realities of displaying sculptures in urban and natural environments.

On 9th June, an international group of art enthusiasts met in The Hague. It was a day filled with art, and was both organised and run by artist Yke Prins, a member of the sculpture network board.

When sculptures and nature come together, they react to each other. A relationship of change develops, which permanently alters the retelling of history over the course of time. In the garden of man-made nature, we are specially invited to the Austrian Sculpture Park, to engage in a dialogue about the sculptures that are integrated into the landscape. We come across contemporary sculptures, from the abstract, to found or compacted objects. Some of the works incorporate light, shadow, water or air, evolving as they grow or interacting with us.

In sculpture network’s Online Club of 25 October 2021, we discussed the intricate connection between nature, art, and the human condition. Artist Fleur van den Berg and curator and sculpture network chairwoman Anne Berk opened up the wonderful world of EcoArt for us. If you missed out, here’s your chance to catch up and maybe learn a thing or two about how to "Save the forest“!

When Hartmut Stielow and Ralf Kirberg founded the sculpture network together with a few others in 2004, no one could have guessed what a vibrant community it would become. What a great achievement!

The exhibition "Liebes Ding - Object Love" displays the relationship of humans to the things surrounding them. Our author Eva Daxl will take you with her to the currently unfortunately closed exhibition.