And last, but not least, the final piece that will be going into Benson Sculpture Garden is "Elle" by Jeannine Young. Jeannine is from Salt Lake City, Utah and this is her second piece to be placed in Benson Sculpture Garden. Her first piece, "Storm's Brewing" was installed in 2008. Jeannine welds sculptures in steel and copies are then created in bronze. This will be her 19th year at Sculpture in the Park. Congratulations on your beautiful sculpture, Jeannine. #Sculptureinthepark #Bensonsculpturegarden

The next sculpture piece going into Benson Sculpture Garden this year is called "Gibson" by Wayne Salge. Wayne's professional art career includes positions as a television art director, army illustrator, graphic art designer, sculptor, and painter. He is an Elected Member of the National Sculpture Society. This is Wayne's second piece to go into Benson Sculpture Garden. His first piece "Cimmaron" was installed in 2002. 2018 will be Wayne's 17th year in Sculpture in the Park. Congratulations Wayne on "Gibson"!! #sculptureinthepark #bensonsculpturegarden

The next piece that we would like to feature that will be going into Benson Sculpture Garden this summer is "Radiant Joy" by Scarlett Kanistanaux. Sculpting the portraits of joy, love, and kindness has inspired a practice of inner peace and contentment that Scarlett had not previously known. By sharing these quiet sculptures, her hope is that others might also feel a similar inspiration…a desire to begin, or to continue on, a uniquely personal ‘Sacred Journey’. Scarlett’s work is originally created in clay using the traditional method of coil building. All of her clay sculptures are fired. Some pieces are then chosen to be cast as bronze. Congratulations on your beautiful piece, Scarlett! #sculptureinthepark #bensonsculpturegarden

We are continuing to feature the new sculptures that will be added to Benson Sculpture Garden this year. The dedication ceremony will be on Saturday, July 14 at 10 a.m. Mark your calendars now! We are very excited. Below is "Freedom" by Victor Issa. Victor is from Loveland, Colorado. "Creating Living Bronze" has been his hallmark and passion for more than 30 years. 2018 will be Victor's third consecutive year participating in Sculpture in the Park. Congratulations, Victor, on a beautiful piece! It will be a welcome addition to Benson Sculpture Garden! #sculptureinthepark #bensonsculpturegarden

First of all, Happy Valentine's Day to everyone. We hope your day is filled with love. We are continuing to feature the new sculptures that will be added to to Benson Sculpture Garden this year. The dedication ceremony will be on Saturday, July 14 at 10 a.m. Mark your calendars now! We are very excited. Below is "The Scyther" by Daniel Ingebrigtson. Daniel is from Franklin, Wisconsin and received a Bachelor's degree in art from the University of Wisconsin-Parkside. Daniel has participated two years in Sculpture in the Park. Congratulations on a beautiful piece! We well look forward to having it in Benson Sculpture Garden!

We received approval from the Visual Arts Commission last week to add six new pieces to Benson Sculpture Garden. The dedication ceremony will be on Saturday, July 14 at 10 a.m. Mark your calendars now! We are very excited. We will feature these pieces in our Facebook postings over the next few weeks. Below is "Into the Wind" by Craig Campbell. Craig is from Wichita, Kansas and received his BFA in Sculpture from Wichita State University. Craig will be participating for his 4th year at Sculpture in the Park 2018. Congratulations Craig!

Our Wonderful Wednesday Women were at it again today, helping us with a special mailing. We appreciate ALL of our volunteers!! If that is you, thank you!! If you are interested in volunteering, give us a call at 970-663-2940.

Happy New Year! We hope you have a wonderful 2018!! Do you ever wonder what we do in the office in the middle of the winter? We are busy right know finalizing our purchases for new sculpture pieces to be installed in Benson Sculpture Garden in July of 2018 that are purchased with the proceeds from our 2017 show. We are also busy receiving applications for our jury process from artists who would like to be in Sculpture in the Park 2018. Our deadline to apply is January 31st. Do you know someone who might be interested? If so, send them to our website to apply. Below is a fun photo that was taken at Sculpture in the Park 2017. We're counting down the months until our next show!

We had a delightful time last week with our Wonderful Wednesday Women at an afternoon tea at The Boulder Dushanbe Teahouse. These special volunteers do a lot for us year round. We wish you and yours a very merry holiday season filled with joy. We look forward to seeing all of you in 2018!!

Wherever you travel there is sculpture of some kind. It’s nice to see other sculpture but it always reminds me of how much I love Benson Sculpture Park!! Sculpture below from Costa Rica.

The best of wishes for a very happy Thanksgiving. Here at the Loveland High Plains Arts Council, we are most grateful for all of you. Whether you are a patron, volunteer, artist or someone else associated with LHPAC, we couldn't do it without you. We hope you enjoy some quality time with your friends and family.

When you think of walking through Benson Sculpture Garden you may envision a warm sunny day. But the park has its own beauty even on a snowy Colorado afternoon. We hope you get a chance to view Benson Sculpture Garden in all four seasons. Photos below by Bill Moninger. Clockwise: The Bell Keepers by Bruce Papitto, Out of the Mystic Past by Fritz White, Raven Series by Jim Eppler, and Triangle by Kirsten Kokkin