Patrick Dougherty: Artist Residency

September 3 - September 22, 2012
Saint John's Arboretum

This fall internationally renowned artist Patrick Dougherty will spend three weeks in residency at the Saint John's Arboretum creating a monumental outdoor sculpture made of sustainably-harvested saplings, which will grace the Arboretum landscape for at least the next two years.

Watch the artist in process throughout September anytime during daylight hours or join the crew assisting with the sculpture by contacting Sienna Kuhn at stickwork@csbsju.edu

You can learn more about this project by visiting the Art Department or read their blog.

To learn more about Dougherty's work, visit http://www.stickwork.net/

*The above image comes from Doughterty's Childhood Dreams. Photo credit: Adam Rodriguez.

Patrick Dougherty's Artist Talk: Thursday, Sept 13, 8:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Escher Auditorium in the Benedicta Arts Center, CSB

Completion Celebration: Friday, Sept 21, 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Arboretum Kiosk, SJU

This activity is funded, in part, but a grant from the Central MN Arts Board, through appropriations from the MN State Legislature with  money from the state's general fund and its arts & cultural heritage fund that was created by a vote of the people of Minnesota on November 4, 2008.

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College of Saint Benedict
Benedicta Arts Center
37 South College Avenue
St. Joseph, MN 56374

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