East Carolina University Sculpture Park
School of Art
East Carolina University
Greenville, NC 27858-4353
Contact: Carl Billingsley - Director
Tel: (252) 328-6270
Fax: (252) 328-6441
email: billingsleyc@mail.ecu.edu
website: www.ecu.edu/art/

Ninety percent of the sculptures are located on the grounds of the campus, around and adjacent to the Jenkins Fine Arts Center. The grounds of the campus are open to the public during daylight hours every day of the year. Some sculptures are located in the courtyards of the buildings, such as the Joyner library. These sculptures are accessible during open hours which are posted on the building doors.

Visitors may obtain directions to East Carolina University as well as a map of the region, city, and campus by contacting the Department of Parking and Transportation Services. Tel: (252) 328-6294. Visitor metered parking spaces are located in front of Jenkins Fine Arts and in most other staff parking lots. Parking permits are available for purchase from Parking and Transportation, and from individual schools and departments.

A map of the campus, showing the location of all sculptures, is being developed. Directions are available from School of Art main office staff and from Sculpture department faculty. No catalogue is presently available but some printed materials about the sculptures are available at Joyner Library and at Jenkins Fine Arts Center. Educational Tours, led by Sculpture Area Graduate Assistants or Faculty, can be arranged for schools, community groups, etc., by contacting the Area Coordinator for Sculpture, School of Art, East Carolina University. There is no fee for these tours but they can be arranged by appointment only, by calling the School of Art at 328-6270.

Mendenhall student union, located a few minutes walk from Jenkins Fine Arts Center, has a snack bar open to the public during school hours. Several restaurants are located within a short walk of the Sculpture Park.

East Carolina University Sculpture Park is an ongoing initiative of the School of Art Sculpture Area. This non-profit, educational park is integrated into the grounds of the ECU Campus. The majority of the sculptures are located around and adjacent to the Jenkins Fine Arts Center. Additional sculptures can be found in and near Joyner Library, which is the site of an interactive, multimedia installation by American artist Christopher Janney. Sculptures by Finnish sculptor Kari Huhtamo, ECU faculty member Hanna Jubran, and other artists are located inside the library and an interior courtyard. Sculptures by Roger Lapalme, Canada, Kenneth Payne, Buffalo, NY, Ann Melanie, United Arab Emirates, D’jean Jawrunner, Tucumacari NM, and Carl Billingsley, ECU Sculpture Park Director can be viewed in front of Jenkins Fine Arts Center.

Artists included in the permanent collection:

Additional sculptures are on loan to the sculpture park for periods of two years, renewable by agreement. Artists with sculptures on loan to the East Carolina Sculpture Park include:

Ann Melanie

Hanna Jubran

Kari Huhtamo

Kenneth P. Payne

Kevin Eichner