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SculptureNow is a not-for-profit art and education organization founded in 1997, in the Berkshires, Massachusetts.

SculptureNow presents an annual, five month, outdoor sculpture exhibition of large sculptures by artists of international, regional and local renown.

SculptureNow is focused on bringing sculpture into the daily life of Berkshire residents and visitors, encouraging interaction between art, nature and people of all ages. The annual sculpture exhibit inspires a public conversation about art, motivates creativity, and raises the curiosity of children. The exhibitions are open and free to all visitors.

In connection with the exhibit SculptureNow offers free sculpture workshops to students in the public schools of Berkshire County.

SculptureNow projects are funded by public and private foundations, local businesses and private donors.

SculptureNow in Lee 2010

Main Street and Park Street, Lee, Massachusetts

June 12 - October 30, 2010

Hours: Unlimited

Admission: Free

A juried exhibition of 15 large-scale, outdoor sculptures inspired by the Hancock Village Shakers. Reception June 12, 4-6 p.m. at First Congregational Church, Park Place. Self-guiding maps at Visitor's Booth or by email request to annjon@bcn.net.

In celebration of the 50th. Anniversary of the Hancock Shaker Village the theme for this year’s show is the Shakers, their culture, philosophy, architecture and objects.

Earlier in the year a group of sculptors visited Hancock Shaker Village and came away inspired. Their contemporary, sculptural interpretations of a Mitten Pattern, “Borrowed Light”, “Separate but Equal” living, Circle Dancers, Shaker Boxes, Chairs and Tools, can be viewed on the lawns along Main Street in Lee.

In connection with the SculptureNow in Lee 2010 exhibition many of the sculptors will also be exhibiting smaller, indoor sculptures in the exhibition Simple Gifts: Contemporary Artists Explore the Shaker Legacy at Hancock Shaker Village, Pittsfield, MA, August 7-October 16, 2010.

The sculptures have been created by locally and nationally acclaimed artists from around the country, including Anne Alexander, Peter Barrett, Peter Dellert, Stephen Dietemann, Sue Flores, Anthony Garner, Sarah Haviland, Ann Jon, Peter Kirkiles, Gary Orlinsky, Richard Rothschild, Antoinette Schulze, Leon Smith, Robin Tost and Joyce Audy Zarins.

SculptureNow is well established as a significant venue and destination point for sculpture exhibitions, entering its thirteenth year of presenting sculpture shows throughout the county, and related sculpture workshops in Berkshire public schools.

For further information please call SculptureNow at 413 623 2068 or email annjon@bcn.net