April will be a very busy month at Laumeier as we open our new exhibition The River Between Us on April 13. We invite you to a panel discussion on Friday, April 12 at Webster University (details below) and to our opening reception at Laumeier on Saturday, April 13 from 5pm – 7pm. The River … Continue reading »
New gifts to our Permanent Collection!
Everyone loves receiving gifts! And when you’re Laumeier Sculpture Park, you certainly enjoy receiving gifts for your Permanent Collection, especially when they come directly from artists. In honor of our 35th Anniversary year, we were quite pleased to close out 2012 with the exciting news that one of our long-term loans was being donated to us. Jonathan … Continue reading »
The Library: Laumeier Branch
The Library: Laumeier Branch February 16 – March 23, 2013 Installed in Galleries 2, 3 and 4, The Library: Laumeier Branch makes publications from Laumeier Sculpture Park’s extensive library available in a space that uses sculpture as a support structure for the printed word. This displacement encourages visitors to explore published material about Laumeier’s … Continue reading »
Something for Everyone!
This year’s programs really have something for everyone – adults and kids alike! Looking to spend some time in nature? All ages are invited to step out and enjoy Laumeier’s woodland trails and wildlife, or take a tour with one of our volunteer docents and learn about sculptures in the Park as you reap the … Continue reading »
Laumeier’s Loan Program
Moving large-scale outdoor sculptures doesn’t happen on a whim. Unlike in traditional brick-and-mortar museums, we can’t just rearrange the works we have on view from our Permanent Collection without asking questions like: “What size crane do we need?” and “What will the weather be like?” And inevitably, when determining a new location for a sculpture, we … Continue reading »
Broadening “Archaeology of Place” in 2013
Dave Derington, still from Virtual Laumeier, 2011, Collection Laumeier Sculpture Park, gift of the artist The first priority I set when arriving at Laumeier was to broaden the representation of new sculptural practices in the Park. Laumeier has played a leading role in defining how sculpture parks interact with their audiences, and it is our … Continue reading »
Coming Home
A few weeks ago I received a phone call from Leslie Wristers in Spring, Texas. She left me a message explaining that her husband, Jerry Wristers, had found a box of donated books at the Spring Assistance Ministries. He thought the books belonged to Henry Laumeier, as at least half of them had Henry’s name … Continue reading »
Laumeier’s Latest “Hot” Topic — Planned Giving
“Planned giving” is a hot topic among fundraising professionals and financial planners, but I confess I can’t recall ever meeting anyone outside those professions who loved talking about it. Let’s admit that the very phrase “planned giving” can conjure thoughts of long legal documents, complicated tax laws—and uncomfortable reflections on mortality. But a planned gift … Continue reading »
Forb
Forb As with all professions, there are things you learn during the course of your work, at your particular workplace, that you might not learn otherwise. We work at a park. This may or not beg the question, ‘what is a forb?’ but it did today. I felt better after polling a few people in … Continue reading »
Docents trip to Crystal Bridges Museum
Three Questions… During the weekend of November 9, 2012, 39 members of the Laumeier staff and docent team traveled by bus to Bentonville, Ark., to experience the first anniversary of the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. The best thing about the trip was travelling with Laumeier Docents and Friends, experiencing the wonderful indoor and … Continue reading »
