Toronto Sculpture Garden
The
Toronto Sculpture Garden has been the site of innovative contemporary
sculpture installations since 1981. This small, urban park in the downtown
core serves as a testing ground for artists to experiment with public
space and to address issues of architectural scale, materials and context.
It has given some artists their first opportunity to work out-of-doors,
to experiment with the challenges of siting work within an urban environment
and it has provided them with critical experience for future public
art projects.
Located
at 115 King Street East, near Church Street and opposite St. James'
Cathedral, the Garden is both a civic and a private initiative. It is
a unique partnership between the City of Toronto, which owns and operates
it as a city park, and the Louis L. Odette family, who created a non-profit
foundation to fund the exhibitions. The City of Toronto has been an
active participant in this partnership with Mayors David Crombie and
John Sewell having played a significant role in the development of this
special city park with privately funded art exhibitions.
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