Kingsbrae Garden: The Sculpture Garden

The Sculpture Garden at Kingsbrae

Kingsbrae Garden is home to a growing collection of sculptures, principally in the Sculpture Garden, home to the winners of the Kingsbrae Garden Canadian Scupture Competition. For a look at the Sculpture Garden, watch the video below. The marriage of art and gardens is a natural one. Around the 27-acre Kingsbrae site are other works: metal and glass creations by Don Pell, several works on loan from the Beaverbrook collection, and a variety of animal figures. Despite these, a Dutch windmill and collections of over 50,000 plants, there is always room for more.

Sculpture Competition 2013

Organizers of Canada’s largest outdoor sculpture competition are happy to announce that 16 finalists have been selected from all across Canada to compete in the 2013 Canadian Sculpture Competition at Kingsbrae Garden.

“The calibre of the entries continues to increase each year and this year is no exception,” says Andreas Haun, General Manager. “This is to date the most far-reaching range of pieces we have ever received representing artists from across the country.”

The finalists will be working to complete their sculptures over the next few months. The pieces will then be shipped or personally delivered to Kingsbrae Garden in time for the annual awards ceremony being held on Thursday June 13, 2013.

Here are the finalists:

Alanna Baird
St. Andrews, New Brunswick

Rich Baker
Embro, Ontario

Gary Briggs
Osgoode, Ontario

Debora Cardaci
Winnipeg, Manitoba

Sylvie Daviault
Montréal, Québec

Peggy Frank
Victoria, British Columbia

Bozena Happach
Montréal, Québec

Dave Hind
Brantford, Ontario

David Hunwick
Victoria, British Columbia

Gerard J. Kelly
Corner Brook, Newfoundland

Michael McQuay
Queenstown, New Brunswick

Ryan Moyes
Courtice, Ontario

Regine Neumann
Canton de Hatley, Québec

Gordon Reeve
Ridgeway, Ontario

Bill Shaw
Bedford, Nova Scotia

Fred Willar
Hampton, New Brunswick

The Jury for 2013

We are very pleased to have had a distinguished panel of people knowledgeable in the arts as our selection panel for this year. Hover the cursor over each name to learn more about a particular jury member.

Richard Klyver	John & Lucinda Flemer
Roy Heenan	Jamie Irving
Bernard Riordon	Aldona Satterthwaite

Earlier this year for the 2012 competition, the first prize of $10,000 was awarded to Regine Neumann of Canton de Hatley, Québec for her submission entitled How Do You Feel Today? Second prize of $7,500 was awarded to Mark Breckenridge of Bluevale, Ontario for Horse. Honourable mentions went to W.W. Hung of North York, Ontario for his piece Deliverance and to Kip Jones of Ottawa, Ontario for his work entitled Beacon.

The first-prize winning work from the 2013 Competition will find a permanent home on display within the Kingsbrae Sculpture Garden. The second-prize winning work will also be on display on the grounds at Kingsbrae Garden.

This will be the fifth consecutive year for the Canadian Sculpture Competition held at Kingsbrae Garden, a breathtaking 27-acre public garden featuring more than 50,000 perennials, a rare Woolemi Pine, a sculpture garden, exotic animals, children’s activities, an art gallery and so much more! Kingsbrae Garden is open mid-May to mid-October and is handicap accessible.

The Competition Winners

1st place ($10,000 prize) How do you feel today? Regine Neumann, Canton de Hatley Québec
2nd place ($7,500 prize) Horse Mark Breckenridge, Bluevale Ontario
Honourable Mention Deliverance W.W. Hung, North York Ontario
Honourable Mention Beacon Kip Jones, Ottawa Ontario

Below you will find a slideshow featuring all of the finalists for this year's competition. Click on the picture to be taken to a page about the work, where you will be able to access the artist's website (if available).