Throughout the month of April, Michigan residents are invited to join five cultural institutions in commemorating International Sculpture Day. The Dennos Museum Center (Traverse City), Michigan Legacy Art Park (Thompsonville), Crooked Tree Arts Center (Traverse City and Petoskey), Oliver Arts Center (Frankfort), and Walk of Art (Elk Rapids) are all participating in the month-long celebration. International Sculpture Day was organized by the International Sculpture Center to advance the understanding of sculpture and its unique contribution to society.

As an incentive to encourage residents to explore and discover the rich sculptural heritage in the region, one person will win an annual membership package to all five organizations (valued at over $400) and a year of Sculpture Magazine. Persons may enter by posting a photo from any of the five locations on Facebook or Instagram during the month of April, using the hashtag #NoMISculpture.

Utilizing the popular blogging platform Medium, staffers from these various arts organizations will also be sharing content about their own sculpture collections, artist videos, and new ways to discover sculpture in places across northwest lower Michigan and the upper peninsula. Posts can be found at medium.com/@nomisculpture.

The month-long effort culminates with International Sculpture Day on Saturday, April 27, when the public is invited to special tours, events, and social mixers at these participating organizations:

Dennos Museum Center
Join docents to take part in a guided experience of the Dennos Museum Center’s indoor and outdoor sculpture collection from 10:30 to 11:30am in Traverse City. The event is free to the public and no reservation is required. The outdoor collection features 11 works from artists such as Hanna Stiebel, David Barr, Louis Teicher and Michael Hall, among others.
 
Oliver Arts Center
Join artist and sculptor K.W. Bell at 12:30pm for a special hosted tour of her exhibit
“Body of Works,” featuring projects in clay, copper, metal, acrylic and watercolors at the Oliver Arts Center in Frankfort. The event is free and open to the public; no reservation required.
 
Michigan Legacy Art Park
Enjoy free admission all day and join a special guided tour at 2:30pm, followed by a social mixer for all artists and art lovers at nearby Iron Fish Distillery at 4:30. The collection features more than 40 major works of art and 31 poetry stones expressing the Michigan experience.