February 2014
Features
Tucson Sculpture Festival, 2014
Features
Tucson Sculpture Festival, 2014
Tucsonans
and many out-of-town visitors here for the Gem and Mineral Show are being
treated with a unique and wonderful exhibit of works in the Fifth Annual Tucson
Sculpture Festival. The festival opens Feb.1 and work is on display for two
weeks. The festival is sponsored by BICAS as part of its 25th
anniversary celebration.
BICAS is a well-known community organization for bicyclists interested in learning more about bicycles, how to maintain and repair them, and how to make art from old bike parts. More than 60 sculptors are showing work in the festival.
Tanya Rich, Art Coordinator at BICAS, is acting as this year’s Sculpture Festival coordinator. “The Sculpture Festival opens February 1 this year at The Art Gallery, 1122 N. Stone Ave. Sculpture will be on view from Feb. 2 through 15 from 11 am to 7 pm. The closing reception will be at the Sculpture Resource Center, 640 North Stone Ave.”
BICAS is a well-known community organization for bicyclists interested in learning more about bicycles, how to maintain and repair them, and how to make art from old bike parts. More than 60 sculptors are showing work in the festival.
Tanya Rich, Art Coordinator at BICAS, is acting as this year’s Sculpture Festival coordinator. “The Sculpture Festival opens February 1 this year at The Art Gallery, 1122 N. Stone Ave. Sculpture will be on view from Feb. 2 through 15 from 11 am to 7 pm. The closing reception will be at the Sculpture Resource Center, 640 North Stone Ave.”
Rich adds that the festival’s opening reception features music by Augustus Woodrow – Tomizuka from 6 to 8 pm (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WF7ikhUq86A), Nathaniel Burnside from 8 to 10 pm (http://www.nathanielburnside.com/) and jam sessions with ANARCHESTRA (http://www.anarchestra.net/) every day during the two week event. Food and drink as well as music, wearable art, “living sculptures,” and 3-D printing will also be part of the opening event on Feb. 1.
This year after a couple of other venues fell through, Steve Murray, owner of the Art Gallery, stepped forward to provide space. “My building turned out to be a good place for this festival,” Murray says. The closing reception will be held at the Sculpture Resource Center which historically has been involved in the festival.
This year after a couple of other venues fell through, Steve Murray, owner of the Art Gallery, stepped forward to provide space. “My building turned out to be a good place for this festival,” Murray says. The closing reception will be held at the Sculpture Resource Center which historically has been involved in the festival.
 Troy Neiman
BICAS Shop Coordinator Troy Neiman is one of the exhibitors at this year’s festival. He is showing three sculptures. One noteworthy piece is an airplane made of recycled bike parts. He titled this work Van Schothorst hb575. The alternate title is The Wright Brothers Were Also Bike Mechanics. Much of the body of the plane is made of flattened bike rims, Neiman explains. “I made a sailing ship of flattened bike rims for the BICAS auction late last year, and I wanted to continue the transportation theme.” He grins and says, “I don’t know what I’ll do next."
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When asked what it has been like for her to coordinate the Tucson Sculpture Festival, Tanya Rich says, “I’m having the time of my life! This has been so much fun and I’ve met so many wonderful people. I can’t wait for what comes next.”
Here is a selection of photos of the work you’ll see in the Tucson Sculpture Festival. The work was in the process of being display, and name and title labels were not yet available so consider this a snippet of what you’ll see. Learn more about the Tucson Sculpture Festival at http://tucsonsculpturefestival2014.blogspot.com/
(click on all images to enlarge)
Here is a selection of photos of the work you’ll see in the Tucson Sculpture Festival. The work was in the process of being display, and name and title labels were not yet available so consider this a snippet of what you’ll see. Learn more about the Tucson Sculpture Festival at http://tucsonsculpturefestival2014.blogspot.com/
(click on all images to enlarge)
