Robert T. Webb Sculpture Garden

Robert T. Webb Sculpture Garden
William Wareham's monumental painted steel sculpture "Duende" (2003) at the entrance to the garden
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TypeAdmission Free Public Art Space
Location520 West Waugh Street, Dalton, Georgia, United States
Coordinates34°46′33″N 84°58′36″W / 34.7759°N 84.97665°W / 34.7759; -84.97665
Area5 acres (2.0 ha)
EstablishedOctober 20, 2010; 13 years ago (2010-10-20)
Administered byAmanda Brown
VisitorsApproximately 10,000 per year
OpenAll year
Number of sculptures54 As of January 2021
Websitewww.creativeartsguild.org

The Robert T. Webb Sculpture Garden is a five-acre (2.0 ha) admission-free, open-air museum and sculpture park located in Dalton, Georgia, near Chattanooga, Tennessee, and is operated by the Creative Arts Guild, the state's oldest multi-disciplinary, community arts organization.[1] The sculpture garden is the first permanent installation of its kind in the state of Georgia[2] The garden features more than 50 outdoor sculptures in three sections of the Guild's property—the Ken and Myra White Magnolia Crescent, the Eli Rosen Garden and the Founders Garden—that provide an organic setting for the works, including mature trees, shrubs and flowers.[3] The garden includes works by prominent artists such as Isamu Noguchi, Scott Burton, James Rosati, Betty Gold, Victor Salmones, Guy Dill, Chana Orloff, Felipe Castaneda and Ken Macklin. The Creative Arts Guild also maintains an indoor art gallery, which hosts rotating exhibits by local, regional and national artists. The sculpture garden welcomes approximately 10,000 visitors each year and is an educational resource for regional schools.[3]

  1. ^ "The Creative Arts Guild: enriching and expressive cultural experiences". Dalton Daily Citizen News. April 4, 2012. Retrieved November 23, 2013.
  2. ^ "Arts Guild installs state's first permanent sculpture garden". Dalton Daily Citizen News. October 9, 2010. Retrieved November 23, 2013.
  3. ^ a b Pierce, Susan (June 27, 2013). "Creative Arts Guild marks 50th year with 3rd section of sculpture garden in Dalton, Ga". Chattanooga Times-Free Press. Retrieved November 23, 2013.