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The following was submitted by Arts Winchester:
Arts Winchester is excited to introduce four new sculptures to the Winchester Riverwalk.
On the week of Sept. 15, two new sculptures were installed in time for the Spirit Weekend activities. “Evolution” by R Douglas Rice was installed behind the Jenks, replacing “Waterfowl.” “Eye of the Beholder” by David Adilman was installed on the bike path near Mount Vernon Street, next to the Pink Building.
In mid-October, “Balancing Act” by Josie Dellenbaugh and “Burdened Man” by David Adilman and Thomas Berger will be installed at the Winchester Riverwalk Sculpture Park at the Griffin Museum on Shore Road and 500 Main St., respectively.
Arts Winchester’s Visual Arts Director, Cynthia Randall, spoke recently about the upcoming exhibit.
“I’m excited for the four new sculptures arriving this fall. Two are abstract and two deal with realism,” Randall said. “I’m particularly inspired by the two pieces arriving in October which ask the question, ‘How do we keep life in balance?’ Both our own lives as well as the natural world. In ‘Balancing Act,’ by Josie Dellenbaugh, a man stands on a ball holding a log over his head. Life is precarious. The second sculpture, ‘Burdened Man,’ by Thomas Berger and David Adilman represent what many people feel — the struggles of life. Here a human form emerges from the stone and carries the ‘weight of the world’ on his shoulders — represented by a detailed carving of a town. These pieces ask, ‘What are our fates and what are our responsibilities in this world?’ I hope [people] will take the time to compare the two sculptures and contemplate their meaning.”
In mid-September, Arts Winchester said goodbye to four Winchester Riverwalk inaugural sculptures – “Waterfowl” by R Douglass Rice, “Moonstruck” by David Adilman, and dancers - Ikumi and Mizu – by John BonSignore.
The Winchester Riverwalk is an evolving exhibit along a one-mile walk through downtown Winchester presented and organized by Arts Winchester.
The new sculptures are funded in part by grants from Mass Cultural Council and Winchester Cultural Council.
For additional information, contact president@winchesterculturaldistrict.org or visit www.winchesterculturaldistrict.org.
