The Ninth Annual Florida Outdoor Sculpture
Competition
A Joint Project the City of Winter Haven and Polk Museum of Art
March 2009 - February 2010
Central Park area - Downtown Winter Haven
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The Florida Outdoor Sculpture Competition, a joint project of the and Polk Museum of Art, is a year long juried
exhibition of sculptures from around the country. Ten sculptures were
selected by a committee of community members
and Museum staff in late January 2009 from
the entries submitted. Once all of the sculptures are installed, an independent judge will visit the site and select Best of Show, Second Place, and Honorable Mention
winners.
The sculptures included in this year's exhibition are:
James M. Bojarzuk, (Orlando, FL), Big Ideas, Mixed: Foam core with Portland cement, wood, fiberglass, and copper, 7.5’ x 16’ x 16’
Robert Coon, (Vero Beach, FL), My Big Red, Painted aluminum, 15’ x 7’ x 6’
Thomas Givens, (Charlottesville, VA), Humpback Whale Tail, Reclaimed Honduras mahogany lamination, 11’ x 17’ x 9’
Gary Gresko, (Oriental, NC), Eve, Copper leaves, 9’ with pedestal
James Irving, (Morrisville, VT), Wishbone, Painted steel, 4’ x 3’ x 8’
Bruce A. Niemi, (Kenosha, WI), Seven, Seven, Seven, Stainless Steel, 14.6’ x 4’ x 4’
Beth Nybeck, (Cedar Falls, IA), Dire Enticement, Aluminum, 7.5’ x 4’ x 2’
Duke Oursler, (Pooler, GA), Dream Ladder, Steel and wood, 13’ x 5’ x 4’
Adam C. Walls, (Red Springs, NC), Rings, Steel, 9’ x 7’ x 7’
Bill Wood, (Fairfax, VA), A Little Less Than Meets The Eye, Fiberglass and aluminum, 7’ x 9’ x 6’
A full-color catalogue will be produced to accompany the exhibition and is
available through the City of Winter Haven and Polk Museum of Art. Please call
863-688-7743 ext. 245 to order.
The Central Park Stroll is a public reception in honor of the Ninth Annual Florida Outdoor Sculpture Competition and will be held in April at a date to be determined. Prize winners wil be announced at that time, and the
public will be invited to vote for their favorite piece of artwork. A docent
will be located next to each sculpture to answer questions about the piece, the
competition in general, and how to vote for People's Choice. Musical
entertainment is provided, as well as street performers. Local restaurants
and vendors set up food and drink available for purchase.
SCULPTORS: Get the Ninth Annual FLOSC
Prospectus here!
 NOTE: The prospectus is downloadable as an Acrobat PDF File. You must have Adobe Acrobat Reader
installed in order to view this document.
If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader, click the button to the right to
download a free copy.
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