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Toronto Sculpture Garden

Public park in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

43°38′59″N 79°22′25″W / 43.64972°N 79.37361°W / 43.64972; -79.37361Created1981Operated byToronto ParksOpen8 am to duskWebsiteCity of Toronto

The Toronto Sculpture Garden is located at 115 King Street East^[1] in a small 80 by 100-foot (25 by 30 m) park directly across the street from Cathedral Church of St. James, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It operated as an independent entity from 1981 to 2014 and is administered by the city's parks department.^[2]

Amenities

The main amenity in the Sculpture Garden is a waterfall fountain along the East wall. The fountain drains into a grille that is 1.063 metres (41.9 inches) wide (left-to-right) by 24 inches (0.61 m) front-to-back. The width of the fountain waterfall is equal to the width of the grille, i.e. 1.063 metres (41.9 inches).

Exhibits

Toronto Sculpture Garden exhibits temporary works of art by various sculptors, and commissions works up to a maximum budget of $30,000.^[3] Exhibiting artists have included: Brian Groombridge (1990), Kim Adams (1994), Liz Magor (1997), and Derek Sullivan (artist) (2005).^[4]

Sign on the brick wall beside the northerly entrance gate to the Toronto Sculpture Garden, on King Street East
Gold, Silver and Leadby Jed Lind, on display in the Garden from 2011 to 2013

References

^ Christopher Hume (Aug 28, 1987). "Ignored garden sprouts entertaining proposals". Toronto Star. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
^ "Toronto Sculpture Garden". City of Toronto. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
^ "Toronto Sculpture Garden Call for Artists' Proposals". Retrieved 23 January 2019.
^ "Artist Archive". Toronto Sculpture Garden. Retrieved November 13, 2015.