The second weekend August, the Loveland High Plains Arts Council will present the 41st annual Sculpture in the Park Show and Saleat the 10-acre Benson Sculpture Garden in downtown Loveland, Colorado. The three-day juried event will showcase a diverse variety of more than 2,000 works by 168 award-winning sculptors from around the country and beyond.
Sculpture in the Park Art Show and Sale is staged on the grounds of the Benson Sculpture Garden, one of the top must-see art sites in the country. Image courtesy Loveland High Plains Arts Council.Visitors can expect to find traditional, abstract and contemporary examples in bronze, stone, wood, ceramics, metal, mixed media and glass in a park setting that is home to 180 permanent sculptures that have been purchased by the Loveland High Plains Arts Council for the grounds.
Loveland, also known as the Sweetheart City, has a robust art scene with over 580 art pieces throughout the community as well as three foundries.
“As an artist, I feel lucky to live in a town that supports all genres of art in such an incredible way,” says artist Jane Windell, whose chosen medium is stone. “As I travel and meet artists from around the nation, Loveland is a well-known artist community that puts on one of the finest sculpture shows that a sculptor can be involved in.”
Pamela Ambrosio, On The Half Shell, mild steel, 7 x 4 x 18"Among the works artist Pamela Ambrosio will be showing is the abstract steel sculpture On The Half Shell. “This piece came to fruition because of my love of simple lines and a desire to create a common subject from an unusual point of view,” says Ambrosio. “I also enjoy the use of negative space in a sculpture, which allows for the backdrop or the natural features of a landscape to shine through.”
David Huang will be showing metalworks that include Radiant Efflorescence #831. "Radiant Efflorescence #831is a rare, exceptional piece of monumental scale in relation to most of my work,” explains Huang. “However, it still maintains the same themes of my normal, smaller sculptural work—the quest for timeless beauty, honoring skilled labor, and being a metaphor of us as humans, a physical vessel protecting and housing a radiant spirit within.”
David Huang, Radiant Efflorescence #831, copper, sterling silver, 23-karat gold leaf, 26 x 22 x 22"
Raised in central Wisconsin among the woods and bluffs, Mark Dziewior had ample opportunities to explore, observe and interact with wildlife, nurturing a lifelong fascination with and connection to animals that can be seen in bronzes Lazy Lop and Lil’ Dabbler. “Some of my favorite childhood memories involved animals of one kind or another,” says the artist. “The fawn I bottle-fed at a wildlife rescue, the rabbits I raised and even the cougar cub I was allowed to hold purring against my chest were spiritual encounters that touched and inspired me. Even the books I read as a young boy were those told by and about animals.”
John T. Benedict, Gabriel, steel, 105 x 36 x 20"
John T. Benedict, Sitting Angel, steel, 84 x 36 x 22"
John Benedict is inspired by his own spiritual experiences. “I like creating angels, because I’ve had some really cool things happen in my life,” says Benedict, “and it’s my way of raising awareness. These angels are symbolic messengers of light and hope. Each piece is a tribute to unseen guidance and a quiet call to awareness, inviting viewers to sense the sacred and reflect on the beauty that often moves just beyond the visible.”
Mark Dziewior, Lil’ Dabbler, bronze, 4 x 3½ x 5"Attendees of Sculpture in the Park also have the opportunity to “take home a piece of the park” by purchasing small-scale versions of several permanent Benson Sculpture Garden installations, as well as bid in a silent auction of artist-donated pieces throughout the weekend. Funds generated from the show are utilized to purchase new sculptures and the general upkeep of the Benson Sculpture Garden.
Mark Dziewior, Lazy Lop, bronze, 4 x 9 x 15"
A ticketed patron party will take place on August 8 from 3 to 8 p.m. The show is open to the public August 9 from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on August 10 until 4:30 p.m. Visit www.sculptureinthepark.org for additional information. —
Sculpture in the Park
When: August 8-10, 2025
Where: Benson Sculpture Garden 2908 Aspen Drive, Loveland, CO 80538
Information: (970) 663-2940, www.sculptureinthepark.org
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