A biennial gathering of the world’s top rock sculptors has led to a unique public art tour along Maine’s downeast coast. Granite sculptures created at the Schoodic International Sculpture Symposium have been installed at public sites in Southwest Harbor, Ellsworth, Steuben, Milbridge, Sullivan, Winter Harbor, and the Schoodic district of Acadia National Park.
The large-scale free-form sculptures on the Schoodic Sculpture Tour were created at the first symposium in 2007, and carved by artists from Maine, Japan, Germany, Poland and Sweden. They have names like “I want to ride the cloud” and “A glimpse of the moon”. Six new sculptures will be added to the tour this fall at the completion of the current symposium.
A suggested driving tour and map of the Schoodic Sculpture Tour are accessible on the symposium web site.