Sculpture in the Parklands

Sculpture in the Parklands is a sculpture park in County Offaly, Ireland.

History

The first works of art emerged in 2002 during the Lough Boora International Sculpture Symposium, which was attended by eight Irish and international land art artists. Each year, the collection was expanded by several works.

The Sculpture in the Parklands are located on a site of 20 acres. The Sculpture Park is one of five attractions at the 2000 -acre Lough Boora Parklands, a marshland. The other tourist attractions are Finnamore Lakes, Wetlands Turraun, Mesolithic site and Cloghan Wetlands.

Participating artists

• Boora Pyramid (2002) by Eileen MacDonagh (Ireland )
• Raised Line (2002) by Maurice MacDonagh (Ireland )
• Raised Circle (2002) by Maurice MacDonagh
• A Tree in a Sculpture (2002) by Naomi Seki (Japan)
• Boora Stacks (2002) by Naomi Seki
• Sky -train (2002) by Mike Bulfin (Ireland )
• 60 Degrees (2002) by Kevin O'Dwyer (Ireland )
• Lough Boora Triangle (2002) by Jorn Rønnau (Denmark)
• Happiness ( 2005) by Marianne Jorgensen (Denmark)
• Bog Wood Road (2005) by Johan Sietzema (Netherlands)
• Cycles ( 2006) by Caroline Madden (United States)
• Boora Convergence ( 2006) by Dave Kinane (Ireland )
• Sky Earth ( 2008) by Martina Galvin (Ireland )
• Ruaile Buaile (2008) by Patrick Dougherty (Ireland )
• No system. 30 (2009) by Julian Wild ( United Kingdom )
• Passage (2009) by Alan Couniham (Ireland )
• Tippler Bridge ( 2009) by Kevin O'Dwyer
• Bogwood Tower - From Earth to Sky ( 2010) by Alfio Bonanno (Australia / Denmark)

Photo Gallery

A Tree in a Sculpture by Naomi Seki

Boora Pyramid ( in de sneeuw ) by Eileen MacDonagh

Boora Convergence by David Kinane

Passage by Alan Counihan

Ruaille Buaille by Patrick Dougherty

Raised Line of Maurice McDonagh

Sky Train by Mike Bulfin

Tippler Bridge by Kevin O'Dwyer

60 Degrees of Kevin O'Dwyer and Sky Train by Mike Bulfin