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  • Four new sculptures to be installed at Niwot's Community Corner

    Vicky Dorvee|Jan 15, 2020

    Egor Zigura's statue titled "Kore That Awakening" will soon be standing tall in the expanded Niwot Community Corner. The winning sculpture created by Zigura of Kiev, Ukraine, along with three other sculptures will be put in place in Niwot next month. Zigura's depiction of a female figure is nearly six feet in height and is described as "a fragmented shape, harkening back to the Classical Antiquity." This piece was the winner of the $750 stipend awarded by the Niwot Sculpture Park Committee....

  • Waco Curves II

    Caitlyn Stuart, Special to the Courier|Dec 4, 2019

    This article continues a monthly series about the artworks and artists chosen for Community Corner at Sculpture Park at the corner of 79th Street and Niwot Road. This month's feature is "Waco Curves II" by artist Rollin Karg. This tall steel and blown glass structure is the most colorful sculpture currently on display, and the only one in the park which features glass. The sculpture is now a permanent resident at the park - after it was bought by the Burrell Family Foundation and generously dona...

  • "Spirit of the River"

    Catherine McHale|Nov 6, 2019

    This article continues a monthly series about the artworks and artists chosen for Community Corner at Sculpture Park at the corner of 79th Street and Niwot Road. This month's feature is "Spirit of the River" by artist Scott Campbell Reuman. The full title of this large metal structure is "Spirit of the River Does Not Live Long in an Irrigation Pipe." The piece was donated to the town of Niwot by the artist's family. "Creativity is the source that sustains and connects all humanity. Without it,...

  • Agogo Grow

    Catherine McHale, Special to the Courier|Oct 2, 2019

    This piece continues a monthly series about the artworks and artists chosen for Community Corner at Sculpture Park at the corner of 79th St. and Niwot Road. October's feature is "Agogo Grow" by artist Maureen Hearty. "Agogo Grow" is a repurposed steel and aluminum sculpture. Standing roughly 3 feet tall, it features flowers situated amongst the twisting, industrial steel rods. It is accompanied by a large drumstick, encouraging the viewer to play. Fittingly, it's in the middle of the park within...

  • "Winot Bronze" by Anne Shutan

    Catherine McHale, Special to the Courier|Sep 4, 2019

    This piece continues a monthly series about the artworks and artists chosen for Community Corner at Sculpture Park at the corner of 79th St and Niwot Road. This month's work is "Winot Bronze" by artist Anne Shutan. "Winot Bronze" is an originally wooden structure, now cast in bronze and standing about four feet high. The piece is on the southeast side of the park, where it makes itself subtly known amongst the backdrop of trees. Based in Boulder County, Shutan lives and works at her lakeside hom...

  • "Ocean Embrace"

    Catherine McHale, Special to the Courier|Aug 7, 2019

    This article continues a monthly series about the artworks and artists chosen for Community Corner at Sculpture Park at the corner of 79th Street and Niwot Road. This month’s focus is “Ocean Embrace” by artist Glenn Murgacz. “Ocean Embrace” is made of quarter-inch stainless steel and features two figures reaching for one another and arcing down into a graceful wave. The piece is nestled in the trees on the south side of the park, where it creates a sense of continuity and wholeness. “Ocean Em...