| Blue Bay Sculpture Garden | |
|---|---|
 Entrance to the sculpture garden | |
| Type | Sculpture garden |
| Location | Boca Samí, Curaçao |
| Nearest city | Willemstad |
| Created | 2 May 2017 |
The Blue Bay Sculpture Garden is a sculpture park situated at the Blue Bay Golf & Beach Resort in Boca Samí, Curaçao, on an area of approximately 2000 square metres in front of and next to Landhuis Blauw.[1]
The Blue Bay Sculpture Garden Foundation was established in 2017. The board not only wants to foster tourism with the sculpture park, but also give an impetus to art education in Curaçao.[1]
The piece that was first placed in the park was a ceramic totem by Ellen Spijkstra,[2][3] followed by works by, among others, Giovanni Abath, Eddy Baetens, Babs de Brabander Sr, Hortence Brouwn, Avantia Damberg, Rien te Hennepe, Nic Jonk, Yubi Kirindongo, Norva Sling, Omar Sling, Gerrit van der Veen and Brigitte Wawoe.[4][5] In 2022, there are more than 40 sculptures by 29 artists.[6][7] They are made from a wide variety of local materials[8][5] and are located along a sculpture trail that starts at the entrance of the resort and ends at the manor house, a former plantation house.
In January 2019 a delegation of museum Beelden aan Zee visited the sculpture garden. The museum will temporarily loan monumental sculptures of international artists to the sculpture garden. In 2021, a second sculpture by Nic Jonk was added, Pacific Song. It represents whales whose tails form a heart.[7]
In november 2021 princess Beatrix of the Netherlands visited the sculpture garden and was shown around by Ellen Spijkstra.[9][10]
Selection of exhibited works
Man of Steel by Giovanni Abath
Johnny Walker still going strong by Eddy Baetens
Big Mama by Hortence Brouwn
Map of Curaçao III by Avantia Damberg
Redu by Rien te Hennepe
Pacific by Nic Jonk
Door de jaren heen by Ellen Spijkstra
Lost monument by Gerrit van der Veen
Eenhoorn by Brigitte Wawoe
References
- 1 2 Gulmans, Jan (4 May 2018). "Beeldentuin op Blue Bay open". Antilliaans Dagblad (in Dutch): 12.
- ↑ "De eerste onthulling op beeldenroute Blue Bay!". Eso News (in Dutch). 25 April 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ↑ Gulmans, Jan (28 December 2017). "Hebt u een goed beeld van uzelf?". Antilliaans Dagblad (in Dutch): 16–17.
- ↑ "Blue Bay Beeldentuin". Archived from the original on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
- 1 2 "Blue Bay Beeldentuin". Curaçao Art. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
- ↑ Gulmans, Jan (10 February 2020). "Kunst en cultuur 2020 op Curaçao". Antilliaans Dagblad (in Dutch): 14–15.
- 1 2 Saskia Luckmann-Meijer (10 February 2021). "Nieuw sculptuur in beeldentuin Blue Bay". Curaçao Nu (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ↑ "Beeldenroute". Sculpture Garden Blue Bay. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
- ↑ "Beatrix heeft volop genoten van Curaçao". Blauwbloed.eo.nl (in Dutch). 28 November 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ↑ Josée Thissen-Rojer (1 December 2021). "Hoog bezoek aan Beeldentuin Blue Bay". Amigoe (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 December 2021.