Outdoor Art

April 30, 2025 - April 26, 2026

Jonathan Ryan Storm: Time Was a River, Too

Jonathan Ryan Storm is a Vermont-based artist working in both paint and textiles. He creates undulating compositions that simultaneously trick and soothe the eye. Storm works intuitively, following his hand…    read more

April 30, 2025 - April 26, 2026

Mark Barry: Petals to Metal and Other Stories

Mark Barry is a painter and a sculptor. His dual approach to artmaking allows for deeper exploration, with each medium informing the other. By shifting between painting and sculpture, Barry…    read more

May 2024 - April 2025

Vanessa Compton: A Night at the Garden

As a collagist, I see art as a vehicle for social criticism and focusing on issues of our time. How do we talk about the history that divides and binds…    read more

Ongoing

Bob Boemig: Land Lift

Bob Boemig created Land Lift as part of a temporary, six-month exhibition in 1993, and it has graced the museum’s front lawn ever since.

Ongoing

Dan Snow: Rock Rest

During my working life I’ve shifted freely, back and forth, from artist to dry stone waller. With Rock Rest, I enjoyed the creative process so much that I built the piece twice; once in my Dummerston stone yard and once here beside the museum.

Ongoing

Jim Cole: Duet for Dan

At first I built gardens that contained structure, in addition to plant material. These gardens referenced traditional elements of art and at the same time stimulated the senses. My intent was to create a multi-layered experience that touched upon memory, associated meaning, and formal aesthetics.

Ongoing

John Tagiuri: Wrench Bench 

John Tagiuri has been creating public art, primarily in and around the city of Boston, for over 25 years. He specializes in community-focused permanent and temporary public sculptures and installations that rejuvenate inner-city parks and schoolyards and explore social issues.