14 SCULPTORS ON THE ROCK: AN EXHIBITION OF SCULPTURE

JUNE 3 – OCTOBER 9, 2017

14 Sculptors Inc. On the Rock 2017: An Exhibition of Sculpture will be on view June 3 through October 9, 2017 adjacent to the newly completed boardwalk on Shore Front Parkway, Rockaway Beach, Queens from Beach 73 Street to Beach 108 Street. Join the Opening Event festivities on Saturday, June 3, 2017 from 12:30PM to 2PM at Beach 94 Street plaza.

This public art exhibition features 16 sculptures, 15 artists, and 14 sites that celebrate the spirit and beauty of the Rockaways. The featured sculptures lining the seaside range from the intimate to the monumental.

Inspired by the allure of Rockaway’s coastline Herb Rosenberg’s A Monument to Hope, Dan Bergman’s Bright Moment, Anne Stanner’s Rockaway Wave and Allan Cypry’s two sculptures Sunset on the Rock #1 and Sunset of the Rock #3 reveal the artist’s interpretations of the elements and effects of nature.

Works by artist Stan Squirewell, Unity and Febrications, No Doubt showcase cultural icons that have been used to empower and connect people for generations.

In the Last Mermaid by Christina Jorge, Heat @ Rockaway by Bibiana Huang Matheis, Rock Relics by Esther A. Grillo, and Sprout by Sui Park the use of upcycled materials highlight environmental impact issues, important not only to Rockaway, but to planet Earth.

The viewer will find a variety of real and imagined marine life featured in the sculptures of Carl Rattner’s Sea Creature, Chuck von Schmidt’s WEAR R U GONG LESS CARGO?, Siena Gillann Porta’s ASIETY, (originating from oneself), and collaborative artists Carmen Frank and Laura Frank’s Life in the Rockaways.

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