Martensville will be hosting the Prairie Sculptors’ Association (PSA) from August 6-16 for Sculptors in the Park, where artists will gather to create art on-site outside of the Martensville Athletic Pavilion.
The PSA is based out of Saskatoon and is comprised of members from across the province. Member’s skill sets vary from anything such as black-smithing, stone carving, wood, ironwork, bronze casting, ceramics, clay, recycled materials and more.
Sculptors in the Park will consist of ten large public sculptures created on location and each day, the community is invited to come and watch the artists as they work on their pieces, and speak to the artists about their sculptures. Throughout the week, you can watch in real time as the sculptures progress from being ideas to finished pieces.
Throughout Sculptors in the Park, there will be Community Art Workshops available to participate in, including; Introduction to Wire Sculpture from 1:00pm-3:30pm on Wednesday, August 7th for $30, as well as Introduction to Needle Felting from 1:00pm-4:00pm on Sunday, August 11th for $50.
Introduction to Wire Sculpture will teach participants how to start a sculptural piece and how to express motion and emotion in wire. This is an easy and inexpensive way to create art. This workshop will be taught by Lee Fuller.
Introduction to Needle Felting will use the dry felting method using a barbed needle, your hands and some wool to create a 3D wool sculpture. This workshop will be taught by Ellery Russell.
Both workshops are available for ages 10 and up and will take place at the MAP. No experience or special skills are required to take part. Register online at www.martensville.ca.
The event will conclude on August 16th at 7:00pm with live music, a theatrical dance production involving the pieces and audience participation.
Chosen sculptures from this event are intended for placement within Martensville.
The City of Martensville would like to thank sponsors SaskLotteries, Graveside Memorial, Clark’s Supply & Service Ltd., and Air Liquide.
