Weather Signs
Number : 1
Artist : Stephen King
Material : Local Yellow Box & Steel
Year Created : 1996
Special Note : Donated by Artist with support from Walcha Council
Artist's Location : Walcha
Type : Sculpture
Size : 2.5 x 3.0 x 6.2m
Extra_info : In 1996, Walcha Council was approached by Stephen King, a local farmer and prominent Australian sculptor, to collaborate with him to create a fountain sculpture for McHattan Park in the centre of town.
The decision to accept his offer and install Walcha's first sculpture lead to the suggestion by Council to form the Walcha Arts Council to facilitate an ongoing public art program. A plan was conceived and drawn up by the Walcha Arts Council and was adopted by Walcha Council into its 1998 Management Plan.
The concept came to be known as the Open Air Gallery.
THE SCULPTURE:
This fountain depicts the reliance of a rural community on the weather and the signs and stories that try to bring some certainty to the indifferent and fickle nature of the weather. Donated by the artist, with the support of Walcha Council.
ARTIST PROFILE:
Stephen King is a sculptor and farmer living near Walcha, NSW.
For more information on the artist follow the link below.
THE SCULPTURE:
This fountain depicts the reliance of a rural community on the weather and the signs and stories that try to bring some certainty to the indifferent and fickle nature of the weather. Donated by the artist, with the support of Walcha Council.
ARTIST PROFILE:
Stephen King is a sculptor and farmer living near Walcha, NSW.
For more information on the artist follow the link below.
This fountain depicts the reliance of a rural community on the weather, and the signs and stories that try to bring some certainty to the indifferent and fickle nature of the weather.
Follow this link for more information on the artist
Stephen King