Cemeteries have been thought of and utilized as much more than places to bury the dead, but few have been able to do so in such an imaginative way as Hope Cemetery in Barre, Vermont. The creativity and variety that is showcased in nearly all of the memorials and tombstones it contains have collectively made […]
Category: Monumentous Imagination
Imagining a New Way to Engage Artists and Audiences at the Andres Institute of Art and Sculpture Garden
Located all across the trails of the Big Bear Mountain in Brookline, New Hampshire, the Andres Institute of Art sculpture park is an imaginative combination of art and nature that has captivated audiences from all over the region. The art and experiences that have been enabled on the mountains trials and all along the sculpture […]
Big Rock Garden Park Highlights the Creative Combination of Nature and Art
Containing over three dozen works of art, Big Rock Garden Park is an oasis of culture and connection located in the middle of the Silver Beach neighborhood in Bellingham, Washington. Nature and art complement each other in a way that resonates to viewers of all types, highlighting how an imaginative approach to enabling connections can […]
The Chain of Parks Imagine and Define a Green Oasis in Downtown Tallahassee
Seven downtown parks spread across successive city blocks are collectively known as the Chain of Parks in Tallahassee, Florida. Each of them has a strong and unique connection to the past and present of the city that has allowed them to become an essential element of the community. Their creativity has been officially recognized and […]
The Maryhill Stonehenge Becomes a Memorial and Attraction
Designed as a monument to the valor and heroism of World War I, the Stonehenge Memorial in Maryhill, Washington, is equal parts memorial and attraction. Better known as the Maryhill Stonehenge, the monument highlights what it can look like when stakeholders take a creative approach to memorializing people, events and concepts. Created as a World […]
The Vicksburg Riverfront Murals Imagines an Ordinary Flood Wall as an Extraordinary Cultural Canvas
The Vicksburg Riverfront Murals are a series of paintings that appear on floodwalls of the Mississippi River in Vicksburg, Mississippi. These murals depict the history of the city through the centuries but also directly reference the culture of the region. Doing so has highlighted what it can look like to creatively depict the significant events, […]
A Vision of Contemplation and Reflection Comes Together at the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden
Covering approximately eleven acres outside of the New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA), the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden features a diverse collection of sculptures of all types. Featuring dozens of work by contemporary and modern artists, the Sculpture Garden fulfills on a vision associated with enabling visitors to appreciate the beauty of their […]