By Terry Lendecker
The Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden announces its Summer of Sculpture festival featuring Seward Johnson’s “Celebrating the Familiar” exhibit, a collection of 25 life-size cast bronze sculptures throughout the garden, from June 22 to July 31.
Advance online timed tickets are now required for entry to the Arboretum by calling 214-515-6615 or visiting the website at www.dallasarboretum.org. Face masks are highly encouraged in the garden, but they are required in restrooms and indoor facilities. For more information about garden procedures during this time, please see the Know Before You Go FAQ here.
Johnson’s sculptures of people performing familiar tasks reflecting ordinary life were created to celebrate the great value in everyday activities, and to encourage taking a moment to savor them. These activities include gardening, fishing, reading and enjoying a conversation. Creating the fine details of people’s poses, gestures and expressions are the defining elements of his work. The exhibit is supported in part by the Dallas Tourism Public Improvement District.
A sampling of the collection:
- Crossing Paths features two senior women sitting on a bench talking.
- Who’s in Charge highlights the joy of a son riding atop the shoulders of his father.
- My World shows a seated child intensely reading a book.
- Gotcha! features a gardener trimming bushes.
- Inner World, Outer World includes a man sitting on a bench reading the newspaper with pages that The Dallas Morning News specifically designed for this exhibit.
- Down to Earth is a sculpture of a woman kneeling at garden’s edge planting her bulbs.
Alan Walne, Dallas Arboretum board chairman, said, “We invite the community and visitors to see these remarkable sculptures that are placed throughout our garden filled with summer plants and flowers. We have said, ‘Let nature nurture you,’ and we’re ready to welcome you back.”
The Dallas Arboretum has created a modified path and other leisurely walking paths around the garden to make it easier to tour while social distancing. Guests can also enjoy respite in the Pecan Grove, the Jonsson Color Garden, on the Camp House Lawn and the lawn of the Lay Family Garden. Window food service is available at the Terrace Cafe and Cafe on the Green presented by Gil’s Elegant Catering and includes a selection of soups, salads, sandwiches, snacks and adult beverages.
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