Cultural Event: Ann Marie Gardens

Ann Marie Gardens offers a place where nature and art can come together. Many of the pieces that you can see walking through Ann Marie are permenent pieces but there are also a fair portion of artwork that is loaned to Ann Marie Gardens so that it can be displayed for the pulic to come see. The artwork that is displayed there exists with the nature that surrounds it not on top of it. Ann Marie Gardens bring art and nature back together and shows how the environment can enhance the function of a piece. Most of the artwork also reflects nature itself in some way. The garden serves as almost a meditative space and the artwork that lives there supports this purpose. The Council Ring was constructed to serve as a place for reflection and refuge as well as a place for artists to gather and present their work to one another. The Surveyor's Map moves in and around the trees and reflects that zigzagging path of memories. This piece offers another way for viewers to experience the wonderful way in which art and nature work together to enhance the purpose of a piece.