Andres Institute of Art Email Format
Museums, Historical Sites, and ZoosNew Hampshire, United States2-10 Employees
The Andres Institute of Art is a small, volunteer-driven nonprofit organization based in Brookline, New Hampshire, founded in 1998 by philanthropist Paul Andres and sculptor John Weidman to explore the interface between nature and art. It includes a workshop-studio on the upper slopes of Bear Mountain and an expansive 140-acre woodland with miles of nature trails that display more than 60 original sculptures by artists from around the world. The site houses New England's largest sculpture park and is open free to the public during daylight hours year-round. The organization operates as a 501(c)(3) charitable entity run entirely by volunteers. Each year it sponsors the Bridges and Connections International Sculpture Symposium, bringing together artists from different cultures for several weeks of fellowship, training and creation, with works produced during the event incorporated into the permanent collection. In addition to viewing sculpture, the campus provides outdoor recreation along its trails and situates itself roughly an hour from Boston.