Franconia Sculpture Park Email Format
Artists and WritersMinnesota, United States2-10 Employees
Franconia Sculpture Park is a small, Minnesota-based organization that operates a 50-acre outdoor sculpture museum, an artist-in-residence program, and a broad slate of public programming and educational initiatives. Its work supports contemporary sculpture and related disciplines such as land art, ceramics, experimental craft, sound and performance, offering exhibition and presentation opportunities while fostering collaboration and intellectual exchange among artists and audiences. The park positions itself within the artists and writers sector, serving a national network of contemporary art communities and attracting a growing annual visitor audience, with exposure to the Twin Cities for participating artists. Based in Shafer, Minnesota, the organization appears to operate with a lean staff and emphasizes experimental and contextual inquiry in art, inviting artists to redefine processes and engage with social and cultural themes through their practice.