Special Spotlight on 2011 Sculptures: Spring by Mac Hornecker

Posted on April 10, 2012 by BerniceGarden

A Special Spotlight on 2011 Sculptures includes Spring by Mac Hornecker. In honor of the birth and life of Mac Hornecker we would like to take a moment to honor him today! Mac Hornecker was born April 10, 1943. He is unfortunately no longer with us in person, but his spirit survives through his work. A guest sculptor in the 2011 Outdoor Sculpture Competition; Spring is now a permanent addition to The Bernice Garden. Located in the west section of the Garden. Read more to find out about the artist, his life, and his legacy.

Spring by Mac Hornecker at the Bernice Garden

Mac Hornecker from Arkadelphia, Arkansas
Spring
Ferroconcrete and Steel
6 ft. 3 in. x 5 ft. 7 in. x 5 ft.
Permanent Location in Garden: West

Mac Hornecker with wife Marie

Mac Hornecker
4/10/1943 – 10/10/2011
Website: http://www.machornecker.com/

Artist Bio
Mac Hornecker’s work is represented in over 30 public collections. He participated in twenty-five solo shows, over twenty-five invitational shows, and over thirty competitive shows.

Mac Hornecker was best known for sculptures of environmental scale built from a variety of materials. He designed for a particular site, which determines scale and material. Images within his work deal with land and man-made forms. He was interested in the topography, rocks, trees, architecture, and anything interesting about the environment of the site.

Mr. Hornecker was a professor of sculpture for 40 years and served as guest artist as well as conducted workshops at many colleges, universities, and art centers. Mr. Hornecker received a BFA in sculpture from the Kansas City Art Institute, and a MFA in sculpture from the University of Oklahoma.

Spotlight on 2011 Sculptures: Places of the Heart by Kerrick Hartman

Posted on March 20, 2012 by BerniceGarden

Spotlight on 2011 Sculptures includes Places of the Heart by Kerrick Hartman. One of the winners of the 2011 Outdoor Sculpture Competition it is a temporary sculpture featured at The Bernice Garden. Located in the west section of the Garden. Read more to find out about the artist and his sculpture proposal.

Kerrick Hartman from Stuttgart, Arkansas
Places of the Heart
Marble, steel, and wood
4ft. x 1 ft. 8 in. x 3 ft. 1 in.
2011 Temporary Location in Garden: West Entrance

Sculpture Concept:

I like to draw inspiration from the natural beauty of Arkansas with a focus on the small places tucked away that are sought out for a moment of quiet contemplation and introspection. It seems that with our stressed out and busy lives such places are harder to find and appreciate. These places of solitude are where we can let the interplay of ideas, emotions, and spirituality; shape our lives, our landscape, and our future. These are the places of the heart and the outwardly spiraling form suggests hope from spiritual and intellectual growth, and transitions into an undulating shape on the reverse side signifying and inward path of introspection and self-reflection. Where one seeks solitude is often as individualistic and unique as the people of Arkansas; and in a sense reflects the very nature of the Bernice Garden.

Kerrick Hartman
Contact: kerrickm@centurytel.net

Artist Bio:

Kerrick Hartman currently lives in Stuttgart, Arkansas. He currently attends the University of Arkansas at Little Rock focusing on a B.A. in Studio Art. Hartman’s comes from a highly professional career as a scientist focusing in plant pathology with a Doctorate of Philosophy in Plant Pathology at the North Carolina State University in 1996.

It is his current desire and passion to create art on a full time basis and to share his creative skill through gallery exhibitions, workshops and community art experiences.

Photo of the Bernice Garden in Arkansas Democrat Gazette

Posted on March 12, 2012 by BerniceGarden

Check out this photo taken at the Bernice Garden by Rick McFarland for the Arkansas Democrat Gazette. It is nice to see the community enjoying the garden. Thanks!

Photo by rick mcfarland

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/RICK MCFARLAND –03/12/12– Ruby Stroupe, 11 months, crawls through her mother Stephanie’s legs and under a bench at The Bernice Gardens in Little Rock Monday. They were with a group of new moms and their babies taking advantage of the warm weather. They meet the 2nd Monday of every month.

Bench Proposals Deadline Extended to March 12, 2012

Posted on March 6, 2012 by BerniceGarden

Didn’t think you had a chance to get your Bench Proposals in for the Bernice Garden? We extended the deadline one more week! Download the application and turn it in by this Monday March 12, 2012 by 5pm.

Make Your Mark in the Bernice Garden Art Bench Call for Entries
Functional Benches will Provide Seating, Art for Urban Garden Space

WHO: The Bernice Garden
WHAT: Bernice Garden Art Bench Call for Entries
WHEN: Deadline for Entries: 5 p.m., Monday, March 12, 2012
WHERE: The Bernice Garden, corner of Daisy Gatson Bates and South Main Street
in downtown Little Rock
BACKGROUND: The Bernice Garden seeks proposals from artists/teams to design and
construct outdoor benches to be installed and exhibited permanently at the Bernice Sculpture Garden on the corner of South Main St. and Daisy Bates Ave. in Little Rock, Arkansas. Interested artists or artist teams can submit their entries between Monday, Feb. 6 and 5 p.m. Monday, March 12 2012.

The budget for this project is $650 per bench, which will cover materials, labor and installation. All other costs are the responsibility of the artist/team. Up to three benches will be considered, and each artist/team will only be considered for one artwork. The budget must include all design fees, materials, construction and installation. The Bernice Garden will retain ownership of the benches.

Entries can be be mailed to the Bernice Garden Bench Project, 1716 North Spruce St., Little Rock, AR 72207. For more information about the Art Bench Project call for entries or the Bernice Garden, contact Liz Sanders, Bernice Garden Coordinator, at 501-617-2511 or e-mail bernicegarden@gmail.com.

*Download the Application Here: Bernice Garden Bench Project Call for Entries.PDF

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Today’s THV Channel 11 features the Bernice Garden Call for Artists

Posted on March 2, 2012 by BerniceGarden

Call for artists, sculptors to create artwork for Bernice Garden

Event Coordinator for the Bernice Garden, Liz Sanders, informs the public on KTHV Channel 11 news about the Bernice Garden’s Call for artists. Read below to read the article or visit www.todaysthv.com.

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (March 2, 2012) – The Bernice Garden is seeking Arkansas sculptors and artists to enter in the fourth annual Bernice Garden Sculpture Project to display outdoor art on South Main in downtown Little Rock. The call for entries is open until 5 p.m. on Friday, April 20.

The competition is open to all artist/teams residing in Arkansas, and they may specialize in any or multiple disciplines and media.

Artists selected will receive $2,800 per artwork, with an additional design fee of $200 for the finalists’ development of a model for the proposal. Up to five sculptures will be considered, and each artist/team will be considered for one artwork only. The budget must include all design fees, materials, construction, installation, removal, maintenance and liability insurance. The artist/teams retain ownership of the artwork.

For more information about the Bernice Garden Sculpture
Project or the garden itself, contact Liz Sanders, coordinator, at Liz Sanders, Coordinator, 501-617-2511 or e-mail bernicegarden@gmail.com, or visit http://www.TheBerniceGarden.org.

Garden officials are also seeking proposals from artists/teams to design and construct outdoor benches to be installed and exhibited permanently at the Bernice Sculpture Garden on the corner of South Main St. and Daisy Bates Ave. in Little Rock, Arkansas. Interested artists or artist teams can submit their entries between Monday, Feb. 6 and 5 p.m. Monday, March 5 2012.

Entries can be mailed to the Bernice Garden Bench Project, 1716 North Spruce St., Little Rock, AR 72207. For more information about the Art Bench Project call for entries or the Bernice Garden, visit http://www.TheBerniceGarden.org or contact Liz Sanders, Bernice Garden Coordinator, at 501-617-2511 or e-mail bernicegarden@gmail.com.

The Bernice Garden is privately owned but intended for public use and is located at the southeast corner of South Main Street and Daisy Bates Avenue. The garden was created to celebrate the community and will host community events as well as the sculpture exhibit in an effort to foster community interaction and a sense of pride in the neighborhood. The 100 ft. x 150 ft. garden consists of landscaped areas with a crushed granite foundation for the artworks. Next to the sculpture garden is a concrete patio, benches and approximately 20 parking spaces. The sculpture exhibition is part of a multi-staged development plan of the garden.

News coverage happened March 2, 2012. Thank you Today’s THV Channel 11 for your interest in the Bernice Garden!