Windsor Sculpture Park Facts for Kids

The park with Ambassador Bridge behind

The Windsor Sculpture Park is a fantastic outdoor art gallery located in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. It used to be known as the Odette Sculpture Park. Here, you can discover 35 large and modern sculptures created by talented artists such as Elisabeth Frink, Gerald Gladstone, and Sorel Etrog.

This special park is found along the beautiful Detroit River. It stretches from Assumption Park all the way to Centennial Park. You can find it between the Ambassador Bridge and the Art Gallery of Windsor.

The Sculpture Park was made possible thanks to funding from Mr. and Mrs. Louis Odette and the P & L Odette Foundation. The city's Parks and Recreation Department helps keep the park looking great. Meanwhile, the Cultural Affairs Department takes care of the sculptures themselves, making sure they stay in good condition.

Discover the Sculptures

The Windsor Sculpture Park is home to many unique and interesting artworks. Each sculpture tells its own story and adds to the beauty of the park. Here are some of the amazing pieces you can find:

Anne, by Leo Mol
Apatosaurus
Audio Corridor, by Ian Lazarus
Bell Measure, by Stephen Cruise
Chicken and Egg, by Morton Katz
Business Man on a Horse, by William McElcheran
Claim Post, by Scott McKay
The Columns, by Ronald Zerafa
Composition with Five Elements, by Haydn Llewellyn Davies
Consophia, by Ian Lazarus
Cordella, by Maryon Kantaroff
Ground to Ask the Sky, by Royden Mills
Consolation, by Joe Rosenthal
Dancing Bear, by Pauta Saila
Eve's Apple, by Edwina Sandys
The Garden, by Maryon Kantaroff
Inukshuk
King and Queen, by Sorel Etrog
Morning Flight, by Gerald Gladstone
Obelisk, by Sigmund Reszetnik
Penguins on a Waterfall, by Yolanda Vandergaast
Racing Horses, by Derrick Stephan Hudson
Rinterzo, by Joseph DeAngelis
Salutation, by Ralph Hicks
Sisters 2, by Morton Katz
Space Plough 2, by Sorel Etrog
Tembo, by Derrick Stephan Hudson
Tiger
Tohawah, by Anne Harris
Tower Song, by Ted Bieler
Triceratops
Union Six, by Bruce Watson
Voyageur Canoe, by Ralph Ireland

Trees, by Toni Putnam
Triptych, by Gord Smith (sculptor)

Tembo Day: Helping Hands for Art

Every year, the people of Windsor get a special invitation to help wash a large bronze sculpture called Tembo. This amazing sculpture, created by Derrick Stephan Hudson, shows a mother elephant with her two young babies.

On Tembo Day, the City of Windsor invites everyone to join in and give the elephants a gentle bath. They use warm water and soap, even toothbrushes, to clean the sculpture. After its bath, Sculpture Conservation Assistants spend a few days applying a special wax. This wax helps protect Tembo from the winter weather.

The main goal of Tembo Day is to help people understand how important it is to take care of and protect the bronze sculptures in the Windsor Sculpture Park. It's a great way to learn about art preservation.

Tembo Day has become very popular in Windsor because it brings the community together. It has even been featured in local news, like the Windsor Star and CBC Windsor.

Windsor Sculpture Park facts for kids

Discover the Sculptures

Tembo Day: Helping Hands for Art

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