| PETER W. MICHEL, Sculptor ● Sculpture in Celebration of Self, Relationship and Community |
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| Fathers and Sons was selected as the third place winner in the juried on-line exhibition "Celebrating the Healing Power of Art" sponsored by Manhattan Arts International - it will be on their website until July 1 |
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| Design studies for several Public Art competitions have been completed so far in 2013, including a few for the Furnace Brook Retreat Center on the Onondaga Community College Campus and one for a Roundabout in Manhattan, Kansas. See Proposals page. |
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| After attending the International Sculpture Center Conference in Chicago, in early October, I went to the Wandell Sculpture Garden in Urbana, IL where I photographed my recently repainted sculpture "Fathers and Sons" which is now part of the permanent collection. |  |
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| Nurturing a Positive Spirit - The Sculpture of Peter Michel opened June 4th and ran through July 13th at the New Woodstock Free Library in
New Woodstock, NY (7 miles south of Cazenovia) The opening
reception was on Friday, June 8th
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Thanks to those
who came!
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Photos have come in of the new Lobby Sculpture for Texas Children's Hospital West Campus in Houston - a collaborative effort by Peter and ceramic artist Morna Simon McGuffey. |
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| Peter's design: "Community Circle - Labyrinth Surround" is being used by the Pennsylvania Therapeutic Recreation Society as part of their annual conference program materials. www.ptrs.org/conference.htm |  |
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| The painted wood wall sculpture "Support Circle Rainbow" has been installed in the Cook Children's Medical Center in Fort Worth, Texas |  |
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| "so many selves is a man ..." was in the exhibition "A SHOW OF HEADS" at the Limner Gallery 123 Warren Street, Hudson, NY from November 3 to 27, 2011. Reception was Saturday, November 5th, 4-6 PM click here for directions |
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| Starting at the Thea Bowman House passing the Peace Garden Totem, the children of the Thea Bowman House celebrated International Day of Peace with a parade down to Lafayette Square in Utica on September 21st. They treated onlookers to some delightful singing along the way. |   |
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| Fabrication is in full swing for a 4 panel painted aluminum lobby sculpture for Texas Children's Hospital new West Campus. The project is a collaboration with ceramic artist Morna Simon McGuffey and combines elements of the outdoor fantasy tree sculptures and her ceramic design for an adjacent lobby column. The fabrication is by Ad Display Sign Systems, Inc. of Katy, TX |  |
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"Community As Family"
is a new public sculpture
was installed on August 1st, 2011
in the
Southside Neighborhood of Syracuse, NY at the Beauchamp Branch of the
Onondaga County Public Library.
A photograph by Post-Standard photographer Gary Walts of the dedication event appeared Thursday in the Syracuse paper on C-3. |
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| A new public sculpture: "Honoring the Onondaga Creek" was installed on July 15th, 2011 next to the Onondaga Creek in the Valley neigborhood of Syracuse, NY. Post-Standard photographer David Lassman has posted a short video of the installation as well as several photos on the Post-Standard website. |  |
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| Thursday July 14, 2011 Melinda Johnson, Post-Standard arts editor wrote a story about new public art in Syracuse - a 2 page spread: "Taking public art to the streets of Syracuse's neighborhoods, parks, libraries, school and creek" It can also be seen in her blog. If features photos of both maquettes below - "Community As Family" and "Honoring the Onondaga Creek". |  |
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| Installation
of the new outdoor
sculpture for the new Texas Children's Hospital West Campus
in
Houston, TX took place on October 8th, 2010. Shown at right
is one of three groupings of colorful
fantasy trees, the tallest of which is 10 feet tall. The
project was coordinated by hospital art consultants: American Art
Resources and fabricated and installed by Ad Display Sign Systems of
Katy, TX.. |
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| Studies for 12 Public Art pieces
were completed in 2010. |
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| A one person
exhibition at the Stanley
Center for the Arts in Utica, NY opened for the summer session
of the Arts in Education Institute on June 28, 2010. The opening reception was held on September 8th to mark to beginning of the new school year. The exhibition ran until February 4, 2011. |
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| November 19th, 2009 was the opening for my one person show at the Wilson Art Gallery at Le Moyne College in Syracuse NY. It's within the Noreen Reale Falcone Library. The exhibition ran through December 18th. |  |
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| After
welding the connector elements, the aluminum Peace
Garden Totem
was assembled for the first time (August 21st) to verify that
everything fits. The totem was installed on September 12th and dedicated on Wednesday, September 16th at the Thea Bowman House on Lafeyette Street in Utica, NY. See progress photos . |
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| As part of Artsweek in Syracuse NY a 21.5' tall wood Community Totem was painted by children on Saturday July 25th. The completed piece was on display at Clinton Square in Syracuse on Saturday August 1st as part of "Family Friendzy" festivities. See more details at Artsweek activities along the Connective Cooridor. or downtownsyracuse.com |    |
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| A 30" tall painted wood version of Two Are Halves of One was on display at the Cooperstown Art Association National Juried Exhibition in Gallery C. Opening on July 17, the exhibition continued through August 28th at 22 Main Street in Cooperstown, NY. |  |
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| Two Are Halves of One
is now on view at the Federal Reserve Board in Washington DC.
It was moved on March 30, 2009. See more photos here. |
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| You can catch a glimpse of the Think Peace sculpture on the NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams as he reports on the visit of Barack and Michelle Obama to Capital City Public Charter School on Tuesday, February 3, 2009. See video clip, more photos & links here. |  |
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| The Thea Bowman House in Utica, NY has recieved a grant from The Stanley Center for the Arts to facilitate their Peace Garden Totem Project - a 12' tall painted aluminum sculpture. This project is made possible with funds from the Art Creating Community Decentralization Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts, administered by the Stanley Center for the Arts. |  |
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| "Think
Peace" (a 3' version) was installed at Unity Church in St.
George Utah on the United Nations International Day of Peace: September 21, 2008. Reverend Luigi Persichetti, who colaborated in the design of this piece and commissioned the work, presided over the event which was the culmination of the "Eleven days of Global Unity" Celebration. |
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| We've
moved from Clinton to Fayetteville, NY - Please note my new address and
phone number below. We are now on the same street with our
children and grandchildren. |
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| Check out my new page of Sculptors Web Pages with images from each site. | |||||||
| My NEW BOOK:
"The
Sculpture of Peter W. Michel" was published in January (2008). 80 pages with 97 photos of 60 sculptures. You can order the book as well as see a preview of the entire book by clicking here. |
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| You can see photos of Peter's work in Sculptural Pursuit Magazine. | |||||||
| Peter's
work also appears in 2 recent Guild publications: The Guild Sourcebook of Residential Art 6, Guild Publishing, 2008. The Sourcebook of Architectural & Interior Art 22, Guild Publishing, 2007. |
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| A powerpoint presentation on the Sculpture of Peter W. Michel was given to 110 eighth graders at the Jordan-Elbridge Middle School in Jordan New York in February 08. The students were in the process of creating a horizontal linear totem sculpture in the entry rotunda of their school.after reading "Touching Spirit Bear" and learning about the Northwest Native American ideology of honoring animals through totems. |
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| Please contact me with your comments & questions by email at peter@petermichel.com or mail at the address below. | ||||||||||||||||||
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| © 1983/2008 by Peter W. Michel Posted 3-07-08 updated 5-01-13 | ||||||||||||||||||
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