Imagine a Museum without Walls

The Museum Without Walls brings classic and contemporary

art to a public open space for all to enjoy and appreciate.

 

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Imagine integrating one of your community’s most iconic and enjoyable public spaces with a Parthenon of nationally recognized sculptures from established and emerging artists. Imagine these sculptures being rotated and replaced every two years so that visitors will constantly be entertained and surprised by both the art and its interaction with the environment within which it is being presented.

If you can imagine this, you are imagining a Museum Without Walls.

Sunset in Newport Beach by Anita Rasmussen, Sphere 112 by Ivan Mclean
Flying Fish by Gabriel Encinas, No swimming by Oleg Lobykin
Gentle Wind by Anita Rasmussen, Chariman of the Boardy by Steven Rieman
Hurricane by Ruth Kurisu, Hurricane by Ray Katz
Circles by Christine Nunez, The unbearable lightness of being by Patricia Vadar
Birdman by Steven L. Rieman

The Newport Beach Sculpture Garden

The Sculpture Exhibition in Civic Center Park is an integral feature of the Newport Beach Civic Center. Civic Center Park, which turned nearly half a million square feet of undeveloped land into a new public park, designed by the renowned landscape architectural firm Peter Walker and Partners (PWP).

Introducing the Arts to the City

Led by Arlene Greer, the City Arts Commission determined that a rotating exhibition, in which pieces are loaned for a 2-year period, was the optimal approach to bring significant art to the City in a cost-efficient manner. In 2013, the Newport Beach City Council authorized the City Arts Commission to implement an inaugural rotational sculpture exhibit in Civic Center Park.

Currently, Phases 6 and 7 are on display.

Marble Shooter by Ron Whitacre

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What People Are Saying

Hon. Joy Brenner, Newport Beach City Council

“The Museum Without Walls is a primary reason that Newport Beach is considered one of the most creative and inspirational cities in California.”

Rita Goldberg Editor, Lux Magazine

“Arlene Greer and her Museum Without Walls has elevated public art to the next level”

Bert Ashland, OC Parks Commissioner

The Newport Beach Sculpture Garden, the Museum Without Walls, is one of the crown jewels in our park system”

Hon. Jeff Herdman, Newport Beach City Council

“Working with Arlene Greer to secure a half million dollars in funding for the Museum Without Walls from CalArts was both a pleasure and a privilege”

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