2008 marks the 6th year of celebrating public art with the Annual Cloverdale Sculpture Exhibit. The exhibit enlivens our plaza each year for the benefit of the local community and those visiting our town, while also contributing to our reputation as an arts destination in Sonoma County. The Cloverdale Arts Alliance is honored to assume management of this important program in 2008.

Our downtown plaza has been transformed into a sculpture garden all summer long, showcasing 4 sculptures selected from the many entries. The exhibit runs from June 7th till October 1st. This is a juried show.  Our selection committee this year consisted of:

• Walter Byck, owner of Paradise Ridge Winery and Paradise Sculpture Garden, 

• Joe Hawley, international sculptor, and

• Ron Siegemund, sculptor, current board-member, and past president of Cloverdale Arts Alliance.  

A panel of 3 judges selected "Making Space for the Future" by Gale Wagner as "Best of Show" and presented him with a cash prize at the opening reception on June 7th. "Posing Kinetic" by Mark Oldland was awarded "Honorable Mention". Judges for the 2008 Exhibit are:

• Edwin Hamilton, stonemason and sculptor,

• Debra Lehane, art consultant and creator of the Civic Art  Collection Program on behalf of the San Francisco Arts Commission, and

• Steven Oliver, patron of one of the most ambitious private collections of site-specific sculpture in the United States.

The public is invited to enjoy the sculptures all summer long.