three large stone inukshuks in the Donald Forster Sculpture Park

Sculpture Park Tour with Founding Director Judith Nasby

Hear from author, art historian, and the Macdonald Stewart Art Centre’s founding Director, Judith Nasby, on this tour through the AGG Sculpture Park.

Jun 12.2025

Time

1:00pm - 3:00pm

Location 358 Gordon St, Guelph ON

Price Free

The Donald Forster Sculpture Park is one of the most diverse of its kind in Canada, featuring 41 outdoor installations by prominent Canadian and international artists on a 2.5-acre site adjacent to the Art Gallery of Guelph. Hear from author, art historian, and the Macdonald Stewart Art Centre’s founding Director, Judith Nasby, as she takes attendees through the events of the early years of Guelph’s public gallery and sculpture park, as detailed in her two publications, The Making of a Museum and Kivioq’s Journey.

Presented by the AGG Volunteers Association.

Sponsors

This program is presented with the support of the Canada Council for the Arts and Ontario Arts Council, an agency of the Government of Ontario.

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