Artist Residency at CSB/SJU

Environmental artist Patrick Dougherty will be in residence at the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University from September 3-21, building a large-scale outdoor sculpture with saplings harvested sustainably from the Saint John’s Arboretum. 


We are extremely fortunate to have this internationally renowned artist in our midst.  Patrick weaves tree saplings into enormous, whirling, animated shapes that resemble tumbleweeds or gusts of wind, and over the course of his career he has created some 230 of them all around the world.  

You’ll see the sculpture under construction throughout the month of September alongside the main entry road to Saint John's, and you are welcome to stop by in person to watch it under construction and/or get involved personally.  Volunteers are welcome, and because of the sheer scale of Patrick’s work many of them will be needed.   



Learn more at CSB/SJU Fine Arts Programming:
http://www.csbsju.edu/fine-arts/visual-arts/patrick-dougherty.htm