Calder GardensInside the Calder Gardens, the art has no labels and plays with the wind and the skyThe process of discovery at Calder Gardens is a treasure hunt with BYO clues. That is how one starts the journey with art we’re meant to puzzle out ourselves. It's all “open to interpretation."Judith Stein, For The Inquirer OpinionForman Arts Initiative promises to turn North American Street into a grittier version of the ParkwayInga Saffron | Columnist, For The Inquirer The Philly legacy of the three Alexander CaldersDaniel Rubin There are 37,000 individual plants at Calder Gardens. Here are five not to miss. Mike Newall 5 of our favorite sculptures at Calder Gardens and the stories behind themElizabeth Wellington AdvertisementWhen looking at a sculpture in the Calder Gardens, there is ‘no wrong answer’ Inside the Calder Gardens is an array of artworks arranged in pockets of surprises, with no directions.Rosa Cartagena The building may be done but the gardens are just getting to work at Calder Gardens "By next fall, the end of next summer, it will be more fully grown...People should go back at every time of year," said Piet Oudolf, who created plant design.Colette Bancroft Calder Gardens architect on why it is a uniquely Philadelphia institution“This would never be the same if you built it in Boston or San Francisco ... It belongs in this place, it belongs to the Parkway,” said Herzog & de Meuron's Jason FrantzenColette Bancroft Calder Gardens’ programs will cultivate community and plant artistic seeds Marsha Perelman senior director of programs, Juana Berrío, will invite artists Raven Chacon and Cecilia Vicuña to bring the city to the gardens.Bedatri D. Choudhury Take a virtual 360° tour of Calder Gardens ahead of Sunday’s public openingExplore the new space on Benjamin Franklin Parkway, dedicated to the work of Philadelphian-born sculptor Alexander Calder.Sam Morris, Jasen Lo, and Gabe Coffey OpinionCalder Gardens is a luminous, magical spirit cave that subverts the Parkway’s monumentality | OpinionThe project offers Philadelphia a new way to think about the flawed Parkway.Inga Saffron | Columnist, For The Inquirer The gardens are coming to life at the future Calder GardensPhiladelphia will soon home its own Piet Oudolf garden. The world-famous designer's best known works also include the stylized meadows atop the High Line in New York City.Mike Newall Calder Gardens on the Parkway announces opening dateThe sculpture park is a tribute to the innovator of the mobile, though leaders haven't arrived at a list of works that will be on site at its opening.Peter Dobrin The long-awaited Calder Gardens announces a leader and a September openingJuana Berrio, the new program director, wants to create a robust slate of educational, inspirational, and wellness programs to invite and engage the community.Rita Giordano OpinionA luminous art space dedicated to Alexander Calder’s work will rise on the Parkway at long lastBut you'll have to descend underground to see it.Inga Saffron | Columnist, For The Inquirer See more storiesAdvertisement
Inside the Calder Gardens, the art has no labels and plays with the wind and the skyThe process of discovery at Calder Gardens is a treasure hunt with BYO clues. That is how one starts the journey with art we’re meant to puzzle out ourselves. It's all “open to interpretation."Judith Stein, For The Inquirer
Inside the Calder Gardens, the art has no labels and plays with the wind and the skyThe process of discovery at Calder Gardens is a treasure hunt with BYO clues. That is how one starts the journey with art we’re meant to puzzle out ourselves. It's all “open to interpretation."Judith Stein, For The Inquirer
OpinionForman Arts Initiative promises to turn North American Street into a grittier version of the ParkwayInga Saffron | Columnist, For The Inquirer
OpinionForman Arts Initiative promises to turn North American Street into a grittier version of the ParkwayInga Saffron | Columnist, For The Inquirer
When looking at a sculpture in the Calder Gardens, there is ‘no wrong answer’ Inside the Calder Gardens is an array of artworks arranged in pockets of surprises, with no directions.Rosa Cartagena
When looking at a sculpture in the Calder Gardens, there is ‘no wrong answer’ Inside the Calder Gardens is an array of artworks arranged in pockets of surprises, with no directions.Rosa Cartagena
The building may be done but the gardens are just getting to work at Calder Gardens "By next fall, the end of next summer, it will be more fully grown...People should go back at every time of year," said Piet Oudolf, who created plant design.Colette Bancroft
The building may be done but the gardens are just getting to work at Calder Gardens "By next fall, the end of next summer, it will be more fully grown...People should go back at every time of year," said Piet Oudolf, who created plant design.Colette Bancroft
Calder Gardens architect on why it is a uniquely Philadelphia institution“This would never be the same if you built it in Boston or San Francisco ... It belongs in this place, it belongs to the Parkway,” said Herzog & de Meuron's Jason FrantzenColette Bancroft
Calder Gardens architect on why it is a uniquely Philadelphia institution“This would never be the same if you built it in Boston or San Francisco ... It belongs in this place, it belongs to the Parkway,” said Herzog & de Meuron's Jason FrantzenColette Bancroft
Calder Gardens’ programs will cultivate community and plant artistic seeds Marsha Perelman senior director of programs, Juana Berrío, will invite artists Raven Chacon and Cecilia Vicuña to bring the city to the gardens.Bedatri D. Choudhury
Calder Gardens’ programs will cultivate community and plant artistic seeds Marsha Perelman senior director of programs, Juana Berrío, will invite artists Raven Chacon and Cecilia Vicuña to bring the city to the gardens.Bedatri D. Choudhury
Take a virtual 360° tour of Calder Gardens ahead of Sunday’s public openingExplore the new space on Benjamin Franklin Parkway, dedicated to the work of Philadelphian-born sculptor Alexander Calder.Sam Morris, Jasen Lo, and Gabe Coffey
Take a virtual 360° tour of Calder Gardens ahead of Sunday’s public openingExplore the new space on Benjamin Franklin Parkway, dedicated to the work of Philadelphian-born sculptor Alexander Calder.Sam Morris, Jasen Lo, and Gabe Coffey
OpinionCalder Gardens is a luminous, magical spirit cave that subverts the Parkway’s monumentality | OpinionThe project offers Philadelphia a new way to think about the flawed Parkway.Inga Saffron | Columnist, For The Inquirer
OpinionCalder Gardens is a luminous, magical spirit cave that subverts the Parkway’s monumentality | OpinionThe project offers Philadelphia a new way to think about the flawed Parkway.Inga Saffron | Columnist, For The Inquirer
The gardens are coming to life at the future Calder GardensPhiladelphia will soon home its own Piet Oudolf garden. The world-famous designer's best known works also include the stylized meadows atop the High Line in New York City.Mike Newall
The gardens are coming to life at the future Calder GardensPhiladelphia will soon home its own Piet Oudolf garden. The world-famous designer's best known works also include the stylized meadows atop the High Line in New York City.Mike Newall
Calder Gardens on the Parkway announces opening dateThe sculpture park is a tribute to the innovator of the mobile, though leaders haven't arrived at a list of works that will be on site at its opening.Peter Dobrin
Calder Gardens on the Parkway announces opening dateThe sculpture park is a tribute to the innovator of the mobile, though leaders haven't arrived at a list of works that will be on site at its opening.Peter Dobrin
The long-awaited Calder Gardens announces a leader and a September openingJuana Berrio, the new program director, wants to create a robust slate of educational, inspirational, and wellness programs to invite and engage the community.Rita Giordano
The long-awaited Calder Gardens announces a leader and a September openingJuana Berrio, the new program director, wants to create a robust slate of educational, inspirational, and wellness programs to invite and engage the community.Rita Giordano
OpinionA luminous art space dedicated to Alexander Calder’s work will rise on the Parkway at long lastBut you'll have to descend underground to see it.Inga Saffron | Columnist, For The Inquirer
OpinionA luminous art space dedicated to Alexander Calder’s work will rise on the Parkway at long lastBut you'll have to descend underground to see it.Inga Saffron | Columnist, For The Inquirer
