The Garden is proud of its eye-catching, prestigious artworks which reflect humankind’s relationship with the natural environment.

Permanent Artworks

We have some stunning outdoor sculptures by internationally renowned artists.

At the Gatehouse is ‘Thirty Three Thousand Seven Hundred and Ninety Eight’ ‘ by Marion Kalmus, a huge inverted cone of glassy sheets, where running water continually cascades down the inner side, illuminated by up-lighting. Its simple beauty presents a stark warning to us all – etched onto the glass is the number of plant species threatened by extinction in the year 2000.

Moving up the Broadwalk is Scaladaqua Tonda, created by William Pye. The name of this water sculpture means ‘curving water steps’. Both this and Marion Klamus’s sculpture were commissioned with funds kindly donated by The Derek Williams Trust.

Running down the Broadwalk from the charming Mirror Pool is a curving Rill. Its shape was inspired by the meadering path taken by the River Tywi, which flows just a kilometre north of the Garden.

Over on Paxton’s View, ‘Pi’ by Rawleigh Clay is positioned in such a way as to create a viewing circle of Paxton’s Tower. ‘Pi’ was been kindly donated to the Garden by the Contemporary Arts Society for Wales.

Just below, in our Wild Garden, is a new work, Welsh Black, by Sally Mathews.

Temporary Artworks

The Garden has a regular programme of site based art, usually created by Wales based artists. The highlight of  2010 is a group show, spread across the garden by Sculpture Cymru. Click here for a copy of the Sculpture  Cymru Trail.

Exhibitions

We have many temporary art exhibitions in our Garden’s Art Gallery. These cover a wide range of plant and environment related themes, in many different forms of art media. During the school summer holidays 2010, we’re showing the The James Field Guide to Dinosaurs. You’ll also find some lovely 2-D artworks in our Season’s Restaurant.

If you’d like to create some art here yourself, take a look at our Lifelong Course programme to see if we are running any art based courses which might suit you. .