Laumeier Sculpture Park is a living laboratory where artists and audiences explore the relationship between contemporary art and the natural environment.

 

Harvest Festival / Sunday, October 16

Sauce Magazine's annual event at Laumeier features fall foods and beverages from St. Louis’ top restaurants, a farmers market, locally made arts and crafts, live music and more.

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Fall + Winter Education Programs

Art courses for all ages are offered as either multi-day classes or one-day workshops for youth, teens and adults. Laumeier’s education programs span many media. Materials are always provided!

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It makes perfect sense that Laumeier's Master Gardener in-residence Yvette Luedde chose Pearl Fryar’s “Topiary,” as her favorite artwork at the Park! Yvette says, “I have a close personal connection with Pearl Fryar's topiaries because I was elected to select the plant material and work directly with Mr. Fryar as his assistant. He sculpted four topiaries, three of which are planted at Laumeier. I reshape them as necessary, with very careful attention to detail! It was an honor to work with Pearl, and it is an honor and very serious responsibility to maintain these living artworks.” #lovelaumeier #laumeier40
Today’s historical highlight features Alison Saar’s “Leelinau,” 1997. Formerly located in Laumeier's Eastern Woodland along the Art Hike Trail, this sculpture was inspired by the legend of Leelinau, a North American Indian girl who was destined to live forever in a sacred wood inhabited by spirits and fairies. While it was intended that “Leelinau” be allowed to decay over time, a colossal storm in May 2015 destroyed our friend of the tree spirits past the point of repair. "Leelinau" was respectfully de-accessioned from Laumeier's Collection on her 18th birthday. #tbt #laumeier40
Laumeier's Public Programs Manager Liz Murphy chose Marie Watt's impressive “Earthmover,” 2014, as her "Friday Favorite"! Liz says, "Marie Watt’s ‘Earthmover’ is my favorite sculpture because I was on the team that helped locate the tire portion of the sculpture for its installation, back when I first started working at Laumeier. I will never forget the day the 14-foot tire arrived on a flatbed! I also love the symbolism of the artwork, and how it invites the viewer to consider how man’s movement of earth has shifted over time.” #lovelaumeier #laumeier40
Today marks the first day of fall, and we're celebrating by throwing it back to the 1998 Annual Fall Festival. The CAR-nival offered "car"-themed art projects, activities, games, rides and entertainment, along with music and fall food favorites. #tbt #laumeier40
Laumeier's Office Services Representative Emma Roeder chose Beverly Pepper’s “Cromlech Glen,” 1985–90, as her favorite sculpture! “This artwork is really engaging for me because of the way it can be experienced both as a feature of the landscape and as a sculpture. It is a tactile, physical experience, which also makes it very approachable.” #lovelaumeier #laumeier40
Pictured here is Ursula Von Rydingsvard during the installation of her artwork, “Untitled,” 1988–89. The sculpture was installed at Laumeier as part of a unique, decade-long program that focused on site-specific commissions and brought together artists with tradespeople from the St. Louis County Parks Department in creative collaboration! Sited in a heavily wooded area of the Park's landscape, “Untitled” consisted of 45 red cedar, individually-carved chambers set in a grid pattern. #tbt #laumeier40
Laumeier's new Membership & Museum Services Coordinator Sean Binkley's "Friday Favorite" is Armand P. Arman’s "La Libellule," 1996, very recently re-installed in the Park, now situated against a lush, green backdrop along the edge of the Way Field! "I love the contrast between the gold propellers and the patinated bronze woman. It’s a very visceral piece—literally! She’s sliced right down the middle in a way that lets you see her hollow insides. No spoilers, but a quick translation search of the artwork's name might reveal a hidden significance to the four propellers on her back." #lovelaumeier #laumeier40
We’re taking it back to the decade of disco today remembering Richard Serra’s “To Encircle: Base Plate Hexagram; Right Angle Inverted,” 1970. Did you know this artwork could be driven over?! Talk about sculpture interaction! Dozens of people drove over this artwork daily from 1978 to 2005, when it was located at Laumeier's Main Entrance. Now you'll find it on the grounds at the @stlartmuseum. #tbt #laumeier40
Spotted in the gardens @laumeierstl: the Monarch caterpillars are here!
Can you spot Karen Mullen, Laumeier's Curator of Education, in this colossal sculpture?! Karen's favorite artwork at the Park is Mary Miss' truly awesome “Pool Complex: Orchard Valley,” 1983–85, tucked back in Laumeier's Eastern Woodland. “This is one of my favorite artworks because the sculpture and the surrounding landscape make you feel like you are coming home…as if it were your own memories of swimming in the vast pool that you are imagining.” #lovelaumeier #laumeier40
Who's been studying up on their French?! Pictured here is Jean Dubuffet’s “L’Aleatoire,” 1969, which was loaned to Laumeier by the Greenberg Gallery in 1979. The title of the sculpture translates to “The Random” in English. The aptly-named, vibrant piece was a nine-foot synthesis of aboriginal forms, made of cast stone with colors in glazed ceramic overlay. This was one of the last large sculptures by Dubuffet. #tbt #laumeier40
Today's "Friday Favorite" features Marketing & Communications Manager Lauren Kistner and Robert Lobe's “The Palm at the End of the Parking Lot,” 1995. “I discovered my favorite sculpture here my second week on the job! I just love the mix of natural and metallic materials in Robert Lobe’s ‘The Palm at the End of the Parking Lot,’ 1995—it really speaks to my personal style. It almost feels like this tree is all dressed up for a party!” #lovelaumeier #laumeier40
In honor of #nationaldogday tomorrow, today’s historical highlight features none other than Matilda Laumeier and her adorable dog, Lemon! Here at Laumeier, dogs are welcome in the outdoor galleries. (Dogs must be leashed at all times and picked up after by owners.) While you're here, be sure to sniff out the pup-friendly installations that are part of artist Tea Mäkipää’s 2011 exhibition, “Not Without My Dog." #tbt #laumeier40
Laumeier's Executive Director Marilu Knode chose Sam Durant's “Free Hanging Chain,” 2014, as her favorite artwork at the Park! “My favorite sculpture is Sam Durant’s elegant, haunting piece, ‘Free Hanging Chain,’ 2014, which was commissioned for Laumeier’s 2014 'Mound City' exhibition, the last in our series of shows organized under the theme 'Archaeology of Place.' We organized ‘Mound City’ to explore the traces of native cultures in contemporary American society, and to look at the meaning of the succession cultures that live uniquely in our region.”‪ #lovelaumeier #laumeier40
Andy Goldsworthy’s “Laumeier Stone,” 1991, is the focus of today’s historical highlight. Goldsworthy created the artwork using a large, irregularly shaped outcropping of limestone (vaguely resembling the snout of an alligator) hanging over a creek bed deep in the Laumeier woods. ‪#tbt #laumeier40
 

Laumeier is open daily from 8:00 a.m.–30 minutes past sunset. 
The Adam Aronson Fine Arts Center is open Thursday–Sunday from 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. during exhibitions only.
The Park is free and open to the public year-round, with the exception of special events.