Art and Nature Park
Sam Easterson was selected as one of the 10 inaugural artists for the IMA’s Virginia B. Fairbanks Art & Nature Park and will be working on a future project for the park.
Upon its opening in 2009, the Virginia B. Fairbanks Art & Nature Park will be one of the largest museum art parks in the country, and the only one to feature the ongoing commission of site-specific artworks. The IMA’s goal is to present contemporary art projects, exhibitions and discussions designed to strengthen the public’s understanding of society’s multi-faceted relationship with the natural world. Programming for the Art & Nature Park will grow directly out of the artworks, which will include temporary and permanent installations from emerging and established artists. The 100-acre Park site is bordered by the White River and runs contiguous to the IMA’s current 52-acre campus, more than half of which is comprised of historic landscapes and gardens. Commissions will be ongoing, with additional artists’ projects to be announced annually.
