Enjoy public art and Maine’s scenic vistas while you and your family visit the magnificent sculptures on the Symposium Sculpture Tour. These large-scale sculptures were created by world-class artists at the Schoodic International Sculpture Symposium and then permanently sighted in downeast Maine communities.
A picnic lunch can be enjoyed at several sculpture sites, or you can sample the local fare at the many fine restaurants and cafes along the way.
Directions to Sculptures
A. Bar Harbor Tension by Songul Telek of Turkey
Located at Barker Park in Bar Harbor. Follow Route 3 to Cottage Street. Barker Park is located on the left, next to the post office.
B. Deer Isle “Deer Isle Project” by Attila Rath Geber of France.
Located at Scott’s Landing, Deer Isle. From Blue Hill take Route 15 to Deer Isle. Scott’s Landing is located on the hill on your left just after the causeway from Little Deer Isle to Deer Isle.
C. Ellsworth – Narihiro Uemura of Japan.
Located on State Street, Ellsworth, about 100 feet from the intersection of Route 1 & 3, Main Street, and State Street.
D. Franklin “Recurrent Journey” by Mark Herrington of Maine.
Located at Galimander Park in Franklin. From Route 1, take Route 182 to Galimander Park, next to Historical Society.
E. Gouldsboro “The Gate” by Ahmed Karaly of Egypt.
Installation pending progress of Byway Committee and DOT. For updates on installation please check our website.
F. Lamoine “Dialog” by Roland Mayer of Germany.
Located at Lamoine State Park. From Ellsworth take Route 1 to Route 184. For alternate route from Route 3, take Route 204 to Route 184.
G. Machias “The Islands of Maine” by Jhon Gogaberishvili of Republic of Georgia.
Located on the campus of the University of Maine, Machias. Take US Route 1 to Machias.
H. Milbridge “Transitory” by Dominika Griesgraber of Poland.
Located near the Women’s Health Research Library at 24 School Street. Sculpture overlooks the Narraguagus River. From Route 1, take Route 1A to School Street.
I. SERC CAMPUS “Tribute to Life” by Ian Newberry of Sweden.
Located in front of the John G. Moore Auditorium at the Schoodic Education and Research Center (SERC), Schoodic Section of Acadia National Park, near Winter Harbor. From Route 1, take Route 186 past Winter Harbor to the Park entrance. Then follow the signs to the SERC Campus.
J. Southwest Harbor “Sisters” by Roy Patterson of Maine.
Located at Southwest Harbor Public Library, 338 Main Street. From Route 3, take Route 102 to Southwest Harbor.
K. Steuben “A Glimpse of the Moon” by Jesse Salisbury of Maine.
Located at the Steuben Public Library, 22 Village Road, Steuben. From Ellsworth, take Route 1 (Just off Route 1).
L. Sullivan “Sullivan Tower” by Jo Kley of Germany.
Located at the Sullivan Town Green, Route 1. Traveling east on Route 1, the sculpture is located on the left just after the bridge from Hancock to Sullivan.
M. Winter Harbor “Cleat” by Don Justin Meserve of Maine.
Located at the intertidal zone at the town landing on Route 186. From Route 1, take Route 186 to Winter Harbor.
