Three stone sculptures are now being completed for erection in selected areas of Anguilla. They will depict the Amerindian people, the early inhabitants of the island; the friendliness and smiles of Anguillians; and the urgency to end polio.
The sculptures are part of a three-week symposium which commenced at the Art Café at Island Harbour on Monday this week. The symposium, which continues until November 27, is being held for the first time in the Caribbean by three visiting artists – Alexandra Harley, Almuth Tebbenhoff of the prestigious Royal British Society of Sculptors founded in 1905, and Jon Barlow Hudson from the United States.
They are working on large polished Anguillian limestone rock. The carved stones will be placed in selected areas of the island not only in the interest of Anguillians but visitors as well.
Organiser of the symposium, Mr. Walter Byer, hoped that it would be a successful undertaking. “I am happy to say that we are using our own Anguilla limestone for this first symposium,” he said. “I am expecting that you will all be extremely pleased with the results, and that it would be good for Anguilla to begin placing monumental sculptures in public places for visitors and Anguillians to see.”
The symposium has the support and involvement of the Anguilla Government through the Department of Youth and Culture. The Director of that Department, Mr. Bren Romney, said it was arranged for 240 children from the Primary Schools, and the Albena Lake-Hodge Comprehensive School, to visit and interact with the sculptors. Some of the students are also expected to participate in a workshop.
