2008 will mark the 6th year of celebrating public art with the Annual Cloverdale Sculpture Exhibit. The exhibit enlivens our plaza each year for the benefit of the local community and those visiting our town, while also contributing to our reputation as an arts destination in Sonoma County. The Cloverdale Arts Alliance is honored to assume management of this important program in 2008.

Our downtown plaza will become a sculpture garden from June 7th to October 1st, showcasing 14 sculptures selected from the many entries. This is a juried show.  Our selection committee this year consisted of:

• Walter Byck, owner of Paradise Ridge Winery and Paradise Sculpture Garden, 

• Joe Hawley, international sculptor, and

• Ron Siegemund, sculptor, current board-member, and past president of Cloverdale Arts Alliance.  

A panel of 3 judges will select "Best of Show" and present a cash prize to the sculptor at the opening reception, 4:30-6:30pm on June 7th. Judges for the 2008 Exhibit are:

• Debra Lehane, art consultant and creator of the Civic Art  Collection Program on behalf of the San Francisco Arts Commission,

• Steven Oliver, patron of one of the most ambitious private collections of site-specific sculpture in the United States, and

• Allan Voigt, co-founder with his wife Judy of the Voigt Family Sculpture Foundation in 2005 to facilitate the installation of larger outdoor sculpture in publicly-accessible places.

The public is invited to view the sculptures, meet the artists and the judges, and celebrate the arts at the opening reception. We look forward to a successful 2008 exhibit