{"id":17394,"date":"2019-05-29T10:45:54","date_gmt":"2019-05-29T09:45:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/?p=17394"},"modified":"2019-05-29T10:45:55","modified_gmt":"2019-05-29T09:45:55","slug":"form-sculpture-exhibition-returns-to-bangor-castles-walled-garden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2019\/05\/form-sculpture-exhibition-returns-to-bangor-castles-walled-garden\/","title":{"rendered":"ForM Sculpture Exhibition Returns to Bangor Castle\u2019s Walled Garden"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>The ForM Sculpture Exhibition opens this Saturday 1 June in Bangor Castle\u2019s Walled Garden. For the whole month of June, the garden will be transformed into an alfresco art gallery when it showcases 42 beautiful sculptures. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/press-8.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17395\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The event is a wonderful opportunity to view these specially created pieces of art all inspired by the garden, whilst enjoying the tranquil surroundings that this beautiful space has to offer.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This\njuxtaposition of art and nature offers a unique experience and the whole family\nwill enjoy seeking out sculptures located in the garden\u2019s walkways, plants and\nflowerbeds. Some of the works\nare striking and of large scale whilst other smaller works will need to be\nsought out of the greenery. Pick up a map at the gate and see what you can\nfind!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ards and North Down Borough\nCouncil\u2019s Arts Officer, Patricia Hamilton said, <em>\u2018This eclectic mix of\nsculptures, which come in all shapes and sizes, provide a unique garden\nexperience with an added dimension. This is the largest ForM exhibition we have\nhad since its inception in June 2012 and we are pleased that its reputation has\ngrown throughout Ireland and the participating artists have reflected that\u2019.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ForM will remain open until 30 June and is free to visit.\u00a0 Some of the sculptures are available to buy.\u00a0 Visitors can pick up a map and catalogue on arrival and are also invited to vote for their favourite sculpture in the ForM Competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketsource.co.uk\/ardsandnorthdown\">https:\/\/www.ticketsource.co.uk\/ardsandnorthdown<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To celebrate the exhibition, a\nseries of FREE art workshops facilitated by local artists will run in the\ngarden during the month of June. For more information and to book a space, go\nto: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bangor Castle Walled Garden is open\nfrom 10am \u2013 7.30pm Monday to Thursday, and 10am \u2013 5.30pm at weekends and Bank\nHolidays.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The ForM Sculpture Exhibition opens this Saturday 1 June in Bangor Castle\u2019s Walled Garden. For the whole month of June, the garden will be transformed into an alfresco art gallery when it showcases 42 beautiful sculptures. The event is a wonderful opportunity to view these specially created pieces of art all inspired by the garden, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2019\/05\/form-sculpture-exhibition-returns-to-bangor-castles-walled-garden\/\">Continued<\/a><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17394"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17394"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17394\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17396,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17394\/revisions\/17396"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17394"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17394"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17394"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}