Barossa Sculpture Park
contemporary sculpture in stone

The Barossa Sculpture Park, situated on Mengler’s Hill, features 17 sculptures by international and Australian artists ranging from France, Belgium, USA, Japan and Egypt to the Barossa Valley.

The Park overlooks the beautiful Barossa Valley with views stretching to the sea.

The Barossa Sculpture Park was created during the 1st Barossa International Sculpture Symposium in 1988. To mark the 20th anniversary a follow up Symposium was organised in 2008.

Industry Sponsors, Barossa businesses and the community funded both events. The invited sculptors were guests of the Barossa community and created their sculptures over six weeks. At the close they donated the works to the Barossa community under the auspices of The Barossa Council.

The 1988 Symposium

The Barossa International Sculpture Symposium took place 15 September – 30 October 1988 on Menglers Hill, Tanunda.

Nine sculptors from France, Japan, the USA and Australia carved in local marble and granite site-specific works depicting the Barossa environment. The works remain permanently on the site.

The works are abstract or very abstracted figurative reflecting on the site, the environment and the sculptor’s relationship with the Barossa community.

The sculptors were:

  • Cliff Axelsen from NSW, Australia
  • Lawrence Beck from NSW, Australia
  • Stefan Bruggisser from NSW, Australia
  • Michael Cartwright from Victoria, Australia
  • Susan Falkman from Wisconsin, USA
  • Mary Gerken from Iowa, USA
  • Christiane Giraud from France
  • Takio Ogai from Japan
  • Paul Trappe from South Australia

The 2008 Symposium

The Barossa International Sculpture Symposium in natural stone (granite) took place 1 September – 14 October 2008 on Menglers Hill, Tanunda.

The sculptors worked in granite by direct-carving. Their designs were to reflect the Barossa environment and the ambience of the Barossa Hills; the works were carved in-situ and remain on the site.

The blocks of Granite which the sculptors worked were already on site for the Symposium and ranged from 2.4m to 3m, there was South Australian Black Granite and Sienna Granite (brown).

Sculptors brought their own tools, and used supplied air compressors and hoses to work.

The sculptors were:

  • Lode Tibos  from Belgium
  • Omar Toussoun from Egypt
  • Michael Dan Archer  from UK
  • Hiroshi Miyauchi from Japan
  • Viktor Kalinowski from Australia
  • Patrice Belin from France
  • Kevin Free from Australia
  • Roger Loos from USA