Exploring Environmental Art: Found-Wood Sculpture with Lee Williams at Merck Forest & Farmland Center
Sat, Oct 04
|Merck Forest & Farmland Center
Join Shaftsbury, Vermont-based sculptor Lee Williams to make a wood sculpture at Merck Forest & Farmland Center.
Time & Location
Oct 04, 2025, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Merck Forest & Farmland Center, 3270 VT-315, Rupert, VT 05768, USA
About the event
Exploring Environmental Art: Found-Wood Sculpture with Lee Williams at Merck Forest & Farmland Center
Join Shaftsbury, Vermont-based sculptor Lee Williams to make a wood sculpture at Merck Forest & Farmland Center. Draw inspiration from the backdrop of dazzling foliage, walk the trails to collect material, and create sculpture using wood sourced from the forest floor. Arrive early or stay after to catch one of Merck Forest’s Fall Foliage Wagon Rides, running hourly from 10am through 1pm, $5 per person.
This event has been made possible through a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Big Read. NEA Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest. The goals of the NEA Big Read are to inspire meaningful conversations, celebrate local creativity, elevate a wide variety of voices and perspectives, and build stronger connections in each community.