St. George’s School will open a free public outdoor sculpture exhibition on its 125-acre Purgatory Road campus next week, featuring 11 contemporary works by prominent modern artists set against sweeping views of Second Beach and Sachuest Bay.
“Sculpture on the Hilltop” runs Friday, August 7 through Saturday, November 14. The exhibition will be open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on opening day, and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. daily for the remainder of the run.
The works span welded steel, iron, bronze, mixed metals, and wood, and include “Unfurling” by David Boyajian, “Duke” by John Clement, “Soft Pivot” and “Measure of Air” by Mike Hansel, “Bushwick” by Wendy Klemperer, “Three Orbs” by Rob Lorenson, “Untitled” by Makai Murray, “Objects in Mirror Are Closer Than They Appear” and “Wind in the Waves” by Chris Plaisted, “Harvest Dance” by Nancy Selvage, and “Ascending Perspectives” by Craig Snyder. The sculptures are designed to interact with natural light, wind, and open space throughout the campus.
Beginning August 7, visitors can access a self-guided audio tour through the Otocast app on Apple and Android, or scan the QR code on each sculpture to go directly to that work’s audio guide.
Visitors should park in the school’s Lower Road or Cabot-Harman Ice Center parking lot. A downloadable map with sculpture locations and parking information is available at stgeorges.edu/sculptureonthehilltop.
Founded in 1896, St. George’s is an independent boarding and day school serving 400 students in grades 9–12. Its campus, originally designed by the Olmsted Brothers landscape firm in 1901, features a blend of National Register-listed historic buildings and modern facilities.
