The Sculpture in the Parklands is a 50-acre (200,000 m²) land and environmental sculpture park located in Lough Boora, County Offaly, Ireland. The park is open to the public 365 days of the year and admission is free. Sculpture in the Parklands was founded by sculptor Kevin O'Dwyer in partnership with Bord na Mona, Lough Boora Parklands Group, Offaly County Council and the Arts Council.^{[citation needed]}

In the wetlands and wildlife wilderness of Lough Boora, inspired by the rich natural and industrial legacy of the boglands,^[tone] the artists have created a series of large-scale sculptures that are now part of the Parklands' permanent collection. Sculpture in the Parklands began as an international sculpture symposium in 2002 when seven Irish and international artist created works of art over a three-week residency.^[1] The success of the symposium led to the formation of Sculpture in the Parklands and eight site-specific sculptures created during the symposium form the nucleus of the project. Currently^[when?] there are 20 site-specific sculptures in the Parklands.^{[citation needed]}

Inviting artists to create significant^{[clarification needed]} site-specific works of art during the artist in residency programme each year, the mission of Sculpture in the Parklands is to inspire artists to create artworks in response to the unique landscape and industrial heritage of the cut away bogland and to build awareness of the arts within the community through public participation and interaction.^[tone] In addition to permanent sculpture and time-based work, the project has a commitment to commissioning video artists, composers, choreographers, and performance artists to interpret and document this unique landscape, folklore and industrial history.^[tone]

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  Sunrise at Ruaille Buaille by Patrick Dougherty
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  60 Degrees and Cycles by Caroline Madden
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  Boora Pyramid by Eileen MacDonagh
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  Cycles by Caroline Madden and Boora Convergence by David Kinane
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  Bog Track by Johan Seitzema
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  Boora Stacks by Naomi Seki
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  Passage by Alan Counihan
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  Ruaille Buaille by Patrick Dougherty
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  Raised Line by Maurice McDonagh
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  Sky Train by Mike Bulfin
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  Tippler Bridge by Kevin O'Dwyer

• Official website
• Irish Times Slideshow Archived 18 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine
• Lough Boora Parklands Website Archived 24 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
• Sculpture Park Ireland Archived 16 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
• Culture in the cutaway Archived 15 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine

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