POETIC
ARTIST GARDEN
A man who
loves to plant trees and make ponds
Together
they made Art Sanctuary;
Their focus is to keep all ‘as natural as possible’;
In 2011 they
decided to open the gates to the public;
A man who
loves to plant trees and make ponds
And a poetic
painter who loves to be in Nature
Together
they made Art Sanctuary;
A large and
natural beautiful garden (1,5ha);
An ‘avenue’
of 100 cherry trees runs throughout the garden –
A forest, with
secret rooms and chambers, lots of ponds and waterways –
And finally;
a most romantic Labyrinth,
where you
can lose your way amongst the bushes and trees, all flowering at different
times…
Their focus is to keep all ‘as natural as possible’;
encouraging
indigenous plants and flowers to find their own chosen places –
one year
here … next year there….!
A garden in constant
change.
In 2011 they
decided to open the gates to the public;
Inviting
visitors to
Art Sanctuary is about artists encountering, meeting - and collaborating - in the Spirit of
Art Inspired by, and in Dialogue With, Nature.
Art Sanctuary's 'Enchanted Garden':
This large and natural garden (1,5 ha), situated just near the ‘border’ between the French and the Flemish part of Belgium, hosts a most special Annual International art exhibition; Artists are invited from far and near - to exhibit and participate, and collaborate - in all different expressions, techniques, media...
Inspired by,
and in Dialogue With, Nature.
And every year the numbers of visitors have been growing!
THE STORY:
Art Sanctuary is a result – and a happy consequence – of the encounter and meeting, and collaboration, between Norwegian artist Tone Aanderaa (www.toneaanderaa.blogspot.com ) and Ignace Clarysse, Belgian, IT expert. project manager and content-builder (www.ignace-clarysse.com)
In 2009 Art Sanctuary arranged 'The Belgian-Norwegian Collaboration'; 12
artists from Norway, The Netherlands, and Belgium, meeting in 2 large
exhibitions at HARDANGER
FOLKEMUSEUM and HARDANGER KULTURGALLERI
In 2010 Art Sanctuary published two
collections of poems by Tone Aanderaa;
'PUST; Fugler Puster Annerledes'
('BREATH; Birds Breathe Differently')
and 'Poe-etiske voggesanger – epistler fra et mørkt fastland' ('Poe-Ethical Lullabies – Epistles From a Dark Mainland'
In 2010 Art Sanctuary also hosted The Encounter
between Tone Aanderaa and composer/performer Nicky Bendix www.nickybendix.com a
collaboration with paintings/art and music evolving together.
(Please see VIDEOS
of this collaboration)
In 2011 Art Sanctuary's 'Enchanted
Garden' OFFICIALLY OPENED;
ART INSPIRED BY AND/OR IN DIALOGUE WITH NATURE
20 artists from Belgium, France, The Netherlands, Norway and Denmark, exhibiting in a large and beautiful natural garden, and inside the old train station house of Station 14, Ste-Marie-Geest, Jodoigne, Belgium.
Click on image to see the artists exhibiting!
Opening Concert by:
In 2012
Art Sanctuary again opened its gates (June 29 - August 5): and 'The Enchanted Garden' had a Theme: 'Dance';
33 International artists invited to exhibit in this ever-evolving natural garden
+ performances and
concerts
+ Composer Nicky Bendix' 'Special Edition CD - 2012' was played as a sound installation throughout the exhibition period.
Click on image to listen
(All art work: Tone Aanderaa)
Closing concert and performances:
Glimpses from 2012:
- The garden also presented the 'baby-stage' of a special added feature this year: A new Labyrinth.
On August 3rd - 2 days before the end of the exhibition -
my mother passed away, very suddenly.
I spent the following year making a 'Thread room'...and
a 'Forest Temple'...
It was the only way I knew to express the grief.
And so...
In 2013
we again opened the gates to 'THE ENCHANTED GARDEN' -
with 21 International artists exhibiting; This year's theme:
'C'EST LE RÊVE' - 'IT IS THAT DREAM' - 'HET IS DE DROOM'
'C'EST LE RÊVE' - 'IT IS THAT DREAM' - 'HET IS DE DROOM'
In 2014
we again opened the gates to 'THE ENCHANTED GARDEN' -
21 International artists exhibiting:
Click on image to see the artists exhibiting
A few glimpses from this year's 'Enchanted Garden' exhibition - after two very rainy weeekends, it was simply Wonderful!
The presentation is accompanied by the music of Nicky Bendix; 'Three Sisters and a Flower' - from the CD 'Healing Garden', created as a sound installation in Art Sanctuary's 'Enchanted Garden' International Art Exhibition, 2014
The presentation is accompanied by the music of Nicky Bendix; 'Three Sisters and a Flower' - from the CD 'Healing Garden', created as a sound installation in Art Sanctuary's 'Enchanted Garden' International Art Exhibition, 2014
(All artwork: Tone Aanderaa)
Also played as a sound installation, in the forest
('Thread room' - installation)
was Nicky Bendix' 'Threads of Nornir'
(All artwork: Tone Aanderaa)
Glimpses from 'The Enchanted Garden' 2014
2015 we decided to take a needed 'sabbatical-year'...
The garden, and we, rested...
and then thrived!
And when we again opened the gates, in 2016,
our Celebration of Art and Nature in Dialogue included 31 artists - blessed with the most amazing weather ever
- the best reviews ever!
our Celebration of Art and Nature in Dialogue included 31 artists - blessed with the most amazing weather ever
- the best reviews ever!
and all-in-all the best season ever!
We now have a 'luxury-problem'... needing more parking space...needing more terasse space... (!)
Some glimpses from 2016:
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