THE ENCHANTED GARDEN A celebration of Art and Nature in Dialogue!
THE ENCHANTED GARDEN
A celebration of Art and Nature in Dialogue!
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.
Art Sanctuary is a result – and a happy consequence – of the encounter and meeting, and collaboration, between Norwegian artist Tone Aanderaa (www.toneaanderaa.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 2011 Art Sanctuary's 'Enchanted Garden' OFFICIALLY OPENED;
And every year the numbers of visitors have been growing and growing,
and inspiring us to keep going and going!
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:
Art Sanctuary again opened its gates (June 29 - August 5): and 'The Enchanted Garden'
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:
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'
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.
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...
When we again opened the gates, in 2016,
our Celebration of Art and Nature in Dialogue included 31 artists
We now have a 'luxury-problem'... needing more parking space...needing more terasse space... (!)
Some glimpses from 2016:
Wonderful music installations by Barbara Hills:
2017:
Beautiful music installations by Øystein Sævåg:
Art Sanctuary is about artists encountering, meeting - and collaborating - in the Spirit of
Art Inspired by, and in Dialogue With, Nature.
