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These Beautiful Sculptures at the Dallas Arboretum Will Make Your Heart Melt

“Celebrate the Children” is a new bronze sculpture exhibit at the Dallas Arboretum and the story behind them will absolutely make your heart melt! I love bringing my kids to the Dallas Arboretum whenever I can, because not only is it a beautiful place in Dallas to take spring photos, but it’s also a family favorite destination right here in the metroplex. The mission of the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden is to build and maintain a public venue that promotes the art, enjoyment and knowledge of horticulture, while providing opportunities for education and research. Keep reading to learn why I love this new exhibit at Dallas Arboretum…

Through October, the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden will “Celebrate the Children” through an art exhibition of beautiful, hand-crafted bronze sculptures of children by Gary Lee Price, which are displayed throughout the garden.  The exhibit features more than 25 different, hand-produced, bronze sculptures, many of which are of his own children. I mean, how special is that?

The 11-foot sculpture, “Celebration!” features joyous children celebrating life and soaring around the globe. The exhibition encourages guests to revisit childhood memories such as singing Ring-Around-the-Rosie in “Circle of Peace” with five children or playing in the grass near one of the four “Cartwheel” statues. The pieces range from 2 to 7.5 feet tall, with one sculpture weighing more than 1,300 lbs. You’re going to love getting spring photos at the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden. The “Celebrate the Children” exhibit runs April 15-October 15.

We had fun exploring the garden looking for all of Gary Lee Price’s statues. He’s been creating bronze sculptures for more than 35 years! Here are just a few of them we found:

Celebrate Children Sculptures at the Dallas Arboretum!

We had fun exploring the garden looking for all of Price’s statues. He told us that art is therapeutic for him and also how he became inspired to create these beautiful statues.

This sculpture reminds me to Savor the Days…

Summary

We enjoyed learning about and exploring the “Celebrate the Children” exhibit at the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Gardens in Dallas. The inspiration behind these bronze sculptures are sure to melt your heart. The “Celebrate the Children” exhibit runs April 15-October 15.