Q & Awww.admsp.org

Altos del Mar Sculpture Parkwhere art meets nature... in service to the community!

1. Who is paying for the improvements to the park?

The improvements will be entirely paid by Altos Del Mar Sculpture Park, Inc., a Florida not-for-profit 501 (c)(3) Public Charity and its donors.

2. Who is financing this?

All financing comes from individual and institutional donors. All costs thus far have been financed mainly by local individual residents, neighbors and directors of the park. The funding for the construction of approximately $ 4 million will mainly derive from institutional and corporate donors with whom ADMSP is in ongoing, advanced negotiations represented by an experienced investment banker.

3. Where are the sculpture coming from?

All sculptures will be obtained as loans for a specific time from museums, large private collections and individual owners. All contacts to the art lenders are being handled by leading art experts and art dealers available to ADMSP on its own board of directors such as Robert Miller, Dr. David Schaff and Gerrit Schulz-Bennewitz.

4. When will the park open?

ADMSP is aiming to open the park in the first quarter of 2013. However, the opening date is dependent on getting the financing and all permits within the a required time frame. ADMSP would need to start construction at least eight months prior to the opening.

5. Who is going to maintain the park?

The park will be maintained by the staff of ADMSP and an independent c o n t r a c t o r l a n d s c a p i n g , maintenance, and service company.

6. Will the park be open to the public? What hours? Will there be a charge to visit the park?

ADMSP will be open to the public 365 days/year

The planned hours are from 9:00 AM to sun-set

There will be no charge to visit ADMSP

7. Who is going to be responsible for selecting the sculptures?

The Board of Directors will make all decisions. The City Manager of Miami Beach will appoint three permanent directors to the ADMSP board of directors. The board will appoint a Sub-Board to select the art works. Current Members of the board of ADMSP:Art historian, Dr. Jur. Marlene Saile,Art historian and Art Consultant, Gerrit Schulz-Bennewitz,Art collector and Art Business Executive, Peter Saile,Art dealer, Robert Miller (b. April 17, 1939 - d. June 22, 2011)

Art historian and art dealer, Dr. David SchaffInvestment Banker, Klaus Lewin,Sculptor and developer, Juan Carlos TocaArt Collector and scientist, Dr. Anthony M. WeaverLandscape Architect, Margarita BlancoEntertainment Industry Entrepreneur, Betsy Perez,Architect and Artist, Les Beilinson,Artist and Jeweler, Julie MiróArtist and Art Business Executive, Steven Jackman.

8. What happens if someone finds a sculpture offensive?

ADMSP under its management agreement with the City of Miami Beach is required to exhibit sculptures that are within certain guidelines so as to avoid this specific issue.ADMSP will only exhibit established artists from the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries.

9. Are sculptures going to be sold at the park?

Exhibited sculptures will not be sold at ADMSP.

10. Who collects the money if a sculpture is sold?

ADMSP is not selling sculptures. The sculptures on exhibition are on loan from the lender/owners.

11. How are the sculptures going to withstand a hurricane? and what will be done with the s c u l p t u r e s w h e n a h u r r i c a n e i s approaching?

Approximately 10 large sculptures of more than one ton of weight will be exhibited. Each is fixed to a solid concrete/steel foundation in the ground and will not be damaged by a storm. The majority of approximately 20 medium size and small sculptures will be partially moved to a covered storage facility in Miami Beach during a hurricane. All measures necessary to protect the cultural property will be made pursuant to the lending contracts as between ADMSP and the lenders.

12. Why is somebody going through such a costly and time consuming exercise to privately develop a sculpture park?

ADMSP is a true neighborhood and resident caused project that is being brought to fruition by the giving of many. The individual initiators want to do something good for the community where they are all also residents. They want to help develop a better e c o n o m i c / s o c i a l a n d n i c e r l i v i n g environment in North Beach. Among the initiators and sponsors are entrepreneurs, lawyers, artists, corporate executives and students who all want to give something to the community.

13. What programming will there be and how much will it cost?

ADMSP will offer the following programs, for free, to the community at the Lawn:

Guided park tours by an art historian;Art classes; Classical music, jazz or other music events that are cultural in nature Book author readings;Kite flying; Outdoor Cinema;Classes such as Yoga, Aerobics, Pilates, Ballet, Qi Gong, Tai Chi and MeditationLive butterfly releases

ADMSP will also be available for rental for limited private events such as wedding ceremonies, baptisms, bar/bat mitzvahs, birthdays, graduations, and other such events.

14. How can I get involved?

We are happy to see you join and take part in everything ADMSP. Visit our v o l u n t e e r p a g e a t h t t p : / /www.altosdelmarsculpturepark.com/volunteer.html to find out what interests you about ADMSP and to take part in what you love.

15. Who are the artists and sculptures that will be exhibited?

ADMSP will curate a series of changing exhibitions of sculpture in the natural sculpture rooms from established artists from the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries. The large sculptures (approximately 10) shall be exchanged every three years. The smaller (approximately 20) shall be exchanged every eighteen months.

The Tree Allées exhibit abstract sculptures that consist of 20th-century Western sculpture that rejects representation and has no starting- or finishing-point in nature.

The Dunefield exhibits contemporary sculptures that consist of sculptures from World War II to the present time.

The Maritime Garden exhibits figurative sculptures that are representational and derive from real object sources such the human figure, animal figure, and any other form that retains a strong reference to the real world.

Sample of abstract sculptors to be exhibited at the the Tree Allées

Constantin Brancusi

Joan Miró

Pablo Picasso

Alexander Calder

Barbara Hepworth

Ben Nicholson

Naum Gabo

Larry Bell

Jean Tinguely

Robert Rauschenberg

Roy Lichtenstein

Sir Anthony Caro

John Chamberlin

Mark di Suvero

Richard Serra

Henry Moore

Jean Arp

David Smith

Robert Morris

Tomas Schutte

Isamu Noguchi

Lazlo Moholy-Nagy

Richard Lippold

George Rickey

Louise Nevelson

Tony Smith

Donald Judd

Anne Truitt

Giacomo Benevelli

Arnaldo Pomodoro

Dan Flavin

Auguste Rodin

Walter de Maria

The sculptors listed here are only a sample of the types of sculptors ADMSP will exhibit. The sculptures will depend on availability from the owner.

Sample of contemporary sculptors to be exhibited at the Dunefield

Mac Adams

Eduardo Chillida

Yaacov Agam

Kinji Akagawa

Constantine Andreou

Andrew Sabin

Mowry Baden

Hanneke Beaumont

Omiros

Sol Lewitt

Andy Goldsworthy

Bill Culbert

Rachel Whiteread

Jonathan Borofsky

Louise Bourgeois

Minoru Niizuma

Art Brenner

Anish Kapoor

Ronald Mallory

David Smith

Mark Wallinger

Clemens Weiss

Chris Booth

Daniel Buren

Tim Hawkinson

Claes Oldenburg

Pablo Serrano

Robert Indiana

Nigel Hall

Erwin Hauer

Eric Hauser

Richard Long

Tony Cragg

Jimmie Durham

Eric Orr

George Rickey

The sculptors listed here are only a sample of the types of sculptors ADMSP will exhibit. The sculptures will depend on availability from the owner.

Sample of figurative sculptors to be exhibited at the Maritime Garden

Leonard Baskin

Ernest Trova

Marisol Escobar

Paul Thek

Manuel Neri

Robert Graham

Fernando Botero

Alberto Giacometti

Nikki de St. Phalle

Gaston LaChaise

Jacob Epstein

Samuel Yellin

Dale Chihully

Frederick Hart

Joseph Erhardy

Mirko Basaldella

Arturo Martini

Auguste Rodin

Raymond Masson

Roseline Granet

Philippe Roman

Fracois Jousselin

The sculptors listed here are only a sample of the types of sculptors ADMSP will exhibit. The sculptures will depend on availability from the owner.

Milton Horn

Charles Umlauf

John Henry Waddell

Edgar Degas

Paul Manship

C. Paul Jennewein

Elie Nadelman

Albin Polasek

Henry Matisse

Alexander Archipenko

Manolo Valdes

SAMPLE SCULPTURE TYPES:Abstract, Contemporary, Figurative

Alexander ArchipenkoTurning Torso, 1921

Constantine BrancusiSleeping Muse, 1910

Roy LichtensteinThe Head, 1992

Richard LongUntitled, 2000

Alexander CalderAluminum Leaves, Red Post, 1941

Robert IndianaLove, 1964

Anish KapoorCloud Gate, 1999

Horst AntesFigur 2, 1957

Auguste RodinThe Kiss, 1889

Henry MatisseReclining Nude II, 1927

Walter de MariaSeen 5 Continents, 1989

Tomas SchutteHotel For Birds, 2000

Richard SerraFulcrum, 1987

Henry MooreLarge Four Reclining Piece, 1973

Jean TinguelyFontaine Jean Tinguely, 1984

Alberto GiacomettiWalking Man I, 1960

Eduardo ChillidaBundeskanzleramt, 2000

Naum GaboBijenkorf, 1955-57

Joan MiróLunar Bird, 1945

Niki de St. PhalleBlack Nana of the Three Graces, 1974