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🌿 Sculptural Grace Arrives at Oak Hill Community Garden
Two Dancers, (sculpture) - Harriet Kittay - Artist
We are thrilled to announce a stunning new addition to our garden: two elegant sculptures by renowned artist Harriet Kittay, generously donated by the Museum of Arts and Sciences in Daytona Beach. These works now reside in our garden, bringing a touch of timeless artistry to our community space.
🗿 About the Artist: Harriet Kittay
Harriet Kittay is a celebrated sculptor whose work bridges the geometric and the figurative. Born in New York and educated at Boston University, she spent 15 years in Caracas, Venezuela, where her distinctive style took shape. Her sculptures are known for their hard-edge geometry, often depicting ballet dancers in motion or repose, rendered in stainless steel and other metals.
Critics have praised her work for its emotional depth and sophistication. One New York reviewer described her style as “extremely individualistic and unusually sophisticated,” while Le Figaro in Paris noted that her sculptures carry “a small air of eternity.”
🌸 Art Meets Nature
The two sculptures now nestled in our garden reflect Kittay’s signature style—angular, poetic forms that evoke movement and emotion. Their presence transforms our green space into a living gallery, inviting reflection and conversation among visitors.
Whether you're tending to a plot, enjoying a walk, or simply soaking in the serenity, we encourage you to spend a moment with these sculptures. They are not just art—they are part of our growing story.
🙏 A Grateful Acknowledgment
We extend our heartfelt thanks to the Museum of Arts and Sciences in Daytona Beach for this generous gift. Their support enriches our community and deepens the connection between art and nature.
- Carol M.
Data source: Smithsonian Libraries
Medium: Figures: cut aluminum; Bases: metal
Type: Sculptures-Outdoor
Date: Copyrighted 1980. Dedicated 1980
Control number: IAS FL000360
Data Source: Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
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A Special Thank You to Walter A. for moving and installing the statues.
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126 Flamingo Rd. Oak Hill, FL 32759
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Dawn - Dusk (7am-7pm)
A community garden means many things to many people. For some, a community garden is a place to grow food, flowers and herbs in the company of friends and neighbors. For others, it’s a place to reconnect with nature or get physical exercise. Yet others use community gardens simply because they lack adequate space to have a garden at their home.
This website contains important information about how our garden operates and who to contact with general and specific questions. It also contains information about how you can pitch in to make the garden run smoothly. Community gardening requires a fair amount of work beyond tending your own plot, every gardener is asked to participate to the best of his or her ability in the management and upkeep of the entire garden.
The Oak Hill Community Garden represents the next step in our vision to build a healthy community. Together we can create an agriculture and education project that empowers youth and adults to discover and participate in our local food system and encourage healthy living, nurture the environment and grow a more sustainable community.
A Few Tips For Successful Community Gardening
Plan to visit your garden two to three times a week during the growing season. Make a schedule with yourself or other gardeners, write it in your calendar, or post a colorful reminder on the fridge. Since your garden plot is not located outside your front or back door, it’s sometimes easy to forget that there is weeding, watering, staking or harvesting to do.
Attend scheduled meetings and workdays. This will help you meet other gardeners and become part of your gardening community. You’ll also learn about the various jobs and projects that need to be done to keep your garden in shape.
Make friends with other gardeners. Experienced gardeners are an invaluable resource. Pick their brains for gardening tips. Visit their plots to see how they stake or trellis their crops.
Volunteer for a garden job or committee. Community gardens don’t manage themselves. They require a fair amount of work. By pitching in on a certain job or project, you’ll be supporting the garden as a whole and ensuring that the work is spread among many people.
Educate yourself. Check out books from the library. Attend classes. There’s always something to learn about gardening. The more you learn, the more success you’ll have.
Harvest produce on a regular basis. Some people use the excuse that “a lot of food is going to waste” to justify taking food from a garden without permission.
During harvest season, let garden leaders know if you plan to be out of town for more than a few days. Gardeners can harvest for you and donate the food to a local pantry.
How to Keep in Touch
Email - We will send out emails as needed to update gardeners about events, work days or any other pertinent information.
To contact, please email: oakhillcommunitygarden@gmail.com
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