Village Views

Queen of the Netherlands visited new sculpture project 'Village Views'

Beatrix the queen of the Netherlands (herself a sculptor) visited on the 19th of June 2009 the first fase of the sculpture project ‘Dorpsgezichten’ (Village Views). This project is an initiative from sculptor Adri A.C. de Fluiter and the foundation NatureArt Drenthe. The foundation was organising yearly an international art in nature symposium (with exhibition) in the forest near the small village Schoonoord from 2005 till 2011. This village belongs to the municipality Coevorden. Every year10 artists were selected on certain themes.

   

Talking with Stefan Ester                    Talking with Francois Geissmann

Sculptural works which are made in this symposium get a second life in the project that the queen was visiting. In this project, that runs till 2012, there are placed 16 sculptures/installations in eight village also belonging to Coevorden. On the 19th of June it was the first fase of the project with realising 7 artworks. The queen was visiting them all and she was very pleased by the result. ‘Amazing’she said ‘such a quality and such nice, very well chosen locations’.
From know on the people can visit this trail of about 60 kilometers with the villages: Schoonoord, Wezuperbrug, Wezup, Zweeloo, Aalden, Meppen, Gees en Oosterhesselen. www.coevorden.nl
 

The trail on this map is only giving an impression. The booklet to buy at Tourist Information gives the correct location on detailed maps. Also the works can be found with the GPS coordinates.