Cloverdale Arts Alliance organizes tour of picturesque, 100-acre “sculpture ranch”
Tickets to tour the world-renown Oliver Ranch are now on sale through the Cloverdale Arts Alliance at: www.cloverdaleartsalliance.org.
Located in the heart of Sonoma County, overlooking the Alexander Valley, the Oliver Ranch is home to 18 remarkable site-specific sculptural installations, including Ann Hamilton’s The Tower, where commissioned dance, poetry, theater, and music performances take place.
From the ranch’s first sculpture, Shepherd’s Muse by Judith Shea, which was commissioned in 1985, Steve and Nancy Oliver were motivated by a love of art, a desire to support artists, and also a wish to circumvent the “business” of art. Disillusioned with valuation in the world of art collecting, the Oliver’s decided to commission site-specific installations that could not be moved, and therefore, neither bought nor sold, thus putting the focus on the art itself, not its assessment.
“Tours are offered only a few times each year to a limited number of people,” said CAA Executive Director, Mark Tharrington. “The Arts Alliance is thrilled to be chosen as the non-profit to organize and benefit from this one-of-a-kind, art-centric tour.”
The tour will be Sunday, October 29, 2022. The cost is $105 for Cloverdale Arts Alliance members and $115 for non-members. The tour will be led by Steve Oliver or a trained docent and covers approximately 2.5 miles and 600 feet in elevation change. The tour is not wheelchair accessible and comfortable walking shoes are essential. Participants will meet at 9:30am at the Remmel Road Park & Ride in Geyserville, then carpool to the Oliver Ranch.
