Watch the Restoration of our Sculptures as they Happen!
On June 5th, 2023, The AM Masonry team started work cleaning, sandblasting, power washing, patching, fixing, sculpting and protecting our major totems. Here they are working on Moon Haw and the Brune Totem. More videos to come so watch this space! Please consider donating to Save our Totems. 5 done and 7 more to go!
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Work begins on the restoration of MoonHaw!
The Brunel Totem, being cleaned, repaired, restored, and made ready for repainting by the team from AM Masonry.
Julio from AM Masonry puts the final touches on the Herb Garden Sentinel totem.
The beginning of the repainting of the Brunel Totem - La Statue de la Territoire!
Welcome To Brunel Sculpture Garden!
This video of our grand opening day in August 2019 welcomes you to Brunel Park and Brunel Sculpture Garden and invites you to share your vision for how to make this place a community resource for seven generations to come!
The Mysteries & Grandeur of Nature
Our late Summer 2020 video is a poetic walk through the garden — a magical and romantic discovery of native flora, fauna, and the Brunel sculptures that praise these gifts of Mother Nature.
Brunel Sculpture Garden 2021 Fundraiser
Emile Brunel’s unique, iconic sculptures at Brunel Sculpture Garden are in desperate need of restoration. By contributing to our fundraiser, you will help secure this historic artistic legacy for generations to come. Your tax-deductible donations will help save the sculptures and provide funds to bring diverse programming and Indigenous perspectives to our land and community.
A summer’s day at Le Chalet Indien in 1959
John Pollak Video of the Indian Chalet in Boiceville, NY from the Pollak Family Collection is licensed under Attribution-Noncommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International
An autumn day at Brunel Park.
Jonas Finkel shot this lovely video for us, courtesy of our generous partners at the Emerson Resort and Spa.
OriginsEndings in Process: Origins Oeh Esopus Brunel
Inspired by the Brunel Sculpture Garden and the Catskill region, “Oeh-Brunel” is a natural emanation section that is inspired and influenced by the earth-human connection. Choreographer Joanna Mauer describes her OriginsEndings in Process TN as “a series of performance experiences and events, comprised of different sections, “variations,” inspired largely, but not wholly, by what artists, scientists and others have said about the origins and endings of life, of the Cosmos, and about the interconnectedness of life on Earth and between Earth and the Cosmos.”
The full performance can be found here: https://vimeo.com/674510672/bafe7f5ec4
KCR Interview With Friends of Brunel Park Co-Founder & Trustee Cynthia Nikitin
Learn about our mission as Cynthia Nikitin talks with Rick Remsnyder about our organization Friends of Brunel Park and the land it works to protect and share with the community, Brunel Sculpture Garden.
Donna Coane Ohstonha Ohskennonton & Indigenous Peoples Day at Brunel Park
Donna Coane Ohstonha Ohskennonton, lead drummer of Spirit of Thunderheart and Arts + Education Trustee in Friends of Brunel Park, speaks about the importance of Indigenous Peoples Day and performs traditional native drum songs in Brunel Park.
Native Carving Soliloquy
For many years, a wooden carving greeted visitors to Chalet Indien. This carving has since been lost to time and the elements. What remains is a poem written by Brunel to honor this carving, lovingly translated by Brunel's great niece from his original notebooks. Enjoy!
Emile Brunel's Poem
In June 2020, Emile Brunel’s great niece Marie Laviron contacted Brunel Sculpture Garden inquiring about historical materials. After sharing some photos of Brunel’s notebooks with her, Marie lovingly translated a poem Emile had written as an ode to his sculptures and totems. This work still stands today in Brunel Park. Enjoy!
Emile Brunel’s “Le Chalet Indien Tango”
In June 2020, Emile Brunel’s great niece Marie Lavroin contacted Brunel Sculpture Garden inquiring about historical materials. After sharing some photos of Brunel’s notebooks with her, Marie lovingly translated a song Emile had written about Le Chalet and the creation of Brunel Park.
The Pollinator Garden at Brunel Sculpture Garden
Our early summer 2020 video chronicles the conception, design, planning, and planting of a new pollinator garden bed at Brunel Sculpture Garden featuring Baptisia, Salvia, and Coneflower.