Film "Bending Sticks: The Sculpture of Patrick Dougherty"

Internationally renowned environmental artist
Patrick Dougherty has created hundreds of monumental site-specific
sculptures out of nothing more than saplings. Celebrating the artist’s 25-year career,
this documentary follows Dougherty and his collaborators during a year of stick work,
revealing Dougherty’s process, personal story and inspirations. The film explores the creation
of five Dougherty commissions in different locations: inside the new wing of the North
Carolina Museum of Art, on Main Street in Rock Hill, S.C., at a private home in Chapel Hill, N.C.,
at the Bascom Art Center in the mountains of North Carolina and in the gardens of Dumbarton
Oaks in Washington, D.C. At each location, viewers see how Dougherty and many others
transform piles of sticks into energetic lines and exuberant forms. Dougherty’s projects
invite collaboration and engage communities in the making and viewing of his very public
art. Film directors Kenny Dalsheimer and Penelope Maunsell will
present the film and do a Q&A.

All screenings are free
and open to the public.

Documentary film Bending Sticks: The Sculpture of Patrick Dougherty is presented as part of IPAR Public Art Film and Speaker Series and is supported by Reston Community Center.