AVAM: Building #3

 I mentioned that the American Visionary Art Museum has a campus with three buildings.  The second building is primarily an event space.  A place for gatherings, celebrations, weddings that can be rented out.

To get to Building #3 you cross a patio flanked by a little sculpture garden with some characteristically whimsical works of art.  This open onto the "Bird" plaza with a giant mosaic egg, a four-story tall crane, and a ginormous nest that is also a balcony.  A couple of smaller bird sculptures accompany this trio.

The third building is far more open, barn-like, and houses mostly larger items from the permanent collection.  There are also offices and a pair of large classroom/work spaces on the second floor.  Among AVAM's many community outreach programs are art-making classes/happenings geared to various groups, especially children.  Some highlights:

THE LITTLE SCULPTURE GARDEN

THE "BIRD" PLAZA

BUILDING #3

Your initial impression

A collection of dozens of small mechanical carved sculptures under the heading: "Cabaret Mechanical Theatre"

One of the most iconic works in the museum's collection:
"Divine" by Andrew Logan

A nod to Baltimore's most famous "street" art, the painted screen!

I wonder if the duck in the sculpture garden is a distant cousin?

"Symphony in Wood" (1977-1999) by James Chandler

Once a singer in the company of Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra, Chandler gave up the stage for an executive job and a family of 5, but spent the last 22 years of his life methodically creating this sculpture.  He died shortly after it was finished.

"God Is Love" Balloon