VERO BEACH — Nature Connects, a LEGO Brick Exhibition featuring the nature-inspired LEGO sculpture creations of New York Artist Sean Kenney is now in its final weeks at McKee Botanical Garden.
Nature Connects features 14 large-scale sculpture installations created from more than half a million LEGO bricks. The exhibit contains sculptures of plants, animals and people, and represents the important connection that nature has to all living things – just as one LEGO brick connects to another to form each sculpture.
The sculptures are displayed throughout the Garden’s 18-acre landscape, further illustrating this relationship and inspiring visitors to think about their own connection to the natural world.
“Nature Connects carries with it powerful messages about our planet and its resources,” said McKee Botanical Garden’s executive director Christine Hobart. “It has been one of our most successful exhibitions to date, and we encourage anyone who has not yet had a chance to view these amazing sculptures to come to the Garden and see them before they’re gone.”
The popular exhibit, which debuted on Jan. 16, is on display at the Garden through April 12.
From April 3 through April 12, McKee visitors will also be able to view a display of LEGO brick sculpture creations made by local youth. The creations are submissions in the Garden’s Build-Your-Own Creation Competition held in conjunction with the Nature Connects exhibit. Visitors may cast their vote for a “People’s Choice” favorite, and the winner will receive an annual family membership to McKee.
Nature Connects can be viewed during the Garden’s regular hours of operation which are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and 12 to 5 p.m. on Sunday.
For more information about Nature Connects, A LEGO Brick Exhibition at McKee Botanical Garden, please visit www.mckeegarden.org or call (772) 794-0601.
Artist and creator Sean Kenney is one of just 14 LEGO Certified Professionals worldwide and the only independent artist in the world who has produced steel reinforced, fully glued, outdoor grade LEGO installations. He has created pieces for television, celebrities, tourist attractions, galleries, museums and companies like Google, Mazda, Nintendo, JP Morgan Chase and Samsung. Kenney’s work has been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, BBC News, ELLE, Good Morning America and numerous documentaries and retrospectives about LEGO. With each LEGO brick sculpture he creates, he strives to foster curiosity and intrigue among children and adults alike. He is the author of the bestselling Cool Cars and Trucks and also runs MOCpages.com, the world’s largest LEGO fan community. More information can be found at www.seankenney.com.
McKee Botanical Garden is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to nurture and enhance a historic garden in a unique tropical setting for the education, enjoyment and enrichment of all. McKee Botanical Garden is located at 350 US Highway 1 in Vero Beach. Admission rates are $12 for adults, $11 for seniors and $8 for children ages 3 to 12. Admission is free for members and children under 3. For more information, please call (772) 794-0601 or visit www.mckeegarden.org.
