Public Art for Parks & Botanical Gardens

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STRUZIK ART LTD designs and delivers sculpture for public parks, park districts, and botanical gardens — most extensively at the Botanical Garden of the University of Wrocław, where five sculptures were installed between 2002 and 2004 as a single connected cycle. We’ve also delivered for a municipal park in Wrocław, a municipal memorial commission in Opoczno, and an independent nonprofit sculpture park in the United States. Every concept is designed by Mirek Struzik for the character of the specific site and brief, not assigned from a house style.

Built for Park & Garden Environments

Acid-resistant, electropolished stainless steel, chosen for durability through all-weather, high-foot-traffic outdoor use over decades
Programmable architectural LED lighting via our proprietary LightBoxes hardware, with a slow, continuous, non-strobing crossfade — safe and unobtrusive for pedestrians walking through a park or garden after dark
Scale and design matched to the landscape rather than imposed on it — every concept is developed for the specific site, not a stock size or form
Every structure is engineered and load-tested before fabrication, then shipped and installed by our team
International shipping and over $1,000,000 in insurance coverage across fabrication, shipping, and installation
Community engagement programming on request — a school-age art or story contest tied to the installation, which fits naturally alongside a park or garden’s own public programming and the family foot traffic these settings already draw

A Five-Sculpture Cycle for One Botanical Garden

Between 2002 and 2004, the Botanical Garden of the University of Wrocław commissioned five sculptures from Mirek Struzik as a connected cycle: Angel, Nike, and Gateway in 2002, Phoenix in 2003, and DNA in 2004. Rather than repeating one form, each piece explores a different symbolic register — angels, victory and flight, the human body’s relationship to nature, rebirth, and the molecular structure of life itself — while sharing the same material language and site. It’s the clearest example in our portfolio of a sustained, multi-piece relationship with a single garden client, built up one commission at a time over three years.

Experience Across Park & Garden Governance Models

Beyond the botanical garden cycle, we’ve delivered for a municipal parks department (the City of Wrocław, for Walk in Stanisław Tołpa Municipal Park), a municipal memorial commission (the City of Opoczno, for Denkmal der Dankbarkeit / Monument of Gratitude), and an independent nonprofit sculpture park (Skokie Northshore Sculpture Park, Illinois, for Adam & Eve). We’ve also completed one smaller piece, Sleeping, for a private collector in an outdoor setting.

Past Projects

For the Botanical Garden of the University of Wrocław

Angel — 2002. Acid-resistant, electropolished stainless steel, 2.8 × 1.4 × 0.9 m.
Nike — 2002. Acid-resistant, electropolished stainless steel, 2.9 × 1.1 × 1.0 m.
Gateway — 2002. Acid-resistant, electropolished stainless steel, 2.2 × 1.1 × 0.8 m.
Phoenix — 2003. Acid-resistant, electropolished stainless steel, 3.7 × 1.7 × 1.5 m.
DNA — 2004. Acid-resistant, electropolished stainless steel, 3.16 × 1 × 1 m.

Client: Botanical Garden of the University of Wrocław.

For the City of Wrocław

Walk — Stanisław Tołpa Municipal Park, Wrocław, Poland. 2017.

Client: City of Wrocław.

For the City of Opoczno

Memorial of Gratitude — Opoczno, Poland. Municipal commission, first prize, 2010.

Client: City of Opoczno. Also featured on our Municipalities & Public Art Programs page.

For Skokie Northshore Sculpture Park

Adam & Eve — Skokie, IL, USA. Sugarman Foundation Award. 2007.

Client: Skokie Northshore Sculpture Park (independent nonprofit sculpture park).

Private Commission

Sleeping — outdoor setting, Poland. 2008.

Delivered for a private collector rather than a park or garden institution — included here as an example of a smaller-scale outdoor piece.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do you design sculpture specifically for parks and green spaces?

Yes. Every concept is designed by Mirek Struzik specifically for your site and brief — from a symbolic five-piece cycle for a university botanical garden to a single figurative piece for a municipal park — rather than adapted from a stock design.

Have you delivered more than one sculpture for the same garden or park client?

Yes. Most notably, the Botanical Garden of the University of Wrocław commissioned five sculptures from us — Angel, Nike, Gateway, Phoenix, and DNA — over a three-year period from 2002 to 2004. We’re comfortable with a single, evolving relationship with one client across multiple installations, not just a one-off commission.

Do you have experience working with different kinds of park or garden governing bodies?

Yes. We’ve delivered for an academic botanical garden (the Botanical Garden of the University of Wrocław), a municipal parks department (the City of Wrocław), a municipal government on a memorial commission (the City of Opoczno), and an independent nonprofit sculpture park (Skokie Northshore Sculpture Park, Illinois).

Is the lighting appropriate for a park setting used by pedestrians after dark?

Yes. Our lighting uses a slow, continuous crossfade rather than a strobe or flash, specifically so it doesn’t distract or startle pedestrians on an evening walk through a park or garden.

Can a park installation include a community program, like a family-friendly art contest?

Yes, on request. Parks and gardens already draw family foot traffic, making them a strong setting for a companion program such as a school-age art or story contest — see the Community Engagement section on our main B2B cooperation page for how this works.

Can you provide references from park or botanical garden clients?

Yes. The Botanical Garden of the University of Wrocław, the City of Wrocław, the City of Opoczno, and Skokie Northshore Sculpture Park can all be named as references.

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