IMA San Juan Islands Museum Of Art & Sculpture Park

Lots of sculptures everywhere. You walk down small trails and paths and there is something to see everywhere. Some of the stuff is very pricey. Some of the artwork encourages you to touch it such as gongs and bells. Some have lots of moving parts that are powered by the wind. The only downside, there is A LOT of geese poop everywhere! I mean it is filthy in that respect. Where the appropriate shoes.

I’m a frequent visitor to the island, but this was my first visit to the new IMA since it opened. It’s an extraordinary accomplishment for Friday Harbor, and well worth the visit for outsiders. I love small art museums, and they’ve really got it right here: proportion of space to artworks, lighting, pacing, flow, selection. It features the work of local artists, and there are many world class pieces. I’m particularly beguiled by the work of stone sculptor Tom Small, who strikes a magical balance between organic and modern. Visitors: get off the ferry, walk up the street, and enjoy. It’s worth the walk. You’ll love how much the volunteers staffing the museum LOVE the museum. I’ll be back, even they don’t change the exhibit. It’s a gem.

The IMA has opened the doors of their new (town) home on Spring Street. The building is sure to inspire some wonderful times, with a front of glass inviting all ample parking to the left or rear when on San Juan Island you must make a point to stop at both the Museum of Art on Spring Street and the Sculpture Park at Roche Harbor.
We are so lucky to have such a creative community and wonderful guardian to show off our love of art.
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This sculpture park was a major pleasant surprise!
Located at Roche Harbor on San Juan Island, the park is FULL of sculptures in all mediums. It’s a great walk to go through the whole park to see all of the different sculptures from people to animals to obscure objects. The ground was saturated with water on a summer day so I’d recommend strong walking shoes or mud boots. I noticed for sale signs on some of the art.
There’s a small building to walk through to get to the park. Donations are requested there. They have some info on the background of the park.
The parking lot is an unmarked gravel lot, but it’s free.

An amazingly good place, given its out of the way locale. No you won’t find world-​famous names (go to Storm King in New York for those), but you will find wonderful sculpture and a very pleasant landscaping. The pond in the center is an especially relaxing centerpiece of the park. Plus they have some gorgeous flower beds right around the car park and entrance.
The sculpture park was actually a lot more fun than the National Park sites at British Camp and American Camp. At those more famous sites, it did not seem like NPS bothered to put in much of an effort, while whoever set up the sculpture park clearly did.
This is the best sculpture park you will find in the Northwest, and it’s more engaging than the Seattle Art Museum’s Olympic Park.

A suggested $ 5 donation is worth the stroll through this beautiful nature park. The sculptures are beautifully placed throughout the park, keeping the environment in mind. It is supremely relaxing to visit just at sunset, when the light hits the pond ever so delicately. I look forward to a return visit.

This sculpture park is okay. It was nice to walk around the beautiful grounds, but I wasn’t impressed by a lot of the art here. There were a few nice pieces, but most of them were not really my style.
There are maps that show the different ways you can walk around the park. We chose the pond loop, which provided us the opportunity to look at well over a dozen different sculptures. The one neat thing about this place is that you will constantly be discovering new pieces of art depending on what route you take — there was plenty of art that we didn’t see since the park goes all the way down through the forest and as far as the beach.
The location is across from the Roche Harbor Airport. There is a $ 5 requested donation for entry.

I just don’t know. I am not wowed by the various «simple» sculptures but a plus is you get your money’s worth ($ 5 donation) to burn time. This was one of the stops I planned on the island and moved on as it was too «boring». If you are into this type of art, you will enjoy yourself here.

I couldn’t believe how HUGE this place is! We went on like the hottest day in the middle of the afternoon and we managed to see about half of the park. This was a really cool, inexpensive thing to do. I got some good photos. There’s also port-​a-​potties on site.

What a gorgeous sculpture park out on San Juan Island! I researched the park before I visited, but was still pleasantly surprised when I got there. There are sculptures scattered all around this large field of land. There are sculptures and various art installations in the forest and on the trees, near the beach, on the field of grass, in the pond, there are works of art to be discovered EVERYWHERE on the property!
I didn’t get to see every piece of art, but will definitely come back to discover more.

This is a fun place to go and look at art. The map shows the wrong location. It is actually across from Roche Harbor Airport. There is a requested donation for entry.