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Grounds For Sculpture | Manager of Wellness Programs

Grounds For Sculpture | Manager of Wellness Programs
Grounds For Sculpture is seeking a full-time Manager of Wellness Programs to join our education team. This person will be responsible to manage the Wellness Initiative at Grounds For Sculpture (GFS) overseeing all wellness programs including Tai Chi, sound baths, meditation, creative aging, horticulture workshops and more. The workload includes planning interactive and educational programs […]

Community rallies around the restoration of beloved Rachel at the Well sculpture

Community rallies around the restoration of beloved Rachel at the Well sculpture
It has been almost a year since Hurricane Ian made landfall near Cayo Costa with maximum sustained winds of 150 mph. As the Category 4 storm crossed the unbridged shark-shaped island en route to southern Punta Gorda, its eyewall came within less than ten miles of Fort Myers’ most iconic public artwork, known to most by her decades-long nickname of Rachel at the Well. The cast concrete sculpture suffered substantial structural and cosmetic damage when the heavy wrought-iron fence that stood behind her crashed down on her lovely head.