Most of the sculptures are abstract and cryptic pieces,[3] with each year's accessions coming from both new artists and familiar ones.

[4] The trails lead visitors by works such as Contempo Rustic, a couch fashioned from slabs of rock and metal, or Mbari House, a house-shaped granite-and-metal totem to peace and friendship.

Artists are invited to visit Brookline for two weeks to create sculptures for permanent display at the institute.

Sculptors from Lithuania, Latvia, England, Czech Republic, Ukraine, Egypt, Greece, Chile, and many states of the U.S. have attended the event.

As the artists work, the public is invited to observe and interact with them, and to join guided tours of the collection.