A Kamloops bronze sculptor is set to show his work at Art in the Park, an exhibition set for Canada Day in Riverside Park.

Nathan Scott, who moved to Kamloops three-and-a-half years ago, is a renowned sculptor who produces detailed sculptures cast in bronze.

Scott’s past work include a set of four former Canadian prime ministers, two Terry Fox memorials, a coal miner featured in Sparwood, a hockey faceoff in Alberta, Leonard Nimoy as Spock in Vulcan, Alta., and dozens of others he has created in the past 23 years.

Scott will be one of the more than 60 artists expected at this year’s event, which will be in a new location this year, on the west side of Riverside Park, near the rose garden.

Scott said the past two years have been difficult, with less demand due to fewer public commissions and fewer opportunities to show his work.

But the time has also been productive for him and he said he is excited to put his work on display in the park and to see what others will put forward for the show.

“There are artists who did nothing during COVID and there’s others who just got on with it, and I think there’s going to be some great stuff out there,” he said.

One project Scott undertook during the pandemic was a full-sized bronze white-tail buck.

He said he received an inquiry from a client in Toronto and, the next day, a buck wandered onto his Knutsford property.

Inspired by the visit and using photographs and a wall-mounted buck, Scott sculpted the buck in clay before casting it in bronze, with plans to sell a limited run of 10 full-size sculptures.

Another recent work, featuring two Kamloops grandparents cast to be sitting together on a bench, will be unveiled at the event.

Scott provided a photo of the clay sculpture he will use to create a mould before casting it in bronze.

Art in the Park is a free event and will run from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Canada Day.