Caelum Moor Environmental Art - Arlington, Texas

The environmental sculpture known as Caelum Moor has a long history in Arlington, Texas. The 5-acre work of art, created by sculptor Norm Hines, Professor of Art at Pomona College in Claremont, California, includes five groups of granite monuments set in a landscape. The sculpture is designed to provide an attractive and engaging environment for the public - a place to gather, to observe and reflect, to be refreshed, to enjoy the blending of nature and art.

Norm Hines was a professor of art at Pomona College in Claremont, California, in 1984 when he was commissioned by Jane Mathes Kelton to create the environmental work of art that came to be known as Caelum Moor. Kelton was a resident of Arlington and the CEO of the Kelton Mathes Development Corporation. The sculpture was originally designed as the centerpiece of The Highlands development in south Arlington and it was completed and dedicated in 1986. Caelum Moor was named and designed with reference to megalithic monuments. Kelton, whose ancestry was Scottish and who was drawn to the ancient sites found throughout the British Isles, made the Scottish design request in her commission of the artwork. The Caelum Moor commission took two years to complete and cost $1.5 million to construct. The sculpture is comprised of five individual groups of stones, each with its own Celtic name within a landscaped setting.

Caelum Moor is located in Richard Greene Linear Park adjacent to the Rangers Ballpark in Arlington and Cowboys Stadium.

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