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Sculptor Profile

Richard Becker, NSS

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Pages 1-6: Sculptor Profile: Richard Becker, NSS
Los Angeles native, Richard Becker, discovered his love
for sculpture after a job assignment took him to Spain
in the mid-90s. An engineer by trade (even holding a
few patents), Becker was so inspired by the European
art and architecture that he immediately embarked on
an art education, studying sculpture at the Escola dArt
Barcelona, and at the Vaugel Studios and the Los Angeles Art Academy upon his return to California. In the
two decades since, Becker has established a career for
himself in sculpture and his works are included in public
and private collections in the United States and Europe
including Twentieth Century Fox, Hewlett Packard Corporation, The Walt Disney Company, Gracie Films and The
University of the West of England. These days, Becker is
primarily focused on commissions. His recent works include Liberation, the 15 POW Veterans Monument for US
National Cemetery, San Diego; portraits for the Academy
of Television Arts and Sciences (Emmys) Hall of Fame,
Hollywood; and an Invitation to Faith for Good Samaritan Foundation, Dayton, Ohio. Becker won the Edward
Fenno-Hoffman Prize for young sculptors from NSS in
2003 and in 2010 became an Elected Member of National
Sculpture Society.

Pages 7:
NSS News

Page 8:
Elected Member News

Pages 10-11: Associate Profile: Kristine Taylor

Kristine Taylor grew up in Portola Valley, California and resides in the very home where she was raised. Taylor received
a B.A. in Fine Art from Stanford University and for much of
her career worked in scale modeling and graphic design. In
2007, she turned her attention to sculpture and has since
made her mark in the art world 3-dimensionally. In the six
years since, Taylor has exhibited extensively at such venues
as the Hiram Blauvelt Art Museum (Oradell, NJ); Dennos Museum (Traverse City, MI); Woodson Art Museum (Wausau,
WI) and the Wildlife Experience (Parker, CO). In 2012, Taylors Preening Swan won first place at the Animals: Facts,
Fairy Tales & Fantasy at the Pacific Art League (Palo Alto,
CA); and The Lioness was included in the 52nd Annual Exhibition of the Society of Animal Artists Art and the Animal.
Preening Swan is currently on view as part of NSSs 80th Annual Awards Exhibition at Brookgreen Gardens, South Carolina. Her first solo exhibition is on view at Gallery House in
Palo Alto, California from August 27 - September 21.

Page 9:
Scholarship Winners
&
Dexter Jones Winner

Page 12:
Associate News

Cover:
U.S. National
POW Monmument
Richard Becker, NSS
Bronze - 180 high
This Page:

Page 13-16:
Opportunities

Towers
Richard Becker, NSS
Bronze - 27 high

RICHARD BECKER

Opening Meet
Kathleen Friedenberg, NSS
Bronze
17.5 x 11 x 16

Sculptor Profile

Pioneers
Richard Becker, NSS
Bronze
84 high

You pursued a masters degree in engineering before beginning a career in sculpture. What was
the impetus?
I was always very good in math and science; I loved
building things, I raced motocross, I was on auto race
crews. This naturally led to engineering and eventually a career designing and managing global technology
projects. I did love to draw as a child, and my oldest
brother is a graphic artist, but I never really considered
art as a career. In fact I tested out of all my college
general ed. art classes, considering them a waste of
precious real learning time. That was pretty narrow
thinking, but that was then.
Tell us about your artistic calling.
My wife Jennie and I lived in Barcelona from 94 thru
97 on a job assignment. I fell in love with all the surrounding art and architecture. It was so different from
California.
One day we were in ceramic plate store in the town of
La Bisbal, near the French border. A bag of clay was
propping open the door. On a whim I asked the merchant if hed sell it. It cost 500 pesetas (about $5.00). A
few weeks later I sat on our balcony overlooking Montserrat and modeled a crude little head. It was a terrible head,
but at that moment I had the clich, spine-tingling experience my artistic re- awakening. I remember it vividly.
It was Jan 1996. I just became enthralled, driven and obsessed with sculpting from that moment.
From Spain, we travelled all over Europe and parts of Asia, visiting many of the worlds great museums The Hermitage in Russia, The British Museum in London and Topkapi Palace in Istanbul. Egypt was absolutely amazing. Italy
was incredible: Rome, Florence, Venice, Pompeii A visit to Vigeland Park in Oslo was an unforgettable experience.
Do you find strong similarities in the study/application of engineering and sculpture?
Sure, lots. They are both about creating something new by combining, trial and error, design and experimentation.
I find that my science background helps on many levels. Understanding light and color, 3-dimensional geometry,
structure and many of the practical aspects of sculpture and
James L. Brooks (c) A.T.A.S used with permission
construction processes is very useful. I enjoy reading techniRichard Becker, NSS
cal papers on the psychology of human perception, composiBronze
tion, facial recognition, etc. I know that many artists over
12 high
time have been quite methodical and scientific in their quest
to create their art.
On the flip side, when I am sculpting, I have to quiet my
dominant left brain, my technical mind, to get in the zone.
I have ruined more than one piece sculpting when my head
was not right.
What are the benefits of following a passion after a career in something else? Do you feel you have a stronger appreciation for sculpture?
I do think my art is stronger for having an alternate first
career. You never really know where another path would
have led -- if I had become an artist earlier -- but having
a challenging, global day-job gave me amazing opportunities to travel, educate myself (including the MS from Stanford), grow as a person and work with some of the most
brilliant people and artists in the world. In the last few years
in technology, as I became more artist, and as my hearing
impairment progressed, I began managing visual designers

believe that good

figurative art will
continue to rise
in prominence within
the contemporary art
market. There is such
a resurgence of realism with so much new,
captivating,
vibrant
work being created.
With the increasing
availability of scanning and 3-d figurative models, more
and more conceptual
artists will add figures
to their works because
it will be so easy.

Queen of the Sea

Richard Becker, NSS
Bronze
10 high

ustav
Vigelands
work at Froggner Park in Oslo is
such a powerful celebration of life and humanity
with clean compositions
and flashes of humor.
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
brought such wonderful
life and expression to his
sculpture. Jean-Antoine
Houdon created such
lifelike portraiture and
he captured the personality of so many thought
leaders of his time. I just
like Alberto Giacomettis
rawness. I am also a fan
of so much ancient Egyptian and Etruscan art.

Relax
Richard Becker, NSS
Bronze
14 high

and had technical collaborations with artrelated institutions like the British Museum,
The National Gallery of London, Tate Modern, The Getty Conservation Institute and a
special project with British Pop Artist Richard
Hamilton. I learned a lot from all these experiences and I think that I am stronger because of it. And I was able to learn and create my early art freely, without the concern
of a paycheck.

Invitation To Faith
Richard Becker, NSS
Bronze
102 high

Youve mentioned your hearing impairment. Can you tell us a bit about that
and how it plays in your art.
I started losing my hearing in college and it
has been a slow, continuous progression. I
am now considered severely impaired, so I
rely mostly on my other senses for my view
of the world, especially my visual sense. Out
of necessity, to interpret the simplest interaction, I am intently studying body language,
reading lips, assessing facial expression and
factoring all this into the surrounding context. I believe that this has made me a keen
observer of people that it is reflected in my
art.
The great news is that I intend to get a cochlear implant this year. These have brought
many people back to near-normal hearing. I
am very excited to see how my life and art
evolves.
How did you become the sculptor for the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Hall of Fame?
Some of the folks who produce the Emmys saw some of my work at a foundry in Los Angeles. I just got a call asking if I was interested in creating a couple sculptures for their Hall of Fame fountain (James L. Brooks and Charles
Cappleman). Since then, I have been commissioned to sculpt (a new version) of Mary Tyler Moore, Vivian Vance
(Ethel of I Love Lucy) and now I am working on Ron Howards bust. It is demanding portraiture work since these
subjects are so recognizable, but I love working with the Emmys and the Hollywood experience is fun.
Any advice to young sculptors just beginning
their careers?
1. Learn from your favorite artists, past and present.
Take workshops from artists you admire.
2. Set clear life goals and re-write them daily. Visualize your success and take consistent actions toward
that future.
3. Learn to control your brain so you sculpt what
you really see and feel. Sculpt the contours and the
forms you see, not your minds shorthand symbol for
each body part.
4. Use detail wisely, only when it matters. Just because you can, doesnt mean you should.
5. Stop before you think you should, while it is alive
and fresh.
6. Put down your phone and get into the studio.
Peter Farrell
Richard Becker, NSS
Stainless Steel and Azurite
18 high

www.richardbecker.com

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elected member news

Loveland Sculpture Commission
Rosetta, FNSS

Magination
Leo Osborne, FNSS

Loveland, Colorado sculptor Rosetta is one of

the five finalists chosen for the citys Gateway
Sculpture commission. Loveland sent out a
call to artists for a piece of sculpture to adorn
the citys entrance off the highway. Rosetta
sought to address three key elements of
Lovelands identity: as gateway to the Rocky
Mountain National Park; as the Sweetheart
City (heart shape in the negative space);
and as one of the bronze sculpture capitals
of the U.S. The commission will be awarded
sometime in September.
Adelor
Anna Koh-Varilla and Jeffrey H. Varilla, FNSS

Saint Paul Sitting Writing at Table

Bruno Lucceshi, FNSS

Chicago area sculptors, Anna Koh-Varilla and

Jeffrey H. Varilla unveiled their lion at the
citys Lincoln Park Zoo. The 1,200 pound life-size
bronze was commissioned in memory of Adelor,
the zoos popular lion who died in 2012 at the
age of eighteen.

Leo Osbornes Magination was recently acquired by The National

Museum of Wildlife Art
in Jackson, Wyoming.
Osborne is also exhibiting work in the Environmental Impact exhibition along with Kent
Ullberg,
FNSS
and
Bart Walter, FNSS. To
learn more about the
exhibition, please clink
this link: Environmental Impact

Bruno Lucchesi's Saint Paul Sitting Writing at Table life-size bronze

sculpture was unveiled on June 29, 2013, at the Basilica of the National
Shrine of Mary, Queen of the Universe in Orlando, Florida. The Shrine had
a dedication mass, presided by the Bishop of Florida, and more than 2,000
people attended this celebration unveiling.
This spring, Bob Guelich helped
unveil his monument Tiger on the
Doane College campus. The 75,
1,600 lb. tiger is the Crete, Nebraska college mascot and prowls the
entrance of the George and Sally
Haddix Recreation & Athletic Center
on school grounds.

Bob Guelich with his

Doane College Tiger

Eugene Daub participated in the 2013

installment of Gibson GuitarTown on The
Sunset Strip in Hollywood, California.
The art guitars are auctioned for charity
with proceeds benefitting Music For Relief, the nonprofit organization founded
to support disaster relief. Daubs contribution is Call Me, a 10-foot tall Gibson
made of paper coated with bondo. The
guitar depicts a caricature of Blondie
lead singer, Debbie Harry, with a telephone receiver in her hand. The art guitars will be on view on the Sunset Strip
through August 2014.

Eugene Daub with Call Me

scholarship winners
2013-2014 Scholarships are funded by
bequests from the estates of
Charlotte Geffken and Roger T. Williams.

Brian Comisky
Marmora, NJ
MFA Program
N.Y. Academy of Art

James S. Dessicino, Jr.

Philadelphia, PA
MFA Program
University of Delaware

Bryan Rapp
Coshocton, OH
MFA program
University of Oklahoma

Joseph V. Noorigian
Philadelphia, PA
College - Junior
Penn. Acad. of the Fine Arts

dexter jones AWARD winner

The 2013 winner of the Dexter Jones Award for best work in bas-relief is Amanda Sisk. Sisk earned scholarships
for studies at the Herron School of Art and Design, Indiana University Bloomington, and The Florence Academy
of Art. She is currently serving a second season as Sculptor-in-Residence at Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site.
The Rat
Amanda Sisk

The $5000 Dexter Jones Award is for the best work

in bas-relief form by an emerging sculptor (under the
age of forty). NSS accepts submissions for the award
on an annual basis.
About the her winning bas-relief, The Rat, Sisk states:
When working on a bas-relief, the clay dictates the
composition. I may start out with a plan in mind, but
ultimately go where the material tells me. Significant
changes can be made up until the last minute and
details are eliminated as the work progresses. For
example, in the beginning, the plan was for multiple
figures and one rat, and then it became one figure
and many rats that were the same animal. I read
the rat as a sequence from right to left: the small,
malnourished rat at the figures feet visits the mirror on her lap, becoming progressively stronger as it
reaches her head and then departs from the back of
the chair.

Kristine Taylor

The Lioness
Kristine Taylor

Associate Profile

Bronze
8.5 x 8.5 x 6.5

Your mother was a painter and your father was an

engineer. How do you think their careers impacted
your own as a sculptor?
Their careers are the foundation of my career, because
sculpture involves both art and engineering. My mother
always encouraged and supported my artistic pursuits and
art education. She made sure I had quality supplies and
space in her studio, and when I wanted to learn how to draw
animals, she found me an instructor to teach and mentor
me. My father always welcomed me in his home shop and
taught me to use tools and machinery. He also taught me
the importance of design, planning, and the process of construction. He gave me the confidence to create.
Tell us about the years you spent working at a scale
model/prototyping company.
My first job after graduating from Stanford University was
with a scale model company. I was hired to make coffee
and type letters. They soon realized I could do neither, but
they remembered from my resume/portfolio that I could run a metal lathe. I was transferred to the shop and soon
worked my way up to master model maker. I worked with architects, engineers, developers and designers and
made models of housing developments, nuclear reactors, satellites, mockups of products for advertising art, models
of crime scenes for court cases, anything that needed to be presented as a scale model. It was a terrific job, and I
learned so much from working on such a variety of projects: such as working as a team, managing a complex project,
and dealing with clients. I worked there for ten years.
What made you take the leap to sculpture?
My college major was in Design, and I did all the graphic design and advertising layouts for the large retail/mail order
business that my husband and I had. When you are self-employed, it is hard to get away from work, so I turned to
painting as an escape. However, I never really found my own voice as a painter. After trying many different styles, I
realized that, at best, I would probably make a good forger. In 2006, I was asked by a friend to repair a small crack
in an intricate wood and resin sculpture. Learning how the sculpture was made led to experimenting with different
materials and sculpting techniques. I soon put aside my paints and took up sculpting full time. I find sculpting to be
the perfect combination of my passions: nature, art, and tools.
What is your process in making sculpture?
I create the master sculpture out of a self-hardening epoxy
clay, instead of the more traditional modeling clay. I make
the armature from wire and then flesh it out with foam, aluminum foil, or aluminum mesh. Because the clay is rather
expensive, I only use a thin layer of the clay over the armature. I use rasps, files, and carving tools to work down the
rough shape and to add detail, much as a wood carver works.
I like being able to hold the work in my hands as I work on it.
This type of clay also allows me to add more clay to the hardened sculpture so that I can keep modifying it as needed. I
can even cut the sculpture in several pieces and reassemble
it to improve the pose.
Any advice to beginner sculptors?

Barn Swallows
Kristine Taylor
Bronze
12 x 11 x 12.5

Find a mentor! I am fortunate to live near animal sculptor

Burt Brent, who has been encouraging and guiding me for
the last three years. He got me to enter exhibitions around
the country, and he has been a great source of inspiration. I
have found in my own mentorship with high school students
that even a small amount of encouragement and guidance
is easy to give and can make a huge difference to someone
just starting out.
www.ktaylorcreations.com

am inspired by the animal form,

which has been shaped over time
by habitat and the demands of survival. I feel confident sculpting animals
because I have studied and sketched
them since childhood. I also like the
limited role that color plays in bronze
sculpture. By concentrating on the animals form, I try to capture aspects of
the animal that are often overshadowed by its colorful pelt or plumage.
I am not so much interested in the
leopards spots as I am in its
power and stealth.

Hen
Kristine Taylor
Bronze
12 x 9 x 7.5

ASSOCIATE news

Chaos
Mark Yale Harris

Edward Eyth has been selected

as the United States Sports Academys 2013 Sport Artist of the Year.
Eyths work is part of the American
Sport Art Museum and Archives
permanent collection. The award
presentation will take place on the
campus of the United States Sports
Academy in November.
Balance
Edward Eyth

Madonna Series - Cynthia Consentino

Cynthia Consentino will have a solo

exhibition of her work at the Clay Art
Center in Port Chester, NY. Her newest
porcelain and stoneware sculptures will
be on view at the Westchester County
venue from September 7 - October 19.

Rick Casali will be giving a

5-day sculpture workshop at
the Maryland Hall for the
Creative Arts in Annapolis, Maryland. Titled The
Secret Figure - A Sculpture
Workshop for All Artists

Mark Yale Harris had his work included

in the Summer Exhibition at the Royal
Academy of Arts in London, England. The
show ran June 10 - August 18th at the UK
museum. Harris sculptures were also included in the Internationally Recognized
Colorado Artists exhibition at the Aspen
Art Gallery in Colorado from July 20 - August 3, 2013.
Owl
Kristine Taylor

The Admiral
Gregory Johnson

Gregory Johnson will have work shown

at the Art-Basel exhibition in Miami, Fl.,
December 2013. His work can be found
in sculpture tours in the following cities:
Greeley, CO; Mason City, IA; Salina &
Hutchinson, KS; Suwanee & Columbus,
GA; Eau Claire, WI; Mankato, MN; Sioux
Falls, SD;Kingsport, TN; and Gillette, WY.

PCF Studios has released a new

book by Philippe Faraut entitled
Figure Sculpting Volume 1: Planes
& Construction Techniques in Clay.
This is the third in a series of selfpublished books by Faraut.

Thirty-one bronze sculptures

by Kristine Taylor will be
featured in a solo show at
Gallery House in Palo Alto,
California, from August 27 to
September 21. At the artists
reception on September 6,
Taylor will be presenting her
talk From Brain to Bronze,
explaining the multi-step
process it takes to create a
bronze sculpture.

opportunities
THE ART OF IT ALL 2: ALL MEDIA INTERNATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION
Deadline: September 7, 2013
Dates: November 2, 2013 - January 11, 2014
Tel: (970) 731-2766
Contact: Shy Rabbit Contemporary Arts, 333
Bastille Drive, PO Box 5887, Pagosa Springs, CO
81147
www.shyrabbit.com
85th GRAND NATIONAL ONLINE EXHIBITION
Deadline: September 7, 2013
Awards: $20,000 in awards
Dates: October 5 - December 30, 2013
Tel: (212) 645-1345
Contact: American Artists Professional League,
Inc., 47 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10003
FIGURATIVE EXPO 2013
Deadline: September 8, 2013
Awards: $1,500 + online portfolios
Dates: October 5, 2013 - January 13, 2014
Conditions: Online only!
Contact: Infinity Art Gallery
www.infinityartgallery.com
100th ANNUAL EXHIBITION - ALLIED
ARTISTS OF AMERICA
Deadline: September 10, 2013
Awards: $24,000 in awards and medals
Dates: November 8 - 17, 2013
E-mail:
thomasvalenti@alliedartistsofamerica.org
www.alliedartistsofamerica.org
SECOND ANNUAL SALMON SCULPTURE
COMPETITION
Deadline: September 10, 2013
Awards: $4,500 cash prizes for top three honors.
Dates: October 18, 2013 - August 11, 2014
Tel: (325) 653-3333
Contact: San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, One
Love Street, San Angelo, TX 76903.
www.samfa.org
BRING US YOUR DEAD - DIA DE LOS
MUERTOS
Deadline: September 14, 2013
Awards: N/A
Dates: October 3 - 31, 2013
Tel: (949) 667-1803
Contact: Las Laguna Gallery, 815 Laguna Canyon Rd., Laguna Beach, CA 92651
www.laslagunagallery.com
36th ANNUAL JURIED EXHIBITION
Deadline: September 15, 2013
Awards: Cash awards for top three prizes
Conditions: Open to artists from the Northeast.
Work must be delivered.
Dates: September 28 - October 26, 2013
Tel: (203) 438-8863
Contact: Ridgefield Guild of Artists, Box 552,
Ridgefield, CT 06877
www.rgoa.org

All opportunities, including workshop announcements, are subject

to availability of space on these pages and in the news section.

JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK ART

SHOW & FAIRE
Deadline: September 16, 2013
Awards: Up to $6,000 in cash awards.
Dates: December 6 - 29, 2013
Contact: JTNP Art Faire, PO Box 1755, Twentynine Palms, CA 92277
www.jtnpartfaire.com
11th ANNUAL SMALL WONDERS
Deadline: September 18, 2013
Awards: $1,000
Dates: November 30 - December 29, 2013
Tel: (410) 268-4566
Contact: Maryland Federation of Art, 18 State
Circle, Annapolis, MD 21401
www.mdfedart.com
SPECTRUM NEW YORK
Deadline: September 20, 2013
Awards: $1,000 cash awards
Dates: October 4 -6, 2013
Tel: (831) 747-0112
Contact: Javits Center, New York, NY
www.spectrum-newyork.com
THE ROAD NOT TAKEN
Deadline: September 21, 2013
Awards: $1,000 in awards
Dates: November 1 - December 7, 2013
Tel: (307) 332 - 5772
Contact: Lander Art Center, 224 Main Street,
Lander, Wyoming 82520
www.landerartcenter.com
80th ANNUAL FINE ART IN MINIATURE
Deadline: September 21, 2013
Dates: November 25, 2013 - January 4, 2014
Tel: (301) 460-4523
Contact: Ingrid D. Barnes, 17007 Barn Ridge
Dr., Silver Spring, MD 20906-1107
Email: ottokar1@juno.com
www.mpsgs.org
29th ANNUAL MINIATURE ART
Deadline: September 27, 2013
Awards: Best of Show ($300); 3 Merit Awards
($100 each)
Tel: (717) 264-6883
Contact: Council for the Arts, 159 S. Main Street,
Chambersburg, PA 17201
www.councilforthearts.net
PERMANENT OUTDOOR SCULPTURE EXHIBITION - PASEO ARTS DISTRICT
Deadline: September 30, 2013
Budget: $30,000
Tel: 405-525-2688
Contact: Paseo Sculpture Competition, Paseo
Arts Association, 3022 Paseo Drive, Oklahoma
City, Oklahoma 73103
Email: jenniferbarron@thepaseo.com
Click this Link: The Paseo
3rd ANNUAL 12 OF SIN
Deadline: September 30, 2013
Awards: 6 week solo exhibition for winner

Dates: March 6 - June 30, 2014

Contact: Sin City Gallery, 107 E. Charleston
Blvd., Suite 100, Las Vegas, NV 89104
www.12ofsin.com/Call_For_Art.html
CLARK HULINGS FUND FOR BURGEONING VISUAL ARTISTS
Deadline: September 30, 2013
Awards: $5,000 grants
Notification Date: November 2013
Email: info@clarkhulings.com
www.clarkhulings.com
COOL
Deadline: October 1, 2013
Awards: $1200
Dates: November 8 - December 22, 2013
Tel: (781) 383-2787
Contact: South Shore Art Center,
www.ssac.org
39th ANNUAL MASF INTERNATIONAL
MINIATURE SHOW
Deadline: October 11, 2013
Awards: $12,000 in awards.
Dates: January 19 - February 9, 2014
Tel: (727) 525-8251
Contact: Miniature Art Society of Florida, 2519
McMullen Booth Rod., Suite 510-252, Clearwater, FL 33761.
www.miniatureartsocietyofflorida.com
PARLOR GALLERY JURIED 2013
Deadline: October 15, 2013
Awards: Best in Show receives solo show and
$200
Dates: November 23, 2013 - January 4, 2014
Tel: (732) 869-0606
Contact: Parlor Gallery
www.parlor-gallery.com
SIOUX FALLS SCULPTURE WALK 2014
Deadline: October 15, 2013
Awards: $15,000 available
Dates: May 2014 - October 2014
Tel: (605) 838-8102
Contact: SculptureWalk, 300 S. Phillips Ave.
#L104, Sioux Falls, SD 57104
Email: sculpturewalksf@sio.midco.net
www.sculpturewalksiouxfalls.com/artists/
OUTSTANDING EDUCATOR AWARDS
Deadline: October 25, 2013
Conditions: Nominate the teacher/educator who
impacted your sculpture career.
Email: educatorawards@sculpture.org
www.sculpture.org
8th ARTE LAGUNA PRIZE
Deadline: October 30, 2013
Awards: 35,000 Euro
Dates: March 2014
Tel: 0039-041-5937242
Contact:
www.artelagunaprize.com
13th ANNUAL ART INTER/NATIONAL EX-

2013
Sculpture Workshops
at Brookgreen Gardens

Fighting Stallions
Anna Hyatt Huntington, FNSS
located at the gardens entrance.

September 9 - 13

October 7 - 11

Daniel Altshuler, NSS

Paul Rhymer

October 21-25

December 2 - 6

Portrait Sculpture From Life

Sculpting, Molding & Casting

Jack Kreutzer

Animal Anatomy

Figure Modeling:
The Structured Figure

Stephen Layne, NSS

For more information on the workshops contact: Robin Salmon at (800) 849-1931, ext. 6012 or (843) 235-6012
Laura Brown at (800) 849-1931, ext. 6027 or (843) 235-6027
E-mail: sculpture@brookgreen.org

Brookgreen Gardens . 1931 Brookgreen Drive . Murrells Inlet, SC . 29576

(Toll Free) 800-849-1931 www.brookgreen.org

HIBITION
Deadline: November 1, 2013
Awards: Solo show exhibition
Dates: January 14 - March 14, 2014
Tel: (412) 687-8858
Contact: Box Heart Gallery, 4523 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15224
www.boxheartgallery.com
BIG BAD WAX
Deadline: November 1, 2013
Awards: $700 and solo exhibit
Dates: January 10 - March 2, 2014
Conditions: Encaustic must be used in work
Tel: (352) 383-0880
Contact: Mount Dora Center for the Arts, 138
East Fifth Avenue, Mount Dora, FL 32757
www.mountdoracenterforthearts.org
AU NATUREL: THE NUDE IN THE 21st
CENTURY
Deadline: November 7, 2013
Awards: Solo show; $1,000 in cash prizes;
$2,000 in purchase awards.
Dates: January 23 - March 20, 2014
Tel: (503) 338-2472
Contact: Kristin Shauck, Clatsop Community
College, 1651 Lexington Avenue, Astoria, OR
97103
www.aunaturelart.com
YOSEMITE RENAISSANCE XXIX
Deadline: November 16, 2013
Awards: $4,000
Dates: February 28 - May 11, 2014
Contact: Yosemite Renaissance, Post Office
Box 767, Yosemite, CA 95389
Email: info@yosemiterenaissance.org
www.yosemiterenaissance.org
DAVE BOWN PROJECTS - 7th SEMIANNUAL COMPETITION
Deadline: November 30, 2013
Awards: $10,000 available plus purchases.
Tel: (917) 365-5265
Contact:
www.davebownprojects.com
SHOEBOX: SMALL 3D WORK
Deadline: December 2, 2013
Awards: $3,750 in cash awards
Tel: (615) 898-5653
Contact: Middle Tennessee State University,
Todd Art Gallery, 1301 East Main Street, Box
25, Murfreesboro, TN 37130
www.mtsu.edu/art/
2014 ART KUDOS INTERNATIONAL ONLINE EXHIBITION
Deadline: June 30, 2014
Awards: $4,500 in cash awards
Dates: August 15, 2014 - August 15, 2015
Conditions: Online only!
www.artKudos.com
FIGURATIVELY SPEAKING: NATIONAL
JURIED EXHIBITION
Deadline: February 23, 2014
Awards: $1,500 in cash and prizes
Dates: May 8 - July 13, 2014

Tel: (931) 648-5780

Contact: Customs House Museum, P.O. Box
383, Clarksville, TN 37041-0383
www.customshousemuseum.org

Sculptors home/studio
for sale

NSS
DEADLINE
ALEX J. ETTL GRANT
HENRY HERING ART &
ARCHITECTURE MEDAL
MARILYN NEWMARK
MEMORIAL GRANT
Deadline: October 31, 2013

Tel: (212) 764-5645 x 10

Contact: National Sculpture Society, 75 Varick
Street, Fl 11, New York, NY 10013
www.nationalsculpture.org

sculpture
workshops
ONLINE SCULPTURE WORKSHOP WITH
CARTER JONES, FNSS
Dates: On-going
Tel: (212) 463-7833
www.carterjonessculpturefnss.com/
E-mail: crj3d1@gmail.com
SCULPTING THE DOG WORKSHOP
WITH LOUISE PETERSON, FNSS
Dates: On-going
Location: Guffey, Colorado
Tel: (888) 829-0016
www.danesculptor.com
E-mail: louise@danesculptor.com
SCULPTING AND PAINTING WORKSHOPS WITH NILDA COMAS, NSS
Dates: On-going
Location: Florida, Puerto Rico and Europe
Tel: (954) 527-5606
www.sculptureworkshopclasses.com

SENIOR LEVEL
SCULPTORS WANTED
Seeking experienced, accomplished, willing and
enthusiastic sculptors.
Matthew Gemmell
StudioEIS - Brooklyn, NY
www.studioeis.com
Email: production@studioeis.com

sculpture organization
to join
PORTRAIT SCULPTORS SOCIETY OF
THE AMERICAS
Seeking membership. For more information contact: www.portraitsculptors.org
E-mail: info@portraitsculptors.org

sculpture
SERVICES
Enlarging/reducing sculpture using the 3D pantograph method. Mold-making, restorations and instruction. Contact Michael Keropian, (845) 2281306 or www.keropiansculpture.com

FOR SALE: Home & studio of Granville Carter, past

NSS president. House; 4 bdr, 2 bath. Adjacent studio
50x20x40, full northern exposure skylights. LIRR
walkable. Contents of house and studio equipment for
sale.
LOCATION: Baldwin, Long Island, NY
CONTACT: Julie or Richard Carter
TEL: (516) 868-1255, (516) 799-9284
EMAIL: jlev57@optonline.net

sculpture stands
for sale
Rare Hercules sculpture stand, circa
1980.
Excellent
condition. Two tops.
$1200.
Eldorado sculpture
stand, also used.
Excellent condition
$675.
CONTACT:
David Klass
212 243 7633

HOW TO SUBMIT INFO TO NSS

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