Gary Weisman has a solo exhibiton at Odon Wagner Gallery in Toronto, Ontario. The exhibition opens on May 2, 2024. Watch Gary in two videos, The Changing Place of Making and Gary Weisman, American Sculptor at Work in his Foundry. The post Solo Exhibition – Weisman appeared first on National Sculpture Society ..read more

On Friday, May 17, 2024 at 6 pm, Morgan Dummitt, NSS willl give a talk at the Cape Ann Museum. In Person in Gloucester, MA and livestreamed on Facebook. Registration required for all attendees. REGISTER HERE While the sculptors of Cape Ann are often imagined as solitary artists, the casting of bronze and carving of marble required collaboration with highly skilled technicians. Dummitt will discuss the ins and outs of sculptural production in the 20th century, from initial sketch to completed monument. Focusing on Walker Hancock’s extraordinary Pennsylvania Railroad War Memorial, this talk will ..read more

NSS Fellow and master stone carver Fred X Brownstein is featured in two films that have been nominated for Webby Awards (WebTV). The links to the films are below; please feel free to watch and vote for your colleague if you wish. ‘Sculpt Like a Great’ in the Video Series & Channels – Documentary category: VOTE HERE ‘Time Lapse Art’ in the General Video – Art & Experimental category: VOTE HERE Many of you met Fred at the NSS Sculpture Celebration Weekend at Chesterwood in the summer of 2022; where he did a marble carving demonstration (view on YouTube). The post Brownstein Films appeare ..read more

The National Sculpture Society is proud to be one of thirty-five National Partners of the Women’s Suffrage National Monument Foundation. In a special announcement to closeout Women’s History Month, the Women’s Suffrage National Monument Foundation welcomed thirty-five organizations committed to uplifting American women’s history and empowering women and girls as the Foundation’s founding cohort of National Partners. Together, the Foundation and its National Partners – which represent more than three million women across the world – will celebrate the contributions of women to American democrac ..read more

George R. Anthonisen will have a solo exhibition of his work at the James A. Michener Art Museum in Doylestown, PA.  Titled “Meditations on the Human Condition”, the show features over 40 bronze sculptures, maquettes, and frescoes on view both inside and outside the museum.  The exhibition recognizes the Anthonisen’s significant career and presence in the regional arts community. A richly illustrated catalogue will also accompany the exhibition and will be available for sale. The post George R. Anthonisen, FNSS appeared first on National Sculpture Society ..read more

On March 23, Wesley Wofford’s Sowing the Seeds of the Future was unveiled in Franklin, NC. The monument honors Na-Ka Rebecca Morris, a Cherokee woman; Harriet Timoxena Siler Sloan, a pioneer woman; and Salley, an enslaved woman; all linked by a specific piece of property on the Little Tennessee River in Macon County. The three women are part of 20 planned sculptures for the Women’s History Trail which winds through Franklin, NC.  Sowing the Seeds of the Future was six years in the making and the unveiling coincided with the opening of Franklin’s Women’s History Park. The post Wesley Woff ..read more

In mid-May, Meredith Bergmann’s sculpture for the LexSeeHer Project will be unveiled. The monument, the first to celebrate women as participants in Lexington, MA – often referred to as the birthplace of American liberty– is a free-standing ceremonial bronze gateway standing 12 feet high on a circular granite plaza. Among symbolic animals and plants, portraits of 24 women from Lexington’s history are sculpted in bas-relief, with 12 different women and girls portrayed on each side. Visitors can stand in the central gateway and join hands with them. The celebration will b ..read more

Oceana Rain Stuart’s sculpture is on the moon! On February 22, 2024, the lunar lander, Odysseus, touched down on the Moon’s south polar region via the Spacex Falcon 9 rocket. Carrying twelve payloads—six from NASA and six commercial – it contains images of creatives from around the world from the Lunar Codex Museum of Art.  Amongst the featured images is the bronze sculpture Reminiscence by Oceana Rain Stuart. “When I was notified that my sculptures were selected to go to the moon, I felt incredibly grateful and privileged to be part of these missions” says Stuart. “My hope is that in yea ..read more

The Spring 2024 issue of the new NSS publication, Sculpture Quarterly, is now available online. LOGIN TO VIEW The paper version will start arriving in mailboxes in the coming week (March 18 – 22, 2024) for NSS members and subscribers. Rose Fredrick Productions, a team of professional editors and designers, worked closely with several NSS Board members, and with you – our members, on the new publication. Enjoy! Spring 2024 Issue The post Sculpture Quarterly – Spring 2024 appeared first on National Sculpture Society ..read more

ELIGIBILITY NSS California Communities at the RTIA Show (Reno Nevada International Art Show) is open to CA, NV, AZ, ID, OR, and UT sculptors who are members of the NSS Ambassador Communities in California and to all NSS members residing in states adjacent to Nevada. All entries are subject to jury and will be juried anonymously from the submitted images. More than one work per artist may be accepted into the show.   THE RTIA SHOW The Reno Tahoe International Art Show is a fine art fair entering its third annual event following a successful inaugural debut in 2022. The RTIA Show 2024 takes ..read more