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Indepth Arts News:
"National Society of Arts and Letters: smallSCULPTURE2001 - a national competition of works by emerging artists"
2001-05-18 until 2001-09-02
Carnegie Museum of Art
Pittsburgh, PA,
USA
The small sculptures of 17 artists between the
ages of 18 and 30 will be on view in Carnegie Museum of Art's Forum Gallery
from May 18 through September 2, 2001. The objects are part of a national
competition, sponsored by the National Society of Arts and Letters, and are
the first place winners from contests held earlier this year by the
organization at its regional chapters. The winner of the national
competition receives a $10,000 grand prize, and will be announced on
Saturday, May 19 as part of the NSAL's annual convention which is being held
in Pittsburgh this year.
Jurors for the exhibition are Thomas Sokolowski, director of The Andy Warhol
Museum; Susan Rosenberg, assistant curator of modern and contemporary art,
Philadelphia Museum of Art; and nationally recognized sculptors Thaddeus
Mosley and Michael Hall.
The National Society of Arts and Letters, founded in 1944, is a nonprofit
organization whose members actively support the professional development of
artists from ages 14 to 30 in visual art, dance, drama, literature, and
music. NSAL has 28 chapters in the United States and more than 1,700
members. The annual competition is rotated among the five categories each
year, providing significant exposure for the young talent involved.
Participants in the 2001 National Competition include:
Becky Chader (b. 1972), Greater Arizona Chapter
Corrine Davis (b. 1976), Bloomington, Indiana Chapter
Naomi Falk (b. 1973), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Chapter
Talia Forbes (b. 1980), Boca Raton, Florida Chapter
Aryn Glazier (b. 1974), St. Louis, Missouri Chapter
Karen Katsir (b. 1979), Mid-Michigan Chapter
Colleen Kelsey (b. 1976), Washington, DC Chapter
Meagan Kieffer (b. 1975), Kentucky Chapter
Renee Laferriere (b. 1976), Kansas City Chapter
Brian LaPorte (b. 1973), Greater Chicago Chapter
Gary W. Mark (b. 1975), El Paso, Texas Chapter
Avra Moskowitz (b. 1973), New Jersey Chapter
Carlson G. Potts (b. 1979), Birmingham, Alabama Chapter
Christin Michele Ripley (b. 1983), Clearwater-Tampa, Florida Chapter
Sara Smith Spahn (b. 1971), Central Illinois Chapter
Jennifer Stacy (b. 1978), Ohio River Chapter
Rusty Wallace (b. 1973), North Florida Chapter)
SmallSCULPTURE2001 is accompanied by a brochure.
The Forum Gallery is supported by grants from The Heinz Endowments and the
Pennsylvania Council on the Arts.
The pre-eminent art museum in the region, Carnegie Museum of Art houses a
distinguished collection of American art from the mid-nineteenth century to
the present, French Impressionist and Post-Impressionist paintings, and
late-twentieth-century works, including film and video. Other collections of
note include European and American decorative arts, and prints and drawings
from the late sixteenth century to the present. The Heinz Architectural
Center, part of Carnegie Museum of Art, is dedicated to the collection,
study, and exhibition of architectural drawings and models. Carnegie Museum
of Art offers many lectures, tours, and programs as well as art history and
studio art classes for adults and children.
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