National Outdoor Sculpture
Competition & Exhibition
Sculpture artists from across the nation applied to the sixth annual National Outdoor Sculpture Competition and Exhibition, a component of the 2011 North Charleston Arts Festival. Presented by the City of North Charleston Cultural Arts Department, this unique, eleven month exhibition offers established and emerging artists the opportunity to display their thought provoking, extraordinary sculptures, as well as compete for up to $17,250 in Exhibition Honorariums and Awards. Fourteen sculptures were selected by the juror, Sylvie Fortin, editor-in-chief, Art Papers. Once installed at the exhibition site, the juror then selected pieces to receive awards for Best in Show, 2nd Place, and Honorable Mention.
The fourteen sculptures selected for exhibition are by fourteen artists from nine states. Division I includes ten sculptures that are anchored to a concrete pad or in the grass. Division II includes four sculptures secured to a concrete pedestal.
Sculpture sites are located throughout the picturesque Riverfront Park, 1001 Everglades Avenue, North Charleston, SC. The park is set on the banks of the beautiful Cooper River. Visitors may enjoy ten acres of walking paths, a performance pavilion, picnic shelter, a fishing pier and boardwalk, an oversized sandbox, and children’s play fountain. The historic site is centered in the Noisette District, the largest urban redevelopment project ever undertaken in the US. North Charleston Riverfront Park is open daily and admission and parking are free.
Click here for photographs, award announcements, artists' statements, juror bio, and info on how to submit your work.
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