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The Rosen Outdoor Sculpture Competition & Exhibition is a national juried competition presented annually by the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts on the campus of Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina. Made possible by the generosity of longtime arts supporters Martin and Doris Rosen, this national, juried competition continues a long-held tradition of showcasing the best of large-scale, contemporary American sculpture. Each year, ten sculptures are selected for exhibition, and are situated in outdoor, public settings across campus. A cash prize is awarded to the artist whose work is chosen as that year's Rosen Award winner. Since its establishment in 1987, The Rosen has become an integral part of An Appalachian Summer Festival, the university's annual multi-arts celebration, with the announcement of the Rosen Award winner coming during the festival's annual Sculpture Walk with that year's juror. Winners of the 26th Rosen Outdoor Sculpture Competition AnnouncedThe Turchin Center for the Visual Arts and An Appalachian Summer Festival are pleased to announce the winners of the 26th Rosen Outdoor Sculpture Competition & Exhibition...
The works will be installed during the last week of May on the Appalachian State University campus. Adam Walls' Surprise wins 25th Rosen Award First Place Adam Walls, from Laurinburg, NC, was announced as the First Place Award winner of the 25th Rosen Outdoor Sculpture Competition & Exhibition for his steel and iron sculpture Surprise. The announcement was made by juror Mel Chin at the conclusion of the annual Sculpture Walk on July 23, 2011. In regards to his work, Walls comments... "As an artist I am motivated to produce work that has a high degree of physicality, interactive opportunity and introspection. I am incredibly inspired by pop culture items such as toys, comics and science fiction. My sculpture often appears to be toy-like. As a child, toy play afforded me an incredible love of escapist fantasy that I believe is apparent in most of my work. This love still exists through the creation of my large-scale sculpture." Surprise and nine other works exhibited for the 25th season of the Rosen, will remain on the Appalachian campus until February 2012.
ArchivesArchived on this website is information about 23 Rosen Outdoor Sculpture Competitions & Exhibitions, involving 238 exhibits by 186 artists. You may browse the list of exhibitions, the list of exhibits, the list of artists, or you may use the keyword search below. Advanced search features are also available. |
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The calendar information listed above is accurate as of 6:23am Friday, May 18, 2012. Events, dates, and times are subject to change. Please return to this page for the latest information. All times are Eastern. |
