90th Annual Awards Exhibition

BROOKGREEN GARDENS: August 5 – October 22, 2023

NSS GALLERY: November 20, 2023 – January 26, 2024

Over $20,000 in Cash Awards. Award Winning Works Travel to NYC

ELIGIBILITY

National Sculpture Society’s 90th Annual Awards Exhibition is open to NSS Fellows, Elected Sculptor Members, Associates, Patrons and Allied Professionals whose dues are paid in full. Not a member? Join HERE. Please note that realistic work inspired by nature is preferred. All entries are subject to jury. Works previously exhibited in Annual NSS Exhibitions are ineligible. All work will be juried anonymously from submitted images. Sculptors must have a social security or tax ID number to be eligible to receive an award. Please note that ONLY award winners’ works will travel to NYC for exhibition in the NSS Gallery.

GUIDELINES

Artists are asked to submit their very best work. Sculptures may be in any permanent medium. Terracotta, Plaster, Ceramic, and works in other fragile materials will be considered, but only on the condition that artists as- sume all responsibility for proper packaging and shipping of works. The NSS and Brookgreen Gardens will NOT be held responsible for any damages. Works of all sizes will be considered, including reliefs and medals.

JURY AND NOTIFICATION

A Jury of Selection and a Jury of Awards will be assembled at a later date. Each jury will include non-members of the NSS and at least 1 sculptor and 1 curator whose responsibilities will be to either review works for inclusion in the show or decide awards for sculpture after the show has been installed. Shortly after the Jury of Selection convenes, emails will be sent to all sculptors who submitted to inform them whether their work was chosen or not. The Jury of Awards will meet after the exhibition is installed and a “People’s Choice” Award will be presented at the reception. All participating sculptors will be notified by email of the Jury of Awards selections and the “People’s Choice Award” in a timely manner.

CONTRACT

All accepted sculptors will be asked to sign a brief contract stating that they agree to loan their accepted work of sculp- ture for the duration of the exhibition at Brookgreen Gardens and at National Sculpture Society. Contracts will also es- tablish price for all works intended for sale.

INSURANCE

Insurance for individual works in transit and during the exhibit is strongly encouraged and is the responsibility of the sculptor.

SALES

Sculptures accepted in the exhibition are not required to be available for sale. Inquiries about purchasing works in the exhibition will be referred to Brookgreen Gardens. A commission of 25% will be charged on all sales. A courtesy dis- count of 10% will be given to Patron Members and taken off the top of the sale price; artists and Brookgreen Gardens will split the 10% discount. National Sculpture Society will receive no commission from sales. Prices will be established in this agreement and will not be subject to change.

EXHIBITION CATALOG

An exhibition catalog will be created for the show and a cataloging fee of $100 will be charged to each sculptor jur- ied into the show. Information about individual works will be taken after acceptance into the show. Each exhibitor will receive 4 copies of the catalog.

RECEPTION

A closing reception will be held at Brookgreen Gardens on Saturday, October 21. The exhibition will remain open to the public through Sunday, October 22. No works may be removed from the exhibition prior to Monday, October 23.

COST/PROCESSING FEE

A non-refundable processing fee of $50 must be included with all submissions; credit card information will be taken on a secure server.

CRATES

Sculpture MUST be crated. NO EXCEPTIONS! Cardboard boxes will not withstand storage and travel-wear and will not be accepted. Crates should be constructed with screws so that they can be easily opened and closed several times. Building a crate that must be completely disassembled to remove the sculpture or to re-crate it is not acceptable. Open- ing and closing directions should be marked clearly on the exterior of the crate, and the sculptor’s name should also be boldly and clearly marked on the crate for ease of handling in transit. Artists may choose to enclose photographs or diagrams to illustrate proper crating of work.

2023/2024 EXHIBITION CALENDAR

  • April 7: Submission deadline.
  • May 5: Notification emailed to applicants.
  • May 19: Catalog material due (photos, artist statements and bios)
  • July 10 – July 26: Sculpture shipped to/received at Coastal Transfer & Storage in Georgetown, SC
  • August 5: 90th Annual Awards Exhibition opens at Brookgreen.
  • October 21: Reception for 90th Annual Awards Exhibition at Brookgreen.
  • October 22: 90th Annual Awards Exhibition closes at Brookgreen.
  • October 23 – October 30: Show is dismantled and sculpture re-crated in original crates.
  • October 31: Sculpture is picked up by Coastal Transfer & Storage and brought to their warehouse in Georgetown, SC. Award winners’ works will be picked up and shipped to NYC in a designated truck.
  • November 1 – November 30: Sculptors must arrange to have sculpture picked up from Coastal Transfer & Storage or storage fees will be charged to individual sculptors.
  • November 20, 2023 – January 26, 2024: 90th Annual Award Winners Exhibition at National Sculp- ture Society in New York City.
  • January 29 – February 2, 2024: 90th Annual Award Winners’ works re-crated and shipped back to artists.

NO WORKS WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE EXHIBITION PRIOR TO OCTOBER 23 (Brookgreen, SC) OR JANUARY 26 (Award Winners’ Exhibition, New York, NY).

ALL ACCEPTED ARTISTS WILL SIGN OFF ON THIS IN THEIR INDIVIDUAL CONTRACTS.

WHERE TO SUBMIT/WHAT TO SUBMIT/A CHECK LIST

  • Submit at nationalsculpture.org/entry-thingy Be certain to submit to “90th Annual Awards Exhibition”
  • Sculptors may submit up to a maximum of 3 works (and up to 3 images/work) for a grand total of 9.
  • Sculptors will be required to give their name, address, title of sculpture, date, medium, dimensions (height including base, base width and depth), and price of work (if for sale).
  • $50 non-refundable processing fee. Secure credit card payments can be made through Authorize.net. Personal checks or money orders will be accepted via mail payable to National Sculpture Society.

SHIPPING/RECEIVING/RETURN

  • All works must be delivered in a crate that is suitable for No exceptions! (Cardboard boxes will not with- stand the travel & storage and will not be accepted).
  • All works must be shipped, at sculptor’s expense, to Coastal Transfer & Storage, 3250 South Fraser Street, Georgetown, SC 29440. At the conclusion of the exhibition’s run at Brookgreen Gardens, all works will be re- crated and stored at Coastal Transfer & Storage. NSS will remind participants of the closing date and artists will make independent arrangements (via FedEx, UPS, etc…) to pick up or ship their work from South Carolina.
  • Sculptors are responsible for shipping costs to and from Brookgreen.
  • NSS will pay for shipment of sculpture included in the 90th Annual Award Winners’ Exhibition to NYC. Sculptors will pay for return shipment of their work from NYC at the conclusion of the show.

EXHIBITION QUESTIONS? Contact Patty Delahanty at National Sculpture Society

exhibitions@nationalsculpture.org or (212) 764-5645 ext. 103