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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. 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.
Rosen Site Map now available The 25th Rosen Outdoor Sculpture Competition & Exhibition (2011-12) Site Map (PDF 2.8M) is now available.
Winners Of 25th Rosen Outdoor Sculpture Competition AnnouncedThe Turchin Center for the Visual Arts and An Appalachian Summer Festival are pleased to announce the winners of the 25th Rosen Outdoor Sculpture Competition & Exhibition...
The juror for this year's competition is artist, Mel Chin from Burnsville, N.C. "Having the artists interact with the community is an important part of the Rosen Outdoor Sculpture Competition & Exhibition," explains Turchin Center's Brook Bower, project director. "This year's sculptors continue to provide a unique opportunity to interact with Appalachian students and the surrounding community the campusactivities allow the artists to connect and network with each other," Bower states. In addition, this year's competition will continue its partnership with the Downtown Boone Development Association's (DBDA) Public Art Program. Mel Chin to serve as juror for the 25th RosenThe 25th Rosen program is pleased to announce that Mel Chin will be serving as the juror for the 2011-2012 season. Learn more Rosen Outdoor Sculpture Competition & Exhibition partners with the Downtown Boone Development Association (DBDA) Public Art ProgramIn 2009, the Rosen Program began a partnership with the Downtown Boone Development Association's (DBDA) Public Art Program. In 2011, the program has expanded this partnership by offering three additional sculptors a chance to participant in the Rosen program with the Community Choice Award and the Watauga County Arts Council's Sherry Ann Edwards Memorial Sculpture located at the, Jones House Community Center ... Learn more 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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