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©2004 - 2010 Rosen Outdoor Sculpture Competition & Exhibition. All rights reserved.
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. The Rosen has become an integral part of An Appalachian Summer Festival, the university's annual multi-arts celebration presented by the Office of Arts & Cultural Programs.
Turchin Center for the Visual Arts : PO Box 32139 : Boone, NC 28608
828.262.3017 : turchincenter@appstate.edu
Appalachian State University is committed to providing equal opportunity in education and employment to all applicants, students, and employees. The university does not discriminate in access to its educational programs and activities, or with respect to hiring or the terms and conditions of employment, on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, creed, sex, gender identity and expression, political affiliation, age, disability, veteran status, or sexual orientation. The university actively promotes diversity among students and employees.
About the Artist
Brouwer earned an MA in Painting and an MFA in Sculpture from Western Michigan University. He has taught Art at Fig Tree High Public School in Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia; Kalamazoo Christian High School in Portage, Michigan; and Radford University in Radford, Virginia. Brouwer retired from teaching in order to make and exhibit art full time in 2008.
Currently Charlie and his wife live in Floyd County in the Blue Ridge Mountains of rural SW Virginia in a 100 year old farmhouse they have renovated. His home consists of nine acres of open fields and woods, with 20 outdoor sculptures placed along a 1/2 mile walking trail, surround the house and studio. Charlie calls their place "Out There" because of its remote location but, also because he believes that art can point us towards thoughts, feelings, and meanings beyond our immediate experience.