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September Issue 2005
JE Broyhill Park in Lenoir, NC, Offers Annual Sculpture Exhibit
The annual Sculpture Celebration, now
in its 20th year, will be held on Sept. 10, 2005, from 9am-4:30pm
at JE Broyhill Park on Ridge Street in downtown Lenoir, NC. The
event is sponsored by the Caldwell Arts Council and Tri-State
Sculptors.
Some 200 pieces of sculpture will dot the landscape of the gently
rolling park as participating artists from across the United States
will compete for prizes and purchase awards. The public can enjoy
a close-up look at eclectic and traditional 3-dimensional art,
with many pieces available for purchase throughout the competition.
This family-friendly event also hosts live music throughout the day including jazz by Lenoir Sax and Rhythm and classical guitar by Douglas James from Appalachian State University. A favorite each year is the hands-on art area, sponsored by the Foothills Visual Arts Guild, which invites all ages to participate in art projects. Another favorite each year is the Judge's Tour of the winning pieces which takes place around 3:30pm after the awarding of prizes. All activities are free to the public.
More than $10,000 in merit and purchase awards
will be presented. Corporate and individual donations have enabled
the Arts Council to acquire 73 sculptures to date. Each year,
more pieces are purchased for display throughout Caldwell County.
Sculptures are located on street corners, parks, public offices,
schools, libraries and other public properties.
The judge for the Caldwell Arts Council's 20th Annual Sculpture
Celebration is Nancy Doll who has more than 25 years experience
as a museum and arts administrator and contemporary art curator.
Doll is the director of the Weatherspoon Art Museum at the University
of North Carolina at Greensboro, NC, a position she has held since
1998. Prior to that, she resided in Santa Barbara, CA, where she
was executive director of the Contemporary Arts Forum (from 1992
to 1998) and curator of modern and contemporary art at the Santa
Barbara Museum of Art (from 1986 to 1992). Doll is an active participant
in the field and has lectured and published reviews and articles
on the visual arts.
The sponsors of this year's event are: Greer Labs, Liza Plaster, Susan Rowe, Bill White, Blue Ridge Energies, Caldwell Arts Council, Mrs. Allene B. Heilman, Steve and Kim Kincaid, Dick and Becky Curtis, EB Wall and Associates, Bob and Lana Donovan, Norma and Jack Suddreth, Joel Kincaid, Broyhill Family Foundation, Larry and Barbara Freiman, Broyhill Furniture Company, Welborn and Patty Alexander, Golden Corral Family Steak House, North Carolina Arts Council, Grassroots Grant, Caldwell Chapter, NC Association of Educators, City of Lenoir / Parks and Recreation Department, Graystone Ophthalmology Association, P.A., Dr. Ann Joslyn and Dr. John Tye.
For more information check our NC Institutional
Gallery listings, call the Arts Council at 828/754-2486 or at
(www.caldwellarts.com).
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