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2010 Figure Modeling Competition & Dexter Jones Award Deadline March 24, 2010. Learn more..

The National Competition for Figurative Sculpture is a two-part competition. Entrants may participate in either or both parts, and should indicate their preference on their application.

The competition sponsors are Brookgreen Gardens, Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts, National Sculpture Society and New York Academy of Art.

PART ONE: THE FIGURE MODELING CONTEST: The objective is to successfully model a full-length figure from life over 28 hours. At the conclusion, the following prizes will be awarded:

• Charlotte Geffken Prize:      $5,000

• Roger T. Williams Prize:     $1,500
  Awarded to an emerging sculptor who reaches for excellence in representational sculpture.

• Walter & Michael Lantz Prize:       $750

• Edward Fenno Hoffman Prize:     $350
  Awarded to an emerging sculptor who strives to uplift the human spirit through the medium of his/her art.

• Gloria Medal:     Designed by C. Paul Jennewein
  

PART TWO: THE FIGURE MODELING CONTEST:

• Dexter Jones Award:     $5000
  Competition for emerging sculptors for the best work of sculpture in bas-relief.

The next submission deadline is March 24, 2010. Find out more.