NSS
SCULPTURE
CELEBRATION
CELEBRATION
2026
May 15-17 • Old Lyme, CT
Schedule
FRI
May 15
May 15
florence Griswold Museum
Private tours of the museum, which envisions art, history, and nature as essential to vibrant, healthy, and diverse communities.
Welcome to lyme Academy
Celebrate the Academy's 50th anniversary
Pizza Party - Casual Supper
Meet LAFA faculty, board members and students
Presentation: Elisabeth Gordon Chandler, Founder of LAFA
LAFA Studio Tours
Meet LAFA faculty, board members and students
Presentation: Elisabeth Gordon Chandler, Founder of LAFA
LAFA Studio Tours
PROGRAM
Augustus Saint-Gaudens and Saint-Gaudens' Living Legacy
Guest Speaker: Thayer Tolles, Marica F. Vilcek Curator of American Paintings and Sculpture, Metropolitan Museum of Art and President, Saint-Gaudens Memorial
SAT
May 16
May 16
RMM Competition
Ten talented young sculptors from across the country sculpt from a live model in four hours
Ribbon Cutting
Celebration of LAFA Campus Expansion
Patina Demonstration with Melanie Serkes
Wood Carving Demonstration with Janice Mauro
Stone Carving Demonstration with Fred X. Brownstein
Bronze Pour with Chad Fisher and Kate Brockman
Wood Carving Demonstration with Janice Mauro
Stone Carving Demonstration with Fred X. Brownstein
Bronze Pour with Chad Fisher and Kate Brockman
Program
Legal tips for Artists
An Overview of Copyright, Artists' Moral Rights and Best Practices
Guest Speaker: Luke Blackadar, Deputy Director, Arts & Business Council of Greater Boston
Guest Speaker: Luke Blackadar, Deputy Director, Arts & Business Council of Greater Boston
Honors and Awards Dinner
Saybrook Point Resort
Reception in the Riverside Fenwick & Garden Hall
Award Presentations to the RMM Competitors
Celebrate your Colleagues at a sumptuous three-course buffet dinner
Award Presentations to the RMM Competitors
Celebrate your Colleagues at a sumptuous three-course buffet dinner
HONOREES
Kate Brockman
Sisko Memorial medal
Alicia N. Ponzio
Sculpture house annual Award
Sergei Isupov
Alex J. Ettl Grant
Kathe Umlauf
Marilyn Newmark Memorial Grant
Gordon Alt
Herbert Adams Memorial Award
Gwen Pier
Medal of honor
Stephen Perkins
Stanley Bleifeld Memorial Grant
Chris Malone
Augusta Savage Grant
ACCOMMODATIONS
Hotels
quality inn
100 Essex Road, Old Saybrook, CT
2.1 miles to LAFA Campus.
Reservations: 860-746-0700 – ask for National Sculpture room block.
ONLINE BOOKING LINK
Discounted room rates range from $159-179, depending on room size. Please book directly through hotel’s NSS room block for discount.
saybrook point resort and marina
2 Bridge Street, Old Saybrook, CT.
6.5 miles to LAFA Campus.
Reservations 860-395-2000
WEBSITE
Luxury oceanside hotel situated between the Connecticut River and the Long Island Sound.
$365/night at discounted rate. The Cut-Off Date for the room block is April 23, 2026.
Old lyme inn
85 Lyme Street, Old Lyme, CT
0.3 miles to LAFA campus
Reservations: 860-434-2600
WEBSITE
3-star historic inn. Thirteen rooms vary in size/style/price.
Thank you to our partners
Our Thanks
NSS is deeply grateful to friends whose generous gifts help support our programs and activities. These include the estates of Richard McDermott Miller, Archer Milton Huntington, Charlotte Dunwiddie, Charlotte Geffken, Roshen Irani, Marion and Gilbert Roller, Marilyn Newmark Meiselman, and Alex J. Ettl.