ELIGIBILITY

National Sculpture Society’s 92nd Annual Awards Exhibition is open to NSS Fellows, Elected Sculptor Members, and Associates whose dues are paid in full. Not a member? Join HERE. Please note representational work is preferred. All entries are subject to jury. Works previously exhibited in Annual NSS Exhibitions are ineligible. All work will be juried anonymously from submitted images. Sculptors must have a social security or tax ID number to be eligible to receive an award.

GUIDELINES

Artists are asked to submit their very best work. Sculptures may be in any permanent medium. Terracotta, Plaster, Ceramic, and works in other fragile materials will be considered, but only on the condition that artists assume all responsibility for proper packaging and shipping of works. Brookgreen Gardens and National Sculpture Society will NOT be held responsible for any damages. Works of all sizes will be considered, including reliefs and medals.

JURY AND NOTIFICATION

A Jury of Selection and a Jury of Awards will be assembled at a later date. Each jury will include non-members of the NSS and at least 1 sculptor and 1 curator whose responsibilities will be to either review works for inclusion in the show or decide awards for sculpture after the show has been installed. Shortly after the Jury of Selection convenes, emails will be sent to all sculptors who submitted to inform them whether their work was chosen or not. The Jury of Awards will meet after the exhibition is installed and a “People’s Choice” Award will be presented at the reception. All participating sculptors will be notified by email of the Jury of Awards selections and the “People’s Choice Award” in a timely manner.

CONTRACT

All accepted sculptors will be asked to sign a brief contract stating that they agree to loan their accepted work of sculpture for the duration of the exhibition at Brookgreen Gardens. A separate contract will be sent to participants in the Award Winners Exhibition at National Sculpture Society at a later date. Contracts will establish price for all works intended for sale.

INSURANCE

Insurance for individual works in transit and during the exhibit is strongly encouraged and is the responsibility of the sculptor.

SALES

Sculptures accepted in the exhibition are not required to be available for sale. Inquiries about purchasing works in the exhibition will be referred to Brookgreen Gardens. A commission of 25% will be charged on all sales. A courtesy discount of 10% will be given to Patron Members and taken off the top of the sale price; artists, and Brookgreen Gardens, will split the 10% discount. Inquiries about purchasing works during the Award Winners Exhibition at National Sculpture Society will be referred back to the artist. NSS receives no commission from sales. Prices will be established in the signed contract and will not be subject to change.

EXHIBITION CATALOG

An exhibition catalog will be created for the show and a cataloging fee of $100 will be charged to each sculptor juried into the show. Information about individual works will be taken after acceptance into the show. Each exhibitor will receive 4 copies of the catalog.

RECEPTIONS

A celebration reception will be held at Brookgreen Gardens on Saturday, October 18, 2025. A closing reception will be held at NSS Gallery on Friday, January 23, 2026.

COST/PROCESSING FEE

A non-refundable processing fee of $50 must be included with all submissions; credit card information will be taken on a secure server.

CRATES

Sculpture MUST be crated. NO EXCEPTIONS! Cardboard boxes will not withstand storage and travel and will not be accepted. Crates should be constructed with screws so that they can be easily opened and closed several times. Building a crate that must be completely disassembled to remove the sculpture or to re-crate it is not acceptable. Opening and closing directions should be marked clearly on the exterior of the crate, and the sculptor’s name should also be boldly and clearly marked on the crate for ease of handling in transit. Artists may choose to enclose photographs or diagrams to illustrate proper crating of work.

 

2025/2026 EXHIBITION CALENDAR

• March 15, 2025: Submission Deadline
• April 1: Notification mailed to artists.
• April 15: Catalogue material due (photos, artist statements and bios).
• July 7 – 25: Sculpture shipped to/received at Coastal Transfer & Storage in Georgetown,
• August 2: 92nd Annual Awards Exhibition opens at Brookgreen Gardens.
• October 25: Reception for 92nd Annual Awards Exhibition at Brookgreen The 16 award winners announced.
• October 26: 92nd Annual Awards Exhibition closes at Brookgreen Gardens.
• October 27 – November 3: Entire show is dismantled and all sculpture is re-crated in original crates.
• November 4: All sculpture is picked up and sent back to Coastal Transfer & Storage in Georgetown, SC.
• November 5: The 16 Award-Winning sculptures are shipped to the NSS Gallery in NYC in a dedicated truck.
• November 17: 92nd Annual Awards Exhibition opens at the NSS Gallery in NYC.
• January 23, 2026: 92nd Annual Awards Exhibition closes; reception held at NSS Gallery in NYC.
• January 24 – 30: Show is dismantled and all sculpture is re-crated in original Artists may make arrangements to have their works shipped back to them from the NSS Gallery in NYC.

 

EXHIBITION AWARDS

• Gold Medal/Lloyd Glasson Memorial Award – $5,000
• Silver Medal/Maurice B. Hexter Prize – $3,000
• Bronze Medal/André Harvey Award – $2,500
• Anna Hyatt Huntington Award & Brookgreen Medal – $1,000
• Marcel Jovine President’s Prize – $1,000
• Fred and Cheryl Newby Patrons Award – $1,000
• Marilyn Newmark Memorial Award – $1,000
• Susan & Robert Polack Prize – $1,000
• Marion & Gilbert Roller Memorial Prize – $1,000
• Pietro & Alfrieda Montana Memorial Prize – $750
• Agop Agopoff Memorial Prize – $500
• Ortmayer/Corcoran Teacher Inspiration Award –$500
• Jane B. Armstrong Memorial Award – $400
• Margaret Hexter Prize – $300
• Edith H. & Richman Proskauer Prize – $300
• Beverly Hoyt Robertson Memorial Award & Gloria Medal- $200 & Medal

 

WHERE TO SUBMIT/WHAT TO SUBMIT/A CHECK LIST

• Submit at nationalsculpture.org/entry-thingy  Be certain to submit to “92nd Annual Awards Exhibition”
• Sculptors may submit up to a maximum of 3 works (and up to 3 images/work) for a grand total of 9 images.
• Sculptors will be required to give their name, address, title of sculpture, date, medium, dimensions (height including base, base width and depth), and price of work (if for sale).
• $50 non-refundable processing Secure credit card payments can be made through Authorize.net. Personal checks or money orders will be accepted via mail payable to National Sculpture Society.

 

SHIPPING/RECEIVING/RETURN

• All works must be delivered in a crate that is suitable for No exceptions! (Cardboard boxes will not withstand the travel & storage and will not be accepted).
• All works must be shipped, at sculptor’s expense, to Coastal Transfer & Storage, 3250 South Fraser Street, Georgetown, SC 29440. At the conclusion of the exhibition’s run at Brookgreen Gardens, all works will be re- crated and returned to Coastal Transfer & Artists who did not win an award during the exhibition run, may make arrangements to ship their work back.
• The 16 award-winning works will be shipped to the NSS Gallery in NYC. At the conclusion of the exhibition’s run at the NSS Gallery, works will be re-crated and artists may make arrangements to ship their work back from National Sculpture Society, 6 East 39th Street, Suite 903, New York, NY 10016.
• NSS will pay for shipment of award-winning sculpture to the NSS Gallery in Sculptors must pay for shipment of their work to South Carolina and return shipment of their work from either Coastal Transfer (SC) or the NSS Gallery (NYC) at the conclusion of the show.

 

EXHIBITION QUESTIONS?  Contact Patty Delahanty at National Sculpture Society

exhibitions@nationalsculpture.org or (212) 764-5645 ext. 103