On September 20, 2024 , nine competitors will model from life during the Richard McDermott Miller Competition.  They are:

Samuel Davis @samdavis.art

Sophie Gibson @sophie_gibson_studio

Eddie Holecko @eddieholecko

Andrew Keith @andrewjosephkeith15

Tatiana Lucero @tanyainc

Quintin McCann @quintin.mccann.art

Heather Personett @heather.personett

Maia Williamson @maiawilliamsonart

Joseph Zovickian @zovickian

The NSS Education Committee of Alicia Ponzio, Michael Keropian and Nilda Comas selected the competitors earlier this year. The objective is to successfully model a bust from life (from the neck up), working from a live model. Modeling will be done in front of attendees of the Sculpture Celebration, taking place this year in Indianapolis, IN.

At the end of four hours, a Jury of Awards will distribute the following awards:

Richard McDermott Miller Prize of $3,000

Roger T. Williams Prize of $1,500

Walter & Michael Lantz Prize of $750

Participation Scholarships for each competitor are provided by the Charlotte Geffken endowment fund and by Green-Wood Cemetery, a National Historic Landmark in Brooklyn, NY. Former NSS Board Member, Barrie F. Barrie donated a Sculpture House tool kit for each of the competitors. In addition, the competitors will receive a complimentary one-year Associate membership sponsored by the Robert J. Spring Endowment and MAF Foundation.

The National Sculpture Society has hosted modeling competitions for young and emerging sculptors since the 20th century. The current format is named for Richard McDermott Miller (1922-2004), a gifted artist, inventor, college professor, and published writer. Miller served as the Society’s president from 1997-2000. With his passing, he left a generous bequest to the Society.