NATIONAL SCULPTURE SOCIETY 92ND ANNUAL AWARDS EXHIBITION
Brookgreen Gardens
Pawleys Island, South Carolina
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Through October 26, 2025
The National Sculpture Society (NSS) has launched the annual exhibition of recent work by its talented members. Once again this show graces Brookgreen Gardens, which became America’s first public sculpture park in 1931, when it was founded by the sculptor Anna Hyatt Huntington and her philanthropist husband, Archer M. Huntington.
On view are works in diverse styles created by the Society’s Fellows, Elected Members, and Associates. The jury of selection chose just 41 works out of the 326 submitted; that hard-working panel included Paul Michael of Connecticut’s Lyme Art Association and sculptor Benjamin Phillips.
The 41 participating artists are Douglas Aja, Thomas Ashbourne, Béla Bácsi, Debra Balchen, Dan Burgette, Richard Burke, Blair Buswell, LeaAnn Cogswell, John Robert Drlik-Mead, Erik Ebeling, Daniel Glanz, Jim Green, Thomas Hill, Warren King, Brendan Johnston, Jim Licaretz, Madeleine Lord, Roger Martin, Adam Matano, Walter Matia, Janice Mauro, Deanne McKeown, Michael Messing, Angela Mia, Roderick Morgan, Evan Morse, Scott Myers, James Nelson, Joseph Noorigian, Peter Ombasa, Chuong Pham, Moana Ponder, Vasil Rakaj, Paul Reiber, Sherry Rossini, Stephen Saxenian, Gary Staab, David Tumblety, Bart Walter, Dorie Wardie, and Heidi Wastweet.
All of these exhibitors are eligible for more than $18,000 in cash awards, which will be announced in August when the People’s Choice Award is revealed.
After the presentation at Brookgreen, the work of 16 prize winners will appear at the NSS Gallery in New York City (November 17, 2025–January 23, 2026). That selection will then move to the Lyme Art Association for a showing there (February 27–April 10, 2026).
The NSS promotes excellence in sculpture that is inspired by the natural world. In 1893, such founding members as Daniel Chester French, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, and Stanford White established the society to “spread the knowledge of good sculpture.” For 131 years, its members have created, exhibited, collected and supported the evolving tradition in American sculpture. Today, its offerings include not only the annual exhibition, but also Sculpture Quarterly magazine, the SculptureNews e-bulletin, an annual Sculpture Celebration conference, scholarships, grants, and competitions.
