National Sculptors' Guild

11/18/2022

We hope you’re enjoying the snow. We love how it transforms the sculpture garden.

11/14/2022

Joe Norman's "Protect" is at its impressive new home, Fire Station 33 in Tulsa, Oklahoma after a chilly install. Special thanks to everyone involved in this project,

See more of the process...
http://www.jk-designs-inc.com/project-feed/protect-in-tulsa-ok

Our approach for Fire Station 33 was to activate the site and signify the exemplary service of fire fighters in a single free-standing sculpture. The first thing that comes to mind for us when thinking about a fire-fighter is the word "Protect", so that word is viewed from one direction. Two other perspectives shows the silhouette of a fire-fighter approaching their call to action. The final side (opposite “Protect) is an abstraction, symbolic of the unknowns that fire fighters face. Placed on a large sandstone base to set it off from the landscape, the 6-foot tall, iconic sculpture is fabricated from stainless steel, with one side painted in durable epoxy paint to tie into the building's aesthetic. To have the word Protect in fire engine red strengthens what this word means to those in service and the community it serves.

Joe Norman THANK YOU! City of Tulsa Gov Tribble Stone Company VOY Construction, LLC Barnhart Excavating American Pipe Bending Landstar System Tulsa Oklahoma THANK YOU!

11/09/2022

paint has been added to Joe Norman's "Protect" and the sculpture is nestled into its cradle, ready for transport to Tulsa next week.

Our approach for Fire Station 33 was to activate the site and signify the exemplary service of fire fighters in a single free-standing sculpture. The first thing that comes to mind for us when thinking about a fire-fighter is the word "Protect", so that word is viewed from one direction. Two other perspectives shows the silhouette of a fire-fighter approaching their call to action. The final side (opposite “Protect) is an abstraction, symbolic of the unknowns that fire fighters face. Placed on a large sandstone base to set it off from the landscape, the 6-foot tall, iconic sculpture is fabricated from stainless steel, with one side painted in durable epoxy paint to tie into the building's aesthetic. To have the word Protect in fire engine red strengthens what this word means to those in service and the community it serves.

11/03/2022

Our project with the is all but ready to install. Some will complete the look.

Just a couple more weeks and Joe Norman's “Protect” will be in its new home at Fire Station 33. Stay tuned for pics of the install.

09/28/2022

Make the garden grow…

CALL FOR ENTRY - BENSON SCULPTURE GARDEN!!

Submission and Selection Process For New Additions to Benson Sculpture Collection is now open!

The Loveland High Plains Arts Council (LHPAC) is pleased to announce an online Call for Entry for new additions to Benson Sculpture Garden. Located in Loveland, Colorado, the 10-acre park provides a beautiful and unique outdoor setting for showcasing sculpture since 1985. Currently, there are 178 pieces of sculpture by world-renowned artists on permanent display. The collection is worth over $5 million.

We are looking for life-size or larger pieces (5 feet or more) to add to the collection in Benson Sculpture Garden. We are also wanting to expand the scope of artists included in the park. With the expansion of the park in recent years, we are motivated to find new and unique pieces that add to the diversity of this world-renowned sculpture garden.

While we are always accepting submissions for bronze pieces, we will also consider stone and metal pieces that are able to withstand the year-round weather conditions in Colorado as well as the many, unsupervised children who climb on and play with the sculpture.

For much more detail and information for submitting a piece for consideration....please click on this link:
https://www.sculptureinthepark.org/call-for-entry-1

***October 31, 2022 is the deadline for submitting your proposals.

▪️Red and Blue Pony-Kevin Box, 2007

09/21/2022

Jane DeDecker's "YMCA" is at its new home at Bloomington-Normal YMCA's new building.

We're so happy to see it being enjoyed by everyone who enters this amazing community facility. Special thanks to the Dobski family, who made this placement possible.

see more of this and our other public art projects: http://www.jk-designs-inc.com/project-feed/bloomington-normal-ymca

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09/15/2022

Special thanks to Limbs and Things Tree Service for taking out some dead trees in the NSG Sculpture Garden and keeping us looking good.

09/05/2022

Congratulations Jane DeDecker! Winner of a History Colorado's 2022 Miles Bancroft Award for her Estes Park Women’s Monument!

These awards highlight outstanding projects throughout the state that further the understanding of Colorado history in exemplary and unique ways.

“Thanks to all involved for completing the Estes Park Women's Monument project. This was a community wide project that honors all Estes Park Women from the past to the present. The artist Jane DeDecker is awesome. She created 12 amazing sculptures for this monument that represent 12 real women of Estes Park. These sculptures are now installed in a new downtown park, called the Women's Heritage Plaza. Great work everyone!” -Project Lead, Ron Wilcox

09/03/2022

It's which made us think of NSG member Craig Campbell. Here he is with a clay sculpt by Philippe Faraut. Craig is such a great guy! And amazing sculptor.

Check out his work... http://www.nationalsculptorsguild.com/artist_campbell_portfolio.html

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08/26/2022

Happy
We know everyone's best friend is getting a pup cup today! If you're not careful, they'll drive themselves for one.

Pictured is "Joy Ride" by Gary Alsum. One of his series of zany dogs driving classic cars with reckless abandon. We'd love to place an enlargement of this somewhere.

Add one of these fun sculptures to your home and use code HappyFriday for a special incentive at checkout. http://www.columbinegallery.com/store/c2/Gary_Alsum.html

08/24/2022

It saddens us to share that Carol Gold passed away August 18, 2022. Her daughter's words embody the loss we all feel, "The hole she has left is huge." This is true for us on a personal level, as much as it is, a loss to the art community at large.

Over the past thirty years, Fairfax, California artist, Carol Gold's work has been widely exhibited in the U.S. and Canada. Her sculpture has received numerous accolades at national exhibitions including the John Cavanaugh Memorial Award from the National Sculpture Society and multiple feature articles in renowned publications.

Carol has been a fellow with the National Sculptors' Guild since 1996. With our design team, the prolific sculptor placed hundreds of smaller works and dozens of public art commissions. Each monumental placement promote a sense of pride and community cohesion where they were installed.

Please click here to learn more about 's public artwork.
http://www.jk-designs-inc.com/project-feed/carol-gold-1937-2022

Infinite Dance is perhaps the closest to a self-portrait of the monuments - depicting a figure dancing joyfully on the top of a stainless steel ring. Carol was both a serious and studious person, she stayed current with politics and social issues, but that glint in her eye as she looks up at you (for most of us) showed her wisdom about the balance of life; to sometimes set all that aside and move to the music.

We are so grateful for the time we have known and worked with Carol Gold to share her creative energy and vision; her artistic legacy will contribute to generations to come. - Alyson and John Kinkade, National Sculptors' Guild

The family requests that in lieu of flowers, donations are made in Carol’s honor to Democracy Now! KPFA, The Sierra Club, the Marin Land Trust or Planned Parenthood. We've added links to each on the blog post.

08/19/2022

Have you seen the newest additions to Benson Sculpture Garden??? 3 of the 6 are by NSG members. We love ALL the public art in Loveland! The art community is why we have our headquarters here.

Posted • On Saturday, July 9, the Loveland High Plains Arts Council (LHPAC) dedicated six new donations in the Benson Sculpture Gardens.

Art in Public Places is very grateful to LHPAC’s for the generous gift of these outstanding sculptures to the City’s public art collection. Several of the sculptors were present to share the inspiration for their artwork and answer questions from the public.

Congratulations to the following sculptors whose work was honored on this day: Abracadabra by Craig Campbell, On a Roll by Jack Hill, Hangin’ Around by Mark Hopkins, Power of Thought by Victor Issa, Monarch Girl by Joe Norman and Open Window by Ted Schaal.

Please be sure to visit the gardens to view these new artworks on permanent display.
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08/15/2022

It's Relaxation Day, and we couldn't have been more pleased to hear that after our whirlwind sculpture show weekend.

Pictured is Jane DeDecker's "Picnic", a sweet end of summer snapshot of a family. Hope you're all getting some relaxation time in for yourself.

Click here to add this piece to your collection. http://www.columbinegallery.com/store/p548/Picnic.html

08/14/2022

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Enter code Columbine30 for a special incentive at checkout

08/14/2022

It’s the final day of our NSG Sculpture Garden Gala Weekend. Stop by to see all the new art.



Add to your collection: http://www.columbinegallery.com/store/
Enter code Columbine30 for a special incentive at checkout.

08/14/2022

Posted • It’s the final day of our NSG Sculpture Garden Gala Weekend. Stop by to see all the new art.



Add to your collection: http://www.columbinegallery.com/store/
Enter code Columbine30 for a special incentive at checkout.

08/14/2022

We're Celebrating 30 Years! Come by to see us and enjoy all the artwork by NSG members.

We just received a couple new sculptures from Stephen Shachtman. Pictured here is "Birth of a Nebulae", a gorgeous combination of CorTen Steel, Glass and Copper.



Add this artist to your collection: http://www.columbinegallery.com/store/c58/Stephen_Shachtman.html
Enter code NSG30 for a special incentive at checkout.

08/13/2022

Posted • On the look out for more artwork? Add Denny Haskew’s “Start of the Dance” to your collection.

We love the interaction of nature with sculpture. Stop by the NSG Sculpture Garden this weekend as we Celebrate 30 Years in the Arts.



Add this piece to your collection: http://www.columbinegallery.com/store/p587/Start_of_the_Dance.html
Enter code Columbine30 for a special incentive at checkout.

08/13/2022

We're Celebrating 30 Years! Come by to see us and enjoy all the artwork by our members.

Pictured is Jane DeDecker's "The Ties that Bind", surrounded by roses in the center of the NSG Sculpture Garden. Her depiction of a father taking a time out from playing ball to help tie his child's shoe has always been a favorite of ours.



Add this piece to your collection: http://www.columbinegallery.com/store/p1175/The_Ties_that_Bind.html
Enter code NSG30 for a special incentive at checkout.

08/12/2022

Stop by to see us this weekend 9-5 Fri,Sat,Sun and help us Celebrate 30 years in the Arts!

Pictured is one of the new pieces in the NSG Sculpture Garden, "Beginning" by Mark Leichliter (his "Duet" is the blue sculpture in the background)

Add to your collection today, enter NSG30 for a special incentive at checkout thru August.
http://www.columbinegallery.com/store/p3679/Beginning.html

07/19/2022

The National Sculptors' Guild shipped off another of Affiliate Jack Hill's "On a Roll", this time the a'peeling sculpture is headed to Little Rock, Arkansas for their extensive public art collection along the Riverfront Park. We're always happy to work with Little Rock and can't wait to see this giant roller skating banana next time we visit.

We'll update you once we get photos from the city of it installed.

NSG Public Art Placement #541
http://www.jk-designs-inc.com/project-feed/on-a-roll-skates-its-way-to-little-rock

07/16/2022

We're getting ready for our 30th Annual NSG Garden Show August 12-14. We hope to see you in Loveland. http://www.columbinegallery.com/august-annual.html

07/06/2022

Our project with the for their Fire Station 33 is taking shape. We are very excited to see Joe Norman’s firefighter sculpture “Protect” develop. Engineering is complete and Joe has created the final maquette. Full-size enlargement is next.

06/22/2022

Jane DeDecker's "YMCA" is finished in metal, awaiting patina, before it heads to its new home in at a YMCA with a new building opening in August!

Always fun to see this cheerful sculpture come to life. Stay tuned for images of it installed, and see updates on our other projects: http://www.nationalsculptorsguild.com/public-art.html

06/16/2022

Looking for some older files yesterday lead me to a treasure trove of kids and pups in the NSG Sculpture Garden and Gallery from 2015. These kiddos are all now teens and young adults. Their interactions are so pure, I can't get enough of it!

Thanks for spreading joy young Jay, Mick and Siena; puppy Rosie and



Come visit and make your own memories in the garden, our hours are 11-4 Wednesday through Saturday.

06/15/2022

Gary Alsum has finished the clay enlargement and the Gene Bess Monument is on its way through the casting process. He'll be ready to greet students and alumni at Three Rivers College in a few months.

Coach Bess became college basketball’s all-time wins leader in 2001 when he surpassed North Carolina’s Dean Smith and Richard Baldwin of Broome Community College. He was the first college basketball coach to reach 1,000 wins in 2006, the first with 1,100 wins four seasons later, and 1,200 in 2015. His 1,300th win came in what ended up being his final home game on a court named in his honor. Coach Bess finished with a career record of 1,300-416, won national championships in 1979 and 1992, coached in four national title games, appeared in 17 national tournaments, won 23 region championships, and is a member of four halls of fame.

Last fall, National Sculptors' Guild Fellow Gary Alsum was selected to sculpt beloved basketball coach, Gene Bess, for placement by the college in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. The sculpture will be located on the entry plaza of the Libla Family Sports Center.

See more of the process... http://www.jk-designs-inc.com/project-feed/gene-bess-portrait-for-three-rivers-college

06/11/2022

Some of the gorgeous peonies that grace the NSG Sculpture Garden. We love the pops of color they provide.

Come visit, our hours are 11-4 Wednesday through Saturday.

06/10/2022

The NSG Sculpture Garden is coming to life with gorgeous flowers budding and blooming. We're loving the peonies below Craig Campbell's "Houdini" portrait. The flowers will be fleeting, but definitely not an illusion.

Add a little magic and mystery to your garden,
http://www.columbinegallery.com/store/p3369/Houdini.html

04/29/2022

Tim is in Little Rock presenting a new concept 🤞🏻
Here are some of our past placements. We love Little Rock! Thanks Sculpture at the River Market!

04/18/2022

Craig Campbell’s “Abracadabra” is installed in its new home of Little Rock, Arkansas. Sculpture at the River Market commissioned this magical piece from us a year ago. And we just love how it turned out, right down to the colorful patina.

This sculpture depicts an aspiring Magician whimsically practicing his tricks for the attentive audience of a dog, a mouse, and a stuffed bunny. My inspiration in creating Abracadabra is as a reminder that there is a power greater than us all and it is important to look for the “magic” in everything.

See the process... http://www.jk-designs-inc.com/project-feed/a-little-bit-of-magic-for-little-rock