29th Annual
Sculpture Celebration
T. H. Broyhill Walking Park
945 Lakewood Circle • Lenoir NC
Exhibition/Competition
Saturday, September 6, 2014
Set-Up and Blue Jeans Preview Party
Friday, September 5, 2014
Presented by: Caldwell Arts Council, Tri-State Sculptors, Mountain
Sculptors, City of Lenoir, Chairpersons: Susy and Scott Barnett
29th Annual Sculpture Celebration
Awards
$3,000 Best in Show
$2,000 First Place Award
$1,500 Second Place Award
$1,000 Third Place Award
2013 Third Place Award
Burden . Keith Willis, Sculptor
$500 Judge’s Awards (6 Awards)
$500 Stevens Family - People’s
Choice Award
Above: 2013 First Place Award
Standing Still . Mary-Ann Prack, Sculptor
2013 Second Place Award
Limestone Bench . Todd Frahm, Sculptor
Right: 2013 People’s Choice Award
Dragon . Teresa Sizemore, Sculptor
Location
T. H. Broyhill Walking Park
945 Lakewood Circle, Lenoir NC
Lakeside garden location! Conveniently located within Lenoir, the
T. H. Broyhill Walking Park is a pastoral park of 20+ acres of manicured
gardens surrounding a small lake, offering a wonderful landscape for
the display of a variety of sculptures. Trails, both paved and graveled,
provide visitors easy access to view the work displayed.
Park Photography — Cover and Below: T. H. Broyhill Walking Park, Lenoir
Jack Daulton, Photographer
Things You Should Know
Sculptors may enter three works of indoor or outdoor sculpture.
No commission is taken in the event of sales. Please invite gallery
curators, friends, family and potential buyers.
The event is held outdoors, rain or shine. Note: There is limited sheltered
space; sculptors may bring canopy tent.
Photographic portfolios are encouraged.
Pedestals, if needed, as well as any installation tools/equipment and
leveling aids are the sculptor’s responsibility.
All sculpture must remain on display in the park until 4:00 pm Saturday.
Security guards patrol the park periodically from 7 pm Friday until
7 am Saturday. However, work installed in the park overnight is at the
sculptor’s risk.
Unloading / Loading Service
A crane will be available for unloading large sculptures on Friday and
loading on Saturday afternoon. This mechanical assistance will be
available at no cost to the sculptors. The crane can lift 4,100 pounds at a
15’ reach, or 1,600 pounds at a 33’ reach. All large pieces using the
crane must be installed on Friday from 10 am — 7 pm. Small trucks only
(no large equipment) will be allowed in the park on Saturday morning.
Check the appropriate space on the registration form and a time will be
scheduled with the crane operator.
Schedule of Events
Friday, September 5th
Sponsors
Broyhill Family Foundation
10 am —7 pm .......... Park opens for on-site registration and site selection —
Boom available for unloading large and small sculptures
7:00 pm ......... Blue Jeans Preview Party*
8:00 pm ......... Introductions. Judge’s presentation and open discussion
Bill White Sculpture Celebration Endowment
Saturday, September 6th
NC Arts Council Grassroots Art Program Grant
7:00 am ......... Park opens for on-site registration and site selection —
Only small trucks will be allowed in the park
7:00 am ......... Continental breakfast available
9:00 am ......... Exhibition opens; judging begins for Merit Awards
10 am - 12 ........ Silvio Martinat Swing Band
1 pm - 3 pm ....... Strictly Clean & Decent
3:30 pm ......... Award presentation. Judge’s walking tour of winners and discussion
4:00 pm ......... Exhibition closes
4 — until ........ Removal of sculpture, cleanup of park
*Blue Jeans Preview Party
On Friday, September 5 at 7 pm, at the T. H. Broyhill Park, peers, patrons, and Judge Randy
Shull will gather for dinner and music, followed by the Judge’s presentation. Join with other
sculptors, socialize, and talk about your work. Meet patrons and make friends in this partylike atmosphere. This event is included in your registration; guests’ meals are $20.00 each
(payable with your registration or $25.00 if purchased on-site) and includes meal, beverage,
beer, and wine.
The Stevens Family Foundation
Lenoir Tourism Development Authority
Norma and Jack Suddreth
Merrill White
Rebecca White
Blue Ridge Electric
Lenoir Rotary Club
Edwin Peters
Larry and Barbara Freiman
Herb and Becky Stevens
Tim and Sandra Scobie
The Coves at Round Mountain
Irish Rose Bed and Breakfast, Rose Noakes
Liza Plaster
Norm Einstein
Foothills Visual Artists Guild
Music Center, Lenoir
Cannon Paint & Abrasives
Carolina West Wireless
Judge: Randy Shull
Our Partnership
The Caldwell Arts Council was organized and
Randy Shull was born in Sandwich, Illinois, in 1962. He received a BFA degree from Rochester
Incorporated in 1976 to establish and maintain
Institute of Technology in 1986. His early development was nurtured by his father, a master
an awareness for and an appreciation of the
carpenter and furthered through rigid training as a furniture designer. Shull’s work has evolved
cultural arts in Caldwell County.
naturally over time from furniture to painting and to the creation of entire large scale spaces that
The Tri-State Sculptors Educational Association
was formed in 1978 by a group of sculptors
from Virginia, South Carolina and North Carolina,
to promote public awareness and appreciation
incorporate all of his talents. Randy’s most recent and largest project to date is the creation of
Pink Dog Creative, a re -development of a former warehouse into a mixed use space with 15
artist studios, two restaurants and a non-profit gallery. He operates studios in Asheville, North
Carolina and Merida, Mexico.
of sculpture in the region and to exchange
Shull’s work has been the subject of several museum exhibitions. In 2012 Channeling the USA,
ideas and information among its members.
curated by Janet Koplos, debuted at the McColl Center in Charlotte, NC and traveled to Virginia
Mountain Sculptors is an association of artists
creating three-dimensional work in Western NC
and surrounding region. The group’s activities
enhance community awareness, understanding
Wesleyan University and was accompanied by a catalog. In 2010, Crossing Boundaries, a midcareer survey exhibition, traveled to The Gregg Museum, Raleigh, NC, the Museum of Craft and
Design, San Francisco, CA, the Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, WA, and to the Ogden Museum,
New Orleans, LA. A full color catalog was produced.
and appreciation of contemporary sculpture,
His work is in the permanent collection of The Brooklyn Museum; The High Museum in Atlanta;
and advance members’ technical, aesthetic
The Renwick Museum of American Art in Washington, D.C.; The Mint Museum of Craft & Design
and professional development.
in Charlotte; Racine Museum of Art; The Gregg Museum of Art & Design, The Asheville Art
The City of Lenoir was a founding partner of this
Museum, The Mobile Museum of Art, and Museum of Art and Design in New York.
event and has continued to support it through
In 1993, Shull received a North Carolina Arts Council Fellowship grant and in 1994 an NEA grant
true collaboration and many manpower hours.
through the Southern Arts Federation.
Things To Do While
Visiting In Downtown Lenoir
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Visit the Caldwell Arts Council Gallery to view the exhibit “Concentina” featuring artist interpretations of
poetry by NC Poet Laureate Joseph Bathanti.
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From the West: Take Interstate 40 to the intersection with NC 18 in Morganton
and travel North to Lenoir. Turn right on Norwood Street; left on Lakewood Circle.
Proceed to T. H. Broyhill Walking Park
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From the North: Take US 321 South from Boone to the intersection of NC 18.
(See below*)
Search for 20 of the 80 sculptures in the CAC Public
Art Collection located in downtown Lenoir. Self-guided
tour maps for walking or biking are available at the
CAC, area businesses and the Caldwell Chamber of
Commerce.
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From the East: Take US 421 from Winston-Salem to its intersection with NC 18
in Wilkesboro, and go West to US 321—Hwy 64/18 intersection. (See below*)
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From the South: Take US 321 North, or travel North to Interstate 40 West and
take either US 321 North or US 64 West from Statesville to US 321—Hwy 64/18
intersection. (See below*)
Explore Tucker’s Gallery — an ever-changing exhibition
*From the US 321 — Hwy 64/18 intersection in Lenoir: Go West on Hwy 18/64 to 2nd
stoplight, and turn left onto Norwood Street, and proceed approximately 1/2 mile to
Lakewood Circle. Turn left and proceed to the T. H. Broyhill Walking Park.
Visit the Thomas Sayre sculpture “Across the Grain” at
Take the 2.9 mile walking tour of public sculpture.
of outdoor sculpture from prominent regional artists.
Centrally located along Main St and West Ave in the
historic district of Lenoir.
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Lenoir is at the crossroads of US 321 and NC 64/18. Signs leading to the T. H. Broyhill
Walking Park will be posted throughout Lenoir.
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the corner of Harper and Church Street.
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Directions
Visit one of the many locally owned shops in Lenoir,
ranging from bicycles to books, knitting to antiques.
Lodging
Irish Rose Bed and Breakfast .............................................. 828 754-9691
American Motel (Hwy 90) ..................................................... 828 758-1200
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Eat at one of the locally owned restaurants.
Comfort Inn (Hwy 321) ......................................................... 828 754-2090
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Taste a selection of beer available from a downtown
Days Inn (Hwy 321) .............................................................. 828 754-0731
microbrewery.
Free Outdoor Camping — Lenoir Aquatic & Fitness Center / Private Homes
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Sit in the park, relax and enjoy your stay.
Housing List: Contact Caldwell Arts Council ...................... 828 754-2486
29th Annual Sculpture Celebration — Registration Form
Clip out, complete form, enclose payment and mail to:
Caldwell Arts Council
P O Box 1613
Lenoir NC 28645
Please register early for best savings. Registration includes:
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Sculptor’s Friday evening Blue Jeans Preview Party
A participant list of sculptors
Manpower for unloading, installation, removal and
reloading of your work
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Outdoor camping with showers and full bathroom
facilities available free at the Lenoir Aquatics and
Fitness Center. (A list of private homes for housing
is available upon request.)
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Continental breakfast at the park on Saturday
morning
Name: ___________________________________________
Address: _________________________________________
City/State/Zip: ____________________________________
Phone: __________________________________________
E-Mail: ___________________________________________
Please check all that apply and include fees as noted:
Registration Fees (register early for best savings):
[ ] Student registration ...................................................... $35 ................... $ ______________
Name of School: ___________________________________________
[ ] Pre-registration by July 1 .............................................. $50 ................... $ ______________
[ ] Pre-registration July 2 — 31 ........................................ $60 ................... $ ______________
[ ] Pre-registration August 1 — September 4 ................. $70.................... $ ______________
[ ] On-Site Registration September 5—6 ........................ $80.................... $ ______________
Blue Jeans Preview Party, Friday, September 5, 7—8:30 pm (RSVP Yes or No):
[ ] I will attend the Blue Jeans Preview Party .................. Free
[ ] I will be accompanied by _____ guests and enclose $20 per guest ... $ ______________
Note: Guests: $25 on-site on September 5
[ ] I cannot attend
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I would like manpower assistance loading/unloading/placing my work.
I would like crane assistance loading/unloading. Time will be scheduled.
I need camping reservation for Friday night .............. Free
I need private home housing list ................................ Free
Donation to the Caldwell Arts Council ........................ ............................ $ _____________
Membership with Tri State Sculptors ........................ $35*
*Make separate check payable to Tri-State Sculptors ..........................Sep. Ck Enclosed
Payment Method:
Total due ............................................................................. ............................ $ _____________
[ ] Check(s) enclosed
[ ] Mastercard/Visa/Discover # ________________________________________________
Expiration: ___________
Signature: _______________________________________
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