2011 Sculpture Awards Announced
Jean Greer, former Public Art Director for the Charlotte Arts and Science Council, recently juried the 2011 Salisbury Sculpture Show Discover What’s Outside. All the winners will receive cash awards.
Norvell Best in Show Award
“Geyser” by Harry McDaniel, Asheville.
The finely-crafted kinetic sculpture surpasses all the selection criteria, Greer stated. Though small, its intimacy attracts visitors and it would be suitable for a small sculpture garden. “Geyser” is installed in the raised brick planter at the corner of Main and Liberty streets.
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Second Place
"Over & Up" by Robert Winkler, Asheville.
The scale, multiple perspectives and mastery of materials make this a beautiful sculpture. Greer suggested that in a permanent site, the piece would benefit from being raised off the ground. “All support foundations should be underground and the sculpture higher, so that the work appears to be flying.”
“Over & Up” is displayed on the Rowan Public Library front lawn. The sculpture also received the most votes for the Citizen’s Choice Award, and Winkler’s piece “Look Homeward Angles” won the 2009 show’s first place award.
Third Place
"Origins Passage,” by Glenn Zweygardt, Alfred Station, NY.
The piece, in front of Building 400 at RCCC, “conveys a primeval feeling through the workmanship of the bronze and the simple curves of the forms.” Greer added, “The surfaces are beautifully textured,” and they “express many layers of meaning and offer a sense of mystery of other cultures.”
Citizen's Choice Award
A Citizen’s Choice Award is offered for the first time this year. The sculpture receiving the most public votes from the online survey was "Over & Up" by Robert Winkler.
This is the third year Salisbury has hosted the outdoor sculpture show. Fourteen pieces are on display within the downtown as part of a sculpture tour. Two additional installations are on the campus of Rowan Cabarrus Community College off Interstate 85, exit 75. A complete guide for the show is available online at www.salisburyart.com, or at the Salisbury-Rowan Visitors Center, 204 East Innes Street. The 2011 Salisbury Sculpture Show will continue to be on exhibit until December 31.
