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Rosen Outdoor Sculpture Competition & Exhibition

ABOUT THE ROSEN OUTDOOR SCULPTURE EXHIBITION

Juror’s Statement

28 July 2014 - May 2015

The Rosen Outdoor Sculpture Competition & Exhibition is a national juried competition presented annually by the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts on the campus of Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina. Made possible by the generosity of longtime arts supporters Martin and Doris Rosen, this national, juried competition continues a long held tradition of showcasing the best of large-scale, contemporary American sculpture. Each year, ten sculptures are selected for exhibition, and are situated in outdoor, public settings across campus. Cash prizes are awarded to the artists whose work is chosen as that year’s Rosen Award winner. Since its establishment in 1987, The Rosen has become an integral part of An Appalachian Summer Festival, the university’s annual multi-arts celebration, with the announcement of the Rosen Award winners coming during the festival’s annual Sculpture Walk with that year’s juror.

It was an honor and a pleasure to juror the 28th annual Rosen. I love the process as a juror of going through images of many artists. It always astounds me, the wide range of images that the artistic mind can conjure up. I feel that the entries for the Rosen exhibit were by and large of a scale which I consider to be examples of public art. The way they were placed on campus by the Turchin staff enhanced all of these sculptures. I hope the people over this coming year will enjoy the presence of this art and I hope it will inspire younger people to pursue sculpture.

Wayne Trapp, sculptor and painter, has worked with stone, steel, oils and ink for years. Creating lavish, outdoor sculptures, he is known for his colossal pieces for corporate and private clientele. Trapp takes what he cannot say in bronze and marble and delivers a feast of color and stroke to the eye in his paintings on canvas and handmade paper. With unbridled energy and insatiable passion for everything that crosses his path, Trapp forever seeks interchange, new ground and a good time.

Wayne Trapp 28th Rosen Juror

Honoring Martin and Doris Rosen

A. Walker HallB. Broyhill Music CenterC. Farthing AuditoriumD. Wey HallE. Newland Residence HallF. Duck PondG. Turchin Center for the Visual Arts

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Outdoor Sculpture Competition & Exhibition

Sculpture Map and Site Location

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SITE Justin DearduffPrairie Ray

SITE Joe BigleyFormal-ly #1

SITE Aaron Hussey Turret

SITE Glenn ZweygardtIsis Revisted

SITE David JonesMonument to Nowhere

SITE Robert BuganskiProfiles #13

SITE Gwendolyn KerneyTango Heart

SITE Cathrin HoskinsonThe Shooting Star

SITE Mary RudenEinstein Sundial

SITE Davis Whitfield Keeping Venice Afloat

Building Legend

28 July 2014 - May 2015

For more information on the artists visit www.rosensculpture.org

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