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April-May 2002 Issue of
The Third Dimension, newsletter of

Contents on this page include:

Applications
Member News & Sculpture

Applications

Besides the usual opportunities and events section, this issue of The Third Dimension held applications to 3 TSOS-sponsored opportunities for members:

Sculptfest 2002
Summer Membership Show titled Dimensions
Web site pages for individual artists

[sculpture school open house]
Eloiese Krabbenhoft waves a tiny wax hand while demonstrating technique at the
January Open House at the Austin Sculpture Center. Feb 02

Member News

The National Sculpture Society in New York has informed TSOS president Rey Alaniz that his marble sculpture, Cyclist, has been accepted into their exhibition titled "Sports Sculpture." The show will take place at its headquarters and exhibition space in the Park Avenue Atrium. The sculpture exhibition space is located at 237 Park Avenue and 466 Lexington Avenues, between 45th and 46th Streets in midtown Manhattan. This exhibition opens May 6, 2002, and showcases sixty-two works in a variety of media by some of America's leading figurative sculptors. Although the work in this show is stylistically diverse and the backgrounds of the sculptors are varied, these artists all share an interest in and commitment to the figure. The pieces depict many sports activities ranging from figure skating to sumo wrestling.
www.nationalsculpture.com

[marble sculpture in New York]
Marble sculpture Cyclist by TSOS President Rey Alaniz

Art Blevins of Granbury (Texas) recently completed a commissioned bronze sculpture honoring the late Mary Lou Watkins. Mary Lou helped revitalize the town square of Granbury. Due to her efforts, the Granbury Courthouse Square became the first entire town square in Texas to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The sculpture depicts Mary Lou in her prairie-style dress ringing the familiar dinner bell, as she did for so many years from the front porch of the Nutt House Dining Room, calling the community to lunch. The bronze sculpture is six feet tall and was installed February 2, 2002, on the northeast corner of the town square.

[Granbury, Texas bronze]
Art Blevins with his bronze sculpture. photo by Linda Blevins

Rose Van Vranken is featured in a group exhibition at the JM Gallery, 24 West 57th in New York City through April 30. www.ARTin2000.com

[bronze sculpture]
Seaform # 2, polished bronze by Rose Van Vranken

[bronze sculpture]

A life-size bronze statue of Martin Luther as a 20-year-old student in academic garb has been crafted and placed in front of Founders Library on the campus of Concordia University of Austin. The sculpture, designed by CUA Art Instructor Eloiese Krabbenhoft, is entitled, "Luther, The Emerging Leader." The formal dedication of the statue was held on Tuesday, February 19. Concordia student Brian Rustan was the model the creator used to fashion the full-size sculpture and was in charge of the unveiling. Faculty, staff and students were on hand as Pastor Carl Trovall blessed the statue. (info and photo from the Concordia website)

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