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International Sculpture Center

Ursula von Rydingsvard, Blackened Word, 2008 Cedar and graphite. Photo: Courtesy of artist



About International Sculpture Center

The International Sculpture Center (ISC) is a member-supported, nonprofit organization founded in 1960 to champion the creation and understanding of sculpture and its unique, vital contribution to society. Members include sculptors, collectors, patrons, architects, developers, journalists, curators, historians, critics, educators, foundries, galleries, and museums—anyone with an interest in and commitment to the field of sculpture.

Where We Started

In 1960, sculptor and educator Elden Tefft organized the National Sculpture Conference at the University of Kansas, in Lawrence, Kansas, and with that conference the International Sculpture Center was born.

Since then, the ISC has continued to evolve and adapt to the changing needs of its members as technologies move forward, beginning with the 1997 launch of www.sculpture.org.

Today, after 60 years of service to the field, the ISC's progressive programs, conferences, symposia, and publications serve a growing international membership and educate the profession and the public about contemporary sculpture.


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Elden Tefft and his son Kim repairing “Academic Jay”, 1996. Kansas University Archives Photos.


 

Staff

Johannah Hutchison
Johannah Hutchison
Executive Director/Publisher
Damaris Azofeifa
Damaris Azofeifa
Office Manager
Tony Cavalline
Tony Cavalline
Arts Administrator
Manju Philip
Manju Philip
Membership Manager
Courtney Lester
Courtney Lester
Community Engagement Manager
Daniel Kunitz
Daniel Kunitz
Editor in Chief
Twylene Moyer
Maura Thomas
Maura Thomas
Assistant Editor
Arianna Stenson
Arianna Stenson
Associate Publisher

Internships


The International Sculpture Center is pleased to offer internships to students and artists. Interns are given the opportunity to gain experience and insight in various aspects of arts non-profit management, development, and programming. The ISC is greatly appreciative of the valuable contributions of past interns and proud of the great work that they have gone on to do within art and culture fields. If you are interested in an ISC internship, please fill out the application form here.

Past Interns

Andrea Abarca
Matthew Ackerman
Zachary Amar
Rose Andolina
Jessica Angelini
Sabrina Axelrod
Navjot Banwait
Katie Barrett
Paul Barudin
Alice Bell-Black
Kristin Biche
Katharine Bishop
Matthew Brown
Alice Brownell
Olivia Burton
Layla Cabrera
Ashley Caferro
Loup Cantareil
Hope Carter
Tyler Castro
Sarah Chang
Victoria Chang
Tara Chen
Marissa Chimento
Lisett Clark
Kristy Cole
Julia Cuddahy
Karla Curtis
Kyle Cziepel
Ryan Cziepel
Akshith Dandemraju

Sara Davidson
Ashley DeAngelis
Stephanie Devito
Gioia DiMicco
Megan Dunn
Rachel Dutaud
Monique Edward
Simone Ekstroem-Knudsen
Valeria Espichan
Mackenzie Evans
Amy Feminella
Elin Fidele
Brooke Friend
Casey Gale
Kelly Gerding
Raha Ghassemi
Selina Gomez
Molly Gorelick
Selina Govani
Donovan Griffin
Hannah Gutschow
Brian Hardie
Erica Heaney
McKenna Hillman
Shelby Hindman
Ahmad Hussein
Hamna Ilyas
Stephanie Inahuazo
Andrea Jensen
Shaina Kang
Megan Kao

Husna Kazmir
Laura Kern
Michael Koleski
Julia Kuelzow
Gwendolyn Kurtz
Nicole Lambo
Danielle Leng
Madeleine Lesperance
Madison Li
William Loos
Michelle Lorusso
Kelly Lynch
Colleen Mackenzie
Katherine Marciniak
Teresa Marra
Christine Marsh
Karen Martinez
Ashleigh Mason
Leah McGonigle
Andrew McRobbie
Lindsey Meldrum
Emily Miller
Julia Mollin
Kevin Monaghan
Brianna Montalto
Gabriela Montiel
Lindsey Mulrooney
Mary Nickerson
Nikki Nordquist
Heather Ossandon
Matthew Parris

Jessica Passarella
Ashley Peroni
Dominique Perrota
Gabrielle Peterson
Emma Pouncey
Tiana Ristaino
Maria Rolsal
Alyssa Roman
Alison Sansom
Danielle Scicluna
Ashley Skowroneck
Sarah Spencer
Arianna Stenson
Courtney Stewart
Kalene Stockhaus
Yuchun Su
Michelle Suarez
Timia Thomas
Jessica Tirone
Martha Vincent
Lilly Ward
Marie Wdzieczkowski
Bernadette Weibel
Becky Wilkening
Melanie Winstead
Ashley Wituschek
Beverly Wong
Joseph Worthington
Rob Zakes
Yuko Zobrin
Thomas Zucker

Thank you to our Donors

International Sculpture Center Contemporary Sculpture Circle
The International Sculpture Center is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that provides programming and services supported by contributions, grants, sponsorships, and memberships. The ISC Board of Trustees gratefully acknowledges the generosity of our members and donors in our Contemporary Sculpture Circle: those who have contributed $350 and above. Make a contribution now.

Benefactor's Circle
($100,000+)
Atlantic Foundation
Fletcher Benton
Karen & Robert Duncan
Mrs. Donald Fisher
Grounds For Sculpture
John Henry
Richard Hunt
J. Seward Johnson, Jr.
Johnson Art & Education Foundation
Ree & Jun Kaneko
Joshua S. Kanter
Kanter Family Foundation
Gertrud & Heinz Kohler-Aeschlimann
Nanci Lanni
Kathy and Marc LeBaron
Lincoln Industries
National Endowment for the Arts
NJ State Council on the Arts
Mary O’Shaughnessy
I.A. O’Shaughnessy Foundation
Jon and Molly Ott
Beverly Pepper
Estate of John A. Renna
Jon & Mary Shirley Foundation
Dr. & Mrs. Robert Slotkin
Boaz Vaadia
Bernar Venet
Nadine Witkin, Estate of Isaac Witkin

Major Donors
($50,000-99,999)
Anonymous Foundation
Chakaia Booker
Erik & Michele Christiansen
Terry & Robert Edwards
Carole Feuerman
Rob Fisher
Robert Mangold
Marlborough Gallery
Fred & Lena Meijer
Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park
Frances & Albert Paley
Pew Charitable Trust
Arnaldo Pomodoro
Andrew & Judy Rogers
Walter Schatz
The Sam & Diane Stewart Family Foundation
Robert & Polina Schlott
Kiki Smith
George Tobolowsky
William Tucker
Mary & John Young

Chairman's Circle
($10,000-49,999)
Magdalena Abakanowicz
Anonymous Foundation
ART Research
Jack Becker
Sydney & Walda Besthoff
Janet Blocker
Blue Star Contemporary Art Center
Willard Boepple
Bollinger Atelier
Tom Bollinger & Kim Nikolaev
Fernando Botero
Syvia Brown
Debra Cafaro & Terrance Livingston
Canvas Wines
Sir Anthony Caro
Cheim & Read
Chelsea College of Art & Design
Chicago Arts District/Podmajersky, Inc.
John Clement
Clinton Family Fund
Richard Cohen
Contemporary Arts Center New Orleans
Linda and Daniel Cooperman
Dana Martin Davis
David Diamond
David & Gladys Wright House Foundation
Janet Dicke
Digital Atelier
Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation
Richard Dupont
Lin Emery
Fred Eychaner
Bill FitzGibbons
Jeff Fleming
Fund of the Dallas Jewish Community Foundation
Alan Gibbs
Gibbs Farm
James Geier
Michael & Francie Gordon
Red Grooms & Lysiane Luong Grooms
Ralfonso Gschwend
Agnes Gund
Craig & Kathryn Hall
Joan Hall
David Handley
Carla Hanzal
Ann Hatch
Richard Heinrich
The Helis Foundation
Daniel A. Henderson
Michelle Hobart
Peter C. Hobart - In Memoriam
Leiko Ikemura & Philipp von Matt
Jarvis & Constance Doctorow Family Foundation
Joyce & Seward Johnson Foundation
KANEKO
Mary Ann Keeler
Keeler Foundation
Anna-Maria & Stephen Kellen Foundation
Phillip King
William King
Anne Kohs Associates
Jo Carole & Ronald S. Lauder
Cynthia Madden Leitner/ Museum of Outdoor Arts
Eugene Lemay
Toby D. Lewis Philanthropic Fund
Jim & Karen Linder
Lisson Gallery
Marian Goodman Gallery
Marlene & Sandy Louchheim
Martin Margulies
McKay Lodge Conservation Laboratory,Inc.
Patricia Meadows
Creighton Michael
Lowell Miller
Deedee Morrison
Morton Rachofsky Philanthropic Fund of the Dallas Jewish Community Foundation
Barrie Mowatt
Sharon & Prescott Muir
Patty & Bobby Nail
Manuel Neri
New Jersey Cultural Trust
New Orleans Museum of Art
Hilary Nitka
Sassona Norton
Ralph O'Connor
Ogden Museum of Southern Art
Nancy & Steven Oliver
Justin Peyser
Polich Tallix Fine Art Foundry
Stanley & Harriet Rabinowitz
Zach Rawling
Patricia Renick
Pat Renick Gift Fund

Henry Richardson
Russ Rubert
Sakana Foundation
Salt Lake Art Center
Carol L. Sarosik & Shelley Padnos
Melody Sawyer Richardson
Doug Schatz
Mary Ellen Scherl
The Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation
June & Paul Schorr, III
The Seward Johnson Atelier
Joel Shapiro
Judith Shea
Eve and Fred Simon
Armando Silva
Frank Sippel
Small Business Administration (SBA)
Kenneth & Katherine Snelson
Tishman Speyer
STRETCH
Elizabeth Strong-Cuevas
Mark di Suvero
Takahisa Suzuki
Aylin Tahincioglu
Cynthia Thompson
Steinunn Thorarinsdottir
Tmima
Brian Tune
University of the Arts London
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Robert E. Vogele
Ursula von Rydingsvard
Georgia Welles
Elizabeth Erdreich White
Connie Wimer
The Abe Zale Foundation Fund of the Dallas Jewish Community Foundation

Director's Circle
($5,000-9,999)
Ana & Gui Affonso
George Ahl
El Anatsui
Lisa Arnett
Auckland Art Gallery
Patty & Jay Baker Naples Museum of Art
Brian Wall Foundation
Bruce Beasley
Kimberly Beider
Belger Crane Yard
Belmont Harbor Yacht Club
Bloomberg LP
Brick Bay Wines and Sculpture Trail
Otto M. Budig Family Foundation, Inc.
Carnegie Mellon University
Maureen Cogan
Lisa Colburn
Ric Collier
Connells Bay Sculpture Park
Demeter Fragrance Library
Lina Deng
Christine and Richard Didsbury
Bob Emser
Jan and Trevor Farmer
FreedmanArt
Galerie Lelong
Bill and Christy Gautreaux
Susan Gerber
Jo and John Gow
Francis Greenburger
Haunch of Venison
Bryan Hunt
John S. & James L. Knight Foundation
Michael Johnson
Kansas City Art Institute
Tony Karman
Gallery Kasahara
Herbert J. Kayden
Joseph Kernisky
Susan Lloyd
Michael Manjarris
Steve Martin & Amy Haddad
Mattress Factory
George McLendon
Merchandise Mart Properties
Jill & Paul Meister
Metalabs
Gerard Meulensteen
Michael Miller
Jesus Moroles
Steve & Debbie Mueller
Museum of Arts and Design
Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago
Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park
National Gallery, London
Nelson Atkins Museum of Art
Kristen Nordahl
Brian Ohno
Claes Oldenburg & Coosje van Bruggen
Dennis Oppenheim
The Oshman Foundation
William R. Padnos
Paula Cooper Gallery
Hubert Phipps
Donald Porcaro
Richard Gray Gallery
Riva Yares Gallery
Bill Roy
Norie Sato
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Peter Scotese
Sculpture Community/sculpture.net
Vicki Scuri
Sebastián
Steven Siegel
The Todd & Betiana Simon Foundation
Lisa & Tom Smith
Duane Stranahan, Jr.
Studios, Inc.
Roselyn Swig
Tom & Sue Tallman
Tate
Julian and Jacqueline Taub
Laura Thorne
Tulane University
Alderman Tom Tunney
Raymond Tymas-Jones, PhD
University of Cincinnati
University of Kansas
Hans Van de Bovenkamp
Vector Custom Fabricating, Inc.
Julian Voss-Andreae
Harry T. Wilks
Isaac Witkin
Xavier University of Louisina
Zahner

Patron's Circle
($2,500-4,999)
The Andy Warhol Museum
Adriano Berengo
Carnegie Museum of Art
Elizabeth Catlett
J. Laurence & Susan Costin
The Creative Motif Fund/Vanguard Charitable
Des Moines Art Center
Barbara & Steve Durham
True Fisher
Headland Sculpture on the Gulf
Barbara Hoffman
Aparajita Jain
Laumeier Sculpture Park
Lostn Foundation

Susan McLeod
M.D. Michaelis
Moore College of Art & Design
National Academy Museum
John P. & Anne Nelson
Katerina Paleckova, Angel’s Chocolate
Philip Palmedo
Janice Perry
Joyce Pomeroy-Schwartz
Princeton University Art Museum
Rifle Paper Co.
Eric Schieber
Scottsdale Public Art
Shan Shan Sheng
Todd Smith
Spar Street
Philip Surls
Elisabeth Swanson
Laura Thorne
Doris & Peter Tilles
Webster University

Friend's Circle
($1,000-2,499)
Adobe
Anonymous Donor
Dean Arkfeld
Dina Wind Foundation
Doris H. Arkin
Becky Ault
Lee Bartell
Ghada Batrouni
Mogens Bay
Verina Baxter
Ambassador & Mrs. Alan Blinken
Scott & Donaruth Bruckner
Architectural Building Systems
Melva Bucksbaum & Raymond Learsy
Tom Butler
Giancarlo Calicchia
Edouard Duval Carrie
Cause Contemporary Gallery
Cedar Rapids Museum of Art
Chicago Gallery News
Jim & Jane Cohan
The Columbus Museum
Bruce Daniels
Eduardo da Rosa
Henry Davis
Guerra de la Paz
Terry Dintenfass, Inc.
Michele Oka Doner
Jill Downen
Fred Drucker
Isaac Dunkin III
Constance & Blair Fensterstock
David M. Furchgott
Sue Gardiner
Gill Gatfield
Jenny Gibbs
Terra Goolsby
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Graham
Louise Grunwald
Haligon Fine Art
Craig Hall
Deryl Hamman
Dr. LaRue Harding
Ed Hardy Habit/Hardy LLC
John Hatfield
Cedric Hartman
Gail & Wilfred Heilbut
Ursula & Joseph Helman
Olga Hirshhorn
Paul Hubbard
Iowa State University Museums
Olalekan Jeyifous
Dennis Katovsich
Gloria Kisch
Paul Klein
A. Eugene & Barbara Kohn
Eleas Kostis
Gary Kulak
Richard Lapedes
Chuck Levy
Carol LeWitt
Chi-Yu Liang
Andrew Libertone
Lincoln Park Conservatory
Glenn & Susan Lowry
Dayle Mace
Roger Machin & Carmella Saraceno
Caroline Maddox Ph.D
Joel Mallin
Steve Maloney
Eileen & Barry Mandel
Edward Mayer
Maxine & Stuart Frankel Foundation
Deborah McCormick
Bill & Shirley McIntyre
Robert E. Meyerhoff & Rheda Becker
Microsoft Corporation
Millennium Park, Inc.
David Mirvish
Melissa Morgan
George Neubert
NOVA Chemicals Inc.
Ralph O’Connor
Olivella, Umbria Olii International
Tom Otterness
Enid J. Packard
Paula Panczenko
John Pappajohn
Raul Perez
Barry R. Perlis
Troy & Cathy Perry
Pittsburgh Center for the Arts
Pittsburgh Office of Public Art
Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area & Carrie Furnaces
Michelle Rapp
Leslie Robertson & Sawteen See
Roger Smith Hotel
Thompson Rogers
Ky & Jane Rohman
Salvatore & Corinne Romano
Thomas Roubidoux
Roy Lichtenstein Foundation
Ambassador Nancy H. Rubin
Carol Russel
Morley & Jane Safer
Saginaw Valley State University
Vicki & Roger Sant
Carolina Sardi
Greg & Laura Schnackel
Patricia Sher
Sculpt Nouveau
Sedgwick Productions
Patrick Siler
Sipi Metal Corp.
Jenny and Andrew Smith
Steinberg Shebairo LLP
Storm King Art Center
Marin R. Sullivan, Ph.D
Leslie Swackhamer
Thai Metal Crafters
Monte Thompson
Jeff Thomson
Barbara & Donald Tober
Michelle Traywick
Allan Tubach
UBS Financial Services
Edward Ulhir
Umbra, Ltd.
University of Arkansas
Robert M. Kaye & Diane Upright
Frederico Uribe
Steve Vail Fine Arts
Hans Van De Bovenkamp LTD
Richard & Karen Vierk
John & Lynn Vinkemulder
Alex Wagman
Herbert & Charlotte Wagner
Charlotte Weber
Wellington Sculpture Trust
John Wiederspan
Yoram Wind
John Windle
Charles & Barbara Wright
Jim Yohe
Lisa & Don Zaretsky
Zealandia Sculpture Garden
Glenn Zweygardt

Professional Circle
($350-999)
John Adduci • Kadri Allekand • Susan Amorde • Maria Artemis • Tom Ashbourne • Jan Ayers-Friedman • Bill Barrett • Jerry Ross Barrish • Lynn Basa • Anne Baxter • Errol Beauchamp • George Beasley • Joseph Becherer • Eden Bender • Frances & Benjamin Benenson • Lawrence Benenson • Joseph Benevenia • Meredith Bergmann • Ronald Berman • Patrick Bermingham • Lotus Bermudez • Abigail Bernhardt • Henri Bertrand • Jeff Bliumis • Jessica Bodner • Christine Bourdette • Jeffie Brewer • Hunter Brown • Walter Bruszewski • Bob Bruu • Maria Cristina Carbonell • Dave Caudill • Cheekwood Botanical Garden and Museum of Art • James Burt • Perci Chester • Alan Chin • Asherah Cinnamon • Peter Cohen • Bonnie Collura • Helle Crawford • James C. Cross III • Pamela Conyers-Hinson • James Curry • Amir Daghigh • Carlos Davila • Rene Dayan-Whitehead • Angela De la Vega-Goga • Albert Dicruttalo • Emilio Dilorio • Robert Dornberg • Philip Drill • Dan Droz • Martha Dunham • Eric Eigen • Mark Eisendrath • Greg Esser • Art Fairchild • Varvara Fern • Susan Ferrari Rowley • Talley Fisher • Richard Flottemesch • Gail Folwell • Tom Franco • Franconia Sculpture Park • Basil C. Frank • Yuxiang Fu • Victoria Fuller • James Galluci • Mitchell Gaudet • Aristotle Georgiades • Shohini Ghosh • James Gibson • Tom Gingras • Helgi Gislason • Joe Gitterman • Dewitt Godfrey • Francis Greenburger • Barbara Grygutis • Carolyn Enz Hack • Wataru Hamasaka • Mike Hansel • Dave Haslett • Daniel Haynie • Elizabeth Laul Healey • Susan Hensel • Jens Ingvard Hansen • Charles Hidalgo-Meyer • Lee Hoag • Jack Howard-Potter • Jon Barlow Hudson • Yoshitada Ihara • Chido Johnson • Nathan Joseph • Ray Katz • Amy Keever • Maureen Kelly • Aaron Kellner • Chippie Kennedy • Rita M. Kepner Ph.D • Colin Kerrigan • Jason Kimes • Larry Kirkland • Cassia Kite • Ann Kohs • Joel Koppelman • Jill & Peter Kraus • Hugh Lassen • Laurie Lea • Boruch Lev • Robert Loebell • Sharon Loper • LPL Financial • Mary Lucking • Dalya Luttwak • Winifred Lutz • Lynden Sculpture Garden • Andrea Malaer • Glen Marlowe • John Martin Streeby • Wells Mason • Rick Maxwell • Ron Mehlman • Trevor Mercer • Joseph McDonnell • Jane-Allen McKinney • Darcy Meeker • Catherine Merrill • Tracey Meyer • Carol Mickett & Robert Stackhouse • Ruth Aizuss Migdal • Pamel & Jarl Mohn • Brian Monaghan • Owen Morrel • Keld Moseholm • W.W. Mueller • Lyubov Muravyeva • Tallur L.N • Arnold Nadler • Marina Nash • Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park • Steve North • Mary Neubauer • James Nickel • Bruce Niemi • Donald Noon • Sam Noto • Jospeh O’Connell • Michelle O’Michael • Derya Ozparlak • Ralph Paquin • Lori Park • Patricia Pelizzari • Albert Pfarr • Judith Peck • Carol Peligian • Joel Perlman • Darrell Petit • Zheng Ping • Jody Pinto • Ed Pogue • Jean Jacques Porret • Wayne Potratz • Prometheus Art • Susan Pullman-Brooks • Kimberly Radochia • Marcia Raff • Kate Raudenbush • Aleksandr Razin • Asher ReTech • Christopher Romer • Ann Rorimer • Joan Rudd • James Sagui • Tom Scarff • Peter Scherr • Barbara Schlott • Song Shukui • Foon Sham • Zahava Sherez • Ryan Schmidt • John Scribner • Sculpture for New Orleans • Joseph H. Seipel • Debra Silver • Leslie Smith • Yvette Kaiser Smith • Howard Springer • Gregory Spitzer • Eric Stein • Eric Stephenson • Charles Stinson • Kathleen Studebaker • Patrick Strzelec • Gary Sweeney • Stephen Talasnik • Meryl Taradash • Cordell Taylor • Kim Thoman • Town of Olds • Judith Unger • Victor Uribe • VeroDalla • Jill Viney • Shirley Wagner • Richard Watts • Jim Wheeler • Ding Wei • John Wiederspan • Leslie Wilcox • John Wind • Robert Winkler • Brandon Witschi • Jean Wolff • Ken Womack • Cheih Chung Yih • Richard Zawitz • Bobby Zokaites



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