SculptureCenter is a not-for-profit, contemporary art museum located in Long Island City, Queens, New York City. It was founded in 1928 as "The Clay Club" by Dorothea Denslow.[1] In 2013, SculptureCentre attracted around 13,000 visitors.[2]
SculptureCenter's New Building. Photo: Michael Moran.
Founded in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, in 1928 as The Clay Club, it was located across the street from the Brooklyn Children's Museum.[3] Its founder, sculptor Dorothea Henrietta Denslow [Wikidata], invited local children and later other artists to share her studio.[4]
SculptureCenter soon moved to 8 West Fourth Street in the West Village in 1932 and then, in 1948, to a carriage house at 167 East 69th Street on the Upper East Side, where it operated a school with artists’ studios.[5] The offerings included clay and wax modeling, stone and wood carving, welding, figure studies and portraits. There were are also after-school classes for children.[6]
In 2001, SculptureCenter's board closed both the school and the studios, sold the carriage house for $4.75 million and invested the proceeds in reinventing the organization in Queens as a European-style kunsthalle.[7][8] The board also commissioned architects Maya Lin and David Hotson to transform a derelict brick building into an exhibition space of 6,000-square-foot (560 m2) with forty-foot-high ceilings and reinforced-concrete floors.[9]
In 2014, SculptureCenter underwent a 14-month, $4.5 million expansion and renovation led by architect Andrew Berman,[10] including a 2,000-square-foot (190 m2) addition, aimed at improving visitor experience and increasing exhibition space to 6,700 sq ft (620 m2), plus a 1,500 sq ft (140 m2) enclosed courtyard for outdoor exhibitions and events.[11]
As a non-collecting museum, its annual program includes approximately three exhibition cycles of 1–2 commissioning programs by mid-career artists, 10–15 projects and commissions by emerging artists, and 3–6 solo and group exhibitions. SculptureCenter offers free public programs and events including artist talks, performances, film screenings, and publications.[13]
^Papanikolas, Theresa and Stephen Salel, Stephen, Abstract Expressionism, Looking East from the Far West, Honolulu Museum of Art, 2017, ISBN9780937426920, p. 19
^Randy Kennedy (October 1, 2014), SculptureCenter Steps Out Into the Light The New York Times.
^Christopher S. Wren (March 19, 2001), Furor Over an Artists' Haven; Sculpture Center Plans to Move, Shedding Students and Studios The New York Times.
^Christopher S. Wren (March 19, 2001), Furor Over an Artists' Haven; Sculpture Center Plans to Move, Shedding Students and Studios The New York Times.
^Randy Kennedy (October 1, 2014), SculptureCenter Steps Out Into the Light The New York Times.
^Christopher S. Wren (March 19, 2001), Furor Over an Artists' Haven; Sculpture Center Plans to Move, Shedding Students and Studios The New York Times.
^Christopher S. Wren (March 19, 2001), Furor Over an Artists' Haven; Sculpture Center Plans to Move, Shedding Students and Studios The New York Times.
^Randy Kennedy (October 1, 2014), SculptureCenter Steps Out Into the Light The New York Times.
^Lola Ogunnaike (December 12, 2002), A Hub for Modern Sculpture Settles Into Queens The New York Times
^Gabrielle Debinski (June 28, 2019), SculptureCenter Names New Director The New York Times
^"SCULPTURECENTER NEARS COMPLETION OF RENOVATION AND EXPANSION" (PDF). August 11, 2013. Retrieved 2014-10-02.
^"SculptureCenter - Galleries - Independent Art Fair". www.independenthq.com. Retrieved 2019-07-12.
^"Our Mission – About - SculptureCenter". www.sculpture-center.org. Retrieved 2019-07-12.
^ abGenzlinger, Neil (2018-03-03). "Barbara Lekberg, Artist With a Blowtorch, Dies at 92". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
^Victoria Stapley-Brown (November 13, 2018), SculptureCenter’s Mary Ceruti named as new executive director of the Walker Art Center The Art Newspaper.
^Gabrielle Debinski (June 28, 2019), SculptureCenter Names New Director New York Times
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SculptureCenter is a not for profit contemporary art museum located in Long Island City Queens New York City It was founded in 1928 as The Clay Club by Dorothea Denslow 1 In 2013 SculptureCentre attracted around 13 000 visitors 2 SculptureCenter s New Building Photo Michael Moran Contents 1 History 2 Program 3 Notable people 3 1 Alumni 3 2 Faculty and leadership 3 3 Directors 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditFounded in Crown Heights Brooklyn in 1928 as The Clay Club it was located across the street from the Brooklyn Children s Museum 3 Its founder sculptor Dorothea Henrietta Denslow Wikidata invited local children and later other artists to share her studio 4 SculptureCenter soon moved to 8 West Fourth Street in the West Village in 1932 and then in 1948 to a carriage house at 167 East 69th Street on the Upper East Side where it operated a school with artists studios 5 The offerings included clay and wax modeling stone and wood carving welding figure studies and portraits There were are also after school classes for children 6 In 2001 SculptureCenter s board closed both the school and the studios sold the carriage house for 4 75 million and invested the proceeds in reinventing the organization in Queens as a European style kunsthalle 7 8 The board also commissioned architects Maya Lin and David Hotson to transform a derelict brick building into an exhibition space of 6 000 square foot 560 m2 with forty foot high ceilings and reinforced concrete floors 9 In 2014 SculptureCenter underwent a 14 month 4 5 million expansion and renovation led by architect Andrew Berman 10 including a 2 000 square foot 190 m2 addition aimed at improving visitor experience and increasing exhibition space to 6 700 sq ft 620 m2 plus a 1 500 sq ft 140 m2 enclosed courtyard for outdoor exhibitions and events 11 Program EditSculptureCenter has presented works by over 750 artists through its annual exhibition program including Turner Prize winner Charlotte Prodger and nominee Anthea Hamilton Sanford Biggers Nairy Baghramian Tom Burr Liz Glynn Rochelle Goldberg Camille Henrot Leslie Hewitt Rashid Johnson Rita McBride Ugo Rondinone Katrin Sigurdardottir Alexandre Singh Monika Sosnowska Gedi Sibony Mika Tajima and Hugo Boss Prize winners Anicka Yi and Simone Leigh 12 As a non collecting museum its annual program includes approximately three exhibition cycles of 1 2 commissioning programs by mid career artists 10 15 projects and commissions by emerging artists and 3 6 solo and group exhibitions SculptureCenter offers free public programs and events including artist talks performances film screenings and publications 13 Notable people EditAlumni Edit Katie Ohe Barbara Lekberg 14 Clement Renzi Faculty and leadership Edit Armand Phillip Bartos chairperson emeritus Sahl Swarz 14 Directors Edit 1999 2019 Mary Ceruti 15 2019 2020 Christian Rattemeyer 16 References Edit Papanikolas Theresa and Stephen Salel Stephen Abstract Expressionism Looking East from the Far West Honolulu Museum of Art 2017 ISBN 9780937426920 p 19 Randy Kennedy October 1 2014 SculptureCenter Steps Out Into the Light The New York Times Christopher S Wren March 19 2001 Furor Over an Artists Haven Sculpture Center Plans to Move Shedding Students and Studios The New York Times Christopher S Wren March 19 2001 Furor Over an Artists Haven Sculpture Center Plans to Move Shedding Students and Studios The New York Times Randy Kennedy October 1 2014 SculptureCenter Steps Out Into the Light The New York Times Christopher S Wren March 19 2001 Furor Over an Artists Haven Sculpture Center Plans to Move Shedding Students and Studios The New York Times Christopher S Wren March 19 2001 Furor Over an Artists Haven Sculpture Center Plans to Move Shedding Students and Studios The New York Times Randy Kennedy October 1 2014 SculptureCenter Steps Out Into the Light The New York Times Lola Ogunnaike December 12 2002 A Hub for Modern Sculpture Settles Into Queens The New York Times Gabrielle Debinski June 28 2019 SculptureCenter Names New Director The New York Times SCULPTURECENTER NEARS COMPLETION OF RENOVATION AND EXPANSION PDF August 11 2013 Retrieved 2014 10 02 SculptureCenter Galleries Independent Art Fair www independenthq com Retrieved 2019 07 12 Our Mission About SculptureCenter www sculpture center org Retrieved 2019 07 12 a b Genzlinger Neil 2018 03 03 Barbara Lekberg Artist With a Blowtorch Dies at 92 The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved 2021 08 30 Victoria Stapley Brown November 13 2018 SculptureCenter s Mary Ceruti named as new executive director of the Walker Art Center The Art Newspaper Gabrielle Debinski June 28 2019 SculptureCenter Names New Director New York TimesExternal links EditOfficial websiteCoordinates 40 44 48 5 N 73 56 27 69 W 40 746806 N 73 9410250 W 40 746806 73 9410250 This article about a building or structure in Queens is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title SculptureCenter 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