Sculpture
Sculpture is the branch of the visual arts that operates in three dimensions. It is one of the plastic arts. Durable sculptural processes originally used carving (the removal of material) and modelling (the addition of material, as clay), in stone, metal, ceramics, wood and other materials but, since Modernism, there has been an almost complete freedom of materials and process. A wide variety of materials may be worked by removal such as carving, assembled by welding or modelling, or molded or cast.
Sculpture in stone survives far better than works of art in perishable materials, and often represents the majority of the surviving works (other than pottery) from ancient cultures, though conversely traditions of sculpture in wood may have vanished almost entirely. However, most ancient sculpture was brightly painted, and this has been lost.
Sculpture has been central in religious devotion in many cultures, and until recent centuries large sculptures, too expensive for private individuals to create, were usually an expression of religion or politics. Those cultures whose sculptures have survived in quantities include the cultures of the ancient Mediterranean, India and China, as well as many in Central and South America and Africa.
The Western tradition of sculpture began in ancient Greece, and Greece is widely seen as producing great masterpieces in the classical period. During the Middle Ages, Gothic sculpture represented the agonies and passions of the Christian faith. The revival of classical models in the Renaissance produced famous sculptures such as Michelangelo's David. Modernist sculpture moved away from traditional processes and the emphasis on the depiction of the human body, with the making of constructed sculpture, and the presentation of found objects as finished art works.
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Matching Sculpture Colleges
Virginia Commonwealth University
Four or more years; Public; $32,742 average out-state tuition; $12,094 average in-state tuition |
Rhode Island School of Design
Four or more years; Private not for profit; $55,220 average out-state tuition; $55,220 average in-state tuition |
Maryland Institute College of Art
Four or more years; Private not for profit; $50,160 average out-state tuition; $50,160 average in-state tuition |
Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Four or more years; Public; $26,630 average out-state tuition; $1,030 average in-state tuition |
Yale University
Four or more years; Private not for profit; $59,950 average out-state tuition; $59,950 average in-state tuition |
University of Houston
Four or more years; Public; $20,877 average out-state tuition; $8,685 average in-state tuition |
Savannah College of Art and Design
Four or more years; Private not for profit; $38,340 average out-state tuition; $38,340 average in-state tuition |
Scholarships for Sculpture Majors
Beinecke Scholarship - Dartmouth CollegeDartmouth College |
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award $34,000 |
deadline Varies |
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Olivia James Traveling FellowshipArchaeological Institute of America (AIA) |
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award $26,000 |
deadline November 01, 2024 |
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Alfred University Art Portfolio Review ScholarshipAlfred University |
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award Up to $21,000 |
deadline February 01, 2025 |
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Fine Arts Fellowship - Wabash CollegeWabash College |
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award Up to $15,000 |
deadline Varies |
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Pepper Visual Arts ScholarshipDavidson College |
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award $15,000 |
deadline January 10, 2025 |
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Arts and Music Scholarship - Rhodes CollegeRhodes College |
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award Up to $12,500 |
deadline February 15, 2025 |
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Nordan Fine Arts Program Award - Texas Christian UniversityTexas Christian University |
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award $10,000 |
deadline Varies |
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MFA Provost's Graduate FellowshipUniversity of Central Florida (UCF) |
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award $10,000 |
deadline Varies |
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Art Scholarship - Young Harris CollegeYoung Harris College |
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award Up to $8,000 |
deadline Varies |
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Honors Scholarship - Bethel College, KansasBethel College - Kansas |
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award $7,500 |
deadline Varies |
Sculpture Related Majors
- Graphic Design
- Photography
- Music
- Music Performance
- Fine and Studio Arts
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- Interior Design
- Film/Cinema/Media Studies
- Dance
- Acting
- Visual and Performing Arts
- Film/Video and Photographic Arts
- Music Theory and Composition
- Art
- Illustration
- Art History, Criticism and Conservation
- Design and Applied Arts
- Game and Interactive Media Design