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
Maryland Institute College of Art
Four or more years; Private not for profit; $45,290 average out-state tuition; $45,290 average in-state tuition |
Virginia Commonwealth University
Four or more years; Public; $29,824 average out-state tuition; $10,972 average in-state tuition |
Rhode Island School of Design
Four or more years; Private not for profit; $48,210 average out-state tuition; $48,210 average in-state tuition |
Kansas City Art Institute
Four or more years; Private not for profit; $37,400 average out-state tuition; $37,400 average in-state tuition |
Temple University
Four or more years; Public; $27,528 average out-state tuition; $15,768 average in-state tuition |
Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Four or more years; Public; $34,400 average out-state tuition; $12,700 average in-state tuition |
State University of New York at New Paltz
Four or more years; Public; $16,320 average out-state tuition; $6,470 average in-state tuition |
Scholarships for Sculpture Majors
Pepsi Stronger Together Scholarship ContestPepsiCo |
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award $25,000 |
deadline September 20, 2022 |
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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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Sturgis FellowshipUniversity of Arkansas |
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award $12,500 |
deadline February 01, 2023 |
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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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Iowa Center for the Arts ScholarshipUniversity of Iowa, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences |
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award $6,500 |
deadline Varies |
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Linda M. Allard '62/Ellen Tracy Founders Medallion ScholarshipKent State University - Founders Scholars Program |
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award $5,000 |
deadline Varies |
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Fine and Performing Arts Scholarship - University of EvansvilleUniversity of Evansville |
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award Up to $15,000 |
deadline Varies |
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Creative Arts Scholarship - Green Mountain CollegeGreen Mountain College |
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award Up to $5,000 |
deadline Varies |
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Charles Craig International Travel Award ScholarshipLouisiana State University, Baton Rouge, College of Art and Design |
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award $5,000 |
deadline Varies |
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Art Scholarship - University of Puget SoundUniversity of Puget Sound |
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award $5,000 |
deadline January 15, 2023 |
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