Brookgreen Gardens Brookgreen Gardens, the first public sculpture garden in America, has in its collection more than 1,200 works by 350 sculptors. The arts patron and scholar, Archer Milton Huntington (1870-1955), and his wife, renowned sculptor Anna Hyatt Huntington (1876-1973), founded Brookgreen in 1931. Designed around the walkways laid out by Mrs. Huntington, the gardens have long been regarded as one of the nation's most beautiful botanical displays. Exhibited within them is the largest and most comprehensive collection of American figurative sculpture in the country, by sculptors who worked from the early nineteenth century to the present. In addition to tours, lectures, and exhibitions, Brookgreen Gardens offers workshops in sculpture and drawing under the tutelage of nationally known sculptors throughout the year.

For further information call 800-849-1931 or access our website at www.brookgreen.org

Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts was founded in 1976 by the distinguished sculptor, Elisabeth Gordon Chandler. The College provides a four-year degree education through a commitment to traditional concepts and methodologies and develops both intellect and skill through a strong emphasis on figuration. The sculpture curriculum of the College includes portrait sculpture, relief, figure sculpture and advanced sculpture concepts. The major includes three years of courses in anatomy including scientific anatomy, sculptural ecorche plus substantial life drawing. Accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD), the State of Connecticut and the New England Association of College and Schools (NEASC), the Lyme Academy offers a 4-year Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Painting, Sculpture, and Illustration (fall 2008), a 3-year Certificate, and a one-year Post-Baccalaureate Certificate.

For further information call 860.434.5232 or access our website at www.lymeacademy.edu

National Sculpture Society The National Sculpture Society (NSS), founded in 1893, is the oldest organization of professional sculptors in the United States. NSS promotes the knowledge of excellence in sculpture inspired by the natural world. Its members create, interpret, exhibit, collect and support the evolving tradition in American sculpture. NSS' programs include Sculpture Review magazine, the NSS News Bulletin, scholarships, the Alex J. Ettl Grant, rotating exhibitions, and events to bring sculptors, collectors and the public together.

For further information call 212-764-5645 or access our website at www.nationalsculpture.org

New York Academy of Art Located in the heart of TriBeCa, the New York Academy of Art, a not-for-profit educational and cultural institution, is dedicated to the advancement of figurative painting, sculpture and drawing. The only graduate school in the United States devoted exclusively to the study of the human figure, the Academy fosters values and skills intrinsic to the creation of significant contemporary art.

For further information call 212-966-0300 or contact us at www.nyaa.edu