PAST EXHIBITIONS
Over its history, SOS has sponsored or co-sponsored many exhibitions. Below is a listing of more recent exhibitions.
2010- Juried Show; Society of Sculptors @ 75 years
American Jewish Museum At The
Community Center
5738 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA
Juror: Joy Miller, Exhibitions Curator
Las Cruces Museum of Art, Las Cruces, NM
2010-Members Show
Three Rivers Arts Festival, Pittsburgh, PA
937 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA
June 4-13, 2010
2009- Fusion of Form – Pittsburgh Society of Sculptors, Pittsburgh Poets and Pittsburgh Society of Illustrators
Mark Panza Gallery
September 5 – October 31, 2009
2009 - Outdoor Sculpture Show, in conjunction with the Craftsmen’s Guild of Pittsburgh
A Fair in the Park, Mellon Park
Pittsburgh, PA
September 11-13, 2009
Number of artists exhibiting: 10
2008 – Member Show
Elan Gallery, Sewickley, PA
May 10 – July 5, 2008
2008 – Space and Place: SOS@MCG; 2008 National Open Exhibition
Manchester Craftmen’s Guild
Jurors: Joshua Green and Heather Powell
Catalog produced for show
2008 - Outdoor Sculpture Show, in conjunction with the Craftsmen’s Guild of Pittsburgh
A Fair in the Park, Mellon Park
Pittsburgh, PA
2007 - Outdoor Sculpture Show, in conjunction with the Craftsmen’s Guild of Pittsburgh
A Fair in the Park, Mellon Park
Pittsburgh, PA
September 7-9, 2007
Number of artists exhibiting: 12
2006 - Annual Sculpture Show, in conjunction with the Three Rivers Arts Festival
Titled Project 2006: dialogue & change
Jurors: Dr. James Nestor, Jennifer Bechak and Carin Mincemoyer
PPG Wintergarden
Pittsburgh, PA
June 2-18, 2006
Number of artists exhibiting: 12, with multiple pieces by each artist
2006 - National Open Exhibition, titled Inside + Out/Big & Small
Juror: Jeff Nathanson, former President/Executive Director of the International Sculpture Center and current Executive Director of the Arts Council of Princeton, New Jersey.
Pittsburgh Center for the Arts
May 5-October 20, 2006
Number of artists exhibiting: 74
Number of awards: 5 awards at $500 each
Catalog produced for show
2006 - Outdoor Sculpture Show, in conjunction with the Craftsmen’s Guild of Pittsburgh
A Fair in the Park, Mellon Park
Pittsburgh, PA
2005 - Annual Exhibition
Juror: Alice Synder, Pittsburgh fine art consultant specializing in sculpture.
Exhibition traveled to three locations: Spinning Plates Gallery, Seton Hill University,
and Mark Panza Gallery.
Spinning Plate Gallery
5720 Friendship Ave., Pittsburgh PA, 15206
September 2-25, 2005
Number of artists exhibiting: 34
Seton Hill University - Actively used by faculty as an educational tool for students
Harlan Gallery, Greensburg, PA 15601
September 30-October 27, 2005
Number of artists exhibiting: 34
Mark Panza Gallery
115 Sedgewick Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15209
November 5-December 3, 2005
Number of artists exhibiting: 34
2005 - Faculty and Student Sculpture Exhibition
Instructor Curated
PPG Winter Garden
Pittsburgh, PA
June 3-19, 2005
Number of artists exhibiting: 39
Awards: 6 for $200 each
Schools involved: Carnegie Mellon, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Seton Hill University, California University of Pennsylvania, Slippery Rock University, Clarion University, Community College of Allegheny County, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, University of Pittsburgh
2004 - Annual Exhibition
Presented in conjunction with Philadelphia Sculptors
Juror: Robert Metzger, Former Director of the Reading Museum, Reading, PA
PPG Winter Garden
Pittsburgh, PA
June 4-20, 2004
Number of artists exhibiting: 36
Awards: 3 for $500 each
Public Lecture - Robert Metzger
June, 2004
2003 - Annual Exhibition
Juror: Katherine Talcott, Curator of the Three Rivers Arts Festival, Pittsburgh, PA
PPG Winter Garden
Pittsburgh, PA
June 6-22, 2003
Number of artists exhibiting: 33
2002 - Annual Exhibition
Juror: Frank Paluch, Director Perimeter Gallery, Chicago, IL; 1996-2000 President of Chicago Art Dealers Assoc.
Garfield Artworks
4931 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, PA
May 24-June 21, 2005
Number of artists exhibiting: 27
Awards: 5 for $350 each
Public Lecture - Frank Paluch
May, 2005
- Host to The Annual International Sculpture Conference
Presented by the International Sculpture Center
Multiple sculpture exhibitions at various sites around the area
1. Sculpture Now
Presented in conjunction with the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts
Indoor/Outdoor Exhibition
Co-curated by Jack Auses, Vicky Clark, Brad McCombs, James Shipman, and Brooke Singer
Lectures: Artists Libby Rosof and Roberta Fallon
2. Pittsburgh Center for the Arts and Mellon Park
Pittsburgh, PA
May 19 – July 1, 2001
Number of artists exhibiting: 46
Attendance: 2500 est.
3. Sculptors of the new Millennium II: 2001
Presented in conjunction with California University of PA
Artwork by faculty and students from area institutions of higher learning.
4. Simon Art Studios
305 Gist Street, Pittsburgh, PA
May 22-June 10, 2001
Number of artists exhibiting: 47
5. Society of Sculptors Members Show
City County Building
414 Grant Street, Pittsburgh, PA
June 2- June 9, 2001
Number of artists exhibiting: 21
6. Exhibition at the Carnegie Steel Building
Presented in conjunction with Indiana Univ. of Penna.
Carnegie Steel Building
Strip District, Pittsburgh, PA
June 2- June 9, 2001
Number of artists exhibiting: 35
7. Brew House Open Studio Event
Presented in conjunction with the Brew House
Brew House
2100 Mary Street, Pittsburgh, PA
June 9, 2001
Number of artists exhibiting: all Brew House artists