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Mount Rushmore National Memorial
Sculpture Workshops

2008 Summer Sculpture Workshops

Mount Rushmore National Memorial invites you to participate in free sculpture workshops offered this summer. Kim Henkel will be returning as Mount Rushmore's artist in residence and will lead participants through the skills and art of clay portraiture and stone carving.

All tools and supplies will be provided for the workshops. No experience with sculpture is required, just an interest in the work. Workshops take place on the Borglum View Terrace. 

Week long workshops will be offered to ages 12 and up from 9:00 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. for five days. Participants that are 16 and under require an adult with them.

Spaces are limited to ten students and a minimum of four for each workshop. Participants are responsible for their own transportation two and from Mount Rushmore. Participants are also responsible for their own lunches and snacks.

2008 Workshop Dates:

June 2 - 6, Stone Carving
July 7 - 11, Stone Carving - FULL
July 21 - 25, Clay Portraiture
August 4 - 8, Stone Carving
August 25 - 29, Clay Portraiture
September 8 - 12, Stone Carving

To register for a program, please download the application form below and submit it either by email, fax, or mail.

Deadline to participate in a workshop is the Monday before the class starts.

Sculpture Workshop Registration Form

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Did You Know?

Did You Know?
A committee of the Rapid City Women's Club headed by Mrs. C.C. Warren and Mrs. Gutzon Borglum created this 39ft by 67ft flag for the dedication of the Washington figure on July 4, 1930. This flag was later used by Gutzon Borglum to dedicate each of the other presidents.

Last Updated: May 15, 2011 at 08:29 MST