Sculpture Workshops

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Sculpture workshops allow anyone to continue a tradition of creativity and learn from the park's sculptor-in-residence.

Registration is required and includes all materials and supplies. Space is limited to 10 students for each workshop. Students must be at least 14 years old.

Past workshops have included Flower Sculpture, Portrait Sketching, Introduction to Sculpting Bird Wings, Flower Garland Sculpture, Profile Portrait Relief, Portrait Sculpture Intensive, Drawing from Sculpture, Bas Relief Medallion, Portrait Expression Masks.

Registration is now open for 2025 Sculpture Workshops.

 

Drawing Towards Sculpture ($30)
Saturday, June 28 · 1pm - 4pm
Practice drawing techniques for understanding the features of the head in three dimensions while observing a live model.

Portrait Bust Sculpture, Half Lifesize ($50)
Saturday, July 5 · 12pm - 4pm
Create a half life size portrait bust in clay from a live model. Learn how to quickly work with clay to capture a sense of likeness.

Two-Day Lifesize Portrait Face Sculpture Worksop ($100)
Saturday, July 12 · 12pm -4pm
Sunday, July 13 · 12pm -4pm
Create a life size portrait sculpture of your own face in clay using a mirror and photographs. Study the features of the face, their relation to each other, and their underlying anatomy.

Two Day Bas-Relief Medallion Workshop ($100)
Saturday, July 19 · 12pm - 4pm
Saturday, July 26 · 12pm - 4pm
Create a life a low relief portrait in clay like ones sculpted by Augustus Saint Gaudens.

Plaster Bas-Relief Medallion ($50)
Saturday, August 2 · 12pm - 5pm
Learn the process of molding and casting in plaster using your clay sculpture from the Bas-relief Medallion Workshop. Take home your finished plaster casting for display!

Three-Day Stone Carving Intensive ($300)
Friday, August 22 · 12pm - 4pm
Saturday, August 23 · 12pm - 4pm
Sunday, August 24 · 10am - 2pm
Learn the basics of stone carving including the history, tools and their use, and techniques while working on your own small stone sculpture! Work from a given design or create your own while you are guided through the process from rough carving to refining of forms to finishing the surface.

 

NPS/Rob Strong

The sculptor-in-residence program at Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park continues a tradition of inspiration and education at the former home of acclaimed sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens (1848-1907). Since in 1969, a sculptor-in-residence working in the figurative tradition has created art on site and interacted with visitors through workshops and open studio hours. The program is a collaboration between the National Park Service and Saint-Gaudens Memorial.