Con=
tact:
Helen Benso
Vice
President for Marketing
Mai=
l: P.O. Box 3368 Pawleys
Island, SC 29585-3368
Fax:
843-235-6039
E-m=
ail:
hbenso@brookgreen.org
Pho=
ne:
843-235-6000
For Immediate Releas=
e
July 1, 2009
National Sculpture Society̵=
7;s 76th
Annual Awards Exhibition Opens at Brookgree=
n
Gardens!=
Murrells Inlet, SC-
The National Scul=
pture
Society’s 75th Annual Awards Exhibition opened June 27 in the Rainey Sculpture Pavilio=
n at
Brookgreen Gardens. This juried show includes the work =
of 41
prominent sculptors from across the country, including 15 prize-winning wor=
ks
and will be on display through August 23. During the course of the exhibit,
visitors will be able to vote for their favorite sculptures to win Brookgreen Gardens’ People’s Choi=
ce
Award. Announcement of the winner is made during a celebration on August 22=
.The
exhibition is free with regular garden admission.
The National Sculpture Society was the first organization of professi=
onal
sculptors formed in the United
States whose purpose is to "spread =
the
knowledge of good sculpture". Today, NSS continues to encourage excell=
ence
in sculpture throughout the United
States. For more information about the N=
SS
visit www.nationalsculpture.o=
rg.
Brookgreen Gardens is a non-profit corporation and a Natio=
nal
Historic Landmark located on U.S. 17 between Myrtle B=
each
and Pawleys Island,=
South Carolina. Children 5 and under a=
re
admitted free; adult tickets (13-64) are $12; seniors (65 and over) are $10;
children ages 6-12 are $5. Admission to Brookgreen is good for seven days. =
For
more information, consult our web site at www.bro=
okgreen.org
or call 843-235-6000.