2005

SOS! for Sculpture: Save Outdoor Sculpture! Responds to Katrina and Rita
SOS! is working to identify damaged sculptures and to raise funds for conservation.

More Conservation Treatment Awards Wrap Up
Projects in Arizona and New Jersey celebrate the reinstallation of their sculptures.

Adopt A Monument! Cleans Up Kansas City Sculpture
How a city is rounding up funding and care for its outdoor sculptures.

Teen to Screen
Learning to shoot film brings teens and sculpture together.

Competitions Help Communities Celebrate Outdoor Sculpture
Contests bring people together to celebrate their local sculptures.

Check Out the Updated SOS! Fund-Raising Resources List
SOS! strongly encourages sculpture owners to apply for a Save America’s Treasures grant—the deadline will be announced soon but is expected to be in January or February. SOS! will help viable candidates by reviewing applications.

Preserving Memory: Coming to a Town Near You?
The popular SOS! 20-panel exhibit is available for loan.

Golden Fisherman in Biloxi, Mississippi, is one of the sculptures damaged by Hurricane Katrina. Photo: David Preziosi — Mississippi Heritage Trust.

 

Check Out our SOS! Resources!
A quick review of some of the publications and other resources that can help you learn about and care for sculpture.

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For the Fall 2004 issue, click here.

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Save Outdoor Sculpture! is a joint project of Heritage Preservation and the Smithsonian American Art Museum. SOS! Update reports on the project's progress and activities related to outdoor sculpture in the United States. Readers are encouraged to reprint or duplicate SOS! Update articles. Credit should read: "Reprinted with permission of Save Outdoor Sculpture!"

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