John Murray’s “Artistic Anatomical Drawing” class could be bone dry. But instead of lectures akin to medical school discourse, Murray incorporates figurative work and his breadth of knowledge of the human body to make figurative work really move.

September 7, 2018

Composition in Corrosion: Brian Kirk’s “Natural Reaction”

Exhibits, News

Artist Brian Kirk welcomes the beauty and complexity of oxidation as an art in and of itself.

August 1, 2018

Functional Craft: The Art of Bending Wood with Bill Peirce

Artist Interviews

The Art League asked William (Bill) Peirce, winner of Best in Show 3/D Sculpture in our July Open Exhibit, some questions about his award winning sculpture, how he creates his work, and woodworking.

February 22, 2018

Exhibit Preview: “Drone Zone,” Coming March 7

Exhibits

What's artist Beverly Ryan doing with that plasma cutter? And what, exactly, is this inflatable creation?

November 22, 2017

Noah Williams on His Found-Object Masks

News

"I worked as a garbage man for awhile. … One windy day, the swirl of debris gave me a vision of what could be created with the simplicity of found objects."

May 12, 2017

Gods, Heroes & Fools Transplanted in Time

Exhibits

Bacchus stranded in a dry county. Oedipus working on Wall Street. Achilles wielding a rifle.

December 29, 2016

What Sculptor Ann Ruppert Sees in Wood & Stone

Artist Interviews

If Ann Ruppert's wood sculptures seem to have been grown, not carved — well, that all comes down to how each sculpture emerges from the material.

November 16, 2016

Highest Honor Revealed

News

There's a new installation in the Torpedo Factory, and it's pretty hard to miss, no matter which floor you're on.

August 24, 2016

Meet Kathlyn Avila’s Zelda

Artist Interviews

With goat horns and a friendly smile, Legends of Zelda won the Monkith Saaid Memorial Sculpture Award in this month’s sculpture-only exhibit, “Taking Shape.”

July 26, 2016

Unbending Michael Price’s Single-Wire Sculptures

Artist Interviews

“After a while, all of the bends start to make sense as the final product grows nearer to being finished.”

December 24, 2015

Sculptor Caprica Peniza’s “The Last Woman”

Artist Interviews

The Last Woman is not only the first piece Caprica ever entered at The Art League. At one time, it was the last piece of her artwork she had.

December 17, 2015

Kathlyn Avila’s Extraordinary Women

Exhibits

“Iʼve always been fascinated with women who have exceptional knowledge and talents, whether it be a seamstress, a singer, or a grandmother.”

September 2, 2015

Personality and Mystery: Hal Adkins’ Persephone

Artist Interviews

“Painting became the most exciting and satisfying thing I had ever undertaken, and I began thinking of myself as an artist.”

August 31, 2015

“Just People Making Things” in Our Newest Sculpture Class

Art Classes

With the right approach, anything can be an art material.

August 6, 2015

Escape with These ’Scapes

Exhibits

Two of our most popular exhibits celebrate place and space — landscapes and sculptures — and they come each year during a time when we're all looking for a little escape.

July 16, 2015

Guest Post: Stone Sculptor John Ploch

Artist Interviews

With abstracts, the mind can flow as the work flows.

June 10, 2015

Sculptors: One Month to Enter “Taking Shape”!

Artist Opportunities

Entry is online only, and the deadline is Friday, July 10.

March 23, 2015

Q&A with Artist Barrie Ripin

Artist Interviews

I feel that each medium is an adventure and, at least in my mind, ‘feels right’ for certain subjects or my mood.

December 29, 2014

Q&A with Sculptor & Painter Marsha Brown

Artist Interviews

“The pose is what motivates me to start creating.”

December 10, 2014

Watch the 60th Anniversary Sculpture Go Up … Then Come Down

Art Classes, Events

We invited artist Michael Verdon to Artfête to create a “sculptural event” celebrating The Art League's 60th anniversary.

August 27, 2014

Artist Larry Fransen’s Kinetic Sculptures

Artist Interviews

“My journey to create wonderful objects that move began over three decades ago when I put together a wood shop. Building clocks seemed like a challenging goal.”

August 20, 2014

Remembering Sculptor Gretta Bader

News

Gretta Bader, a former Art League instructor who was chair of the sculpture department from 1985 to 1989, died August 1 at age 83.

August 19, 2014

Q&A with Artist Diane Blackwell

Artist Interviews

"I start with an assumption, an activity that’s been on auto-pilot, or current cultural events that need further review and question why they catch my attention."

August 13, 2014

Reception Thursday for ’Scapes and Structures

Exhibits

Every summer, our walls take a vacation and travel the world for ’Scapes — The Art League's annual not-your-parents'-landscape show — and we break out the pedestals for the annual sculpture exhibit, this year going by the name Structures.

Tag: sculpture

The Hip Bone’s Connected to the Artistic Bone: John Murray Gets to the Marrow of Figurative Work