ATTENTION: PLEASE NOTE THE APPLICATION PROCESS MUST BE COMPLETED ONLINE. NO APPLICATIONS AND OR PAYMENTS WILL BE ACCEPTED BY MAIL.

The online application process may be used for both the Figure Modeling Competition and / or the Dexter Jones Award. If you are only applying for the Dexter Jones Award, please check the appropriate box when registering and only submit images of bas-reliefs.

TRAVEL ASSISTANCE AWARDS There are a limited number of Travel Assistance Awards available for those accepted to compete in the Figure Modeling Competition. Our intention is to try and assist those who are coming from the greatest distances and who have the greatest financial need.

If you are interested in applying for travel assistance, please provide an estimate of your travel expenses in the designated field when registering. Those receiving travel awards will be notified by email. The travel awards checks will be distributed at the Welcoming Reception.

READ THE INFORMATION BELOW AND THEN CLICK HERE TO START THE ONLINE APPLICATION PROCESS.

DO NOT START ONLINE APPLICATION PROCESS UNTIL YOU HAVE GATHERED THE INFORMATION DESCRIBED BELOW!

REQUIREMENTS Applicants must be between the ages of 18 and 39.

Applicants must be United States citizens or residents with a social security number.

Applicants can submit images of two (2) separate views of no more than ten (10) works of sculpture (referred to as Sculptural Images in the technical guidelines below). Include images of up to three (3) bas-reliefs - two (2) views of each bas-relief - if you wish to be considered for the Dexter Jones Award. All images must be in JPEG (.jpg) format.

Applicants must submit a biography.

Applicants must pay a $25 submission fee.

TECHNICAL GUIDELINES FOR ONLINE APPLICATION PROCESS You may contact us at the National Sculpture Society with any questions you have before beginning the submission process 212-764-5645 ext 10.

The Online Submission Process There are five steps to the online submission process. Each of these steps is described in more detail below.

1. Register your name and contact information
2. Enter the information on each submitted sculpture
3. Upload the image files to our server
4. Copy and paste your bio/resume into the designated area
5. Pay the submission fee on our secure server

STEP 1 :: REGISTRATION The following information is required of every applicant

• your name
• your date of birth (mm/dd/yyyy)
• your email address
• your telephone number
• your mailing address
• Applicants for only the Dexter Jones Award, check the appropriate box when registering.
• Applicants for the Figure Modeling Competition may request to be considered for a travel assistance award, in which case indicate your estimated travel expenses.

STEP 2 :: SUBMITTING YOUR SCULPTURAL IMAGES INFORMATION The second step of the online submission process is submitting your sculptural images information. The following information is required for each sculptural image submitted.

• title
• medium
• dimensions
• filename*

*by filename we mean the name of the image file associated with the sculpture. If the image file of your first sculpture image is saved as 'sculpture1.jpg', then the filename is sculpture1. Filenames should not contain spaces or special characters. The filename does not have to reflect the name of the sculpture. However, it must match the name of the image file associated with the sculpture.

You must submit the information for every sculpture before proceeding to Step 3.

STEP 3 :: UPLOADING YOUR IMAGE FILES The image upload form allows uploading three image files at a time. You can return to the form as many times as needed to upload your image files. All the files must be uploaded before proceeding to STEP 4.

• all image files must be in JPEG format with the .jpg file extension.
• all image files must have a resolution of 72dpi.
• each image file should 500px on its longest side. If your image is vertically oriented, it should be 500px tall. If it is horizontally or landscape oriented, it should be 500px wide.
• the filenames should not contain spaces or special characters.
• there are no restrictions other than the above in naming your files. The names do not have to correspond to the title of the piece. But whatever you name your file, you must enter that name correctly (without the .jpg) in the filename field when you are submitting your sculpture.

STEP 4 :: UPLOADING YOUR BIOGRAPHY

• You are required to submit a brief bio / resume.
• Simply copy and paste your bio into the form.
• Unless you have formatted your bio in html, no fancy formatting will translate to the internet

STEP 5 :: PAYING THE SUBMISSION FEE After STEP 4 you will be on our secure server.

Please use your credit card - MasterCard, Visa, American Express or Discover - to pay the $25.00 submission fee.

Please click here to submit your work for the National Sculpture Competition or visit 'http://www.nationalsculpture.org/sculpturecompetition/submit/'.