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The National Sculpture Society has an excellent events coordinator. And about fifty other people that work with them to put on a great conference. The Sculpture Celebration Conference of 2017 was no different. If you've been following, you've already heard about the first half of the conference. New York, a town bursting with energy, life, taxis, and pollution, set the stage for a great weekend at the Park Central Hotel. Awards Ceremony, NSS Sculpture Conference After we ate dinner, we all patiently anticipated the awards ceremony. Kind of weird, since we knew who the recipients were. But I was twisting my hair the whole time. The list of award winners included expert artists with impressive work, and Mike was the recipient of the Alex J. Ettl Award, for his notable body of work. Awards Presentation, NSS Sculpture Conference; Alex J Ettl Grant The award was presented by the President and Vice-President of the NSS, Michel Langlais and Amy Kann. Both of them were lo...

This past weekend we had the privilege of attending the National Sculpture Society Sculpture Celebration Conference. The highlight of the event for Michael was the awards dinner Saturday night, as he received the Alex J. Ettl Grant and was honored for the caliber of his body of work as a sculptor. Each day we were there we met new people, from artists to business gurus. The bond was that everyone there had a love and passion for sculpture. View from Trump Tower The first day - Thursday - we attended the opening reception in Trump Tower, where Michael was able to reconnect with friends as well as meet people he'd been communicating with through email. The view from the flat was breathtaking, and the art collection was awe-inspiring. It's always refreshing to meet people with the same passions as you. I took the initiative to step out of my comfort zone for this event, and went up to a couple we had been introduced to earlier and asked them where they were from. We were ...