To mark its thirtieth anniversary in 2027, Sculpture Journal has launched its inaugural Essay Prize. Read the full announcement from the editors and find out how to submit your work for consideration.
The Virgin with the Laughing Child: technical and art-historical analyses of an enigmatic fifteenth-century terracotta sculpture | Sculpture Journal 35.2 Featured Article
Sculpture Journal launches a new Featured Article series with an interdisciplinary study of a fifteenth-century terracotta sculpture at the Victoria and Albert Museum. In “The Virgin with the Laughing Child,” Charlotte Hubbard and colleagues combine archival and scientific analysis to explore authorship, manufacture, and context. Free to read for a limited time.
Monuments in Conversation: Inside the Westminster Abbey Special Issue of Sculpture Journal
This special issue of Sculpture Journal offers the first sustained, collective study of Westminster Abbey’s sculptural canon. In this blog post guest co-editor Gemma Shearwood provides insight into the motivations behind the issue, its methodological innovations, and the fresh perspectives it brings to pantheon studies.
Plastered in History: Recasting the Story of Ancient Sculpture
Beneath the grandeur of marble, the allure of bronze, and the solidity of terracotta, another material quietly shaped the art of the ancient Mediterranean...
Call for Papers | Sculpture and the Non-Normative Body (Sculpture Journal Panel, CAA 2026)
The editors of Sculpture Journal invite paper proposals for the panel Sculpture and the Non-Normative Body, to be held at the 2026 CAA Annual Conference.
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