We are very proud of our members at the National Capital Network of Sculptors. On this page we celebrate their achievements in the art world as well as their contributions to making the world a better place.
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5 January 2023
Happy New 2023 Year fellow members of the NCNS!
What a wonderful way to start the new year! Our long time member, and the current president of the NCNS Maria Saracino, had received the “Social Conscious” award in the Contemporary Online Art Gallery for her piece “Courage”.
Maria’s sculpture “Courage” was submission for the “2022 ALL Colors Mixed Media/3D” exhibition. This piece was sold by the NAK Gallery at the Heart and Stroke Foundation’s Red Dress Gala.
Congratulation Maria!
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27 October 2022
Congratulations to NCNS Artist, Colette Beardall, an award winning sculptor of ceramic animal and figurative sculptures. Her sculpture “Nightingale Whisper” won Honourable Mention prize at the Figureworks® 2022.
“As the senseless war in Ukraine languishes, I imagine the soul leaving the inhabitants as they try to save their children, their identity, and their homeland. A nightingale (national animal of Ukraine) visits a young man to assure him the world is watching.”
— Colette Beardall
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December 2019
Congratulations to NCNS sculptor, Béla Simó, who was choosen to represent Canada at the symposium Beauce Art The International of Sculpture that will be held in Saint-Georges, Québec, from May 24th to June 14th 2020. He is one of the ten artists that will create on the subject « Radiancy in open air ». The ten new sculptures will be added to the city open-air museum. The other artists are Rachid Bakhouz (Morocco), Amin Balaghi and Mehdi Ashoori (Iran), Bansimba Kylous (Congo), Shuengit Chow (France), Furkan Depeli (Turkey), Luka Radojevic (Montenegro), Zhao Li (China) and Michelle Giguère (Canada), which appears in the photo with Béla Simó, beside Béla’s mock-up. This year, the sculptures created will be installed inside a circle on a post beside the river, the bicycle path and the road.the symposium Beauce Art The International of Sculpture that will be held in Saint-Georges, Québec, from May 24th to June 14th 2020. He is one of the ten artists that will create on the subject « Radiancy in open air ». The ten new sculptures will be added to the city open-air museum. The other artists are Rachid Bakhouz (Morocco), Amin Balaghi and Mehdi Ashoori (Iran), Bansimba Kylous (Congo), Shuengit Chow (France), Furkan Depeli (Turkey), Luka Radojevic (Montenegro), Zhao Li (China) and Michelle Giguère (Canada), which appears in the photo with Béla Simó, beside Béla’s mock-up. This year, the sculptures created will be installed inside a circle on a post beside the river, the bicycle path and the road.
September 2019
Congratulations to NCNS Artist, Bastien Martel. His sculpture “On Edge” won First Place in the 3 Dimensional category as well as Best of Show in the Arteast Juried Awards Exhibition. 
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June 2019
Congratulations to Angèle Lux who has been selected as one of the artists representing Canada at the 30th edition of the International International Visual Arts Symposium, in Targu-Jiu (the hometown of the famous sculptor Constantin Brancusi).
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May 2019 Congratulations to James W. Cook, ephemeral and multimedia artist whose painting “Autumn Lighting on Othello Street” has been selected by the Multifaith Action Society of British Columbia for inclusion in their 2020 Calendar. The painting is currently on display at the Shenkman Centre in Orleans until May 20.
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April 2019 Congratulations to Maria Saracino, polymer clay figurative artist. Her sculpture “The Railroad Traveller” won 1st place in the 3Dimensional category of the international Figurative Art Exhibition by Light Space Time http://www.lightspacetime.art
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January 2019 Congratulations to Jim Lawrence, wood sculptor and retired scientist. Technology he developed for testing shellfish for certain paralytic algal toxins became law in the European Union. Member countries must now use the method (affectionately known as the “Lawrence” method) for resolving trade disputes involving shellfish. It has a world-wide impact as well and applies to any trade disputes with other countries who export shellfish to the EU. The method is already the official testing method of the World Health Organization for these toxins in shellfish. Enjoy your oysters, mussels, clams, Coquille St. Jacques, etc. …!
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