ISSA 2021 Year in Review (Part 2)

In 2021, the International Sculpture Symposium Alliance had expanded and fostered ties with other international institutions. Among the many progress made, the "International Sculptor" certification service had attracted media attention in many countries. ISSA hopes that by providing a set of standardized evaluation metrics, there would be less internal consumption in the sculpture industry, which will allow the outside world to have a better understanding of what we do as artists.

In the meantime, our associate members had also reached many personal milestones during the year. Here are ISSA's major events of 2021.

In April, the dean of the Russian Academy of Culture and Arts became an honorary member of ISSA.

In May, ISSA launched the International Sculptor Certification service, and 151 sculptors in 60 countries were certified.

In July, ISSA reached a total of 110 branches in 53 countries.

In August, ISSA associate member in Mexico, Pedro, completed the landmark sculpture in Guadalajara.

In September, ISSA associate member in Argentina, Christian, completed the Brenas City Centennial Sculpture.

In October, Liu Yang, secretary general of the Alliance, completed the first public sculpture for the 2022 Winter Olympics.

In November, Jorge, ISSA associate member in Brazil, became the only sculptor in history to be awarded the City Medal of Culture.

In November, ISSA associate member in Georgia, Valerian, completed the monument to the city of Marneuli.

In December, ISSA partnered with the Ministry of Culture of Oman, and held the China-Oman Sculpture Exhibition.