Sabin Howard is a classical figurative sculptor with over 33 years of experience. Known for his works of heroic scale, including Hermes, Aphrodite, and Apollo, the http://www.newcriterion.com/ (New Criterion) has called him a “sculptor who’s work radiates a startling presence, while finding its roots in the classical past.” He’s part of the winning design team for the National World War I Memorial in Pershing Square Park, Washington DC, and he also offers drawing and design webinars in a digital format. Topics Include:
World War I Commission:The application process for public art commissions
Public art as a part of a sustainable business
Process for designing and creating a 75 foot-long bronze wall that represents World War I with 45 figures in a processional composition
Communicating an idea in a way that will resonate with the general public

Collaboration:Learning to collaborate as a form of communication
The process of rebuilding and ripping things a part
An elevation of the compositional process

Art as a Business:“If I didn’t have a really, really high end product and I hadn’t spent 50,000 hours in front of a model over 33 years, no shortcuts … I wouldn’t have a business.”
“As an independent artist, you have to decide how to create your own life.”
“There is a creative aspect to entrepreneurship and business that I really wish more artists could see that.”
“I have to do the business to drive the art.”
Teaching drawing as a way of breaking the art market system.

Marketing & PR:“It’s about making an energetic connection with other people and talking about my mindset.”
“Your greatest skill is your craft, but you’ve got to learn how to present yourself.”
“Artists need to be able to share with people and create a value for that special talent that they have.”
“As an artist, you need to go out and show that there’s a different version, there’s a different vision that is available and possible.”
“It’s important that an artist be involved in showing their work and takes ownership of what he makes rather than have somebody else take over his business.”

Art World & Galleries:“You have this thing called “the art world”, art world is run by the status quo.”
“Art is seen as a commodity. It’s seen as something that a lot of people will buy because it’s like a stock that will go up in value.”
“The gallery system did function once, but it doesn’t anymore because the gallerist would encourage and push artists through the sales.”
Started his own gallery for 7 months to sell his work publicly.