The Rosen Outdoor Sculpture Competition & Exhibition is a national juried competition that continues a long-held tradition of showcasing the best of large-scale, contemporary American sculpture. Each year, ten sculptures are selected for exhibition, and are sited in outdoor, public settings across campus at Appalachian State. Artist Trace O'Connor, winner of the 23rd Annual Rosen Outdoor Sculpture Competition & Exhibition will be featured in a weeklong residency held on ASU's campus March 1-5. O'Connors' sculpture, Iscariot, was named the Martin and Doris Rosen Award Winner during An Appalachian Summer Festival's Sculpture Walk on July 25th, and is currently located in front of Wey Hall on Appalachian's campus. On Wednesday, March 3rd at 7pm, there will be a public lecture in the Turchin Center for the Visual Art's Lecture Hall. In addition to the lecture, O'Connor will work with students of the university's Department of Art by conducting class lectures, creating a project with students, group and individual critiques, as well as a "meet and greet" with the Facebook group followers on campus.

Additional information for the competition and exhibition, the residency program and O'Connors's full itinerary may be found at rosensculpture.org.