This summer, the Bellevue Arts Museum will celebrate the innovative works of the 2012 Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Award recipients. The award was established and presented by the International Sculpture Center (ISC) in 1994 to recognize deserving sculpture students and to encourage a continued commitment to their field.

Each year, professors are invited to nominate their outstanding undergraduate and graduate students, who then submit digital images of their work to a competitive viewing process. In 2012, a record number of institutions participated in the program.

The exhibit will include pieces by Northwest artist and award recipient Amber Whiting, and will be on display June 7 to Sept. 22 at BAM, 510 Bellevue Way NE.