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Meridian Sculpture Foundry is offering workshops in wax working and bronze casting - you can see their program here: http://meridiansculpture.com/sculpture-modelling-workshops/ You can also follow them on Instagram meridiansculpture

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LAURENCE EDWARDS
PART OF THE LANDSCAPE
EVOLUTION & EXPLORATION 

13TH MAY - 6TH JUNE
MESSUMS WILTSHIRE I 409 MALVERN RD I SOUTH YARRA VIC 3141 I AUSTRALIA

Some of us saw the Lawrence Edwards exhibition at Messums Wiltshire - https://messumswiltshire.com/laurence-edwards-melbourne/




Laurence Edwards

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Entries are open for the Heysen Sculpture Biennial
www.heysensculpturebiennial.com.au

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Nominations are open for the CHASS Australia Distinctive Work Prize.

This prize is for a performance, exhibition, project or specific policy development relating to any/all Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS) fields. The more creative and unique the better - a Distinctive Work can be many things - just ask us! Sponsored by Routledge, the finalist will be awarded a $3,500 cash prize and recognition from our esteemed Distinctive Work jury.

Please note there is no nomination fee, and nominations are open to anyone, as long as the nominated work fits within the specified criteria. We accept both self-nominations and nominations on behalf of someone else. Please feel free to contact me via phone (03 9925 3852) or email if you would like to discuss this further, I am more than happy to answer any questions or provide you with any additional information. 

Kindly note nominations will close on 2 July 5pm (AEST) and we strongly encourage applicants to apply early. Check out our website for all the guidelines: www.chass.org.au/2018-australia-prizes/

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Applications for the $250,000 Southern Way McClelland Commission 2018 are open to all from 23 March 2018 to 15 June 2018. The recipient of the commission will be announced in July 2018 and it is envisaged the work will be completed by the end of July 2019.

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BOAA Tickets are now on sale!!

BOAA is taking place from 21 Sep - 6 Nov 2018 will a full program of exhibitions, events and happenings. 

Visit www.boaa.net.au/tickets  for all the details.



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Deakin University’s Small Sculpture exhibition for 2018 will be held later than in previous years. This year it will run from 4 September to 19 October. Entries for the award will be open from mid-April and close 13 July, 2018. For more information please email smallsculpture@deakin.edu.au or call 03 9244 5344

Deakin University Art Gallery,

E: artgallery@deakin.edu.au

Please visit deakin.edu.au/art-collection/  for more details.

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FREE entry for 2018 CAS National Brooch Show exhibition!

Contemporary artists are invited to submit up to 4 brooches (small wearable artworks) for the exhibition. There is a size limit for 3D works submitted.

See our website http://contemporaryartsociety.org.au/ for all details & online entry form.

The deadline for receipt of entries: 22 June 2018.

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The City of Ballarat is seeking responses from interested artists in a project to create a public artwork honouring the humanitarian work of Major George Devine Treloar.in the resettlement of Greek refugees from Asia Minor. The artwork will be installed in the Sturt Street Garden precinct in Ballarat, Victoria. 

Interested artist(s) should respond by 12 noon, 20 June 2018 

This has been advertised as a ‘tender" so please read carefully before submission. https://www.artsatlas.com.au/opportunity/public-art-commission-george-devine-treloar-memorial-sculpture/



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Cardinia Shire Council is entering an exciting new phase in its public art development and is seeking expressions of interest from professional artists to develop new permanent public artworks within the shire. There are two distinct projects in this EOI round:

1. Hills Hub Project - the commission of an internal suspended artwork to the value of $65,500, to be located inside the brand new Hills Hub in Emerald.

2. Ranges Ward Project - the commission of two public artworks to the total value of $78,000, located along the walking tracks joining the towns of Emerald, Gembrook and Cockatoo. This second commission includes a residency/community engagement component in the concept development phase.

Please note each project requires a separate application.

For any enquiries please contact council’s Cultural Development Officer Jadah Pleiter on 1300 787 624 or email: arts@cardinia.vic.gov.au

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SA Maritime Museum unveils woven whale sculpture inspired by French explorer http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-05-24/whale-sculpture-unveiled-at-museum/9797436


**************************** Saturday was an emotional day for Uncle Edwards, as he joined the crowd of several hundred at Atherton Park on ‘Sorry Day’ for the unveiling of a new sculpture to honour him and other members of the stolen generation. https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/sorry-day-monument-honours-stolen-generation-marks-meeting-place-20180526-p4zhqa.html

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This from Sculpture Network: Call for texts on three dimensional art today

Publish your ideas on contemporary three dimensional art and tell us which topics, concepts, artists or places illustrate your ideas. Selected texts and their authors will be published and promoted through our channels.

Please read the following carefully before submitting your proposal.

We look forward to your texts!

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http://www.sculpture-network.org/
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Sculpture on Clyde event will be held 24August to 2 September at Batemans Bay NSW. Acquisitive prize for outdoor sculpture $50,000. details and entries on our website www.sculptureonclyde.com.au  or call Maggie Brennan 0417500529