Artback - Sculptures of the Long Paddock

ARTback call for artists

The Long Paddock Committee (LPC) today released the Expression of Interest (EOI) for its ARTback project. ARTback – Sculptures of the Long Paddock will see five large scale public artworks installed at five different sites along the Long Paddock - Cobb Highway Touring Route.

The EOI outlines the budget and location for each of the five sites. Peter McCrabb, President of the LPC said "This is a very exciting opportunity for artists from across Australia and the world. ARTback will be one of the largest outdoor galleries in the world, which will showcase not only the history of the Long Paddock but also the talents of the successful artists. As a collection the winning artworks will be seen by over 100 00 people per year"

Submissions for ARTback close on Friday 10 October 2008. Each site has a corresponding Artist Brief, which needs to be addressed in the response. Once all of the responses have been received, three artists per site will be chosen to develop a design proposal and from there one artist per site will be commissioned.

"The LPC was fortunate to receive funding from the Australian Government via the Australian Tourism and Development Program (ATDP) to make ARTback a reality ." Mr McCrabb said. "Since the LPC's inception in 1999 there has always been a desire to capture the spirit of the Long Paddock in sculpture. ARTback will be a lasting monument to the importance of the Long Paddock, as a traveling stock route, in this area. ARTback also aims to see an increase in tourism to the area of 12.5% by 2010. This would see an increase in tourism dollars of approximately $1.7 million, a huge boost for the region as a whole." Mr McCrabb added.

The public artworks will be installed in June 2009.

For more information visit www.thelongpaddock.com.au

Or contact

Alison McLean

Project Officer

(02) 6993 8110

0429 938 110

info@thelongpaddock.com.au