An exciting new addition to this year’s famous Tesselaar Tulip Festival will be an exhibition and competition of outdoor sculptures by some of Australia’s finest sculptors.
The Tulip Festival – in Silvan in the Dandenong Ranges ‑ has been well established for over 50 years, and runs for four weeks from mid-September to mid-October. The Festival attracts about 40,000 visitors to the many organised activities and popular events.
An Acquisitive Award of $5,000 is being offered by Tesselaar to the sculptor winning the Inaugural Tesselaar Sculpture Prize. A People’s Choice Award of $500, as voted by visitors to the Festival, will also available. One lucky visitor to the Festival will also be selected to win a voter’s prize.
Organised by Tesselaar and the Association of Sculptors of Victoria, the Tesselaar Sculpture Prize is an exciting new addition to Victoria’s arts calendar.
Rachael Pearce, marketing co-ordinator at Tesselaar, said, “As part of continuing our program of developing the Tulip Festival we asked the Association of Sculptors to assist us in establishing an exhibition, competition and sale of outdoor sculpture. The intention is to grow the prize into a significant annual sculpture event.”
Exhibition co-ordinator, Mark Cowie, said, “This will be a wonderful opportunity for visitors to the Festival to view and appreciate a range of sculptural styles and mediums in a unique and colourful outdoor setting. Visitors will be privileged to view sculptures created by some of Australia’s finest sculptors.”
Ernst Fries, a highly-respected sculptor, will judge the competition. The winner of the Tesselaar Sculpture Prize will be announced during the course of the Festival.
The Tesselaar Tulip Festival will be open each day between 10:00am and 5:00pm, from 11 September to 8 October.
For further information contact:
Rachael Pearce, Marketing Co-ordinator, Tesselaar Direct
9737 7777 / 0414 877 445
rachaelp@tesselaar.net.au
Mark Cowie, Exhibition Co-ordinator, Association of Sculptors of Victoria
5348 5696 / 0429 336 639
markcowie@aussiebroadband.com.au
1 comment:
Hi, I've been out of the loop lately and consequently haven't been paying proper attention to the proposed changes of the constitution alluded to in Jenny's blog. I have to say though, that if the membership were changed to be just those "interested in sculpture" as opposed to, say, sculptors, and associates, as Jenny suggests, I think I'd seriously reconsider my membership. It's one of the benefits of the association that there are other sculptors to talk to, pick the brains of, exchange ideas with etc. Without this, what's the point? Cheers. Elaine Pullum
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