Exhibition Opportunities outside ASV

Spirit of the Land Lockhart Festival
We invite you and associates to participate in the Spirit of the Land Art Festival 2011, with a NATIONAL FARM ART SCULPTURE AWARD of $10,000 in prize money and additional $7000 in other awards.
The National Farm Art Sculpture Award is for sculptures created from recycled or new farm materials and/or any natural element of the land in a new art form called “farm art.” The Arts Festival includes three exhibitions held in Lockhart in the heart of the Riverina District of NSW, some 70 kms from Wagga Wagga and 90 kms from Albury/ Wodonga.
The exhibition categories are:
Sculpture (any medium, including Farm Art) and Fine Art (oil, water, clay, textiles, glass, ceramics, photography, multi-media) and
Indigenous art (cultural and contemporary), Secondary School (Totem Poles, Fine Arts), Primary Schools (Cardboard Totems) , Garden Art (any medium) and Silhouettes (Two dimensional life sized metal sculpture)
There are additional awards in some categories including a prize for a local artist who resides within 60kms of Lockhart.
Registration is open to emerging and established artists who can exhibit in any or all categories. There is no limitation on the number of entries. Entries close on 1st October 2011. A brief resume and personal photograph is requested for promotional purposes. The Festival will officially open on Friday 7th October 2011 and close on Sunday 9th October.
Exhibits can be collected on Sunday 9th October after 4pm. Work not sold may be considered by the Festival Arts committee for inclusion in Lockhart’s Sculpture Park for a period of up to three months. Unsold works can be posted on the website for sale. Standard commissions apply. Whilst all care is taken, artists are responsible for insurance. A Memorandum of Understanding outlines all parties’ responsibilities.
Award Presentations:
Prize winners will be announced on the night of Friday 7 October at the Spirit of the Land preview.
Registration:
Early registration will assist with our national/ international promotional campaign and photographs of artworks would also be appreciated. These can be emailed or posted. The Festival has attracted international media crews from New Zealand, China, Brazil, UK, USA and Portugal.
If you require additional information please contact me on (02) 6920 7428 or sue-schneider@hotmail.com
Yours sincerely,
Sue Schneider, Chairperson Spirit of the Land Lockhart Festival
Phone 026920 7428 or mobile 0428124838
www.spiritofthelandlockhart.com.au

Sculpture symposium opportunity in China
Those interested in the chance to work in China may want to consider “The 6th China (Hui’an) Carving Art Festival & International Stone Carving Competition” 6TH CCAF.
This symposium is sponsored by the Sculpture Professional Committee of China and the government of Hui’an County. The symposium will be held in Hun’an County of Fu Jian Province 25th September to 9th October, 2011.
The topic of this stone carving competition is “Stone’s Whisper in Sea Wind”.
You can fill in the “Participating Form” downloaded from the official website www.diaosunet.com and send it back to Sui Yi with your resume. The official email box is jwart@vip.163.com.