The recipient of this year’s $10,000 Acquisitive Award is Luke Rogers, a young emerging artist in Geelong. Noel Muscat, a sculptor based in Daylesford, has been awarded the $1,000 Second Prize. The competition was judged by acclaimed Australian sculptor, Jock Clutterbuck.
Rachael Pearce, marketing co-ordinator at Tesselaar, said, “As part of its continuing program of developing the Tulip Festival we have been thrilled with the public’s response to the exhibition of outdoor sculpture over the past three years. The tulips in full bloom provide a beautiful and colourful backdrop to the array of creative works on display. We are very pleased to have a very high-quality field of sculptors competing for the fourth annual prize.”
Mark Cowie, exhibition curator, said, “This is a wonderful opportunity for visitors to the Festival to view in a unique setting a range of sculptural styles and mediums, which have been created by some of Australia’s finest sculptors and emerging artists.”
The finalists for this year’s Tesselaar Sculpture Prize include several prominent Australian and internationally-regarded sculptors. These sculptors have been winners of major sculpture prizes in Australia and overseas. A number of this year’s finalists have also exhibited in some of Australia’s most prestigious art competitions.
Organised by Tesselaar, with support from the Association of Sculptors of Victoria, the 28 Tesselaar Sculpture Prize finalists include: Anton Hasell, Geoffrey Ricardo, Liz Walker, Ben Fasham, Grant Finck, Rudi Jass and Frank McFarlane.
The sculptures by the 28 finalists can be viewed during the course of the Tulip Festival, which is open between 10:00am and 5:00pm every day from 15 September to 12 October.
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| Luke Rogers, ‘Untitled #1’, mild steel & found objects; unique; 700x500x200 cms, the recipient of this year’s $10,000 Acquisitive Award, |
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