News and Opportunities Outside the ASV

A mass email was sent out earlier in April notifying members of an expression of Interest process for a project in Banyule Council: The Greensborough Walk Public Art Commission.
Further information can be obtained from Banyule Council or their website http://www.banyule.vic.gov.au/arts/#3. There were site inspections on 18th and 20th April last.
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Castlemaine is having its inaugural ARTSOPEN Festival this week from 26th to 29th April. More information from the website www.artsopen.com.au - and of course we expect a full report from our members involved after the event.
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I saw this report in the ABC online news of a sculpture event in Hahndorf where an international sculpture symposium is being held, with five overseas sculptors joining Australians Silvio Apponyi, Luke Zwolsman and Craig Medson to create the works to be installed in the Adelaide Hills.
More at http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-04-10/sculpture-symposium-adelaide-hills/3941132,
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Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi 2012 - submissions closed 10 April - are you in?
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Bulleen art and garden are again active with courses and exhibitions - see their website www.baag.com.au
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Kinross House, Toorak, has contacted us regarding exhibiting in 2013. More information on their website http://toorak.unitingchurch.org.au/uat.htm
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The ABC website covered a Queensland exhibition of works made from the “ghost nets” abandoned at sea that cause havoc amongst marine life.
The story was at http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-04-20/long-tide-exhibition-of-27ghost-nets27/3962344
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Don’t forget to visit the Toorak Sculpture Festival 1 to 31 May: http://www.tooraksculpture.com.au/2012.htm
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Also a page worth checking is the Noosa Stone bequest: http://www.noosastonebequest.org.au/about-bequest
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Also check out an acquisitive sculpture prize: http://mistletoewines.com.au/cellar-door/mistletoe-sculpture-prize-2012/
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There was information sent to us about the Maroondah Art in public places project. But when we looked into it the conditions required artists to waive their moral rights. We contacted ArtsLaw who did contact Maroondah - we shall see what transpires.