News Outside the ASV

 In this post you'll find news from Sculpture by the Sea, Lorne Sculpture Biennial, Melbourne Museum, Creative Partnerships Australia, Bolin Bolin Gallery, Southern Way and McClelland Commission and a rumour about an Inge King exhibition.

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Southern Way and McClelland Gallery+Sculpture Park are pleased to announce that artist

Gregor Kregar is the recipient of the 2015 Southern Way McClelland Commission valued at $250,000.

The Southern Way McClelland commission forms part of an ongoing program of new sculptures that will alternate every two years on the Penninsula Link Freeway, resulting in 14 commissions over 25 years with a total value in excess of $4 million. Every two years until 2037 one new sculpture will be commissioned to alternate between sites at Skye Road and Cranbourne Road, along the new Peninsula Link freeway.

For more information and images see http://www.mcclellandgallery.com/index.php?mact=News,cntnt01,detail,0&cntnt01articleid=13&cntnt01origid=15&cntnt01returnid=110

 

 

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Melbourne Museum has just opened its new first peoples exhibition

 

Bunjilaka 

with a massice kinetic sculpture - see it here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=BO0q83dY3EQ

Bunjil’s Wings by ENESS, a massive kinetic sculpture that takes the form of an eagle, is an immersive, multi-sensory experience currently on display as part of the First Peoples exhibition at Australia’s Melbourne Museum.

Read more about the story of Bunjil and the sculpture it inspired:  http://creat.rs/1cP7CLa,

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Since launching earlier this year,

Creative Partnerships Australia 

has been working to create an exciting suite of new programs which aim to innovate and modernise the important role we play in capacity and relationship building between individual artists, arts organisations, business, trusts, foundations and philanthropists.

See more on Plus1 Program an Australian first for the Arts - Creative Partnerships Australia https://www.creativepartnershipsaustralia.org.au/how-we-can-help/matched-funding-program/

 

 

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Rod Sanders heard a rumour that Inge King will have a retrospective at the NGV next year - I haven’t found a reference yet but will keep you informed

What we missed at the Australian Galleries
http://www.australiangalleries.com.au/exhibitions/14-currentexhibition/642-king-ss13-2

INGE KING

Works from the studio
1940s - 2013
4 August - 10 September 2013

Curated by
Jane Eckett MLitt
50 Smith Street
Collingwood VIC 3066
T +61 [0] 3 9417 0800

 

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From Sculpture by the Sea

REGIONAL NSW SCULPTURE ACQUISITION PROGRAM

We are pleased to announce that this year Sculpture by the Sea will be presenting the Regional NSW Sculpture Acquisition Program, funded by the NSW Government through Arts NSW.

This program will fund the acquisition of a sculpture by a New South Wales sculptor from Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi 2013 for permanent public placement in a Local Government Area in regional NSW. We are grateful to

Arts NSW who will provide up to $20,000 for the acquisition of the sculpture.

If you are interested in having a part of Sculpture by the Sea in your regional area, please get your Local Government to contact us and submit an Expression of Interest.

For more information and to download the Expression of Interest and FAQs, please visit our website http://www.sculpturebythesea.com/media/news/Regional-NSW-Sculpture-Acquisition-Program.aspx

Expressions of interest are due on Thursday, 10 October.

 

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Gallery Exhibition Bolin and the Yarra - Connecting with nature

October 11 to November 5

Sculpture, ceramic and botanical art by artists including -Sally Armfield , Glenn England , Paul Kalemba , Emma Kelly , Lene Kuhl Jakobsen, Joel Medley, Meredith Plain, Giuseppe Raneri 

Bolin Bolin Gallery at Bulleen Art & Garden 6 Manningham Rd W., Bulleen. 88503030. www.gallery.baag.com.au

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Lorne Sculpture Biennial is running a fund raising dinner and auction of selected artworks. The dinner is to be held at The Point, Albert Park Lake, on 17th October. Tickets are $190 per person of which $95 is a tax deductible donation.

Artists interested in donating work for the auction could contact Graeme Wilkie qdos@iprimus.com.au