Toorak Sculpture Festival 1 May to 15 June

The media release for the festival reads - in part: "The 2014 Toorak Village Sculpture Exhibition is the most innovative and important annual event to take place in the Toorak Village, where we link the arts with business to form a unique cultural experience. During the entire month of May and 2 weeks of June, we exhibit contemporary sculptural works in the shop windows and on the sidewalks of Toorak Road, Toorak Village.

work by Pimpisa Tinpalit

Jenny Whiteside "Grace"

This will be the 13th year of the exhibition where 99 artists will display their sculptures in Toorak Village shop windows with large sculptures bolted to the sidewalks of Toorak Road. These will compliment the 5 permanent sculptures purchased by the Toorak Village businesses from previous shows. Presented by the Toorak Village Traders, directed by Tony Fialides and curated by Malcolm Thomson, the sculptures will be judged and prizes awarded at an Opening event on Friday 2nd May.

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Toorak Village is between Wallace Ave and Grange Road, just east of Williams Road, simply catch the No 8 Tram from Federation Square, along Toorak Road to stop no 35. We invite you to visit our Toorak Village in May and June to view the sculptures, enjoy the great shopping and take advantage of the warm hospitality of our traders."

"99 works have been selected to be placed in the Toorak Village for 2014. The permanent outside works by Rudi Jass, Julie Anderson, Michael Moore, Dean Putting, and last years purchase by the TVTA "Hare Totem" by Anthony Vanderzweep, have become a focus for this vibrant busy shopping centre that lies in the very heart of Toorak....."



We’ve heard that a few of our members are exhibiting - amongst them: Jenny Whiteside, Pimpisa Tinpalit, Lawrence Marshall, Christopher Taylor, Rudi Jass, Michael Meszaros, Ken Free and Annie Glass to name a few...

Ken Free "Oh Solomon"

 

Village shop windows with large sculptures bolted to the sidewalks of Toorak Road. These will compliment the 5 permanent sculptures purchased by the Toorak Village businesses from previous shows. Presented by the Toorak Village Traders, directed by Tony Fialides and curated by Malcolm

So make sure to get to see the show - if not at the opening then sometime during the six weeks.