Tweets and Alerts and Opportunities

There are lots of alerts this month - but we'll put the Woollahra Sculpture Prize early so you know you shouldn't skip this section of the newsletter and then there's the Melbourne Prize for Urban Sculpture... read on as they say...

Michael Meszaros received the entry form for the Wooollahra Small Sculpture Prize. Info and entry forms are on http://sculptureprize.woollahra.nsw.gov.au or phone Jo Jansyn on 02 9391 7135 or

email her on sculpture@woollahra.nsw.gov.au

Entries due by Fri 25 July

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madART - an exhibition featuring art and creative practice of
Melbourne Automotive Designers and tertiary industrial design students
There is no cost to exhibit and no commission charged on sales of work. Established in 2004, the Gallery runs a continuous program of exhibitions at Toyota’s corporate headquarters in Port Melbourne and has shown the works of over 950 artists.

For further information visit http://www.watcharts.com.au/toyota.html

You must download both the Information for Applicants and Application document. 

Applications close 7 July 2014.
Ken Wong
Curator, Toyota Community Spirit Gallery
http://www.watcharts.com.au/toyota.html

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Not to mention closing on the 16th June: The Melbourne Prize for Urban Sculpture

Notes from the media release for the Melbourne Prize 2014:

Victorian sculptors are invited to enter in one of Australia’s most valuable arts prizes: the Melbourne Prize for Urban Sculpture 2014.

With a total prize pool of around $120,000, there are two main categories this year. The $60,000 Melbourne Prize for Urban Sculpture 2014 plus the new $40,000 Rural & Regional Development Award 2014. There are also awards for professional development and public voting available. The Prize focuses on the urban environment and the importance of sculpture, in all its forms, to inform our civic spaces and enrich public life.

Entry forms are available at www.melbourneprize.org. Entries can be made by the individual artist or by nomination. Entries close on 16 June 2014.

Key dates

16 April 2014 - Entries open

16 June 2014 - Entries close

23 July 2014 - Finalists announced

10 - 24 November 2014 - Finalist Exhibition at Federation Square

13 November 2014 - Recipients announced

28 November 2014 - Civic Choice Award 2014 announced

More information at www.melbourneprize.org

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◊ @ArtsLawOz’s newsletter is now free! Check out http://www.artslaw.com.au/news/

◊ the grace period for the Personal Property Securties Register finished on 31 January for more information check http://www.ppsr.gov.au

◊ A 3.5 metre statue depicting Colin Firth in his celebrated role as Mr Darcy in a BBC television series of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice is on its way to Melbourne after its surprise acquisition by the National Trust of Australia. Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/mr-darcy-wet-shirt-statue-to-take-pride-of-place-in-australia-20140506-zr5gr.html

◊ Sculptures just tops http://www.inmycommunity.com.au/news-and-views/local-news/Sculptures-just-tops/7659817/

◊ Joy statue design unveiled http://www.transcontinental.com.au/story/2278286/joy-statue-design-unveiled/?cs=1538

◊ Scroll down the page a bit for this sculpture alert http://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/art-and-design/space-around-the-galleries-20140520-38mo1.html

◊ Moreland Council fears cost of installing statue of Greek god http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/moreland-council-fears-cost-of-installing-statue-of-greek-god/story-fni0fit3-1226930352496

◊ Sculpture festival anything but safe http://visual.artshub.com.au/news-article/news/visual-arts/sculpture-festival-anything-but-safe-243881

◊ And check out these paper sculptures - they are not small! http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2014/05/delicate-paper-sculptures-suspended-in-mid-air-by-peter-gentenaar/

◊ And the ASV tweeted about Ken Unsworth, Annulus of Stones, October 2007 http://youtu.be/gl5aVlzc4As

◊ Arts Diary: Playful Journeys http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/arts-diary-canberra-times-may-30-2014-20140529-zrrgz.html

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And also

Yarra Sculpture GalleryWINTER RESIDENCY PROGRAM
Applications are open for the 2014 Winter Artists Residency and Show
This is an 8-week residency followed by a 2-week Open Studio exhibition.
6 gallery/ studios are available. Artists research and produce new work in a unique gallery environment. Projects in sculpture, installation, sound, video and performance are most welcome.

Winter Residency Dates: 10th of June to 17th of August
Closing Date for Proposals: 5pm, Sunday 8th June

 Details: http://www.yarrasculpturegallery.com.au/artist-in-residence-program.htm

Enjoy!