Exhibitions to see

The Melbourne Prize for Urban Sculpture 2014 exhibition is over - followed now by the McClelland Survey - fortunately this one will run a bit longer - until 19 July 2015 - so we'll have the opportunity to see it and compare notes a bit more thoroughly.


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From the McClelland Gallery website: The McClelland Award 2014, an acquisitive award valued at $100,000 was awarded to Matthew Harding for his work Void. The McClelland Award 2014 was judged by Dr Liz Kreijn, Assistant Director, Collection & Presentation of the Kröller-Müller Musuem in the Netherlands.

The McClelland Achievement Prize (MAP) was awarded to Sonia Payes for Re:Generation. Valued at $30,000 (non-acquisitive) MAP includes a solo exhibition of the artist’s work at McClelland during the time of the subsequent McClelland Sculpture Survey in 2016. Voting is now open for the 2014 Frankston City People’s Choice Award valued at $20,000, which will be announced in April 2015.

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Don’t forget to see the Contemporary Art Society's Art at Burnley Harbour: Friday 5th December 8am - 8pm, Saturday 6th December 8am - 8pm, Sunday 7th December 8am - 6pm more information from www.contemporaryartsociety.org.au.

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Don’t miss the Toyota Exhibition,

Toyota Australia
155 Bertie Street, Port Melbourne, Victoria
[Mel Ref 2E B11] 109 Tram, Stop 127, North Port Station/Lightrail
Port Melbourne
Open Monday to Friday 9:00am to 5:00pm

Exhibition continues until 25 March 2015
Inquiries Ken Wong 0419 570 846, info@watcharts.com.au
www.watcharts.com.au/toyota.html

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Art at Linden Gate is very excited to be holding a rare solo exhibition by Ernst Fries during December and January 2015.

As his eightieth year approaches Ernst celebrates six decades of his artistic career with several new pieces and a look back of selected earlier work.

"This survey exhibition is the first time Australian audiences are able to view Fries’ sculptural œuvre in its entirety. Spanning six decades from the 1960s to the present, the exhibition highlights the recurring themes of urbanisation and the associated environmental issues that impact nature—­ideas that resonate at a local as well as universal level.

In the words of art historian Sasha Grishin "[Fries] is a sculptor whose work has a sense of elegance and classical economy of means. He creates simple, uncluttered designs which are intelligible at a glance and yet have plenty of scope for further exploration" extract from catalogue by Caroline Moes

The exhibition runs from 6 December to 26 January.
Opening 7 December at 2 pm
Opened by Dr Dan Wollmering, Senior Lecturer, Faculty Art, Design and Architecture at Monash University.
Art at Linden Gate - 899 Healesville-Yarra Glen Road, Yarra Glen
Hours: 10am to 5 pm Friday, Sat, Sun, Mon & Wed in school holidays
Wine proudly provided by Sedona Estate Wines
RSVP for opening by 2 December for catering purposes:
artatlindengate@gmail.com or call 03 9730 1861.

A pity the opening clashes with our Christmas Party - best laid plans of mice and men....

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