From the Immediate Past President

Gillian Govan

Last Tuesday we held our AGM.  This was attended by 12 members at the venue of Bruce Webb. We thank him for his wonderful hospitality. At some time in the New Year we will visit him in his studio. 

We also set up Zoom thanks to John Bishop for organising that for us.  Unfortunately, the volume was not good for some so we thank you all for hanging in.

At the AGM I officially stood down as president.

Diary Notes for 2022

 Not everything is set - but we look forward to a productive year:

Herring Island
15 January to 6 February 2022

Start of the year gathering
February

MIFGS 
30 March to 3 April

Annual & Awards Exhibition
8 - 28 June

Tesselaar
September - October

Victoria Sculpture Prize 

November

Entry forms for both MIFGS and Herring Island are on the ASV website

Entry forms, information and conditions of entry are all available at https://sculptorsvictoria.asn.au/exhibitions/application_forms - now that we are able to hold real life exhibitions the pace is increasing - and hopefully our public is as keen as we are. 

Enquiries for MIFGS Paul Cacioli 0429575299

asv_mifgs@sculptorsvictoria.asn.au 

Closing date for entries 7th March 2022 

and for HISAF Jenny Rickards 

0418971897

asv_hisaf@sculptorsvictoria.asn.au closing date for entries 11th December 2021

Victoria Sculpture Prize at the Port of Sale

 

sunshine

and rain

The exhibition was amazing! 

And that in spite of the weather and re-locating the work about four times... Gavin Roberts coordinated a superb event and that’s the first time the Victoria Sculpture Prize has been offered. A magnificent effort and the sculptors put on their best show.

See below for the prize winners and the judges’ comments.

Congratulations everyone.

MIFGS 30 March - 3 April 2022

 MIFGS 30 March - 3 April 2022

Dear fellow sculptors,

I can’t believe that it has been two years that we have been unable to hold an exhibition at the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show (MIFGS).

Open days, Exhibitions to view and enter

Here are some open days and exhibition call for entries that have come to hand - the list is not exhaustive - now that we are tentatively opening up, take a look around there is so much going on.

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Hi everyone after a very successful 2021 Toorak Village Sculpture Exhibition during Covid, that saw great sales due to the locals shopping local & supporting our exhibition. This is actually our 20th Year (missed 2020), where Ken Scarlett OAM curated the first TV Sculpture Exhibition in 2002. The new TV Traders committee have unanimously voted to invite Malcolm Thomson to curate this extra special year

ASV Annual General Meeting 2021

 The 2021 Annual General Meeting of the Association of Sculptors of Victoria will be held at 7:30pm on Tuesday, November 23rd.

The AGM will be a hybrid meeting with a physical meeting to be held at Hawthorn Town Hall and an online meeting held via Zoom.  A Zoom invitation will be sent out closer to the meeting.

Victoria Sculpture Prize 12, 13, 14 November and more coming up!

 Victoria Sculpture Prize Port of Sale

This 3-day event will be an opportunity for sculptors both local and from across Victoria to connect, network and exhibit their work in a creative regional location. The Victoria Sculpture Prize will be a festival style arts spectacle combining the new state of the art Port of Sale precinct.

With over 70 artists and 180+ sculptures competing for the $20,000 major prize and $6,000 in minor prizes it will be a great spectacle and an opportunity to purchase quality sculpture for home or business.

❖ Official public opening event November 12th at 6pm at “The ART Bar” Port of Sale

Members' News

HI TO ALL MEMBERS.

I am having a Solo Art EXHIBITION at The Gate House Cemetery Cafe, at the New Cemetery, Norman Street, Ballarat,

Containing     Drawings, Paintings and Small Sculptures.

>From the 7th November to the 5th December 2021.

IT IS OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK FROM 10 -30 am to 3 - 30 pm , the Cafe offers    morning and afternoon teas and light lunches    indoors or outside, if you have a sweet tooth wonderful slices and scones and special Gluten Free cakes and slices - I know I`m Coeliac.

If you wish to make a booking the phone number is     5331 2714     

The Exhibition is Free

Hope those out of lock down can make it.

Regards

Betty Collier    5332 6897   or    0407 884 296

Mudmakers Trail

Exhibitions to view and to enter

Here is a random selection of items that end up in the editor's newsletter folder:

Now that we can visit galleries again - it is worth taking in the NGV Federation Square:  https://www.smh.com.au/culture/art-and-design/sculptures-test-the-boundaries-of-the-possible-in-new-ngv-exhibition-20211102-p5956u.html

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 Inviting 3D Artists for Trails 2022

2022 Entry Information

In its second year, TRAILS invites artists to submit contemporary sculptures, up to 1m³ in volume, for a multi-location interior exhibition trail of 30 finalists in and around Portland’s retail centre. It aims to promote and encourage artists, established and emerging.

TRAILS Sculpture Prize is hosted by Committee for Portland.