Exhibition dates: Saturday 21 – Sunday 29 March 2009
Artists are invited to submit work which relates to one or more aspects of the 2009 theme to rethink, reduce, reuse, recycle.
Willoughby City Council has coordinated the Willoughby Art Prize for over 20 years and with the demolition of its venue, the Civic Centre and the construction of Civic Place, there is an exciting opportunity to take a new direction – the Willoughby Sculpture Prize.
The Prize will be held inside the heritage listed Incinerator building, 2 Small Street and its nearby parklands in Willoughby. The Incinerator was designed by Walter Burley Griffin and Eric Nicholls in 1934 and is currently being refurbished as a café, meeting rooms, gallery space and artist studios. Suitable works will be displayed throughout the building prior to occupation. The parkland and selected pathways surrounding the building will also display suitable and site specific works.
This unique location and its surrounds of Flat Rock Gully provide an opportunity for artists to respond to an aspect of the broad environmental and aesthetic theme of rethink, reduce, reuse, recycle. The four r’s are designed to encourage discussion, generate cultural activity and connect people to place.
The Opening Day will include a range of environmentally themed activities including information stalls, free children’s art workshops, site tours as well as public programs and artist talks.
For entry form and guidelines click here.
Awards
All awards are non-acquisitive.
$10,000 - Major Prize
Sponsored by Sheads First National Real Estate and Willoughby City Council
$3,000 - Willoughby Residents Award
Sponsored by Chatswood Chase
$1,000 – Encouragement Award: emerging artist, student or artist with a different ability
Sponsored by Willoughby City Council
$1,000 – Chatswood Toyota People’s Choice Award
Sponsored by Chatswood Toyota
Site Specific Project
Up to $5,000 will be awarded to an artist for costs associated with a site specific work. This is a discrete category and artists are required to submit a budget and detailed description of the proposed work and its location. Artists entering in this category are also required to pay an entry fee and are subject to the same requirements outlined in the Conditions of Entry. The selected artist will not be eligible to win the Major Prize Award, however they are eligible to win the Willoughby Resident Award, Encouragement Award or People’s Choice Award. Site details, photographs and a map are also available.
This award is proudly supported by Open Space Branch, Willoughby City Council.
2009 Selection Panel
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Anne Ferguson - Artist
- Nick Vickers - Curator, Delmar Gallery
- Monica McMahon - Art Curator, University of Western Sydney Art Collection
Important Dates
Friday 31 October 2008
Entries close
Friday 5 December 2008
Artists notified on website
Thursday 12, Friday 13 & Saturday 14 March 2009
Delivery of works to 2 Small Street, Willoughby
Saturday 21 March 2009
Opening event and award presentation
Monday 30 & Tuesday 31 March 2009
Collection of works
Enquiries
Contact: Alison Clark, Exhibition Coordinator and Site Curator
Email: culture@willoughby.nsw.gov.au
Phone: 9777 1000