The Yering Station Sculpture Exhibition & Awards is a collaborative event between the Yarra Valley Arts Council & Yering Station, a premier winery in the Yarra Valley region of Victoria, Australia. The exhibition has grown incrementally since October 2001 & is now an iconic event on the Victorian Arts calendar attracting strong interstate interest.
Yering Station’s contemporary arts program encompasses painting, photography & sculpture & enhances the experience of our visitors. The sculpture exhibition is respected for its consistency & longevity & endeavors to showcase a cross section of contemporary Australian sculptural practice from established & emerging artists.
The sculpture exhibition is staged in the superbly landscaped gardens designed by Michael McCoy & offers ample opportunities for placement of outdoor sculpture, while the long indoor corridors & breezeway offers indoor & sheltered space.
The sculpture exhibition takes a 30% commission on art sales, 20 % of which is donated to Yering Stations preferred charity LARCH, Leukaemia Auxiliary of the Royal Children’s Hospital, while 10% is made available to the Yarra Valley Arts council to promote its support of the arts in the Yarra Valley.
The sculpture exhibition is supported by long term sponsors who relate to the vision & aims of the exhibition in fostering the growth of contemporary Australian sculpture. Arnold Bloch Leibler – lawyers & advisors, the Shire of Yarra Ranges & Dame Elisabeth Murdoch have been particularly strong in this regard.
This year we are able to offer a major prize award of $12,000 with supportive prizes. An artists fund has been procured to pay all finalists a small participation fee towards travel costs etc. Finalists are encouraged to select their own site which may best present their work.
We are also supported by a substantial list of current & past judges & mentors in the arts world who have been part of our selection panel & assist us in moving forward. Notably:
Ken Scarlett OAM
Dianna Gold, Director, Gallery 101
Geoffrey Edwards, Director, Geelong Gallery
Maudie Palmer, former Director Heide Museum of Modern Art & TarraWarra Museum of Art
Vincent Alessi Artistic, Director La Trobe University Art Museum & Collections
Jason Smith, Director & CEO Heide Museum of Modern Art
Kelly Gellatly, Curator Contemporary Art, National Gallery of Victoria
Opening & Award Presentations: 24 October, 3.00pm Yering Station Historic Barn
Bring a picnic & from midday enjoy music & lunch on the lawns amongst the sculptures.
An Application form is available to print below.
For further information contact Savaad Felich / Exhibition Coordinator
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The Yering Station Sculpture Exhibition and Awards 2010
ENTRY NO. 1
TITLE_________________________________________________________
MEDIUM ______________________________________________________
DIMENSIONS __________________________________________________
PRICE (Including 30% commission plus GST if applicable) ___________________
INDOOR/OUTDOOR WORK ______________________________________
ENTRY NO.2
TITLE_________________________________________________________
MEDIUM ______________________________________________________
DIMENSIONS __________________________________________________
PRICE (Including 30% commission plus GST if applicable) ___________________
INDOOR/OUTDOOR WORK ______________________________________
Entries close Monday 22 June
Please submit to:
Yering Station Sculpture Exhibition
PO Box 390
Yarra Glen
Victoria 3775
artgallery@yering.com
For familiarisation purposes the property is open to the public between 10am and 5pm weekdays and 10am and 6pm on weekends and public holidays.
For further information or appointment please contact
Savaad Felich : T ~ (03) 9730 0102 M ~ 0400 894 646
CHECK LIST
„X Complete Application Form
„X Curriculum Vitae
„X Artists catalogue statement of approximately 50 words
„X Clearly labelled images / photographs / CD
„X Installation details (drawing / dimensions) & a safety installation plan including equipment & tools you propose to use. Approximate time length of installation.
„X $35 Entry Fee per exhibit, cheque / money order to Yarra Valley Arts Council
„X Addressed & stamped envelope if you require return of material
GENERAL INFORMATION
1. This is an exhibition of primarily outdoor sculpture with scope for indoor pieces & installation work. Please note that indoor works must be free standing, we are unable to attach works to the walls however have the capacity to suspend from the ceiling.
2. All exhibits (indoor or outdoor) will receive equal consideration by judges.
3. There is a limit of 2 entries per sculptor. Late entries will not be accepted. Selected finalists may also receive an invitation to exhibit in a concurrent exhibition hosted by our principal sponsor, Arnold Bloch Leibler.
4. Exhibits must remain on display for the duration of the exhibition.
5. The artist agrees to images, extracts from artist’s statement & CV be used for exhibition publicity purposes.
6. All finalists will receive an artist participation payment from a sponsored artist’s fund.
SELECTION
7. The selection panel will determine successful entries and all sculptors will be notified.
8. The decision of the selection panel will be final with no further correspondence entered into.
9. All work must be original and completed within the past 2 years. All work submitted must be for sale.
10. The committee reserves the right to withdraw or relocate any entry deemed unsuitable or dangerous to the public, prior to & during the exhibition, after consultation with the artist. Finalists will be required to sign a conditions& terms of agreement form.
11. CV, photographs / CD - jpeg images of work, & an installation safety plan where applicable must be included with entry form.
12. An artists statement of approximately 50 words included with the entry form will appear in the catalogue.
DATES TO REMEMBER
13. The exhibition will show from Sunday 24 October until Sunday 5 December, 2010, inclusively.
14. Installation dates will be strictly 8.00 am - 5.00 pm, Monday 11October and Tuesday 12 October, 2010.
15. Collection dates will be strictly Monday 6 December and Tuesday 7 December, 2010.
16. Opening, Presentation & Awards will take place on Sunday 24 October, 3. 00 pm in Yering Station’s Historic Barn.
INSTALLATION
17. Sculptors will take responsibility for the installation and public safety of their work. An appointment will be scheduled for most finalist artists to consider the placement & installation of their work.
18. On delivery each exhibit must be clearly labeled indicating name of sculptor, title of work, medium, sculptor’s phone number and sale price.
FEES
19. A non-refundable administrative entry fee of $35 per entry is required via cheque / money order, made payable to the Yarra Valley Arts Council.
20. A commission of 30% will be charged on all works sold.
21. The selling price as indicated on the confirmation form will be the catalogue price. The organizing committee will not be held responsible for any discrepancies.
SECURITY
22. There is a security patrol at Yering Station twice nightly; however the exhibition organizers hold no insurance against damage or burglary of works. Public Liability insurance is covered by the exhibition.
23. Sculptors are advised to individually insure their works against damage and theft.
DEINSTALLATION & CONCLUSION OF EXHIBITION
24. If the artist wishes an agent to collect their work(s) the authorization must be in writing to the coordinators.
25. Artists will be responsible for the delivery of sold work to a radius of 100km from Yering Station or arrangement thereof with the purchaser.
26. Payment by cheque for sale of exhibits will be dispatched within 4 weeks of the closing date of the exhibition.