This biennial award and exhibition organised by Gippsland Sculpture Exhibition Inc. is held in the small township of Yinnar for a six-week period from 9 March to 20 April 2025.
The exhibition will feature interior and external exhibits comprising approximately 120 overall.
There is over $20K in prizes which include:
- An Interior sculpture will be awarded $10,000 (This is an acquisitive prize)
- An exterior work will be awarded a $10,000 (this prize is not acquisitive).
The winners will be announced at the opening of the exhibition on Sunday 9 March 2025. If not in attendance at the launch, the winners will be notified by phone and email.
Peoples Choice (non-acquisitive) awards will be announced on the closing ceremony on Sunday 20 April 2025 from votes submitted by exhibition visitors.
- People's Choice award for interior $1,000
- People's Choice Award for exterior $1000
KEY DATES
ENTRIES OPEN
Now
ENTRIES CLOSE
Midnight AEST Sunday 19 January 2025
ARTISTS NOTIFIED OF OUTCOME
By the 31 January 2025
DELIVERY OF WORK AND INSTALLATION
Friday 28 Feb – Monday 3 March 2025, unless by prior arrangement
EXHIBITION LAUNCH AND ANNOUNCEMENT OF WINNERS
Sunday 9 March 202512noon - 4pm
EXHIBITION CLOSES
Sunday April 20 2025
COLLECTION OF WORK
Sunday 20 April after 4pm until Sunday 27 April 2025.
(Unless prior arrangements have been made)
EXHIBITION DETAILS AND CONDITIONS OF ENTRY
- There is a $44 entry fee per entry, and a $10 fee for additional entries.
- Entry is open to all artists over 18 years of age.
- Insurance, delivery, installation and removal and return of works is the responsibility of the artist, unless the item has been sold.
- Each entry may be accompanied by up to two digital images, please include the name of the entrant in the file name.
- All entries must be the original work of the entrant and available for sale.
- There shall be no discussion or correspondence entered into regarding the final selection of works.
- Sculptures must remain on display for the duration of the six- week exhibition.
- A selection panel will determine successful entries with artists notified by email.
- Selected works must be delivered in the period 28 Feb – and no later than Sunday 2nd March 2025
- Works will not be accepted at any other time unless prior arrangements have been made.
- Site/gallery, installation and general exhibition information will be emailed in due course.
- Artists of large, exterior works will be contacted to discuss position and installation.
- All entries selected for exhibition must be available for continuous display at the Gallery for the period of the exhibition. Gippsland Sculpture Exhibition Inc will take 33% of any sale based on the public indicated price which will be paid to the artist at the completion of the exhibition, unless negotiated otherwise.
- The judges decision on awards is final and no correspondence or discussion will be entered into.
- Gippsland Sculpture Exhibition Inc reserves the right to reproduce images of the exhibition pieces as individual and/or group images for archival, internal cataloguing, or advertising and promotion (both in print and electronic/social media)
- Members of the public have the right to photograph the exhibited works
- All personal information gathered on the entry form will be used only for the purposes of Gippsland Sculpture Exhibition and won't be shared with third parties.
- Images uploaded with your entry need to be high-res. If chosen for the exhibition, these images may be used to promote the exhibition.
- Queries info@gippslandsculptureexhibition.com or contact Nicole 0416435070
