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Western Sydney University Sculpture Award and Exhibition

Locality: Campbelltown, New South Wales

Phone: +61 2 9852 5222

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23.01.2022 The finalists for the WSU 2020 Sculpture Award and Exhibition will be announced here on Tuesday October 1st! #wsusculptureprize

12.01.2022 Whilst we wait for life to return to normal, our amazing finalists are continuing to work on their entries for when our Sculpture Award and Exhibition is eventually held! We hope to bring you some "sneak peeks" of their work in progress very soon. In the meantime, however, we'd like to introduce you to our finalists and show you just some of their incredible previous works. First up is Denese Oates.... Denese is an Australian sculptor, born in Orange, NSW. Throughout 1974 - 1977, Denese studied at Alexander Mackie College, CAE, completing her Diploma of Art Education. Since 1976, Denese has displayed her work in numerous solo exhibitions, has participated in many group exhibitions, and is represented in numerous public and private collections. For more information on Denese and her work, you can visit her website here: https://deneseoates.com

12.01.2022 Tomorrow is the big day when we will announce our finalists for the Western Sydney University 2020 Sculpture Award and Exhibition! We asked one of our esteemed judges Nigel Harrison to give us his thoughts on the entries this year. "What clearly became evident for each chosen work was for the importance of each sculpture to stand in its own truthfulness. This is in relation to the synergy of methodologies used to form the work, the innate aesthetic qualities of materials and... the genre acknowledging the cannons of art history. The potency of human touch has enabled this group of sculptures to have a sense of purpose, demonstrating a critical dialogue between the sculpture and the object in the making. Our job as judges was to collaborate within as much reasoning and certainty, to bring to WSU park, a community of sculptures that have a joy and poetry to celebrate our differences and embrace our humanity. The ambience spaces within the sculpture park offer contemplation, where the nature and the character of the work, not only can reveal the human touch but hopefully the dimensions of thought compelling an empathic relationship with the sculptures themselves. The truthfulness of a sculptures integrity only reveals itself after a number of viewings, where intimacy is formed and the poetry transcends to the viewers world of existence becoming a familiar friend". #WSUSculpture WSUsculptureprize

10.01.2022 EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT! We are thrilled to announce the 22 Artists who have been chosen as finalists to submit entries for The Western Sydney University Sculpture Award and Exhibition! We truly appreciate the time and effort that goes into applications and thank everyone for submitting work for the judge’s consideration.... Our Judging Panel for the 2020 Exhibition were: Kon Gouriotis OAM (Editor Artist Profile) Nigel Harrison (Sculptor) Renee Porter (Curator) Prizes in the 2020 Western Sydney University Sculpture Award and Exhibition are: Western Sydney University Acquisitive Sculpture Award valued up to $30,000 Landcom People's Choice Award - $5,000 (non-acquisitive) Janice Reid Site Specific Sculpture Award - $5,000 (non-acquisitive) The Exhibition will be open to the public 1-31 May 2020 on Campbelltown Campus, and everyone is invited! This exciting and innovative exhibition was established in 2004 and aims to bridge closer links between the University and artists, and engage with the community by providing a valuable educational and cultural resource, as well as enhancing the campus environment for teaching and learning. The Western Sydney University Sculpture Award and Exhibition has showcased many major works by significant Australian and international artists, who have created sculptures especially for the University's Campbelltown Campus. Previous winners of the Awards include Louisa Dawson, Dan Lorrimer, Michael Purdy and Greer Taylor. For further information visit http://virtualtours.westernsydney.edu.au/home #WSUSculpture #WSUsculptureprize Follow us on Instagram @wsu_sculpture

05.01.2022 The Western Sydney University Sculpture Award and Exhibition was to be held on the Campbelltown Campus of the University throughout May 2020. This prestigious event attracts acclaimed artists from around the world to submit sculptures for a notable prize. Western Sydney University has issued the following statement The health, safety and wellbeing of students, staff and our communities are our highest priority.... Western Sydney University is guided by Australian Government and health authority advice, and we are taking all necessary precautions to ensure the safety of our community. Please be advised the 2020 Western Sydney University Acquisitive Sculpture Award and Exhibition will be postponed until further notice.

02.01.2022 As we eagerly await the exciting announcement (coming this Oct 1) of our finalists for 2020, we wondered if you knew that the inaugural UWS Acquisitive Sculpture Award and Exhibition was opened on Friday 19 November 2004 by the late Mr Edmund Capon, Director of the Art Gallery of New South Wales? The 2004 winning sculpture 'Inara' by Michael Le Grand, was acquired by the University for its art collection and is now permanently housed on the Western Sydney University Campbelltown campus.