The Association of Sculptors of Victoria is an inclusive, not-for-profit collective of contemporary artists whose purpose is to inspire,stimulate and advance the appreciation, creation, and exploration of three-dimensional art in society.

Tulip Festival Sculpture Exhibition

As an addition to its well-established annual Tulip Festival, and in conjunction with the ASV, Tesselaar, in the Dandenong Ranges, is establishing a sculpture exhibition and competition with an Acquisitive Prize of $5,000 and a People’s Choice Award of $500.

The Tesselaar Tulip Festival is attended by approximately 40,000 people annually, and this year will take place between 11 September and 8 October.

Applications are invited for single object free-standing sculptures
that can be permanently displayed outdoors.

The exhibition will be curated by an independent professional curator who will select a number of sculptures to be judged by the eminent Australian sculptor, Ernst Fries.

Applications close on Friday, 18 July 2008.

The Terms and Conditions of the Prize and an Application Form can be downloaded at the following links:

http://www.sculptorsvictoria.asn.au/tesselaar_2008_conditions.pdf
http://www.sculptorsvictoria.asn.au/tesselaar_2008_entry.pdf

Further enquiries can be directed to Mark Cowie by email:
forgedgarden@vic.chariot.net.au or by contacting him on 5348 5696 or 0429 336 639.

Please do not hesitate to contact either Mark or myself if you have any queries.

John Wooller,
President,
Association of Sculptors of Victoria

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