Sculptors, please make preparations for Sculpture on the Farm 2019
A celebration of Australian sculpture in a rural setting
SOF 2019 Prizes
- Sculpture on the Farm Acquisitive Prize $15,000 the winning sculptor’s work will be publicly displayed in the Dungog Shire
- RUPIO Prize for Metallurgical Excellence $5,000
- People’s Choice Award $500
- Children’s Choice Award $500
- The Local Artist Prize $500 for a sculptor living in the Dungog Shire
- The Sculptor’s Society Prize for an Indoor Sculpture $300
Sculpture on the Farm became a permanent feature of the Dungog Festival following its resounding inaugural success last October when 2200 people visited ‘Fosterton’ and viewed 100 sculptures by emerging to eminent sculptors from five States. Visitors came from far and wide. The sales reflected their enthusiasm.
We now are warming up to curate and celebrate another big year of Australian sculpture which will adorn the Dungog countryside.
Visitors to Sculpture on the Farm exhibition in 2018
For those of you who missed out last year, let us set the scene. The galleries, gardens and paddocks beamed with a splendid display of sculptural delights at every turn. The young, the old, those from afar and close by, were treated to a hundred works from well known local Hunter Valley artists as well as sculptors from right up and down the eastern seaboard, from Australia’s renowned artists and exciting talent from emerging sculptors. Strolling the paddocks, sipping a coffee or a cool drink, it was a wonderful way to take in the creative talents of the artists.
Sculptors the Expressions of Interest Now Open. The deadline for the entries is 6 July 2019. This is your chance to exhibit in a huge open-air gallery in idyllic pastoral surrounds.
Paddocks freshly mown will become home for the monumental works, the picturesque and heavenly scented gardens will be home for smaller outdoor works and the large Main House Gallery shows off the indoor works to their best. Could it be the Tractor Shed that provides that large space for a surprise feature work?
SOF and Community
Sculpture on the Farm Inc has a mission to engage with sculptors, the local Dungog community and the wider public to encourage participation in and understanding of the arts, in particular sculpture.
As a not-for-profit organisation Sculpture on the Farm is committed to making a lasting contribution to the Dungog Shire community. We donate sculpture for public display in the villages of Dungog for the community and visitors to our region to enjoy.
Following the SOF2018 ‘Nothin’ but Sky‘ by Braddon Snape was donated to Dungog and is proudly displayed on Dungog’s Hollywood Hill for all to enjoy.
Who will win the SOF2019 Acquisitive Prize of $15,000?
Sculpture on the Farm will again be held proudly as part of the Dungog Festival – a celebration of the arts, local food and rural life. The exciting 2019 Dungog Festival program will provide a raft of opportunities for visitors to Dungog and Dungog locals to enjoy a fabulous October long weekend.
