2021 Sculpture on the Farm Acquisitive Prize for the Dungog Common – Sowelu Two by Jen Mallinson
2021 Sculpture on the Farm Acquisitive Prize for the Dungog Shire – Kelpie by Jimmy Rix
Surprise by Rox Dar – $500 People’s Choice Award for Outdoor Work
– with thanks to Lyndhurst
Runner Up – Awakening of Og by Kylie Adele
Isolation by Katherine Castillo – Alferes – $300 People’s Choice Award for Indoor Work
– with thanks to the Sculptors Society
Runner Up – Dome Study 1 by Will Maguire
Thank you to all for your participation in this competition in support of our sculptors
and the ongoing development of Sculpture on the Farm ONLINE
With sincere thanks to the Sculpture on the Farm judges Steven Alderton, Director and CEO of the National Art School, Sydney and Gerry Bobsien, Director of the Maitland Regional Art Gallery for undertaking the difficult task of selecting the winners of the 2021 Sculpture on the Farm Prizes.
Theatre of the Shadow by Peter Tilley
Sculpture on the Farm Acquisitive Prize – $15,000 won by Peter Tilley, Theatre of the Shadow
RUPIO Prize for Metallurgical Excellence – $5,000 won by Hugh McLachlan, Narcissus Reflecting
Innovation Prize – $100 won by Shannon Stone, Discarded
Sculpture on the Farm People’s Choice Award – $500 won by Sam Anderson, Dusty Days in the Saddle
The Sculptors Society Prize for an Indoor Work – $300 won by Carolyn Rendle, Scents of Self
Local Dungog Artist Prize – $500 won by Kay Sheeley, Equilibrium
The three judges, all with a strong commitment to the arts in regional communities, were:
Julian Beaumont, a generous benefactor of the arts, has served on the Boards of the National Art School, Artbank and Artspace and is currently on the Board of the National Gallery of Australia Foundation. He judged the National Sculpture Prize, ArtsCape and Sculpture Inside.
Kevin Norton, a recognised established sculptor and teacher of sculpture and drawing at Wollongong College of Art.
Coralie Nichols, a leader in development of local communities, past General Manager, Dungog Shire Council has worked in NSW, the NT and Queensland predominantly in local government and the not-for-profit sector.
Sculpture on the Farm Acquisitive Prize – $10,000 won by Braddon Snape, Nothin’ But Sky
RUPIO Prize for Metallurgical Excellence – $1,000 won by Peter Tilley, Inside the Mirror
Bloomfield Group Prize for Artistic Excellence – $500 won by Carolyn Rendle, Moulds
Sculpture on the Farm People’s Choice Award – $500 won by Felicity Cavanough, Frolic
The Sculptors Society Prize for an Indoor Work – $300 won by Philippa Graham, Trust
The Norco Prize for Dungog Shire Sculptor – voucher $200 won by Natalie Duncan, Arinna
Photography by David Oliver
The three judges, all with a strong commitment to the arts in regional communities, were:
Brigette Uren, Director of the Maitland Regional Art Gallery, highly regarded as a relationship builder who achieves win-win outcomes for the regional communities she serves.
Paul Selwood, based in Wollombi, is one of Australia’s pre-eminent sculptors, creating beautifully fluid, complex works, often from a single sheet of steel, through his cut and fold technique.
Coralie Nichols, a leader in development of local communities, past General Manager, Dungog Shire Council has worked in NSW, the NT and Queensland predominantly in local government and the not-for-profit sector.
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The Sculpture on the Farm Earth Art Project at the Dungog Common is supported by the NSW Government through Create NSW.