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2016 Summer Artists Residency Program has begun at Yarra Sculpture Gallery


​  Participating Artists: 
 Louis Balis, Gabrielle New, Sonia Donnellan & Helen Braun, Deirdre Oliver and Maggie Brown

  Dates:                                       January 11- March 27. 
 Open Studio BBQ:                  February 13, 2-5pm. 

 Concluding Exhibition:          March 16-27.

 Above Photo: Exhibition view of the 2015 Winter Residency Show
  Looking through a detail of Linda Ho's 'Winter Sunscape', towards ‪#‎BrandMeBaby‬'s installation in Gallery 2



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Detail of suspended artwork by Carolyn Cardinet Part of the 2015 Contemporary Sculptors Association Survey Show in May
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'My Fireplace' by Veronica Caven Aldous




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​                         BONANZA 2015 HAS OPENED!



                                                Award Recipients


                                                 CSA $1000 Cash Prize
                                                 Veronica Caven Aldous

                          Ponch Hawkes Artwork Photography Folio Award
                                                       Robert Waghorn

                                 Fundere Foundry Casting Services Award
                                                          Paul Gorman

                                 Yarra Sculpture Gallery Free Show Award
                                                          David Waters

                                         Yering Station Exhibition Award
                                                     Faustas Sadauskas

                                         Art Almanac Subscription Award
                                                          Merle Parker

*  Opening Speech by Sculptor Cliff Burtt, with comments by Kirsty Grant (Director, Heide Museum
   of Modern Art) is available to download below:
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2015 Participating Artists

Fredrick White | Louis Balis | Heinz Boeck | Aneta Bozic | Tanja George | David Waters | Tas Wansbrough | Sione Francis | Liz Walker | Helen Braun | Maggie Brown | Penny Algar | Veronica Caven Aldous | Conrad Clark | Robert Waghorn | Brendon Taylor | Takahiko Sugawara | Kerry Strauss | Andrew Paul Smith | Maria Simonelli | Faustas Sadaustas | Stephanie Robinson | Katerina Richardson | Jackie Ralph | Herbz Rah | Anna Prifti | Merle Parker | Linda Oy Ho | Deidre Oliver | Akiko Nagino | Tracey Lamb | Katherine Marmaras | Richard Monger | Robert Mihajlovski | Anne-Marie Kuter | Glen Jackson | Paul Gorman | Felicity Gordon | Ernst Fries | Julian Martino | Yuko Dora | Justine Cromb | Betty Collier | iChing2 | Carolyn Cardinet | Katy Bowman | Suzanne Kaldor | Cliff Burtt

                         BONANZA 2015 Sculpture Prize
                             Featuring works by more than 40 members of the 
                                        Contemporary Sculptors Association

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BONANZA Sculpture Exhibition & Awards. December 9-20


                                                                          Exhibition Dates
                                                                            December 9-20

                                                 OPENING Event & Announcement of Awards
                                                               Saturday December 12, 4-7pm


                                                 Entries are Open to participate in BONANZA

Artists submit one work up to 2 metres in size. Participants must hold/ become a member of the CSA (Annual membership is &60/ $30 concession).

This years Award Sponsors include Fundere Foundry & Studios, Ponch Hawkes Photography and the Contemporary Sculptors Association ($1000 Cash Prize).

Entry form is below. The final day for submissions (and artwork delivery) is Monday December 7.

YSG: 117 Vere Street Abbotsford Vic. Ph: (03) 9419 6177 E: yarrasculpturegallery@gmail.com
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FRESH 15: View of works by Sarah Maslan (left/ centre) & Lachie Hill (far wall)

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                           2015 BONANZA SCULPTURE EXHIBITION AND AWARDS

                       The Contemporary Sculptors Association is proud to announce our first awards
                                                                as part of this years exhibition:


                                          *  Contemporary Sculptors Association $1000 Cash Prize


                                          *  Ponch Hawkes Artwork Photography Award



                  Bonanza 2015 will be judged by Kirsty Grant, Director of Heide Museum of Modern Art.


                                                Exhibition Dates:      December 9-20
                                                Opening:                    Saturday, December 19, 4-7pm

                               Visit Yarra Sculpture Gallery: Current Projects on Facebook for updates.




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                                 Exhibitions During October at Yarra Sculpture Gallery
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                                                Magnitude Of The Recalled
                                                   New works by Yena Jung    
                                                   
                                                
  Exhibition Open this weekend:  October 17-18
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Yena Jung installation view 15/10/15
                         
                                   *3 Further Solo Shows begin at YSG on October 21. See below & on f.b. for details
                                                     
https://www.facebook.com/Yarra-Sculpture-Gallery-Current-Projects-457437434385788/
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                                                     PIXEL: Artist Talks & Closing Event
                                                     
                                                                                        Sunday October 11 from 3pm - 5:30pm 
                     



                                                                           Artist Floor Talks presented by
  
                                                                             Frank Veldze, Jutta Pryor, Paul Gorman, iChing2, Richard Monger, 
                                                     Carolyn Lewens, Pamela Bain, Heinz Boeck and Anna Prifti


                                                   This is a free event, as part of the 2015 Melbourne Fringe Festival


                                                                  Drinks & nibbles provided. RSVP is essential 
                                                                      Email: yarrasculpturegallery@gmail.com 




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Jutta Pryor 'ATTRACT: Redscape' 2014-15. Video Still
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Above:  PIXEL: Art & Technology. Exhibition Catalogue & List of Works
Below:  Exhibition Profile by Evan Mery on Melbourne Arts Club:
              http://melbourneartsclub.com/melbourne-fringe-pixel/





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PIXEL: Views of works by Katy Bowman (floor) Paul Gorman (L wall) and Jutta Prior (R wall) 19/9/15


PIXEL:  Opening Guest Speaker & Participants


Yarra Sculpture Gallery is proud to announce 27 participating artists
 in this upcoming Melbourne Fringe Festival Show.
To be Opened by Nick Azidis:  Melbourne Projection Artist


 Nick is the Managing director of PROJECTIONTEKNIK, a team of Melbourne based projectionists, 
who have highlighted many numerous festivals & events,
including WHITE NIGHT Melbourne and the Gertrude Street Projection Festival. 

 Nick's many works over the last 30 years have included events at the Big Day Out,
The Melbourne Australian Open, and the Malthouse Theatre.





2015 PIXEL Artists



Carolyn Lewens, Aasmund Heimark & Tim Catlin

Julian Di Martino
Tanja George
Nicola Vance
Heinz Boeck

Liz Walker
Gavin Ashworth & Seong-Young Her
Helen Braun
Katy Bowman
Anne-Marie Kuter
Paul Gorman
Frank Veldze & Suzanne Donisthorpe 
Louis Ballis
Anna Prifti
Pam Bain
Cliff Burtt
Jutta Pryor

iChing2  
Richard Monger

Maddie Felder
Yena Jung
Merle Parker
Justine Cromb



PIXEL is an initiative of the Contemporary Sculptors Association





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                             UPCOMING SHOWS AT YARRA SCULPTURE GALLERY



                                                                                                          PIXEL: Art & Technology
                                                                     September 16 - October 11
                                                       Participating Artists to be announced shortly


                                                                      October 21 - November 8 
                                                            LUX Aeternam              Anna Prifti
                                                            Rabidus Scientia          Glen Jackson
                                                            Between 2 Worlds        Robert Mahajlovski


                                                                   CAE Graduate Art Exhibition

                                                                            November 12-15





                          PIXEL: Expressions of Interest
                      Artists are invited to participate in this Melbourne Fringe Festival Show
                                                  E.O.I.'s to be sent to PIXEL@ yarrasculpturegallery@gmail.com by...
                                Now Extended until Sunday 30th. The Deadline for applications is Friday September 4




                                                                                            *Please read the Information for applicants below* 

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Winter Residency Artist Talks- Linda Oy Ho in Gallery 2, 16/8/15
                                       2015 Winter Artists In Residency Exhibition

                                                                                                                                           Linda Oy Ho
                                                                 Nico Reddaway & Caitlin Telford
                                                                              Robert Mihajlovski 
                                                                                    Anna Prifti
                                                                              Anne-Marie Kuter




                                                                                                        Exhibition Dates:  August 5 - 23
                                                          Artist Floor Talks:  Sunday August 16, 3pm

 
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Winter Residency Opening 7/8/15. Guest Speaker: Domingo Cordoba





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                                        Expressions Of Interest are Open to participate in PIXEL at Yarra Sculpture Gallery


                                                             Exhibition Dates: September 16 to October 5

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PIXEL: Exhibition Proposals welcome during July & August



                "With such tools and devices available at our fingertips, how does technology colour, and filter artistic practice? 
                   And how do artists create and twist technology to expand and tilt our visual codes, language and identity?"



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                                                                            * for Updates on PIXEL, visit  Yarra Sculpture Gallery: Current Projects on Facebook

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Artwork detail by Adam Stone 13/6/15
                                                      
                       Winter Artists In Residence at YSG
             
                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                Linda Oy Ho
                                                               Nico Reddaway & Caitlin Telford
                                                                           Robert Mihajlovski 
                                                                                 Anna Prifti
                                                                            Anne-Marie Kuter

                                                                                        Adam Stone

                                                            Open Studio & BBQ: July 18, 2-5pm
                                                         










                                                                 CSA SURVEY SHOW 
                                                        Closing Party:  Sunday June 7, 3-5pm


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Foreground: Bronze figures by Lis Johnson
  





                                                          Contemporary Sculptors Association 
                               

                                                                         2015 SURVEY SHOW OPENING 

    


                                      Saturday May 23. Guest Speaker: Dr Dan Wollmering

                                                                    A transcript of Dan's Opening Address can be downloaded below




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           Winter Shows coming up at Yarra Sculpture Gallery



                       2015 Contemporary Sculptors Association Survey Show

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2014 CSA Survey Show: Gallery 2 view

 OPENING: Saturday May 23, 4-7pm
 To be opened by sculptor Dan Wollmering


 The 2015 CSA Survey marks 18 years of this Artist-run Sculptors Association,
 together with the founding of Yarra Sculpture Space (YSG) in 1997


 The exhibition presents current artworks by CSA members in a diverse range of
 mediums and spatial practices
    
 Exhibition Dates:  May 20 to June 7





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WINTER ARTISTS IN RESIDENCY PROGRAM
Studio Residencies & Exhibition: June 8 to August 16

Expressions Of Interest Welcome. For a guide to Applying for this Residency, 
click on the Artist In Residence Program page on this website


APPLICATIONS DUE: 
Saturday May 30 at 5pm
 


APRIL EXHIBITIONS 
April 15 to May 10
OPENING:  Saturday April 18 6-9pm


Gallery 1 & Projection Room:      Metropolis by Tanja George 
Gallery 2:                                        A Small Collection- Instrumenta Obscura by Cliff Burtt 
Gallery 3:                                        Contented by I.ching2 
The Pantry:                                     Skins by Sonia Donnellan


* IChing2 with host Closing Drinks & Nibbles for her Show CONTENTED on
  Sunday May 10, 2:30-5pm. All welcome.


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Yarra Sculpture Gallery 
2015 Exhibition Program
May to December 


2015 CSA Survey Show
May 20 - June 7


Winter Artists In Residency Program
June 8 - August 16


YSG Fringe Festival Exhibition
September 16 - October 4


FRESH 15: Photography Studies College 
Graduate Art Photography Show
November 15 - December 6



2015 Bonanza Sculpture Prize
December 9 - 20











EXHIBITIONS 
March 4 to April 5


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      Autumn Shows at Yarra Sculpture Gallery   
                  


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                                          March 4-15                             
 

OPENING:  Friday March 6, 6-9pm.
SUMMER ARTISTS IN RESIDENCY SHOW:
Tracey Lamb, Gary Solomon, Akiko Nagino, Helen Braun, Katy Bowman. 
ARTIST TALKS & Closing Drinks: Sunday March 15, 3-5pm

 
                                    March 18 to April 5                 

OPENING:  Saturday March 21, 4-7pm:
69 STEPS FORWARD:  Members Show from the 69 Smith Street Gallery. 
CREEP- Tendrils of Elegant Stealth:  Installations by Helen Braun

 

                                     April 15 to May 10  
              
 OPENING:  Saturday April 18, 6-9pm
METROPOLIS:  Tanja George               
A SMALL COLLECTION- INSTRUMENTA  OBSCURA: Cliff Burtt 

CONTENTED: I.ching2
SKINS: Sonia Donnellan



 
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Left: Akiko Nagino Right: Katy Bowman 1/2/15
                                      
                                                                    2015 Summer Artists Residency 
                                               January 5 to March 15 


                                                            Artists:
                                        

                                                                    Tracey Lamb
                                                     Gary Solomon
                                                      Akiko Nagino
                                                       Helen Braun

                                                                  Katy Bowman


                                            Mid-Residency Open Studio & BBQ

                                           Saturday February 7, 2-5pm 

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Drawing in progress by Akiko Nagino 12/1/14

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117 Vere Street Abbotsford, Vic 3067
Gallery Manager - Andrea Hughes
E:  yarrasculpturegallery@gmail.com

​Gallery Manager Hours Fridays 11am - 4pm 

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During Exhibitions:
Thursday - Sunday 11am - 4pm


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Yarra Sculpture Gallery acknowledges the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung people as the Traditional Owners and true sovereigns of the land now known as Yarra. We also acknowledge the significant contributions made by other Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to life in Yarra. We pay our respects to Elders from all nations - and to their Elders past, present and future.
 
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