Sculpture in the Garden Wollongong has grown since it was launched in 2016 and is now a biennial event that attracts the country’s most inspiring sculptors as well as record numbers of visitors to Wollongong Botanic Garden. This year’s event will see artists 18 selected from across Australia exhibit their work from 1 – 30 April.
Presented by Wollongong City Council, artists Mark Cuthbertson, Glenn Barkley, Jenny Reddin, S.A Adair, David Doyle, Robyn Rumpf, Gary Christian, Dr Virginia Keft, Mechelle Bounpraseuth, Danny Ivanovski, Leen Rampe and Virge Nielsen, Chris Wilson, Damien Butler, Fe Heffernan, Angela Forrest, Stephanie Quirk and Bianca Hester will also vie for a share in $43,000 worth of prizes including the $30,000 Acquisitive Prize and a new $10,000 Ephemeral Prize.
As always, Sculpture in the Garden Wollongong has grown a series of free playful public workshops, talks, walks and events to coincide with the exhibition with a mix of imagination sparklers with something for all ages and abilities.
Sculptor in Residence, Greer Taylor is inviting visitors to the Garden to collaborate on her interactive sculpture titled ‘ translucence : grief tells you what to love’ through April.
For more on the free public program https://wollongongbotanicgarden.com.au/events/sculpture-in-the-garden
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