Take a Look: Western Sydney Sculpture Award and Exhibition
Ingrid Morley, Keeper, Bronze, steel mobile fire fighting unit 146x76x46cm.
Currently on show in Campbelltown until the 6th June, is the Western Sydney Sculpture Award and Exhibition. It is a biennial competition and exhibition hosted by Western Sydney University.
The event aims to establish closer links between the university, artists and the community, to provide a valuable educational and cultural resource for the region, and to enhance the campus environment for teaching and learning.
The Western Sydney University Sculpture Award and Exhibition consistently attracts significant talent from across Australia and overseas. This year, there are 20 Finalists on show across the WSU Campbelltown Campus.
The artists featured are: Mark Booth, Jennifer Cochrane, Chris Edwards, Merran Esson, Harrie Fasher, John Fitzmaurice, Jim Flook, Martin George, Akira Kamada, Bec Litvan, Ludwig Mlcek, Ingrid Morley, Vlasé Nikoleski, Denese Oates, John Petrie, Kirsteen Pieterse, Louis Pratt, Samantha Stephenson, Jayanto Tan, and Arthur Wick.
Finalist Ingrid Morley is a regular guest teacher at Tom Bass Sculpture Studio School and friend of the Blog, she got in touch to share the exhibition and her work Keeper (pictured above) with us.
“I have never needed to remind myself so much of the continuum between past and present – of ancient wisdoms and mythologies. In my mind, we are all, by virtue of our ancestral inheritance, ‘keepers', and perhaps this is our new obligation to one another and the environment we inhabit. The place I live, the Jenolan Caves area (my bush neighbourhood) combines European mythology, ugly local secrets and monumental beauty. In my imaginary landscape, the Keeper, (Inspired by a figure of a crouching Aphrodite, 275 B.C. ) defends this vulnerable world and challenges stereotypical perceptions of female beauty and responsibility.”
You can download the exhibition catalogue here to read about all the Finalist sculptures and you can visit the exhibition until 6th June at the WSU’s Campbelltown Campus, click here for venue information.
Congratulations to Ingrid and all the Finalists and Winners of the Award.
Below, enjoy photos of the exhibition taken by Bree Cribbin when she visited the exhibition on the weekend. Thanks for sharing Bree!
Ingrid will be teaching an upcoming workshop at TBSSS. Click here for more info and to book.
