Sculptures in the Garden 2019 Presented by Rosby Wines & Guesthouse
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“Antideluvian” Gavin Roberts. Photo: Amber Hooper SCULPTURES IN THE GARDEN 2019 PRESENTED BY ROSBY WINES & GUESTHOUSE SATURDAY 12TH AND SUNDAY 13TH OCTOBER 2019 9AM - 4PM “ROSBY” 122 STRIKES LANE EURUNDEREE, MUDGEE (10KMS ON HENRY LAWSON DRIVE) www.sculpturesinthegarden.com.au WINES & GUESTHOUSE WINES, GUESTHOUSE & ART “Many vignerons like to think that their vineyard has special qualities, but in this instance the belief is well-based.” James Halliday www.rosby.com.au2 Welcome to Rosby Vineyard and to Sculptures in the Garden for 2019. For the 9th year in a row the Norton-Knight family have worked tirelessly to showcase artists, both local and from many parts of Australia, who display their considerable talent for our enjoyment and benefit. The Rosby garden, like much of New South Wales and this area, is suffering from the prolonged dry spell but still manages to inspire us with its beauty and evidence of care and hard work. This year I welcome to Mudgee Stephen King, an internationally renowned sculptor and previous winner of Sculpture by the Sea. Stephen will open Sculptures in the Garden at 11am on Saturday and will talk about his prolific career. I also welcome Nick Vickers, an art expert and enthusiast who will join Stephen King to form part of the selection panel to select three works that will join the Sculpture Walk in Lawson Park. Bradley Hammond, Orange Regional gallery director, joins us as well to discuss the progress and benefits of the proposed Mid- Western Regional Art Gallery. Mid-Western Regional Council is proud to join with Sculptures in the Garden to fund the joint $25,000 acquisition prize. The Moolarben Coal Prize of $5,000 and the Friends of Sculptures in the Garden $10,000 prize will also be announced on Saturday morning. I thank these sponsors and acknowledge the part they play in the continued development of the Sculpture Walk and the interest and enjoyment it brings to locals and tourists who get to see sculptures displayed in a beautiful and natural outdoor setting. The local branch of Guide Dogs NSW/ACT will be parking cars, manning the gate and catering for visitors again this year. I would like to congratulate them on their dedication to raising funds for such a worthwhile cause each year. We must not forget the organisers of SIG for Kids and the work they have done in encouraging children from all over the district to display creativity and fun and to be so involved in this event. Finally, to the Norton-Knight family, the committee of SIG, their helpers and volunteers, I would like to say thank you and well done. We all warmly welcome and thank the artists for supporting this event and for their creativity that brings so much enjoyment and artistic awareness to all who visit Rosby Vineyard and garden this weekend. I sincerely hope you all – workers, visitors, artists – have an enjoyable and successful weekend. Cr Des Kennedy Mayor, Mid-Western Regional Council 3 EVENT PROGRAM (RAIN HAIL OR SHINE) GATES 9AM - 4PM TIME SATURDAY 12TH OCTOBER 10.30AM ANNOUNCEMENT OF SIG for KID’S PRIZES 11.00AM OFFICIAL OPENING BY ARTIST STEPHEN KING & MWRC MAYOR DES KENNEDY 11.10AM ANNOUNCEMENT OF ACQUISITION PRIZES 11.15AM MEET THE PEOPLE IN ARTS WITH NICK VICKERS, BRADLEY HAMMOND & STEPHEN KING, FACILITATED BY PAUL GRIFFITHS 11.30AM ARTIST SCULPTURE WALK 12.30PM MEET THE NEWEST GUIDE DOG PUPPIES 2.30PM ARTIST SCULPTURE WALK TIME SUNDAY 13TH OCTOBER 10.00AM ARTIST SCULPTURE WALK 11.00AM ANNABELLE HICKSON & A TREE IN THE HOUSE BOOK SIGNING 12.00AM PUPPY TRAINING WITH KAREN HAYTER FROM GUIDE DOGS NSW/ACT & MEET THE NEWEST GUIDE DOG PUPPIES 1.00PM ARTIST SCULPTURE WALK All purchasers of sculptures are required to arrange payment on the day. Sculptures can be collected from 4pm Sunday. Sculpture Enquiries: Kay Norton-Knight 0428 635 993 [email protected] SCULPTURES IN THE GARDEN COMMITTEE Kay Norton-Knight, Gerald Norton-Knight, Amber Norton-Knight, Virginia Craney, Lindy Druitt, Vicki Yeates & Susie Bennett SIG for kids! Anna Baker, Maree Parker, Kristie Cavanagh, Fiona Hadley, Lara Rogers & Jane Roberts MANY THANKS TO OUR GENEROUS SUPPORTERS Stephen King, Cr Des Kennedy, Nick Vickers, Bradley Hammond, Paul Griffiths, Cr Sam Paine, Nigel White & Annabelle Hickson Mid-Western Regional Council, Moolarben Coal, Peter Druitt & Co, ADFAS & The Sculptors Society Sue Ann White, Sarah Inglis, Madeleine Wilson, Cameron Anderson, Hunter White, Mary Boland, Iona Steinle, Huw Davies, Miriam Cullen, Helena Cullis, Millie Norton-Knight, Justin Penney, Tim Buckley, David Mayson, Max Walker, Donna White, Jenny Kerr, Melissa Tym, Peter Druitt, Simon Bennett, Sandy Yeates, Amber Hooper, Mudgee Arts, Printstorm & all the Artists for their Support Mudgee Support Group of Guide Dogs NSW/ACT @sculpturesinthegarden @sculpturesinthegarden #sculpturesinthegarden #sculpturesinthegarden www.sculpturesinthegarden.com.au 4 Toilet Sculptures in the Garden for Kids! kids activities & exhibition Guide Dog Puppies Gate Music Wine Bar Seating Sales Table Presentation Area Pool (No Rosby Homestead Access) (No Entry) Bank Corner Gelato Bar Garage (No Access) Gate Mudgee Corner Store Coffee Cart Tanks Vegie Garden Guide Dogs Catering Seating Pond Lavender Patch Wine Bar & Friends of SIG Cattle Yards (No Access) Gate Main Toilets Entrance Guide Dogs Ticket Raffle Sales FRIENDS OF www.sculpturesinthegarden.com.au SCULPTURES IN THE GARDEN 5 In 2016 we initiated “Friends of Sculptures in the Garden” with the goal of raising funds to offer an acquisition prize for contributing artists. We raised $5,000 for the first Friends acquisition prize, and in 2017 and 2018 we doubled our raised funds to $10,000. This year we are close to raising that amount again, and at the time of going to print we are still receiving donations. We would like to thank the following Friends of Sculptures in the Garden for making this possible: Diana & James Anderson, Paul & Alison Bacon, Bean Baillieu & Belinda Moon, Sally Barry & Chris Gossling, Jayne & Peter Bentivoglio, Peter Bishop, Libby & Jim Bowman, Andrew & Kate Buchanan, Kerry Cannon, Sandra Croake, Jeff d’Albora, Camilla Davis, Max & Sandra Eady, Cherie Edwards & Peter Seccombe, Tricia Elliott, Linda Foote & Margaret Crocombe, Ro Francis, Jutta Fuhrmans, Barbara & Douglas Green, Karen & John Guest, Jan Hall & Rod FitzGerald, Sarah & Jamie Inglis, Peter & Susan Kasper, Trish Kempton, Myree Maloney, Louise Matthews & David Boekemann, Ludwig Mlcek, Meg & Laurence Moore, Penny & Reg Mowat, Susie Munro Ross, Vlase Nikoleski, Lanny & David Parry-Okeden, Gemma Pride, Deidre & Ian Roberts, Jane Roberts, Heather Rushton, Leonie Simart, Andrew Stein & Cassandra Wass, Jennie Stephens, Rossie Thompson, Melissa Tym, Bronwyn Wannan, Anne Watts, Robert & Ela Weight, June Wilson and Wendy Whiteley. The winner of the Friends of Sculptures in the Garden prize will be announced at the official opening at 1am1 on Saturday 12th October by Stephen King and the winning sculpture will form part of the Mudgee sculpture walk with a Friends of Sculptures in the Garden plaque. The driving force behind Friends of Sculptures in the Garden is to provide another prize incentive for all sculptors to consider exhibiting at Sculptures in the Garden. Our objective is to continue enhancing the quality of works that are displayed in the Mudgee sculpture walk. For the 2020 event we are seeking donations of $100 or more to once again offer a Friends of Sculptures in the Garden acquisition prize. As a friend of SIG you will receive: • Ticket to our Pre-Launch Event & Exclusive Preview of the Exhibition • Preferred Parking & Unlimited Access Ticket If you are interested in becoming a Friend of Sculptures in the Garden, please speak to the SIG committee or the staff at the Rosby Wine Bar or go to www.sculpturesinthegarden.com.au We look forward to welcoming you as a Friend of Sculptures in the Garden. Warmest regards, Gerald Norton-Knight Chairman -Sculptures in the Garden [email protected] 0419 429 918 6 for kids! What is at the bottom of your garden? Would you find bubbles, a drawing tree, seed heads, a teepee village, fishing, adorable Guide Dog puppies as well as amazing sculptures created by many talented children? In the kids section this year you will find a “Garden onderland”W Sensory Sculpture Prize Once again this year we invited sculptors to submit pieces that could be appreciated by people with vision impairment in honour of our association with the Mudgee Support Group of Guide Dogs NSW/ACT. You will find symbols next to the pieces exhibited that fall into the Sensory Sculpture category. The hand symbol designates that the sculpture may be touched, and the ear symbol indicates the sculpture can be appreciated through listening. On the indicated sculptures, please feel free to shut your eyes and enhance your appreciation of the sculpture through your sense of touch and/or hearing. Please take care to ensure that you do not damage the sculpture or yourselves whilst doing this. The Sculptors Society has generously donated a prize of $300 this year for the best Sensory Sculpture and the winner will be announced from 11am on Saturday 12th October. This Sculpture may be This Sculpture can be touched appreciated through listening Distractions can be dangerous to me and my handler, and could cost me my job. If you want to show me love, please do it at guidedogs.com.au 7 01 - Nicole O’Regan (Sodwalls) Title - Advance Materials - Mild steel Price - $ 12,700 Artist’s Statement - The emu, an iconic bird endemic only to Australia. Part of the coat of arms, symbolising the nation moving forward, which I believe is something we all try to achieve. 02 - Matt Bye (Wagga Wagga) Title - Because of her we can Materials - Recycled car/truck parts, farm scrap, cement mixer & new steel Price - $19,500 Artist’s Statement - Inspired by the great flora of Australia and captured in steel.