Eumundi Sculpture Prize

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Applications close
26 June 2015
Announced
21 August 2015
Prize money
AUD $20,000
Location
QLD, Australia
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Eumundi Sculpture Prize

The Eumundi Sculpture Prize is a national contemporary public art sculpture award, led by the Foundation for Culture and Arts Eumundi .

2015 will see the second annual sculpture prize installed. The Eumundi Foundation will lead an annual iteration with a winning public artwork being installed on public land each year, and pending all Public Art processes, the winning work will be acquired into the Sunshine Coast Public Art Collection. The Eumundi Foundation has attracted naming rights sponsorship of $20000 from Experience Eumundi - Eumundi Combined Community Organisation and support from Sunshine Coast Council through the Cultural Development category of the Community Grants program in 2014 of $5000 for the installation of the artwork. Council also collaborated recently to lead a professional development process for local public artists aiming to enter the competition..

Finalists:  Eight finalists receive $150 to defray costs of creating and transporting maquettes if appropriate. The winning entry attracts a contribution of up to $500 including GST to defray transportation costs.

Prizes:

Winner receives $20,000

Venue: Caplick Park, Eumundi, 4562, Queensland, Australia.

Contact: For more details email info@eumundisculptureprize.com

Summary
Applications close
26 June 2015
Exhibition dates
Shortlisted maquettes on display at Discover Eumundi from 22 August 2015
Finalists notified
6 July 2015
Eligibility
National Entries
Prize frequency
Annual
Judges
Philip Bacon, O.A.; Director Philip Bacon Galleries John Mainwaring, L.F.R.A.I.A., Hon.D.Uni,(U.S.C.) Samantha Littley, Curator U.Q, Art Museum
Prize genre
Sculpture
Location
Caplick Park, Eumundi, 4562, Queensland, Australia.
QLD
Australia
Prizes
AUD $20,000
Fees
$30 (+ gst) to enter
Last updated
22 September 2015
Prior Winners
2015: Meg Geer - Joint Winner ($20,000)
2015: Rich Thompson - Joint Winner ($20,000)
2014: Hew Chee Fong - Winner ($15,000)