BOARD ANNOUNCES THAT ARTSCAPE BIENNIAL WILL NOT GO AHEAD
The Board of the artsCape Biennial sculpture exhibition has announced that the planned event for 2012 will not proceed.
Chairman, Robert Bleakley, said: “The difficulty of raising sponsorship in the current financial environment and the lack of public funding has made it impossible to mount this world class event.
“It is a great shame that we have been forced to make this decision given the success of artsCape Biennial in 2010 and the considerable pleasure artsCape gave to thousands of local Byron Shire residents and visitors from further afield. It has been a tremendous asset to our community.
“The Board would like to express its gratitude to the many artists, patrons, volunteers and businesses that have supported artsCape and, in particular, to the co-curators Merran Morrison and Rebecca Townsend whose tireless efforts, passion and curatorial brilliance created such a wonderful event for our town.”
There are no current plans to stage artsCape in the future.
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Sculptures for Sale…
A number of the artworks in artsCape Biennial 2010 such as Passages by Erika Mayer and Tom Koch (pictured) are still available for sale. Artwork acquisitions support the artists, the exhibition and the region’s creative industries. Enquiries to Co-Curator Merran Morrison at merran@artsCape.net.au or call 0417 665 758
Photo: Louise Beaumont www.louisebeaumont.com
Thank you to the Byron Shire Community for hosting artsCape Biennial 2010…artsCape Biennial celebrated art, nature and Byron’s magical landscape. Over 35,000 visitors experienced the world class sculpture of artists from the region, Australia and internationally over 16 days.
The artsCape Biennial board and Exhibition Curators would like to express sincere appreciation to the exhibiting artists, sponsors, ambassadors, staff, volunteers and supporters…we could not have done it without you!
IMAGE: Visitors with the beautiful carved blue granite sculpture by Invited Japanese Artist Keizo Ushio. Photo: taojones www.byronbayphotographer.com
Congratulations to John Dahlsen whose artwork (above) won the Beach Hotel People’s Choice Prize at artsCape Biennial 2010. Annie Younger’s Burger Cruiser and Bronwyn Berman’s Spindrift came in second and third place.
Photo: Charlie Gordon
LAST DAY OF THE SHOW TODAY
John Dahlsen’s Monumental Environmental Artwork is a hot contendor for the People’s Choice Prize - announced today 2pm at the Beach Hotel.
Photo: taojones www.byronbayphotographer.com
Our on-site cafe has been a great success…delicious coffee, hot chocolate, spring water and cookies….thank you to all our generous suppliers for donating products. Open 10am - 2pm for the final days of the exhibition.
Photo: Louise Beaumont www.louisebeaumont.com
Syrian artist Usama Alnassar has gifted his stunning sculpture Theatre of Trees, a 27m diameter, camphor amphitheatre, to the people or Byron Shire. At an extraordinary meeting this week, Byron Shire Council resolved to accept Usama’s gift and agreed that the work should stay in its current site at Clarke’s Beach Reserve until a decision is made on its permanent location in the shire by the Public Art Committee.
Invited Japanese artist Keizo Ushio enjoys a cup of tea with Red Ginger owner and artsCape ambassador Leslie Ford. Photo: Louise Beaumont www.louisebeaumont.com
Winner of The artsCape Biennial Sculpture Prize: Melt by Dominique Sutton and Sasha Reid
Photo: Louise Beaumont www.louisebeaumont.com
