Welcome Geelong Sculptors to a new and exciting year planned for you all!

Your committee has spent some time organising some fabulous Professional Development Events/Artist Presentations, our new logo and a new venue to launch a bit of a ‘Renaissance’ for our annual show at Eagles Nest Fine Art Gallery, Aireys Inlet. Keep your fingers crossed for a COVID free event, where we can showcase your wonderful work to a broader viewing audience, so please spread the word.

2 May 2021 2-4pm

Does nature inspire your art?
Ephemeral Art is all about immersing yourself in nature and using nature itself for creative expression. It's a fascinating art form to engage with and has the capacity to enhance any artists existing practice.
 
Spend an afternoon in the extensive Drolkar Buddhist Centre gardens; the site of Caroline Hawkins  project Natural Connections.

• Exclusive viewing of works created for the project.
• A presentation on the appeal of Ephemeral Art as a practice.
• Suggestions on how to incorporate this art form into your own work.
• Afternoon tea

To book: Caroline Hawkins: Ephemeral Art

Some sculpture exhibitions coming up at our new annual show venue,  be sure to get in there and support our sculptors and other artists. 

April 3-May 30 
Things of Steel, Stone + Wood  furniture and sculpture by Darren  Matthews 
Distorted Sand - glass sculpture by Jan Verouden 

June/July  
Up-cycled material sculpture by Brendan Merriman.  
Visit.www.eaglesnestgallery.com.au for more info

Join our Vice President Darren Mathews for his Solo Show at  Eagles Nest Gallery 

April 3-May 30 
Foyer Gallery  
Furniture and sculpture by Darren Matthews 
Darren Matthews has been sculpting and manufacturing unique furniture for 30 years  
with an avid passion for crafting wood. 
Best know at the gallery for his unique hall tables created from beautiful salvaged timbers featuring unusual combinations of steel and stone. 
Darren has been exhibiting with us for more than 20 years and  this will be his second exhibion.

Hello sculptors xxx
​Just a reminder that entries for COASTAL SCULPTURE close March 20th
PLEASE NOTE: YOU WILL BE NOTIFIED IF ANY EVENTS NEED TO BE CANCELLED FOR ANY REASON......BUT FOR NOW IT IS BUSINESS AS USUAL!!! 

Please read the instructions on how to download, fill out and submit your form and payment

Please spread the word, share our poster and remember that everyone is welcome to the
grand opening on Friday April 3rd 6-8pm

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Congratulations to Terry, Darren and Michael for an incredible effort designing, creating and racing the GSI 001 craft. Thankyou too to Caroline for a fibre art Sea Dragon figurehead! 
The creativity in this craft was outstanding and created much admiration, joy and conversation amongst the crowd! Bubble machine, sea shanties and even a V8 sound effect certainly entertained and shocked the judges at the starting line.....
The GSI team were congratulated on their ingenuity with the hand operated water wheels,and certainly looked like sure winners at the start of the race. Our team was the only team to properly read the rules, and to finish in third place was truly remarkable in the ideallic settings amongst the tall ships! We were later excited to hear that the GSI 001 also WON the most creative craft award!

Well done to the passionate team, and thankyou to the sculptors who came to cheer and enjoy the festival. More images and video can be found on our facebook page.

​Our fresh committee has been busy brainstorming and a number of fresh, new and exciting
directions have opened up for all our members!!!!
Please note that everyone is welcome to be involved in as many events as you are able....
we are hoping with this spread of opportunities across the year that everyone will find an opportunity that suits them xxxx

Lots of exciting opportunities, plus our new look logo being released later this year.
The committee is enthused and inspired, and we hope this encourages our 70 + members!!!
​By the way, you can now meet your committee (in pictures) on our website....see link below

Congratulations to the sculptors who won awards at the recent Festival of Glass in Drysdale
FOR NATURE'S SAKE glass by Glenda MacNaughton, metalwork by Cinnamon won the inaugural AXESS GLASS collaborative sculpture, acquisitive award
and
THE SEA DRAGON MATING DANCE
glass by David Hobday and metalwork by Cinnamon and Rowan Stephens
​won the Highly Commended best in show

We look forward to seeing you at our exhibition in April xxxx
Happy sculpting and stay healthy everyone
​Cinnamon

It's time to get your entries in for our April exhibition, COASTAL SCULPTURE
​April 1-20 @ Art Space in Anglesea

We have a team entered in this Rough and Ready Boat Build Race!!!! 
We encourage you all to come and cheer them on in their especially sculptural craft.
**** Note change of Date - RACE DAY Sunday March 8 ****
Keep an eye on our social pages for updates
Special thanks to Edward T Guida (VP), Darren Matthews, Michael Morgan and Caroline Hawkins
for all their efforts, enthusiasm and creativity!
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PLEASE HELP - we are currently needing a new space to store our exhibition plinths. If you know of someone who has storage space please contact us xxxx

CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Feb 16 - Festival of Glass Expo - Christian College Drysdale 10-4
March 9 - Royal Geelong Yacht Club - Rough and Ready boat race...... come and cheer!
March - Sculptures by the Sea applications open  submissions@sculpturebythesea.com
April 1-20 - Art Space - Coastal Sculpture exhibition
April 3 - Exhibition opening 6-8pm, Coastal Sculpture
May - Deakin University Small Sculpture awards, entries open smallsculpture@deakin.edu.au
July - Geelong Sculptors Inc social gathering ... venue and date to be confirmed
August 8-9- Surf Coast Arts Trail - Geelong Sculptors Inc group venue to be confirmed
Oct - annual Geelong Sculptors exhibition to be confirmed
Nov - bus trip to Bellarine and beyond sculpture parks - date to be confirmed
Dec - AGM/social gathering @ QDOS Arts
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Thanks to all those who were able to attend our fabulous AGM/social gathering earlier this month! Qdos Arts proved to be a fabulous venue, and one we may visit again xxxx

I would like to introduce you to our brand new committee for 2020
President - Dani Salvo
Vice President (pending) - Edward T Guida
Secretary - Cinnamon Stephens
Treasurer - Caroline Hawkins
(extra) Ordinary members - Catherine Brennan, Avys Hope, Darren Matthews, Daniela Zimmermann
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special thanks to our outgoing President Noel Read for the past 5 years+ of service to our group xxx

Our Vice President Edward (Terry) Guida has had a fabulous year, with a number of his mixed media sculptures finding new homes......he has also introduced the group to many new opportunities including the following:
Rough 'n' Ready Boat Challenge - Part of the Geelong Yacht Club's Wooden Boat Festival
​March 8-9
Terry and his crew will be assembling and racing a sculpturally inspired craft in March......keep the date free, as the Geelong Sculptors are welcome to cheer and possibly participate in a promotional exercise....more details to come!

Art in the Garden - January 25th 
​Aireys Inlet Community Garden

The Geelong Sculptors are welcome to exhibit sculpture at this annual event.....click the image above for more details. January 25th 
It will only cost $15 with no commission coming from sales.
Contact Caroline Lawrey to book a spot 0419 928 708 or use email below
You must be available to deliver your work in the morning and stick around to help with sales if you have more than 3 pieces on show

Geelong Sculptors Inc
Logo Design Competition!!!!
We think it is time for a new vibrant sculptural logo for the group, so we are opening this up to our members to have a go in a little competition!

Email your designs into us before the end of January 2020
It may be good to include (in smaller text) the word "Greater" as our group has indeed grown from its early Geelong-centric roots....ie Greater Geelong Sculptors Inc
The winner will receive a $100 voucher from one of our sculptor's venues and will have the warm fuzzy feeling of seeing their design being used in all matter of ways x

​Coastal Sculpture
Member's exhibition at Art Space (Anglesea)
April 3-19 2020
We are having an exhibition over Easter next year, so start thinking about your entries!
All the info you need is right here
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Congratulations to Jacinta Leitch for featuring in a 4 page spread in the current GC (Geelong Coast) magazine.....OUT NOW...available at all leading local newsagents
Photography by friend of Geelong Sculptor's Inc, Rebecca Hosking

If you have achieved something that you would like to share with our group, please email it in to us x

Wishing you all a safe and happy festive season,  see you in 2020 xxx

I'd like to send out a HUGE THANK YOU to the 43 sculptors who created spectacular art for our annual exhibition, "Who's Your Muse?" xxxx
Thanks to all who gallery sat and to our committee that helped with the opening, as well as setting up and packing away this huge exhibition! I have heard many times, that people feel this was our "best exhibition ever!!!!!" This has come from sculptors and members of the public.
We have had a number of new members join us, and they all feel very welcomed and happy to be part of our group, so congratulations all round xx
We were very excited to have 17 sales (including one of our Geelong Sculptor's books)

Writer's Event 2019
​It has become very apparant to me how important it is for groups like us to exist.
To offer the opportunity to like minded people to belong to our community of creative souls is a blessing for all involved......this was proven once again with our writer's event.
We had around 8 writers read their words inspired by our exhibition and our group!
It was a magical afternoon, and if you missed it, we have captured some of the works on our website x

OPEN STUDIOS WEEKEND NOV 2-3
A number of our sculptors are taking part in two open studio events around the Bellarine next weekend......check them out x

Annual General Meeting
Our AGM is always a great opportunity to meet other members, (we now have 67 sculptors in our family), and enjoy the great hospitality and creative venues our region has to offer!
This year we welcome all our members to Lorne on Saturday December 7th from 11am

Our annual exhibition is fast approaching! Lots of entries are flowing in which is fabulous....if you are still thinking about what your muse might be, you can fill in your entry form right here and now!!!

Hard copies of the above (slightly blurry) invitations are now available from 101 Ryrie Arts.
See you on Sunday Sept 29th between 10-1 for all deliveries
Also, lease invite all your friends and family to the Champagne Opening Oct 4th 6-8pm
DON'T FORGET
we are also holding a writers event, inspired by all our sculptures on
Sat Oct 19th 2-4pm ALL WELCOME to come and listen and experience the fun of creative writing!
You never know, someone may pick YOUR artwork to write about xxxxx

The Geelong Sculptors were contacted by a very interesting woman who is "currently writing a book on relationships between older people’s participation in creative activities and their health and wellbeing. It builds on the belief that creative expression and activities are transformative and integral to the health and wellbeing of people as they age."
Elizabeth Brooke would love to interview some of our more senior members to include in her research......please see the attached letter, and you may be able to contact her or catch up with Elizabeth at our annual exhibition opening.

​Exhibition Opportunity at MARS Gallery in Melbourne....thanks to Terry for his research far and wide, click on the link to find out more 

See you all at our exhibition Who's Your Muse?
All exhibitors are required to fill in a slot on the gallery sitting roster, so please see Noel on delivery day to fill in the calendar.
We will be open Tues-Sat 11-4
Oct 1-26
Any enquires about anything in this newsletter? Send us an email x

The 8th Surf Coast Arts Trail is fast approaching......There are a number of our Geelong Sculptor members on the trail this year, as well as a couple of  potential future members xxx

SCULPTOR'S BUS TRIP
Darren is driving the tour bus around the Arts Trail on Saturday Aug 10th
He still has 5 seats remaining!
Please reply to this email if you would like to be part of this awesome group tour......
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Maps are available, but you can also access this year's digital map via this page 
https://www.facebook.com/SurfCoastArtsTrail/​

You'll find sculptors on the trail at 22 of the 54 venues!!!!!
Kellyann, Veronica and Rosanna venue 9, take you pick at Ashmore Arts venue 13,
Marion Smith Jewellery venue 14, Colleen's glass ceramics venue 17, Jennifer's Glassworks venue 18, Roger's timber carving venue 21, Anni's ceramics venue 24, Karen's ceramics venue 28,
Melinda Solly's ceramics venue 29, Catherine Brennan mixed media venue 30,
Maggi Jean's ceramics and artist books venue 33,
Cinnamon and Rowan Stephens metalwork venue 36, Minerva's papier mache venue 38,
Deb, Joan + Gwyn, textiles and glass venue 39, Stephanie Hocking's jewellery venue 40,
Jan and Geo Francis steel, stone and more venue 41,
Barbara, Janet and Brendan Bernard fire art, kelp and driftwood venue 42,
Caroline Hawkins fibre art venue 44, Joy Beeby, Kathy Harry and friends - the Weaver Birds venue 47, Susan + Paul mixed media venue 48, Sue Corbet bronze and marble venue 50,
Avys Hope mosaics venue 51

DON'T FORGET......
Our Annual Exhibition
Who's Your Muse? - ​October 2019
entries due late September
see details on our website www.geelongsculptorsinc.com

​Happy Sculpting!

Thanks so much to the Geelong Sculptor members who braved the wet and wild weather on Sunday July 14th to attend our Winter social event at the Fyansford Paper Mill Arts Precinct.

Around 30 of us gathered at the Door Cafe to chat and meet one another. Some for the first time, while for others it was a wonderful opportunity to catch up x
It was heart warming to see sculptors chatting to other sculptors about their practise and other topics over coffee, wine, lunch and music.

We then explored this brilliant venue, the art studios, Papermill Gallery and more. Special thanks to our members Rose Kviz and Barry Smith who opened up their studios for us on the day.

We welcomed two new members who joined on the day! Plus the follow up social media coverage attracted another new member to sign up......Please follow Geelong Sculptors Inc on Facebook and Instagram to stay up to date if social media is your kind of thing xxx

Who's Your Muse? October 2019
Annual Exhibition Entry Forms 
 are now available on our website
www.geelongsculptorsinc.com
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Emailed versions are also available on request
geelongsculptorsinc@gmail.com

Hello Geelong Sculptor members, and welcome to our new website.
Special thanks to our website sub committee for pushing all the right buttons to help make this a reality.

You can now access Exhibition entry forms, other member's events, classes, galleries and festivals through the links provided on this site.

The site is constantly growing, so if you can't see an image of your artwork yet, or you would like to update your contact links, please email us and we can update the website.

Sculptors Mid Year Social Event
Sunday July 14th 12-4
Fyansford Arts Precinct - Fyansford Paper Mill
100 Lower Paper Mills rd. Fyansford

All members are welcome!!!!!
An afternoon of art, conversation and exploring.
We hope to get as many members here on this afternoon so we can meet new and old members over lunch and strolling about the precinct's studios, gallery, winery and cafe.
We will meet for lunch around 1pm
DETAILS TO BE CONFIRMED
Please rsvp so we can get an idea of numbers for our booking
geelongsculptorsinc@gmail.com

Who's Your Muse?
Oct 1-26 2019
annual sculpture exhibition - 101 Ryrie ARTS, Geelong
entry forms and exhibition conditions can be downloaded from the website

SURF COAST ARTS TRAIL 
BUS TRIP
Sat August 10th
Darren Matthews has offered his brilliant guided bus trip services for this year's Surf Coast Arts Trail.
Only 20 seats available!
First in best dressed.....book your seats now

I hope you have enjoyed this method of news spreading.....please take a moment to check out the new website and please send us your images and links......
Hope to see you all in July xx
​Cinnamon