Bringing diverse three dimensional art to the public is what SCULPTURE Bermagui does well. It showcases the skill and imagination of sculptors by gathering works from established and renowned artists, along with emerging talent, from across the country.
Passion for visual arts and cultural growth is driving this uniquely placed sculpture exhibition forward.
An expanding list of cash and in-kind prizes and awards is made possible through the generosity and active support of our local patrons as well as local and regional businesses and organisations.
Entries
Very importantly, our visitors have been buying increasing numbers of works and the overall total sales has risen over the last few years. And 2020 has even exceeded previous years with 40% of the exhibited sculptures sold.
This growing interest and support for art presented at SCULPTURE Bermagui has produced a greater incentive for sculptors to enter and a record number of entries were accepted for this year’s exhibition.
Audience
Each year, an audience of many thousands flock to SCULPTURE Bermagui. They come from the local community and South East NSW, Sydney and across NSW, Melbourne and Victoria, as well as from Canberra and the ACT. Travellers from other states and overseas also make a point of visiting this unique exhibition.
SCULPTURE Bermagui acknowledges the Yuin nation and their land on which the exhibition takes place and we pay our respects to their elders past, present and future.
The local region has an active and increasingly visible First Nation culture. We are fortunate to have the opportunity to enjoy talented artists, recognised storytellers, dance groups, musicians and galleries. Nearby places of indigenous significance to experience include Gulaga National Park, Wallaga Lake, Biamanga National Park and those along the Bermagui–Wallaga Lake Yuin Cultural Heritage Trail.
Who
Edgy Art Inc. is a not for profit incorporated charitable organisation and it organises and delivers SCULPTURE Bermagui. The voluntary management team is made up of experienced and dedicated local community members working to their strengths in marketing, finance, administration, people management and curation.
It is only possible to run SCULPTURE Bermagui with the invaluable input of many other individual volunteers manning the desks, curating and managing the Indoor and Outdoor exhibitions and a myriad of other tasks happening before, during and after the event.
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2021 Prizes & Awards – $39,400 cash (plus $1,400 in kind)
– at least a similar prize pool is anticipated for 2022
2020 Exhibition Catalogue
- Bega Valley Shire Council (Acquisitive) Prize – $10,000 – subject to council requirements
- Sculpture Bermagui Prize – $7,000
- Bermagui Business Award (Acquisitive) – $6,000
- Cox Family (Acquisitive) Prize – $5,000
- Rob and Sally Hawkins (Acquisitive) Prize – $3,000
- Dorothy Heasty & Pauline Balos (Acquisitive) Prize for ‘A Fully Resolved Sculpture’ – $2,600
- Bega Country Club People’s Choice – Outdoor sculpture – $2,000
- Bega Cheese Limited People’s Choice – Indoor sculpture Prize – $1,000
- Bermagui Beach Hotel Publican’s Choice Prize – $600 (Accommodation package)
- Wilma Enabling Prize – $800 (Enabling ongoing activities for youth and children)
- Wilma Enabling Prize – $500 (2021 Youth participant)
- South East Arts Achievement for Local Sculptor Award – $500
- Peter ‘Beetle’ Collins Memorial Prize – $500
- Carol Ladd’s Children’s Choice Prize – $500
Past Winners:
2018 Prizes & Awards
- Cox Family Prize (Acquisitive)
$5,000
Jen Mallinson – Influence - Dorothy Heasty & Pauline Balos Prize (Acquisitive)
$2,500
Vlase Nikoleski – Foreshore - Bermagui Country Club People’s Choice Prize
$1,000
Ulan Murray – Umbra - Bermagui Business Award
$1,000
Tobias Bennett – Real Big Fish
- South East Arts Achievement Award
$500
Joy Georgeson – Timelines 1 & 2 - Marshall and Tacheci Real Estate People’s Choice Prize Indoor
$500
Paul Dimmer – Bedraggled - Carol Ladd’s Children’s Choice Prize
$500
Jesse Graham – Love in the Deep
2017 Prizes & Awards
- Bega Valley Shire Council Prize (Acquisitive)
$10,000
Simon Pankhurst – Out for a Stroll - Cox Family Prize (Acquisitive)
$5,000
David Doyle – Stringy Bark - Dorothy Heasty & Pauline Balos Prize for ‘A Fully Resolved Sculpture’
$2,000
John Fitzmaurice – Morphing Barrel - ANU Residency Prize
Shannon Hobbs – Hot Head and The Whale - Belconnen Arts Centre Exhibition Prize
John Fitzmaurice – You Wish - The Janet Shirley Walker Environmental Award
$1,000
Gary Christian – Birdsong - Bega Cheese People’s Choice Prize for a Large Sculpture
$1,000
John Payne – Drop to Earth
- South Coast Holiday Parks Bermagui Encouragement Award
$500
Portia Terlich – Speak for the Trees - South East Arts
Local Encouragement Award
$500
Jesse Graham – Unbuoyansea - Marshall and Tacheci Real Estate
People’s Choice Prize for a Small Sculpture
$500
Amanda Harrison – Enchante - Bendigo Bank Pambula
Children’s Choice Prize for a Large Sculpture
$250
Leigh Anne Sydenham – Eye See You - Bendigo Bank Pambula
Children’s Choice Prize for a Small Sculpture
$250
Jenni Bourke – Yes!
