CGS Harris Hobbs Outdoor Sculpture Prize

Canberra Grammar School would like to invite artists to submit entries for the CGS Harris Hobbs Outdoor Sculpture Prize of $10,000. Official opening of the Festival will be on Tuesday 16 May 2017.

To read more about our first Sculpture Festival in 2014 (including photos), please visit: CGSALUMNI.ORG.AU or CITYNEWS.COM.AU/2014/WALK-SCULPTURES

2017 Application Form and Terms and Conditions

Artists are invited to submit entries by Friday 21 April 2017 for pre-selection in the CGS Harris Hobbs Outdoor Sculpture Prize. The winner would receive prize money to the value of $10,000.

Submissions have now closed. The winner of the 2017 CGS Harris Hobbs Outside Sculpture Prize, announced on Tuesday 17 May 2017, was Mr Peter Vandermark with ‘Conductor V’. The panel of judges consisted of Mr Neil Hobbs, Ms Karina Harris, Ms Deborah Clark (Senior Curator CMAG), Ms Denise Ferris (Head of ANU School of Art and Design).

Please do not send original photos and images, as they will not be returned.

Sculptures eligible for entry

All types, forms and sizes of sculpture in all materials are eligible for entry to 2017 CGS Sculpture Festival. The exhibition site can accommodate the largest to the smallest sculpture. However, when submitting works, artists are required to consider safety, ease of installation and removal, the environment and the ability of their work to withstand sun, strong wind, rain and any potential audience interaction with the work. Signage will be displayed on works that are interactive and those that are to be viewed only.

Available sites

Sites are available throughout the heritage-listed campus and artists will be invited to inspect the site in advance to consider the placement of their work.

If artists wish to consider site specific responses contact Mr Trevor Dunbar at trevor.dunbar@cgs.act.edu.au

The CGS Sculpture Festival’s Curatorial Policy

The panel would consider all modes of sculpture. This allows the exhibition to demonstrate to the public the diversity in this expressive form and to celebrate the grounds in which the works are displayed. One of the specific challenges for sculptors is the history of the campus and the heritage listed vistas. The CGS Curatorial Panel gives full recognition to the artists’ freedom to balance artistic vision and the challenge of place. This curatorial policy will be used by the Curatorial Panel when considering the artist submissions.

Ephemeral and site specific works

Artists are invited to engage with the ephemeral in their submissions. The curatorial panel would favour site specific works in this context.

Site selection and additional information

Artists are invited to view the campus at any stage prior to the final selection. Artists would need to contact the school to make an appointment to do so. Final site selection for all sculptures would be the decision of the exhibition committee.

Transport to and from the site

Artists are responsible for the transportation of their sculptures to and from the exhibition site and for arranging the removal of all packaging materials from the site.

Installation, de-installation and maintenance

Installation will take place on Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 May, the weekend prior to the opening. The official opening would take place on Tuesday 16 May with the announcement of the winner of the $10,000 CGS Harris Hobbs Outdoor Sculpture Prize.

Artists will be required to install their work on the weekend prior to the opening: Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 May between 10:00am and 3:00pm, allowing time to adjust and consider the placement of the work. The responsibility for installing and de-installing the sculpture is the artists. Please bring your own tools. If you need extra hands, bring them along. Assistance from the exhibition staff will include discussing the means of installation and the best access to the site from the nearest drop off point, together with site crew to help coordinate the installation.

It is a condition of exhibiting that all selected artists provide a written statement on how they propose to install and de-install their sculptures, together with a list of all vehicles and heavy equipment they propose to bring or require on the site. It is a condition of exhibiting that artists comply with the agreed means of installation.

To assist artists with their installation and de-installation, the exhibition will have a ‘Hiab’ crane truck available on site both set up days to assist in the installation process.

Works deemed unsafe or that do not match the Curatorial Panel’s expectations of the artist’s proposal will be excluded from the exhibition. It is an expectation that the exhibiting artist maintains their sculpture in a presentable condition throughout the exhibition. The site management may request you to do so, or hire the site crew to do so. This includes the repair of any minor damage to the sculpture. Artists agree that their sculptures will not affect the environment in any lasting way.

De-installation will take place on the weekend of 17 and 18 June (or by negotiation). Sculptures are to be removed by this date unless otherwise agreed by the Site Manager. All sites must be returned to their original condition by each exhibiting artist. For the purpose of managing sales and site safety, all selected artists are to have a daytime contact number or mobile phone number during the exhibition.

Artists exhibit at their own risk

The exhibition does not have an accidental and malicious damage insurance policy to cover the sculptures.

All risk in the exhibition of sculptures remains with the artist at all times, irrespective of whether the work is being handled by a member of the exhibition staff. By signing the entry form, artists authorise the exhibition staff to move their sculpture or remove it from the site for any reason, including but not limited to public safety, damage or potential damage to the sculpture or for the cohesive curation of the exhibition. Over the period of the exhibition, daytime site crew, and evening security guards will patrol the exhibition site.

Exhibition sales

All sculptures are to be for sale.

1. The artist must take full responsibility for ensuring their work is in a condition ready for delivery to the buyer for permanent installation
2. The Festival Committee will take 25% commission on any sale plus GST where applicable
3. Sculptures are to remain in place for the entirety of the exhibition and may not be removed unless required to do so by the CGS Sculpture Committee or negotiated with the Site Manager
4. All risk in the work remains with the artist until possession is taken by the buyer; and
5. Payments to artists for the sales of their work will be made as soon as possible after the conclusion of the exhibition.

Entry Fee

More than one work may potentially be selected.

The entry fees are:

1. General entry fee is $30 for entries in the CGS Harris Hobbs Outdoor Sculpture Prize, inclusive of GST for the first proposal.
2. Additional entries. Artists may enter up to three (3) works for consideration in the CGS Harris Hobbs Outdoor Sculpture Prize. For every additional work entered a fee of $20 and another entry form is required (photocopies are fine).
3. Concession entry fee is $20 inclusive of GST for the first entry proposal and $15 for additional proposals in each event. Those eligible include full time students, the unemployed and healthcare cardholders (please provide proof of eligibility – a photocopy of your card will suffice).
4. Entry fees can be paid by credit card, cheque or money order payable to Canberra Grammar School.

Please make payment online (click here) and note your receipt/reference number, you will need to enter it on the Application Form below to complete the process.

Additional important terms and conditions

It is a fundamental condition of exhibiting that you adhere to the following terms:

1. Once proposals are accepted by the Curatorial Panel, it is important that any substantial changes to work are submitted and approved by the Curatorial Panel prior to the exhibition. Canberra Grammar School has the right to reproduce images of the entries in the CGS Harris Hobbs Outdoor Sculpture Prize for the exhibition catalogue, publicity material, advertising or archival purposes in any manner connected with the exhibition or its sponsors.
2. Should you wish to use images of your work taken at the exhibition for any promotional purposes including websites, opening invitations or photos submitted to publications please notify us and provide appropriate credits to the exhibition. For the purpose of managing sales and site safety, all selected artists are to have a daytime contact number or mobile phone number during the exhibition.

Entry form checklist

1. Completed entry form
2. Photographs of your work labelled with name, title and correct way to view indicated; and
3. Up to 200 word artist statement for the work.

Application Form

Please make payment online (click here) and note your receipt/reference number, you will need to enter it on the Application Form below to complete the process.