Sculptures and the Spirit of the Land Festival
In 2006 the Spirit of the Land Lockhart Festival was born and farmers were encouraged to use their skills to enter a farm art sculpture competition. The Festival has grown over this time to attract high calibre artists nation wide. The Spirit of the Land committee is once again calling artists throughout Australia to participate in the Spirit of the Land Art Festival 2021, with a prize pool of over $20,000.
National Farm Art Sculpture Award
The National Farm Art Sculpture Award is a $10,000 award.
The National Farm Art Sculpture Award is for sculptures that showcase and capture the uniqueness of the Australian landscape, flora, fauna, and lifestyle of living on the land. These sculptures must be created predominantly from metal and represent the art form “farm art”. The re-use of old machinery and equipment is encouraged. We invite you and your associates to participate in this non-acquisition award. First prize in the National Farm Art Sculpture Award receives $10,000 prize money, with their art work remaining their own property.
Sculpture Categories
- National Farm Art Sculpture Award – $10,000
- National Farm Art Sculpture (Highly Commended Award) – $500 x 2
- Creative Cocky Award – $1,000
- Local Artist Award – $1,000
- Small Sculpture Award – $1,000
- Youth Award (Under 18) – $500
- Spirit of the Land Award – $1,000
- Free Spirit Award – $1,000
- People’s Choice Award – $1,000
Registration
Entry fee of $25 or $5 (for Youth Artist and small sculptures categories only) for each entry payable to Spirit of The Land Lockhart Inc.
Early registration will assist with our national promotional campaign and photographs of artworks would also be appreciated. These can be emailed or posted.
Installation of Artworks
Installation of artworks will be Thursday, 7 October 2021. The Festival will officially open on Friday evening, 8 October 2021 and close on Sunday, 10 October 2021. Exhibits can be collected on Sunday, 10 October 2021 after 2 pm.
Unsold works are encouraged to advertise on the festival website for sale, standard commissions apply. Whilst all care is taken, artists are responsible for insurance.
Award Presentations
Prize winners will be announced on Friday night, 8 October 2021 at the Spirit of the Land Awards Presentation Night.
Information Pack
If you wish to make an enquiry or enter your art into this year’s competition please follow the link below or contact the Committee who will be able to deal with your request in the correct manner.
Click here to download Sculpture Information and Registration Pack
For more information on SCULPTURES please contact:
Email: info@spiritofthelandlockhart.com.au
