Window shopping takes on a new meaning as 46 artists from In Situ take over the Mosman shopping precinct with their sculptures and installations.
For 14 days, visitors can discover the clever, ingenious and creative artworks installed in public spaces. Starting at Mosman Art Gallery, the exhibition runs up to Mosman Square and along Military Road, from Spit Junction to Mosman Junction, Sydney.
Whimsical, challenging and fun – these installations and sculptures transform the nature of shopping into a thought provoking experience. In Situ 2013 will feature both traditional sculptural works and contemporary installations or 3D works that respond to place, The Festival provides a unique opportunity to link the best sculptural practices of the past with contemporary artistic approaches to interpreting and enhancing public spaces.
This free exhibition, is a major event for the 2013 Festival of Mosman and offers two art prizes:
$5,000 for a stand alone sculpture. This prize will be awarded for a stand-alone object that is recognisable to the general public as a work of sculpture. Works submitted in this category do not need to demonstrate any linkages with its site or surrounding environment.
$5,000 for an installation work which relates directly to the site in which it resides. This prize will be awarded to a work that has been created or modified in response to the environment it is situated in. May include group of sculptural objects, site-specific work or other 3D work.
Visit www.mosmanartgallery.org.au for public program and guided tour dates.
In Situ 13 Mosman Festival of Sculpture & Installation
Mosman Square, Military Road, Spit Junction to Mosman Junction, Sydney
5 to 20 October, 3013
In situ 13 Official opening and prize presentations
The prize winners will be judged by Monica McMahon, Art Curator, University of Western Sydney. The exhibition will be opened by the In-Situ curator Cassandra Hard Lawrie.
Mosman Art Gallery
Friday 4 October, 2013 at 6.30pm
Images:
Janine Clark, A’cupaletta
Artists in Transit (In collaboration with Warren Armstrong), Sounds of Silence (Mosman)
Matchbox Projects, People Make Places (Mosman)
