The call for artist submissions for Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi 2012 is now open!

Last year we received from countries as diverse as Sweden, Portugal, the Philippines, New Caledonia and Iran. From the submissions received we exhibited 109 works in our 2011 exhibition that were viewed by over 500,000 visitors.

Thanks to the continued funding from the NSW State Government, our sponsors and donors we are able to continue with the $2,000 minimum artist subsidy for those artists who do not net over $2,000 in sales, subsidies or prizes from the exhibition, while thanks to Transfield we are able to cover the cost of the heavy equipment for installation and de-installation.

A highlight of this year’s support for artists are the $30,000 Helen Lempriere Scholarships to be given to three Australian sculptors selected to exhibit in Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi 2012. The Scholarships are made possible by The Helen Lempriere Bequest, a charitable trust managed by Perpetual. All Australian citizens who apply to Sculpture by the Sea, who have been sculptors for at least 5 years or who are at least halfway through a relevant course of study, are eligible for the Helen Lempriere Scholarships.

Here's a highlight of all the prizes and subsidies on offer:

• We anticipate announcing a major acquisitive prize of $70,000;

• 3 Helen Lempriere Scholarships of $30,000 each for Australian artists;

• 3 Clitheroe Foundation Mentorships of $10,000 each for young emerging Australian artists and their mentors;

• Up to $20,000 of subsidies for artists of ephemeral and site specific sculptures that by their nature are unlikely to be sold including the Art Gallery Society of NSW Site Specific Subsidy for an emerging sculptor;

• A Sydney Water Environmental Sculpture subsidy of $5,000 for works that utilise wind, water, solar power or other aspects of the environment;

• Allens Arthur Robinson People’s Choice Prize of $5,000;

• The Andrea Stretton Memorial Invitation of $5,000 to exhibit in Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe 2012;

• The Damon Courtenay Memorial Young Sculptor Prize of $5,000, for an artist 29 years or under;

• For Tasmanian artists: The Dick Bett Memorial Invitation of $5,000 towards freight, materials, accommodation and airfare;

• Funding for a pedestrian laneway installation in Bondi of up to $5,000

• Sculpture Inside Curators Prize of $2,500;

• A minimum artist subsidy of $2,000 for each artist who does not otherwise net over $2,000 in sales, subsidies or prizes from the exhibition;

• Return economy class airfares to Sydney for 7 overseas artists;

• Return economy class airfares to Sydney for 7 interstate artists; and

• Material Sponsorship of plasma or oxycut steel and scrap steel for selected artists to be used in the sculptures exhibited.

For an application form please follow the link below and return your completed submission by 10 April 2012.

Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi 2012 Forms
Bondi 2012 Artist Application Form
Bondi 2012 Artist Entry Form and Map