2007 Press Archive

Career Profile: Yvonne Kendall, sculptor
Arts Hub, 31 October 2007

Yvonne Kendall is one of Australia's shining sculptural talents. Originally from Melbourne, Yvonne now calls Germany home and she recently won the Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize with a piece called Passengers, which depicted a family of turtles with curtin [sic] fabric and string. Reproduced with kind permission of Arts Hub Australia. Read the full article (PDF 37.5 kb)

School children recycle for art
Eastern Suburbs Spectator, 26 October 2007

The Woollahra Environmental Schools' Sculpture exhibition is held at the same time as the Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize in order for residents to take the opportunity to view both. Read the full article (PDF 95.1 kb)

Chaser goose chase; Sculpture Prize winner
Wentworth Courier, 24 October 2007

A shiver of excitement ran around "Redleaf" on Friday night when word leaked out that those naughty satirists from The Chaser were going to drop in to the launch... Read the full article (PDF 473.8 kb)

Personality Test
Metro (Sydney Morning Herald), 19 October 2007

Adam Fulton interviews artist Jane Gillings (2007 finalist for her work titled "Human Waste"). Read the full article (PDF 324.5 kb)

What's On - Sydney
Financial Review, 19 October 2007

Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize exhibition - an entry pictured above - is on... Read the full article (PDF 1.4 mb)

Small success
Essential (Sydney Morning Herald), 18 October 2007

The organisers of the Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize may refer to their event as the "David" to Sculpture by the Sea's "Goliath" but more than 400 entrants have found the $10,000 pot a big inducement... Read the full article (PDF 301.5 kb)

Capturing beauty in pint-sized pieces
Village Voice Darling Point, October 2007

Discarded plastic, steel, glass, wire, glue, ceramics, wood and cotton twine have been turned into art for the Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize. Almost 500 entrants have been chipped away... Read the full article (PDF 95.3 kb)

On the rise
Sun Herald, 14 October 2007

Winners of this year's $10,000 Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize - finalists include Paul Selwood, Stephen King (not the horror story guy), Van Sowerwine and Neil Taylor - will be announced next Friday... Read the full article (PDF 50.7 kb)

Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize
Eastern Suburbs Living, October 2007

Now in its seventh year, the Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize is the only national prize for free standing sculptures of a smaller dimension (up to 80cm). The Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize was initiated by Woollahra Council... Read the full article (PDF 156.8 kb)

Up there, Petyaree!
The Age, 28 September 2007

And making a (very) late comeback to the great game: Mr Garry [sic] Lyon, somewhat stiffer than he was in his playing days with the Dees but nevertheless in contention for the Big One... Read the full article (PDF 379.9 kb)

Layers to success
Wentworth Courier, 26 September 2007

Paddington local Kirsten Pieterse is one of 37 [sic] finalists in this year's Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize, selected from more than 415 entries. Pieterse said her sculpture was inspired by shape and form in topography and landscape... Read the full article (PDF 76.6 kb)

Small, but perfectly formed
Southern Courier, 25 September 2007

A sculpture by Matraville artist Kate Mackay (pictured right) is a finalist in this year's $10,000 Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize, an annual competition that is described as the "David" to Sculpture by the Sea's "Goliath"... Read the full article (PDF 39.7 kb)