Sculpture Of The Year 2003/2004


Parliament House NSW was selected by the SIA Sub Committee as the venue for the Apprentice of the Year 2003 presentation of awards and industry dinner to further promote the status of the Sheetmetal Industry in the political arena. The theme for the event was ‘The Art of Sheetmetal’ to introduce the SIA Inaugural Sculpture Awards created to encourage and interest High School students in the Sheetmetal trade.

The sculpture awards require the young artist to construct a sculpture using sheetmetal no more than 1.5 metres high and able to be moved by two people. The subject matter is ‘free choice’. Art teachers from NSW metropolitan and country High Schools submitted student nominations for the awards.

The six finalists, including their family and teachers, were invited to attend the 11am official launch and judging on 2 nd April 2004 at Parliament House NSW in the Fountain Court and then for refreshments in the Speakers Garden, kindly hosted by The Hon. John Aquilina MP Speaker for the Legislative Assembly NSW. The work of the finalists was exhibited in Parliament House for two weeks .



SIA President Colin Johnsen & The Hon John Aquilina MP.

Guests at the official launch of the SIA inaugural sculpture awards.


The Patron was Luca Belgiorno-Nettis, Associate Managing Director of Transfield and the judges, Ron Robertson-Swann OAM, sculptor and painter, John MacDonald, art critic Sydney Morning Herald and Mark Goodsell, NSW Director Australian Industry Group.

James Edwards year 12 student at Walcha Central School, was awarded first prize for his sculpture ‘Practicing Yoga’. Recipient of the Highly Commended award was Vincent O’Connor from Rooty Hill High School, for his work ‘Fomori: The Dispossessed.’ The SIA Sub Committee also acknowledged the enthusiastic support of the awards from Oberon High School. The award winners and their respective school were announced and presented with their awards at the Apprentice of the Year function held later in the evening .




Ms Caroline Nivison, James Edwards & Jake Turner Walcha High School



Mitchell Stevens work
“Coat of arms”
Oberon High School


VincentO’Connor.with “Fomori:TheDispossessed”
Rooty Hill High School & Ron Robertson- Swann OAM


The response to the Sculpture awards proved to be an outstanding success and they will be offered to metropolitan and country High School students in 2004.

James Edwards
with his winning sculpture

Jake Turner’s work



Michael Evans with
“The Woodcutter”
Oberon High School





 
 





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