2 October 2011 – 22 January 2012
Enjoy fine wines and a wander through some of the most picturesque countryside in NSW while feasting your eyes on this years fabulous array of sculpture.
Sculpture in the Vineyards along the Wollombi Valley Wine Trail in the Hunter Valley, features large-scale outdoor and site-specific works as well as an indoor exhibition of small sculpture at The Gate Gallery. SINV provides artists with a rare opportunity to showcase their work, engaging visitors over a three month exhibition period by inviting them to enjoy contemporary sculpture amidst boutique vineyards and an historic town, rich in indigenous and colonial heritage.
History
Sculpture in the Vines began in 2002 when Susan Lowes of Millfield Wines teamed up with Stonehurst Wines’ Phillipa Heslop and Stella Downer of Stella Downer Fine Art to launch the annual exhibition. It was held March through to April to coincide with the Hunter Valley Harvest Festival and comprised of invited artists coming through the gallery in Sydney. Rae Bolton, Jan King, Robert Hague, Trevor Weekes to name a few. The first year involved three wineries; Millfield, Stonehurst and Tallavera Grove. Undercliff Winery and Millbrook Estate became part of the exhibition in the second and third years.
In 2005 Millfield Wines was sold and together with Stella Downer and Tallavera Grove exited the exhibition. Local artist Kess Harper curated the exhibition that year on the three remaining vineyards, all Wollombi Valley Wine Trail vineyards. The name was changed to Sculpture in the Vineyards in 2006.
Tara Morelos has curated the exhibition for the past 4 years and is joined in 2010 by Cassandra Hard Lawrie and Todd Fuller in 2011.
The wineries are very appreciative of the effort and commitment each curator has given to the exhibition, and are committed to supporting artists, without whose work there could be no event.
“Our artists continue to inspire, amaze and enthuse all who visit this annual event.” Phillipa Heslop
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