Conversation | Matthew Harding and Sonia Payes | McClelland Sculpture Park and Gallery

Matthew HARDING
Void 2014
stainless steel
650.0 x 800.0 x 260.0 cm
Photography: Jim Lee

McClelland Sculpture Park and Gallery will host a conversation between the winners of the two McClelland Sculpture awards. The conversation will be held outdoors at the McClelland Survey Sculpture Trail.

Date: Thursday 26 March, 11am-12pm.

Venue:  McClelland Gallery & Sculpture Park, 390 McClelland Drive, Langwarrin.

Entry free, bookings essential, 9789 1671.

Matthew Harding is the recipient of the McClelland Award 2014, an acquisitive award valued at $100,000, for his work Void. The McClelland Award 2014 was judged by Dr Liz Kreijn, Assistant Director, Collection and Presentation of the Kröller-Müller Museum in the Netherlands.

Sonia Payes is the recipient of the McClelland Achievement Prize (MAP) for her work Re:Generation. Valued at $30,000 (non-acquisitive) MAP includes a solo exhibition of the artist’s work at McClelland during the time of the subsequent McClelland Sculpture Survey in 2016.

The McClelland Sculpture Survey & Award is the most important biennial outdoor sculpture Award in Australia. It was established in 2003 and quickly established itself as the most influential and prestigious exhibition of outdoor public sculpture in Australia. It brings together a wide range of sculptors from emerging, mid-career and established artists, working in wide range of styles and different media. The McClelland Sculpture Survey & Award is proudly supported by The Balnaves Foundation and the Elisabeth Murdoch Sculpture Fund.

The 2014 McClelland Sculpture Survey & Award will be open until Sunday 19 July 2020 at McClelland Gallery & Sculpture Park, 390 McClelland Drive, Langwarrin. www.mcclellandgallery.com