Sculpture Festival 2022: The Arts Centre Te Matatiki Toi Ora

We are seeking artists to present at Te Matatiki Toi Ora The Arts Centre's annual Sculpture Festival 2022.

In the third year of this event, Sculpture Festival brings together emerging and well-known artists from around Aotearoa to present a public exhibition of distinctive sculptural works. The aim is to have over 200 works for sale, including large and small-scale sculpture and craft works in a range of media such as ceramic, stone, glass, metal works, jewellery, ngā toi Māori, Pacific arts and Asian arts.

Curated by Koji Miyazaki, works will be showcased in the Great Hall, North & South Quads between 3 – 16 September 2022.

What you get:

• An opportunity to have your works seen by a large and diverse audience
• All aspects of administration involved with sales
• For selected artists, the opportunity to present a 20-minute talk about your work ($60 fee provided), a 45–60-minute demonstration ($100 free provided) or a 60–90-minute hands-on workshop ($200 fee provided) for adults or children
• Promotion of the festival on our website, social media channels and databases
• An artist commission
• COVID permitting, an invitation to an opening event for you and a partner
• Support for installation and deinstallation of your work
• Insurance for your work while at Te Matatiki Toi Ora
• Re-packaging of artworks for postage back to you if not sold