Meredith History Interest group is once again running the Sculpture Exhibition. WANTED are 3D sculptures that represent HISTORY RECONSTRUCTED or your view of Australian History.
The exhibition will be at the History Centre at 31 Staughton Street, Meredith on Saturday 16 May and Sunday 17 May from 9.30 am to 3.30 pm.
Entries are open to amateur and professional artists of all ages. Sculptures can be of any size and can be made of any materials. We invite you to use your imagination. There is a lot of junk out there that is just asking to be repurposed!
Entry forms can be obtained by emailing meredithhistoryinterestgroup@gmail.com visiting MHIG website or calling in to the History Centre. Entry forms have to be submitted by April 30.
Prizes will be presented for 1st , 2nd, People’s Choice and Under 15’s on Sunday at 2 pm. In the Sculpture Exhibition in May 2025, we had nearly 100 entries. Many were displayed inside and some outside. We do have a large yard and it would be fantastic to fill it with bigger, outdoor type sculptures.
The winning entry in 2025 was a tractor created from a Singer Sewing Machine with training wheels off a child’s bike for front wheels, wheels off an old motor mower for back wheels, a wok cut in half for mudguards, a bent table spoon for a seat and various plumbing fittings for exhaust etc.
The second prize went to a board framed by an old flyscreen frame that was filled with items from a childhood like the head of a rocking horse, wrought iron from the front veranda, table legs, door knobs, wood from the arm of a lounge chair, wire from an outdoor meat safe etc.
Sometimes when the word sculpture is mentioned people think immediately of stone carved into a human form. There are many other types of sculpture. People have skills in many different areas.
Think outside the square. Sculptures can be made from lots of materials or combinations of materials including paper, cardboard, children’s toys, cloth, wood, iron, sticks from the bush and books. May I also suggest floral arrangements and cakes!
Written by Marg Cooper
Meredith History Interest Group
