Advantages of Membership
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Advantages of being a member of Sculptors Qld:
- Discounted workshops and studio sessions.
- Sculptural skill building via practical workshops and information exchange between members.
- Monthly newsletter and Weekly Broadsheet of new information that may be harder to come by any other way. This in turn allows you to learn about commissions, enter competitions, grants, residencies and attend functions, talks, workshops etc.
- Monthly gatherings for presentations of sculptural interest and information sharing.
- Exposure to the work of experienced sculptors.
- Networking with other sculptors.
- Organized exhibitions to display & sell members’ sculptures.
- Web exposure for exhibitions.
- Password access to all articles on the SQ WEB page.
- Artist WEB profiles (CV plus photos of work) for those who do not have their own websites.
- Web links to individual sculptors' external websites.
- Affiliate memberships.
The Kathleen & Leonard Shillam Award and $1000 prize is judged during the annual exhibition, in honor of these two gifted, founding members of the Society.
Monthly Gatherings are designed to expand the knowledge, interests, and skills of members and visitors. Sculptors, artists, organisations, or sculptural product and equipment suppliers make presentations. They are held at 7:00pm on the first Tuesday of each month (excluding January), followed by socializing over tea, coffee or a glass of wine. See “Our Location” for a map.
Hands-on Workshops are conducted, at the Society studio or on-location at a tutor’s studio, by members and guest sculptors in a variety of sculptural techniques.
Portrait and Life Sessions for sculpture and drawing, are held weekly at the Society’s studio.
Monthly Newsletter and Weekly Broadsheet contain new information that may be harder to come by any other way. This in turn allows you to learn about commissions, enter competitions, grants, residencies and attend functions, talks, workshops etc.
Exhibitions - The Annual Indoor-Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, at the Brisbane Mt Coot-tha Botanic Gardens, is one of the Society’s major exhibitions organized each year.