For more than twenty years Yarra Valley Arts has partnered with Yering Station to hold the Yarra Valley Arts | Yering Station Sculpture Exhibition & Awards, with entrants selected and awarded by a panel of respected arts-industry judges.

Respected for its consistency and longevity, the exhibition showcases a cross section of new Australian sculpture from both emerging and established artists. Having grown steadily since 2001, it is now the longest running annual sculpture exhibition in Victoria and an iconic event on the Australian arts calendar.

The substantial awards recognise the beauty and diversity of form through the indoor and outdoor divisions.

27 October – 8 december 2024

sculptures on display at Yering Station, 38 Melba Hwy, Yering

Winners 2024:

Yering Station Sculpture Award 2024 $12,000 – Offering by Carmel Wallace

An artwork with both suspended and on-plinth components created from aluminium pill packs, thread, glass beads, forest-floor materials after fire, and a teak platter.

The Yarra Valley Arts Award 2024 $1,000 – ABA TELLS ME A STORY by Lilach Mileikowski

A delicate ceramic work within which the handwriting of the artist’s father is preserved.  

The Yering Station Art Gallery Award 2024 Exhibition – Doomsday Core by Amanda Page

A cylindrical glass sculpture within which seeds from the Australian Grains Genebank were glass fired.

The Yering Station Winery Choice Award 2024 (wine) – Tears of Joy by Ben Fasham  

An artwork created from stainless steel and bronze.

The & Gallery Sculpture Award – Buoy by Martin Hodge

The newly minted award, the & Gallery Sculpture Award, was presented to Martin Hodge for Buoy, a monumental work created from steel and fabric as a collective symbol of safety and buoyancy.

For more information please contact:

Dr Ewen Jarvis, Curator
Email: artgallery@yering.com
Web: https://www.yering.com/visit-yering-station/art-gallery/

Running consecutively, YAVA Gallery will host a small sculpture exhibition INTerior24 from 31 October to 24 November representing many YVA|YSSE&A entrants along with Yarra Valley Arts members.