The 3rd Annual Glass Sculpture Exhibition RE:FRACTION was declared open by Peter Harris, Mayor of Waikato District Council, at an evening opening on Friday, 3rd October at the Sculpture Park in Waitakaruru Arboretum. The exhibition remains in place until the 16th November.The 3rd Annual Glass Sculpture Exhibition RE:FRACTION was declared open by Peter Harris, Mayor of Waikato District Council, at an evening opening on Friday, 3rd October at the Sculpture Park in Waitakaruru Arboretum. The exhibition remains in place until the 16th November.The Waikato Sculpture Trust was privileged to have Philip Clarke to judge the exhibition this year. Philip is the inaugural director of Objectspace, a dedicated and award winning Auckland centre for craft and design centre that opened in 2004. He came to Objectspace with 20 years cultural sector work experience including the Crafts Council of NZ and most recently Creative NZ. The challenge of choosing one winner was not easy as this year's exhibition contains many works where participations have taken careful consideration of the outdoor setting.

Nonetheless, an outright winner was selected and Richard Landers from New Plymouth was the deserving recipient of the Swarbrick Dixon Glass Award for 2008 for his work 'Earth Spine'. This award brings with it a prize of $1000 generously donated by local law firm, Swarbrick Dixon.

The exhibition includes major works from artists throughout New Zealand. Participating artists include:

Dermot Kelly/Ron Reichs/Colleen Ryan-Priest/Stefanie Mann/Pam Olver/Di Tocker/ Fiona Rennie/Phil Newbury /Sofia Athineou/Jenny Smith/Richard Landers/Greg Swinburne/Liz Palmer/Mark Mitchell/Jim Mackay/Gaye Jurisich/ David Yorston

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06/10/08