Contemporary Sculptors Association (CSA)
(est. 1997)
About:
The Contemporary Sculptors Association (CSA) is a not-for-profit arts organisation dedicated to promoting contemporary sculpture, installations and spatial arts practice in Australia.
The CSA works with artists, government, private organisations and the greater community of Victoria, to expand the diversity of sculptural arts practice.
Goals:
To represent the interest of contemporary sculptors and to promote art practices
To increase public awareness of contemporary sculpture and it's diverse relationship with other art forms
To encourage excellence in professional practice amongst contemporary sculptors, and expand professional networks.
Objectives:
To provide studio and exhibition space for sculpture, installation and spatial arts
To promote patronage of sculpture through prizes, commissions and exhibitions
To build stakeholder relationships for sponsorship and philanthropic support of contemporary sculptural arts practice
To encourage employment opportunities - through public programming, teaching, and artist in resident programs.
To keep sculptors informed of professional opportunities and news, by way of the CSA newsletter.
To maintain a visual and data reference library promoting members and their work.
More History:
Online publication of BONANZA, our yearly exhibition for CSA members.
https://issuu.com/yarrasculpturegallery/…/ysg_bonanza_book_3
Note: With the first click on the link above, you may find that ISSUU takes too long to load. If this happens, shut down the ISSUU page and click the above link again. It will load straight away.
Article:
http://visual.artshub.com.au/news-article/sponsored-content/visual-arts/richard-watts/celebrating-20-years-of-creative-freedom-across-three-dimensions-254413
The Contemporary Sculptors Association (CSA) is a not-for-profit arts organisation dedicated to promoting contemporary sculpture, installations and spatial arts practice in Australia.
The CSA works with artists, government, private organisations and the greater community of Victoria, to expand the diversity of sculptural arts practice.
Goals:
To represent the interest of contemporary sculptors and to promote art practices
To increase public awareness of contemporary sculpture and it's diverse relationship with other art forms
To encourage excellence in professional practice amongst contemporary sculptors, and expand professional networks.
Objectives:
To provide studio and exhibition space for sculpture, installation and spatial arts
To promote patronage of sculpture through prizes, commissions and exhibitions
To build stakeholder relationships for sponsorship and philanthropic support of contemporary sculptural arts practice
To encourage employment opportunities - through public programming, teaching, and artist in resident programs.
To keep sculptors informed of professional opportunities and news, by way of the CSA newsletter.
To maintain a visual and data reference library promoting members and their work.
More History:
Online publication of BONANZA, our yearly exhibition for CSA members.
https://issuu.com/yarrasculpturegallery/…/ysg_bonanza_book_3
Note: With the first click on the link above, you may find that ISSUU takes too long to load. If this happens, shut down the ISSUU page and click the above link again. It will load straight away.
Article:
http://visual.artshub.com.au/news-article/sponsored-content/visual-arts/richard-watts/celebrating-20-years-of-creative-freedom-across-three-dimensions-254413
Jackie Ralph
CSA Members receive regular eNewsletters. CSA Events are also posted on Facebook at Yarra Sculpture Gallery and on Instagram.