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ARTback – Sculptures of the Long Paddock
Stage 2 - A Tribute to Timber
Expression of Interest
The Long Paddock – Cobb Highway touring route is a tourism initiative of five councils,
Murray Shire, Deniliquin Shire, Conargo Shire, Hay Shire and Central Darling Shire. The
touring route covers 610 kms from Echuca-Moama in south western NSW to Wilcannia in
western NSW. The touring route was launched in October 2006 and has 47 interpretive
panels along the route that tell the story of the pioneers, drovers, shearers , transportation
and indigenous culture of the region. In 2009 The Long Paddock Committee (LPC) launch
ARTback - Sculptures of the Long Paddock, installing seven large scale public artworks along
the route. (for more information visit www.thelongpaddock.com.au).
The Long Paddock has recently received funding through the Riverina Red Gums Regional
Economic and Community Development Fund from the NSW Government to install four
additional public artworks in the Murray, Deniliquin and Conargo Shires. The funding is
aimed at developing the tourism industry within the shires. The sculptures will serve as a
tribute to the important contribution the timber industry made to the region.
This is an amazing opportunity to be involved with the world’s largest open air gallery. The
works, although produced by individual artists will be marketed as an entire collection,
adding to the success of the original seven artworks. The sculptures will be seen by
approximately 100 000 visitors each year across the length of the Long Paddock – Cobb
Highway Touring Route
The Long Paddock has produced an Artist Brief for the collection. Artists can respond to
either one site or all four sites. Artist will be required to address the criteria outlined in the
Artists Brief:
1. If artists choose to respond to one site only, they will be required to submit a full
application including sketches for that site.
2. If artists chose to respond to all four sites they will be required to submit a ONE full
application with sketches for all four sites. Artists do not need to submit four
applications if they are proposing to apply for all four sculpture sites.
The public artworks will need to reflect the contribution of the timber industry to the region.
The LPC has consulted with the communities of each shire and these themes are contained
as attachments to the Artistic Brief. The LPC would like the artworks to focus on the
progression of implements used in the felling and production of timber in the region and/or
the uses of timber felled in this region. This information is contained in the Artists Brief and
relevant attachments.
If artist choose to submit an application for all four sculptures the LP would expect the
sculptures to be a coherent collection.
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The artists brief and attachments with maps and location photos of each site can be found
on The Long Paddock website, under the Touring Route tab on the Tribute to Timber page.
(click the link to be taken directly to the page)
APPLICATION CLOSE FRIDAY 28 OCTOBER 2011 (applications
postmarked 28 October will be accepted)
Site 1
Site
Budget
Location
Aim:
Murray Shire (Moama)
Kerrabee Soundshell, Moama
$8 800 inc GST (please note this is the maximum budget and must include
all materials, artist fees and installation)
Moama is located on the Victorian boarder on the Murray River. It has a
population of 15000. The Kerrabee Soundshell is a well utilised community
and visitor area (park) on the banks of the Murray River. The area also
contains a sound shell (performance area), a band rotunda and war
memorial. Each weekend, farmers markets are held at the site. The area has
a parking bay and is also accessible by pedestrian traffic from Echuca.
This sculpture will be smaller in scale than the other three sites and will be
used as a “teaser” to the remaining collection. It is hoped that this sculpture
will encourage users to travel further north along the touring route to see
the remaining sculptures.
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Site 2
Site
Budget
Location
Aim
Murray Shire (Mathoura)
Mathoura Visitor and Business Information Centre
$20 000 ex GST (including materials, artist fees and installation)
Mathoura is located on the Cobb Highway 240km north of Melbourne. The
sculpture will be located at the Mathoura Visitor Information and Business
Centre (an existing Long Paddock visitor site). The site will be located on the
southern side of the Visitor Information Centre. The site is within an. The
site is an Arboretum and contains an existing picnic area and contains a
toilet block and picnic furniture. There are a number of river red gum trees
growing in the area.
Mathoura was the centre of the timber industry within the region. The
closure of the timber industry has had a significant effect on the local
population. The sculpture will need to reflect the connection of the
community to the timber industry and its importance to the township. The
sculpture is seen as a compensation for the loss of the industry.
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Site 3
Site
Budget
Location
Aim
Deniliquin Council
Davidson Street Information Bay
$20 000 ex GST (including materials, artist fees and installation)
Deniliquin is located in south western NSW on the Edward River. It has a
population of approximately 7800 people. Deniliquin is a service centre for
the region and is 285 kilometres from Melbourne. Deniliquin’s main
industries are agriculture and tourism, including rice growing, sheep and
wool and crops. The location of the site will be the Davidson Street
information bay which is located on the northern side of Deniliquin. The site
is already developed with a toilet block and information panels. The site also
contains a number of river red gum trees.
Deniliquin has a long association with the timber industry and still has a
working sawmill in the town. The site has a lot of visitor traffic and it is
hoped that the artwork will encourage visitors to stay longer Deniliquin and
then choose to travel north to view the final artwork.
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Site 4
Site
Budget
Location
Aim:
Conargo Shire
Pretty Pine rest area
$20 000.00 inc GST (including material, artist fees and installation)
Pretty Pine is located 300 km north of Melbourne in the Conargo Shire.
Pretty Pine is a village with a population of 20. The site will be located on a
grassed area on the eastern side of the Pretty Pine Hotel. The area is located
between the Cobb Highway and the parking area for the hotel. Pretty Pine is
the location of the major timber area within the shire. The sculpture will be
placed near the Pretty Pine hotel which services the local area.
Pretty Pine serves as an introduction to the timber region of The Long
Paddock Cobb Highway for those visitors travelling from the north. The
artwork will have the highest visual impact location for traffic and therefore
must have immediate visual impact to ensure that visitors are enticed to
stop and view the artwork.
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A Tribute to Timber timetable
Please note that due to the contractual agreement between the NSW Government and the
Long Paddock the timeframes can not be altered.
Activity Responsibility Date
Expression of interest Long Paddock Committee 23 September 2011
released
Response to Expression of Artist 28 October 2011
interest received–
including sketches,
portfolio, examples of
public artwork and
references
LPC selection of up to 2 Long Paddock Committee 8 November 2011
artists per shire
2 artists per shire selected Long Paddock Committee 8 November 2011
to submit a design
proposal - .
Detailed sketches and or a Artist 16 December 2011
marquette submitted to
the Long Paddock
committee
One artist selected per The Long Paddock 30 December 2011
shire
Committee
Design Development and
commissioning – once
relevant approvals are
secured the successful
artist will be engaged to
develop their design, to
resolve the budget and
ensure the successful
proposal meets all safety,
engineering and other
Council requirements,
including DA
Long Paddock Committee
and Artist
13 January 2011
Commission Agreement: the
artist will then be engaged,
through a commissioning
agreement with the Council,
to produce and install the
work.
The Long Paddock
Committee and Artists
17 February 2011
Installation of sculptures
complete
The Long Paddock
Council
Artist
29 June 2011
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Contact Information
For further information or to request a copy of an Artist Brief please contact
Alison McLean
Project Manager
The Long Paddock
PH (02) 6993 8110
info@thelongpaddock.com.au
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