Emerging Program
(Tom Bass and Bernice Lowe in Life Study modelling, 2005)
TBSSS is a unique centre for sculpture, based on a classical, cultural tradition that enriches the wider community with programs that challenge and empower artists to learn, express and inspire.
Tom Bass said that for most people the art of seeing is something that has to be learned. Seeing, in contrast to merely looking, is an informed perception in which the visual experience, coordinated through the eye, mind and hand becomes known and expressed, using form and light. This faculty has to be learned through long hard practice, through doing.
His legacy as a teacher is for the Studio School to facilitate the awareness and development of this particular artistic skill, as well as the practical skills of making sculpture. Bass also developed a unique understanding of public art and its relationship to the community which the studio aims to foster.
The Emerging Sculptor Program provides professional development opportunity for sculptors. It is designed for artists early in their careers who are intent on becoming professional sculptors, or in becoming artists with a significant sculptural practise. It would suit recent graduates or similar skill level.
The program concentrates on both the artistic and business sides of sculpture and assumes a desire for participation in advances courses and master classes, studio access, mentoring/guidance and professional practise workshops.
Participation is throughout the full calendar year. The emphasis on the artistic development is to develop a heightened perception of form and personal aesthetic in a creative and supportive environment, whilst the business seminars cover a broad range of issues.
Download the 2012 Emerging Sculptor Program Applicant Info
Download the 2012 Emerging Sculptor Program Calendar
THE DEADLINE FOR THE 2012 PROGRAM HAS NOW PASSED.
If you would like to enquire about applying for 2013, please contact the office on 02 9565 4851 or admin@tbsss.org.au