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Opens 7 March 10am-4pm as part of the wonderful Newstead Open Studios Trail

Opening celebration: Sat 8 March 3pm, prize announced at 4pm!

Exhibition continues weekends until 30 March, 10am-4pm

Free Entry

Gold coin donations are welcome!

It’s a Small World!

We are excited to welcome you to Newstead Arts Hub’s second annual Small World Sculpture Prize & Exhibition.

The Small World Sculpture Prize is a dynamic showcase of artists at all stages of their careers, from emerging to established. It is a celebration of our diverse and vibrant artistic community.

Artists’ have shared their work in 3D that explore what a ‘small world’ means to them. Through this exhibition we will create space to stop, reflect and focus on small things that can inspire big ideas.

This year we have the inaugural Jim Roberts Prize. A $1,000 prize honouring one of our fabulous local and internationally renowned sculptors, Jim Roberts.

We are thrilled to have esteemed artist and educator Brigit Heller bringing her expertise to judging the prize https://brigitheller.com.

We have a sensational line-up of finalists. This exhibition is a feast for the eyes and the spirit!! Our finalists for 2025 are:

Joanna Jacob, Jacqueline Talbot, Ro Bancroft, Catherine O’Leary, Fritha Borland, Rebekah Pryor, Chris Johnston , Brenn Bartlett, Geoff Maddams, Liz Butler, Sandra Tobias, Yoshihito Machida,  Dawn Robinson, Jacqueline Gorring, Diane Thompson, Peta Tranquille, Jenn Spencer-Stewart, Gerry McDonald, Pam French, Claire Tennant, Paul Mason, Wayne Rankin, Jaq Grantford, Nick Carpenter, Trefor Prest, Sally Roadknight, Jane Wells, Rosey King, Grant Moyle, Glenn Murray, Anne Anderson, Alison Parkinson, Ann Ferguson, Fiona Orr, Jo Lane, Anne Markiewicz, Peter Rozario,  Kim Barter, Andre Sardone, John Barter, Frances Guerin, Margaret Christianson, Jody Galvin, Lorraine Le PLastrier, Kathy Landvogt, Anton Hasell, Paula Dowley , Lawrence Winder, Jonathon Lane, Maddison Lauren Trezise & Helen Sandercoe