Buda Historic Home and Garden, Castlemaine

METALWORK EXHIBITION
BUDA 2009

Buda Historic Home and Garden Inc. is seeking expressions of interest from professional silver- smiths for its forthcoming biennial Contemporary Australian Silver and Metalwork Exhibition Buda 2009 to be held at Castlemaine, Victoria in June 2009. A selection of exhibits will then be chosen to tour to other venues during 2009-2010 including the Arts Centre, Melbourne. Download further information .pdf flyer

Results of The 9th Ernest Leviny
Commemorative Silver Exhibition 2007

Leviny Commemorative Award
Awarded to Robert Foster for his Spiral Vase constructed with Fine Silver in combination with an enclosed anodised aluminium liner

The Australian Decorative & Fine Arts Society (Melbourne) Award
Awarded to Jin Ah Jo for her ensemble of brooches and pendents, Function Suggests Form.

Arts Centre Award
Awarded to Daehoon Kang’s skilfully constructed illuminated object inspired by The Flying Fruit Fly Circus, The Dancing Circus.

P.J. Williams Award
Jointly awarded to Danielle Lott for Bush Gem and Claire O’Halloran’s series of small bowls which reference commemorative Australian crockery of the 1940’s and 50’s.

The Gold & Silversmiths Guild of Australia Award
Awarded to Kara Breadmore who developed her concept through research into Victorian wallpaper and utilised 925 sterling silver, paint and aluminum.

A beautifully produced colour catalogue featuring the 73 invited entries in the 2007 exhibition is available for purchase from Buda, at locations of the current touring exhibition or click here to download a copy (2.3MB PDF).

2007/08 Tour Dates and Destinations

16 May – 24 June: Hamilton Art Gallery

7 July - 9 Sept: Geelong Art Gallery

22 Sept - 18 Nov: McClelland Art Gallery & Scuplture Park, Mornington Peninsula

1 Dec - 25 Feb: City Museum at Old Treasury, Melbourne

Gwenda Robb, Vice Chair of the Australian Decorative and Fine Arts Society (Melbourne), sponsor of the ADFAS Award, admiring Jin Ah Jo's winning entry at the official opening of the exhibition.

The Dancing Circus by Daehoon Kang