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Emma Varga – Finalist Vicki Torr International Year of Glass Prize
2022 was the 30th anniversary of the passing of Vicki Torr (1949 – 1992). It was also the United Nations International Year of Glass. This prize competition honours the spirit of Vicki’s legacy and celebrates the ongoing vitality of the contemporary … Continue reading
Honor Freeman – Arts SA Fellowship Grant
We are pleased to announce that Honor Freeman has received a Fellowship Grant with Arts South Australia for Ordinary Alchemy : a year of ceramic research, experimentation and development. Honor will have time and space away from the constant deadlines to … Continue reading
Recent Acquisitions – Nyanu Watson – ACU Collection
Congratulations to Nyanu Watson from Ninuku Arts, for the recent acquisition into the ACU Collection in Melbourne with Tjulpu – Nyanu II, 2022, painted and hand blown glass, 280 h x 175mm d Ninuku Arts has been working closely with the … Continue reading
Recent Acquisition – Cobi Cockburn – ACU Collection
Congratulations to Cobi Cockburn, for the recent acquisition into the ACU Collection in Melbourne with Silhouette # 1, 2022, kiln formed and cold worked glass – wall panel, 1150 h x 1150 w x 30mm d This is a great … Continue reading
Cathy Franzi – Finalist in the Clunes Ceramics Award
Cathy Franzi was a finalist in the Clunes Ceramics Award, Victoria (1 – 23 October 2022) This is an important award for ceramics and is highly regarded, running biennially since 2009 and in 2022 featured over 70 finalists working in … Continue reading
Cathy Franzi in Albany WA – Artist Residency
Cathy Franzi embarked on an artist residency in a beautiful and environmentally diverse part of Australia. Cathy was artist in residence at Vancouver Arts Centre in Albany Western Australia for six weeks early in 2023. During her residency she researched … Continue reading
Clare Belfrage at Soneva Fushi – Artist Residency in the Maldives
Artistic residencies are an important part of an artist’s practice. Being able to immerse yourself within another culture or environment almost always leads to an exciting new and expansive direction for an artist. Many of Sabbia’s artists have found themselves … Continue reading
Jessica Loughlin ‘of light’ at UNSW Galleries, Sydney
The outstanding touring exhibition ‘of light’ by Sabbia artist @jessloughlin has come to Sydney, showing at the @unswgalleries in Paddington until 19 March. This is a @jamfactoryau exhibition curated by Caitlin Eyre, and it is truly one of their best. The show … Continue reading
Season’s Greetings from Sabbia Gallery – Gallery Closed 23 December 2022 to 17 January 2023
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED ENTHUSIASM AND SUPPORT OF SABBIA GALLERY AND ITS WONDERFUL ARTISTS OVER THE PAST YEAR. WISHING YOU AND YOUR FAMILIES A RESTFUL TIME OVER THE FESTIVE SEASON AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO WELCOMING YOU BACK IN … Continue reading
Commission – Art Gallery of South Australia
Art Gallery of South Australia has commissioned Jeffery Mincham AM for – Oribe Revisited, 2022. Congratulations Jeffrey.