[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_wp_custommenu nav_menu=”5″ el_class=”sub”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_gallery interval=”3″ images=”11735″ img_size=”full” css=””][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]The opening of the Sydney Metro this month saw Tom Bass’ famous ‘Fountain’ sculpture wonderfully restored and reinstated at the new Martin Place Metro Station. Originally commissioned by P&O in 1962 and completed in 1963, the sculpture quickly caught the attention of Sydney’s residents and office workers with its wave-like shape, and for uniquely ‘bit[ing] into the very skin of the architecture’ as described by award-winning sculptor Richard Goodwin and referenced by Felicity Fenner, curatorial advisor for Macquarie Group. The sculpture…

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_wp_custommenu nav_menu=”5″ el_class=”sub”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_gallery interval=”3″ images=”11553″ img_size=”full” css=””][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]The 2024 Annual Studio Exhibition will open on Saturday 28th September at 3pm – all welcome to come along! We are excited to be able to throw open the doors to once again welcome students, current and past, along with friends and supporters into the studio. We will be asking current and recent students to submit a finished work that they have created in the past year at either a TBSSS Term or Special Workshop. The ASE is a wonderful opportunity for all…

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_wp_custommenu nav_menu=”5″ el_class=”sub”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_gallery interval=”3″ images=”11447″ img_size=”full” css=””][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Our 50th anniversary celebration held recently was remarkable for the attendance of so many people associated with the school over that many years.  Past teachers, students from earlier years and friends and associates of the late Tom Bass AM (1916-2010) came from near and far. They mingled and reconnected, sharing stories and anecdotes from earlier years. Many remember Tom’s first school premises which started in a Broadway loft in 1974, transitioning to the Erskineville warehouse space in 1998. The celebration was…

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_wp_custommenu nav_menu=”5″ el_class=”sub”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_gallery interval=”3″ images=”11487″ img_size=”full” css=””][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]We are thrilled to announce that our great friend, wonderful teacher and artist Usama Alnassar is returning to TBSSS to teach the ever popular Marble Carving Workshops for the month of January 2025!  Alnassar will be running 5 & 8 Day Workshops from 8 – 29 January. W1 – 5 Days: Wed 8th – Sun 12th Jan W2 – 5 Days Tue 14th – Sat 18th Jan W3 – 8 Days: Tue 21st – Wed 29th Jan (break on the 26th) Fees: 5…

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_wp_custommenu nav_menu=”5″ el_class=”sub”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_gallery interval=”3″ images=”11220″ img_size=”full”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]2024 is our 50th anniversary as a Sculpture Studio School! We warmly invite you to celebrate this historic milestone on Saturday 6 July, from 3 – 6pm for the opening of a special exhibition and celebratory event.  Celebrating half a century of the Tom Bass Sculpture Studio School 1974 – 2024 this special exhibition curated by Wendy Black features sculptures by our founder, the late Tom Bass AM, as well as sculptures from Alumni, students and teachers from our rich 50 year…

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_wp_custommenu nav_menu=”5″ el_class=”sub”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_gallery interval=”3″ images=”11308″ img_size=”full” css=””][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]As part of our 50th anniversary celebrations, we are sharing profiles from TBSSS alumni, teachers and students.  To read and enjoy the amazing profiles we have recently shared, click here. Be sure to check back regularly and see new profiles featured each week. Whether you are alumni, recent or a current student, we would love to hear from you. To be apart of the Spotlight series, please follow the instructions below. We will be running these profiles for the rest of 2024….

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_wp_custommenu nav_menu=”5″ el_class=”sub”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_gallery interval=”3″ images=”11120″ img_size=”full”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] We are thrilled to offer an all NEW special workshop for TBSSS, 3/4 Life-size Torso with visiting guest artist Georgina Mills in July this year. You may remember Georgina’s sculptures from the Tom Bass Prize, she was a finalist in the 2020 and 2022 Prizes. You may also recall the interview we did with Georgina on the Sculpture Club blog, click here to have a read. Georgina is sculptor whose practice explores the human condition through the representation of the figure. She has trained in contemporary…

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_wp_custommenu nav_menu=”5″ el_class=”sub”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_gallery interval=”3″ images=”11170″ img_size=”full”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] We are excited to be collaborating with Aesop again. You may recall the last project we did with them in September last year that featured TBSSS teachers Karen Alexander and Monika Scarrabelotti. Currently, the Aesop Sydney, Pitt St store, features select marble sculptures by TBSSS teachers Wendy Black, Monika Scarrabelotti and Elena Murgia as well as TBSSS students Jennifer Do, Liselle Mei, Mehrnoosh Nik Tavakoli and Amy Thai. You’re invited to a celebration event! Join us tonight (24/4) to celebrate our continuing collaboration…

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_wp_custommenu nav_menu=”5″ el_class=”sub”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_gallery interval=”3″ images=”10795″ img_size=”full”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Under the intriguing title A Life & the Other Form of Life, sculptor Usama Alnassar is presenting at Clara Street Gallery an exhibition of his recent marble sculptures and works on paper. Perhaps this intriguing title is partly explained from the artist’s own words. Alnassar describes in his statement how he sees beauty and goodness in human forms and in other life forms – though he may at other times have regarded such life forms as hostile. Born in Damascus in 1975 into an artistic family, Alnassar moved to Italy’s Apuan…

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_wp_custommenu nav_menu=”5″ el_class=”sub”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_gallery interval=”3″ images=”10748″ img_size=”full”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Big congratulations to TBSSS Alumni Jonathan Foley whose talents have been recognised twice recently. Jonathan won Highly Commended at the Neerim Bower Sculpture Prize 2024 for his sculpture pictured above Art Gives You Wings. He will also be a finalist in the Sculpture Bermagui Prize and Exhibition which will run 9 – 17 March. We wish Jonathan all the best with the Prize. TBSSS teacher Monika Scarrabelotti is currently exhibiting some of her recent sculptures at Project 90 Gallery as part of their In the Flesh group show. The exhibition runs in…