Arts: Sculpture: Australian prize goes to 91 yrs old May Barrie

Top Art News which proclaims itself as "the most popular art, artist, gallery and museum news stories from around the globe!," offers this report of (one of) the world's most visited sculpture exhibition.

91-Year-Old Carves Her Win in Stone ...

Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi
Sydney, Australia

The 13th annual Sculpture by the Sea festival opened this week at Sydney's beautiful Bondi to Tamarama coastal walk. One of the most popular sculpture exhibitions in the world, the Australian event has attracted over 4.3 million people since it's inception in 1997.

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This year's winner was a surprise to many - a 91-year-old grandmother named May Barrie. Her granite carving, entitled Time and Tide Granite Monolith II, was completed in 1996 and beat out 113 other entries for first place. Barrie graduated from the National Art School in Melbourne and has been a sculptor most of her life. "I know it's a good work and now I'm glad that other people agree. I'm surprised and pleased to have been given this award. I hope I'm not just dreaming this," Barrie said. She plans to share the the $54,000 (USD) first prize with her family.
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Sculpture by the Sea (Oct. 29 - Nov.15, 2009) | Website

The website referred-to features a wonderful online exhibit of self-changing slides of the various sculptures. Don't miss it!