Pyrmont Art Festival

3 May 2008 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Venue

Union Square
Cnr Harris and Union St
Pyrmont 2009
Map Reference: UBD 12
Phone: 9361 0440
Nearest Public Transport: Bus
Facilities: food outlet, public telephones

Following the success of last year's inaugural event, the second annual Pyrmont Art Festival will be held once again in Union Square on Saturday May 3^rd from 10am to 4pm.

Over 300 identically sized 12 inch square canvasses will be exhibited on the day. A colourful quilt of paintings, sculpture reliefs, mosaics, photography and mixed media will be displayed in Union Square.

Art can be purchased on the day with 75% of the proceeds going to participating artists. All entrants in the Pyrmont Arts Festival automatically compete in the Pyrmont Art Prize with over $8000 worth of cash and in kind prizes donated by local Pyrmont and Ultimo businesses.

This year the Pyrmont Art Prize will be judged by local Pyrmont resident, Elizabeth Ann Macgregor, the Director of the Museum of Contemporary Art, by Dawn Casey, the new Director of the Powerhouse Museum in Ultimo and by Ian Howard, the Dean of the College of Fine Arts.

To involve the public, a PEOPLE'S CHOICE award will also be selected.

The Pyrmont Art Festival will take place on May 3rd, rain or shine. If it does rain on the day, the Pyrmont Art Festival will be held in Star City Casino around the corner from Union Square in the pedestrian walkway at the southern end of the hotel. Pedestrian access to the Star City Walk is off Pyrmont Street, just north of Union Street.

The Festival is proudly sponsored by our Chamber, City of Sydney, Star City, Harlequin Inn and The City News. Pyrmont Progress is supporting the organisation and administration of the Festival together with Lesley of Tap Gallery.

More information is available at www.pucc.com.au