Sunset Events is proud to announce the return of Artbound to the Southbound Festival in 2009.

SCULPTURE AWARD

Sunset Events and Western Power are proud to present the Southbound Festival ArtBound Sculpture Award Finalists!

All 10 short listed artists will receive $500 towards the creation of their sculptures which will be exhibited at the Southbound Festival (2nd-4th of January, 2009 at Sir Stewart Bovell Park, Busselton) in front of an expected crowd of 20,000 people.

Without further ado the finalists (in no particular order) and artwork titles are:

Kashmir Rouw "Evolution Stone"
Sean Cope "Box Headed"
Richard Fry "Tin Man"
Daniel Iley "Curios-i-tree"
Robert McCulloch "Untitled"
Peter Zappa "Gathering#"
Ian Young "The Unraveling"
Amanda Verschuren "Carriers"
Helen Seiver "Now we in it"
Tanya Lee "A Three-Day City"

On your festival adventure be sure to visit the Sculpture Park and explore the exciting artistic talent developing in WA, and maybe even snap yourself up a collector's item!

ArtBound 2008 Sculpture Finalist Rod Laws		Theme • We would like the artists to communicate issues of importance to them as vibrant Western Australians through sculpture. This could be anything from environmental, political, cultural, spiritual or economic themes and beyond. • As recycling and protection of the environment are major components of the Festival materials may be recycled; however, this is not necessary if the theme is able to be communicated through the design.

SOLAR POWERED MUSIC TREE

Sunset Events is proud to present the one and only solar powered music tree! Created by local industrial design and electronics creative's Vince Austin and Katie Cochrane and powered by clean renewable energy, the music tree is an interactive electronic sculpture on which multiple punters can play music. Be sure to drop by and break out some jams with your mates!

RECYCLED ART

Building on the huge success of the recycling sculptures from 2008, local artists Rob Watt and Eliot Money are once again creating Rodin from rubbish, with some new, bigger and more exciting recycling sculptures popping up around the place. The recycled sculptures are initially "empty" wire sculptures are constructed that "grow" during the festival with the addition of recycled aluminum cans. The sculptures are filled up by patrons throughout the festival, in an enjoyable and participative process which also assists with the recycling at the festival, the end result being huge full colourful recycled sculptures made by multiple festival patrons. This year the sculptures will include mythical and endangered sea creatures. Don't be surprised if you spot the Loch Ness Monster...

LIVE & PARTICIPATIVE ART

It's your festival and we want you to express yourself. The festival is a community so help express your unique presence by grabbing a spray can and contribute to a graffiti piece.We are offering punters the chance to participate in a professionally led graffiti workshop at the festival, led by Abnormal Design. Stay tuned for details. You can also check out the graffiti murals on fencing and thoroughfares and watch the professional artists creating live graffiti murals before your eyes.

Using one of the most abundant art mediums in the southwest, and one almost all coastal West Australians are familiar with, Steve Machell a leading Byron Bay Sand Sculptor will turn eight cubic metres of sand into a masterpiece, live in front of the festival audience in a tribute to the iconic beaches of the South West.

SILENT AUCTION

Each year we ask all of our Southbound musicians to donate something special for our Silent Auction. Signed merchandise is on display and you can place your bid to take home a little part of Southbound history. The item goes to the person with the highest bid at the close of the auction and all proceeds go to fund the next year's Southbound Arts Projects. Drop by to bid on a choice item, and make your contribution towards the arts!

And there is a lot more to Artbound - chill out under some beautiful shaded canopy spaces and keep your eyes out for otherworldly entrances, décor and sculptures dotted around the place for all your extra sensory stimulatory needs. Southbound, a music, camping and arts festival...