Stone to art stone sculpture Symposium Jina Lee

STONE TO ART 2022

About us

We are Western Australia International Stone Sculpture Symposium (WAISSS), a small, not-for-profit organization, that held WA’s first international stone carving event, STONE TO ART 2022.

5 artists around Australia were invited to WA and given a beautiful block of stone each to transform into 5 large public sculptures at Attadale reserve, City of Melville. The public was invited to freely observe throughout the event, this was a rare chance for the public to see how stone sculptures are created from the raw block of stones to the finished public artworks, and most of all, the sweat and passion that goes into creating these pieces.

We are planning this event again across different cities in WA to create a sculpture trail between the contributing cities for the public to enjoy. We believe that this unique stone carving project will not only bring artistic merit but also educational and cultural benefits to Western Australia. We invite the community to see the artworks evolve and develop an appreciation for not only the artwork but also what our beautiful WA natural resources can offer.

Stone to art stone sculpture Symposium Jina Lee

meet
the
team

Stone to art stone sculpture Symposium Jina Lee
Stone to art stone sculpture Symposium Jina Lee

  • Chair
    Director of Henderson Nominees

    Peter Henderson has 40 years of experience in the quarrying and processing of natural Western Australian stone. He has been successful in supplying stone including, interstate for Melbourne Federation Square and locally for Yagan Square, Perth International Airport, and Perth Arena.

    Peter is donating Western Australian Sandstone and granite for WAISSS.

  • Director
    Western Australian artist

    Jina Lee was encouraged by the International stone sculpture symposiums around the world that she has participated in to promote the beauty and variety of the local WA stone to the world.

    As an artist, she has managed to carve many large-scale sculptures for public/private collections across the globe. www.jinaleearts.com

  • Finance Manager

    Nunzio is the Committee Finance Manager facilitating the establishment of the entity WAISSS and its constitution.

    He attends to all statutory requirements, development, preparation of financial accounts, and monitoring of budgets for WAISSS. He works closely with the members of the committee to establish WAISSS and the 2022 Symposium.

Jacqueline Gibson
Curator at
Small Sculpture Gallery 2022

Silvio Apponyi
Site manager 2022

Stirling Kain
Volunteer Coordinator 2022