Congratulations to Margaret Ackland who has also been selected as a finalist in the Hazelhurst Art on Paper Award 2019. Ackland's work (detail above) can be viewed along side all of the other finalist works at Hazelhurst Art Centre in NSW between the 21st of September and the 17th of November 2019.
Since 2001 The Hazelhurst Art on Paper Award has been a significant national biennial exhibition that aims to elevate the status of works on paper while supporting and promoting artists working with this medium. With prize money totalling $26,000, the Award showcases outstanding art created with, on or about paper. Artists compete for the $15,000 major award; the Young & Early Career Artist and the Friends of Hazelhurst Local Artist Awards ($5,000 each); and the People’s Choice Award ($1,000), plus the Hazelhurst Preparator’s choice Residency Award.
Artist Kathrin Longhurst has been selected as a finalist in the prestigous Portia Geach Memorial Award 2019 with her portrait of Mariama (shown above). The Exhibition will run from August 2 to September 15, 2019 at S.H. Ervin Gallery in Sydney.
Congratulations to Annika Romeyn who has been selected as a finalist in the 2019 Banyule Award for Works on Paper. Romeyn is one of 40 finalists in this year's Award, selected from a pool of 439 entries.
You can view Romeyn's selected work; Verge 2, 2018 (detail shown above), at the 2019 Banyule Award for Works on Paper Finalists’ Exhibition from August 29 to October 19 2019 at Hatch Contemporary Arts Space.
Kim Anderson is about to embark on a 12 week artist-in-residence at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, the National Centre for Gaelic Language, Culture and the Arts on the Isle of Skye.
Annika Romeyn has just been granted a Spring Residency at Corin Cottage in Namadgi National Park, awarded through Craft ACT. We're looking forward to seeing the beautiful works that result from such an opportunity.