Brigalow Arts Festival

Brigalow Arts Festival
Fine Art | Photography | Textiles | Sculpture | Decorative Art
Banana Shire Art Gallery Association Inc. proudly presents the Brigalow Arts Festival. Hosted annually in October the festival is Banana Shire's local visual art awards. In 2019 we are excited to offer over $11,000 in prize money!
Awards
BANANA SHIRE COUNCIL ACQUISITION |
Kathy Poole, Fire Season, pastel on paper |
MOORE STEPHENS ACCOUNTANTS ACQUISITION |
Sarah Larsen, Droughts & Whirly Winds, mixed media on canvas |
QNP ACQUISITION |
Sandy Scarborough, Magpie Season, watercolour on paper |
LOCAL ARTIST AWARD |
WINNER Auda Maclean |
YOUTH ENCOURAGEMENT AWARD |
Charlley McQuade-Hall |
SECTION 1 |
FIRST PLACE Sybil Rodger, Dark Mountains, acrylic on canvas
SECOND PLACE Susan Head, A Beauty or A Beast: A Gardener's Dilemma, hand painted ink lino print and collage on paper
HIGHLY COMMENDED Jane Gray, Our Future, textile and thread Fran Robinson, Within and Beyond, hand embroidery on canvas |
SECTION 2 |
FIRST PLACE Jane Gray, Curtain of rain; wet season dreaming, textile
SECOND PLACE Kassie Warren, Colours of Spring, acrylic on canvas
HIGHLY COMMENDED Andrea Farrow, Spring Rain, found steel objects Sandy Scarborough, Magpie Season, watercolour on paper |
SECTION 3 |
FIRST PLACE Nanette Balchin, Pieces of Infinity, found Materials, collaged papers, prints, muslin, linen, cotton, tissue paper, inks, wax, mono printed pages and cotton thread
SECOND PLACE Andrea Farrow, Pr-owl-er, found steel objects
HIGHLY COMMENDED Noel Brady, Clockwork Queen of Clubs, recycled piano parts, aluminium and collage on MDF Casandra Pyziakos, Wired for Elegance, crochet wire and fibre |
SECTION 4 |
FIRST PLACE Sharon Gallagher, Happiness is - The Promise of Rain, digital photograph on canvas
SECOND PLACE Toni O'Connor, Sloppy Kisses From Your Best Friend, digital photograph on paper
HIGHLY COMMENDED Catrina Stevens, Soul Mates, digital photograph on paper Amy Holcombe, Muddy Puddles, digital photograph on foam board |
SECTION 5 |
FIRST PLACE Toni O'Connor, Say Cheese!, digital photograph on paper
SECOND PLACE Catrina Stevens, Daddy’s Home, digital photograph on paper
HIGHLY COMMENDED Nicky Poole, Dirt Road Freedom, digital photograph on paper Alecia McQuade, A Girl Can Never Have Too Many Jewels, digital photograph on paper |
SECTION 6 |
Janelle Anderson, Lillies, oil on canvas |
SECTION 7 |
FIRST PLACE Kade Knapman, Mummy & Max, digital photograph on paper
SECOND PLACE Cruz Parmenter, Happiness is: Having a brother, digital photograph on paper
THIRD PLACE Kate Grange, Holidays, digital photograph on paper |
SECTION 8 |
FIRST PLACE Payton Stevens, Cheese, digital photograph on paper
SECOND PLACE Hannah Rideout, Happiness is: For Grandmas to share a joke, digital photograph on paper
THIRD PLACE Jaxon Parmenter, Happiness is: Cruz is mostly happy, digital photograph on paper |
SECTION 9 |
FIRST PLACE Baoxu Guo, Memory Line, lino print and watercolour on paper
SECOND PLACE Leah Johnston, Superb Fairy Wrens, lino print and pastel on paper
THIRD PLACE Tiana Bretag, Suspicious Kangaroo, paper collage on paper |
SECTION 10 |
FIRST PLACE Dann Kitt, Giraa Gadhi (wind snake) [whip], ski cord and bamboo handle textile
SECOND PLACE Arianna Travilla, Voices Beyond Us, acrylic and whiteout on canvas
THIRD PLACE JiaHao Huang, Fish and Turtle, graphite on paper |
Download the list of 2019 Brigalow Arts Festival Awards
2019 Key Dates
Entries Close | 23 September, 4:00pm - EXTENDED TO 8 OCTOBER 4:00pm |
Artwork Delivery | 9 October, 9:00am - 4:00pm |
Festival Opening | 18 October, from 5:30pm |
Weekend Opening Hours |
19 October, 10am - midday |
Artwork Collection | 25 November, 9:00am - 4:00pm |
Judge: Tallara Gray
Tallara qualified in 2015 with a Bachelor of Fine Art (Visual) with Honours at the Queensland University of Technology and presently leads the “By Request Program” for the Flying Arts Alliance, Brisbane. The “By Request Program” is a professional development program for artist and arts workers, young artists, educators, schools and communities. It administers the Small Schools Fund, which allows schools in Queensland with less than 50 students the opportunity to apply for funding of up to $5000.00 for curriculum linked projects.
Tallara was awarded the Deans List for Excellence at the QUT, is a member of the Golden Key International Honours Society and has exhibited at a number of galleries including Freshwater/Saltwater, The Gallery at Bayside Arts and Cultural Centre, Brighton Victoria; Sea HER Land, Benalla Art Gallery, Benalla Victoria, Too-roo-dun, Fortyfivedownstairs, Melbourne Victoria and Badjurr Baluk—
More Information
- Email: brigalowartsfestival@gmail.com
- Phone: 0418 195 503 Alan McTaggart, President, Banana Shire Art Gallery Association
- Phone: 0427 852 525 Kay Breeze, Secretary, Banana Shire Art Gallery Association
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