Brigalow Arts Festival

Brigalow Arts Festival Splash

14 October - 25 November 2022

Fine Art | Photography | Textiles | Sculpture | Decorative Art 

Banana Shire Art Gallery Association Inc. proudly presents the Brigalow Arts Festival, Banana Shire's local visual art awards. Brigalow Arts Festival is hosted annually in October at Banana Shire Regional Art Gallery.

The 2022 Brigalow Winners Announced

The 2022 Brigalow Festival Winners were announced at the official opening of the Banana Shire  Regional Art Gallery on Friday 14th October.

 

Winners from this year’s festival include:

 

BANANA SHIRE COUNCIL ACQUISITION

Roz Glazbrook, Inviting

MOORE ACQUISITION

Gail Thomas, The Inquisitive Pair

QUEENSLAND NITRATE PLANT ACQUISITION

Carmen Beezley Drake, View to Mt Larcom Mud Flat

LOCAL ARTIST AWARD

Roz Glazbrook, Inviting and Picnic at Junction PK 1920

YOUTH ENCOURAGEMENT AWARD

Miaoer Guo, Noodles

SECTION 1 - BURNIE SMITH MEMORIAL

PAINTING AND WORKS ON PAPER, ANY THEME (EXCLUDING PHOTOGRAPHY)

FIRST PLACE

Gail Thomas, The Inquisitive Pair

 

SECOND PLACE

Sarah Larsen, Nature’s Amphitheater

SECTION 2 – Themed section

THEME: NATURE

ANY MEDIUM

FIRST PLACE

Auda McLean, The Natural Beauty of a Tidal Creek

 

SECOND PLACE

Sandra Harold, Marsh Wader

SECTION 3 – PHOTOGRAPHY COLOUR

THEME: Nature

 

 

 

FIRST PLACE

Elizabeth Camplin, Glowing in the Dark

 

SECOND PLACE

Norman Crouch, Harmony

 

HIGHLY COMMENDED

Catrina Stevens, Time is Precious

SECTION 4 – PHOTOGRAPHY BLACK & WHITE

THEME: NATURE

FIRST PLACE

Norman Crouch, Trevor

 

SECOND PLACE

Alana Read, Still Standing

 

HIGHLY COMMENDED

Catrina Stevens, Wheat

SECTION 5 – Emerging Artist

 

FIRST PLACE

Kim Rose, Don’t Follow the Crowd, Step out of the Shadows

 

SECOND PLACE

Alana Read, Emu Park

SECTION 6 – THREE DIMENSIONAL WORKS

FIRST PLACE

To Rust, we will Return, Andrea Farrow

 

SECOND PLACE

The Buddy Bud Family, Gail Myer

 

HIGHLY COMMENDED

Hangbin Lu, Riverbank at Dawn

SECTION 7 – YOUTH PHOTOGRAPHY COLOUR

UNDER 18 YEARS

THEME: NATURE

FIRST PLACE

Sarah Grange, Peace and Quiet

 

SECOND PLACE

Jane McNamara, Wild, Wild, West

 

THIRD PLACE

Sophie Lipsys, Hummingbird Hawkmoth

 

HIGHLY COMMENDED

Georgia McNamara, Cobblestones

SECTION 8 –YOUTH PHOTOGRAPHY BLACK & WHITE

UNDER 18 YEARS

THEME: NATURE

FIRST PLACE

Georgia McNamara, Shade

 

SECOND PLACE

Kate Grange, Barry from the Barrier Reef

 

THIRD PLACE

Mia Clapham, Black and White Brush

SECTION 9 – YOUTH ARTWORK

YEAR 7-9 ANY MEDIUM, ANY THEME

FIRST PLACE

Josh Dales, The Waterfall

 

SECOND PLACE

Chloe Gomersall, Injured Dancer

 

THIRD PLACE

Mia Clapham, Paper Frida

SECTION 10 – YOUTH ARTWORK

YEAR 10-12 ANY MEDIUM, ANY THEME

FIRST PLACE

Lauren Howard, Girl in a Mood

 

SECOND PLACE

Nicholas Rissman, Curiosity of Invasion

 

THIRD PLACE

Maddison Tranther, Mission Discovery

The Brigalow Arts Festival is a free event open to the public and is held from 14th October to 25 November. The event is organized by the Banana Shire Art Gallery Association Inc.

For further information contact Banana Shire Regional Art Gallery.

2022 Key Dates

 

 Official Opening & Presentations            

Friday 14 October at 6pm

6pm

Adults $10 (cash and eftpos available)

Concession $5

Festival Artists Free

Students and Children Free

Brigalow Arts Festival

Exhibition

Friday 14 October

to

25 November 

 Final Day of Festival

Friday 25 November

 Artwork Collection

(in person)

From Tuesday 29 November

8am - 5pm

Artwork Collection

(courier & postage)

From Tuesday 29 November

8am - 5pm

Brigalow Arts Festival Awards

Please note the below list is for the 2022 Brigalow Arts Festival Awards details.

Award

Prize

Banana Shire Council Acquisitive Award $1000
Moore Australia Acquisitive Award $1000
Queensland Nitrate Pty Acquisitive Award $1000
Local Artist Award $1000
Youth Engagement Award $150

Section 1: Burnie Smith Memorial Two Dimensional Works

Any theme

Paintings and works on paper (excluding photography).

1st: $1000

2nd: $200

Section 2: Themed Section - Nature 

Any medium relating to the theme.

1st: $1000

2nd: $200

Section 3: Photography - Colour

Theme: Nature 

Any photography works relating to the theme.

1st: $1000

2nd: $200

Section 4: Photography - Black & White

Theme: Nature

Any photography works relating to the theme.

1st: $1000

2nd: $200

Section 5: Emerging Artists

Any theme or medium. 

(refer to condition 4 for definition)

1st: $1000

2nd: $200

Section 6: Three Dimensional Works

Any three dimensional works including sculpture, ceramics, textiles, video and installation works.

1st: $200

2nd: $75

Section 7: Photography - Colour (under 18yrs)

Theme: Nature

Any photography works by youth under 18yrs relating to the theme.

(refer to condition 16 for artwork size requirements)

1st: $200

2nd: $75

3rd: $25

Section 8: Photography - Black & White (under 18yrs)

Theme: Nature 

Any photography works by youth under 18yes relating to the theme.

(refer to condition 16 for artwork size and requirements)

1st: $200

2nd: $75

3rd: $25

Section 9: Artworks - Grades 7 to 9

Any theme or medium.

By youth in grades 7 to 9 or equivalent age (excluding photography).

1st: $200

2nd: $75

3rd: $25

Section 10: Artworks - Grades 10 to 12

Any theme or medium

By youth in grades 10 to 12 or equivalent age (excluding photography).

1st: $200

2nd: $75

3rd: $25

Consult the entry form for further details and conditions of entry

Sponsors

Sponsors list of the Brigalow Arts Festival including business logos and individuals names

 

Contact Brigalow Arts Festival

Email brigalowartsfestival@gmail.com

Patron & Festival

Co-ordinator

 Alan McTaggart 0418 195 503
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