SAWTELL Art Gallery’s 37th Annual Show opened on Saturday 28 June with a celebratory party well-attended by exhibitors and community.
This is the 37th year of the show.
“Thank you to everyone who came out to support our wonderful arts community,” said Sawtell Art Gallery President Pene Charles.
“Congratulations to all of the winners and a big thanks to our wonderful sponsors, without your support we wouldn’t have an Annual Exhibition.”
There were nine sections across a range of genres with a prize of $500 attached to each section and $100 for the Youth category.
– Paintings of Sawtell – sponsored by Coffs Harbour Council – was won by Jordanna Hinton with “Boambee Reflections”.
– Oil and Acrylic Traditional – sponsored by Robson and Oliver Law Firm – was won by Jayden Whitton with “Travis Banker from Blink 182”.
– Abstract and Contemporary – sponsored by Bargains On First – was won by Bronwyn Fife with her work, “Untitled 1”..
– Watercolour – sponsored by Sue and Bruce Gray – was Helen Goldsmith’s “Still Life with Brush and Paints”.
– Small Paintings – sponsored by Matt Charles Consulting – saw Andrea Hitchcock’s work “Here comes the Sun” named the prize winner.
– Drawing – sponsored by Blooms Chemist Sawtell – was won by Willie Berkof-Ober with “First Nations Man”.
– 3D work – sponsored by Weave of Bellingen and Sawtell Chamber Of Commerce – was Nico Reynolds’ challenging sculpture, “Plastic Lives Forever”.
– Mixed Media Print – sponsored by Bay School Of Art’s Jeremy Sheehan and Jo Elliott – was won by Shellie Kelly with “The Back Up”.
– Photography – sponsored by an anonymous donor – was Sharon Sykes with “Sheep Wolf”.
The Youth award winners – sponsored by Island Art Shop’s Gail Cardow – were Lachlan Wainwright with “The Operator” and Max Greenaway with “Motion from the Ocean”.
The People’s Choice Award – sponsored by MP Gurmesh Singh – will be announced at the end of the exhibition.
The President’s Award went to young artist Stella Dodd for her work “Nunez”.
The exhibition was curated by Sue Baker with the assistance of Helen Goldsmith and Sandy Bruce.
“Our wonderful Jasmine Winter handled all the social media, certificates and photographs on the night which can be seen on the website.
“A huge team effort, thanks to all involved,” Ms Charles said.
By Andrea FERRARI
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