Annual Art Awards – Springsure

Category one | Easel-based works

Artworks can be any medium, including mixed media, acrylic, oil, collage, printmaking and more. Artworks should be on a non-paper-based support.

First prize – $600
Second prize – $150

Category two | Works on paper

Artworks must be on paper and can include drawings, watercolour, collage, mixed media, printmaking and more.

First prize – $600
Second prize – $150

Category three | Three-dimensional and fibre works

Artworks can include pottery, sculpture, maquette, carving, assemblage, timber, metal, stone, plastic, fibre, mosaic and more.

First prize – $600
Second prize – $150

Category four | Photography and digital art

This category is for non-manipulated images, digital art and manipulated photography.

First prize – $600
Second prize – $150

Category five | Black and white

Artworks must be in black and white and can be of any medium and in any format.

First prize – $600
Second prize – $150

Category six | Youth – 13 to 18 years

Artworks can be in any medium and in any format.

First prize – $150
Second prize – $50

Category seven | Juniors – 12 years and under

Artworks can be in any medium and in any format.

First prize – $150
Second prize – $50

Central Highlands Regional Council Acquisitive Award

Selected by the judge(s), the Central Highlands Regional Council Acquisitive Award is chosen from entries in categories one to five with a prize of $2000 awarded to the winner.  Artworks must be listed for sale to qualify for this award.

People’s Choice Award

Voted by an online poll open for two weeks from opening night, the People’s Choice Award comes with a $200 prize.

View the catalogue for the 2024 CHRC Annual Art Awards – Springsure below:

Annual Art Awards – Springsure – 2024 Catalogue

Central Highlands Regional Council Acquisitive Award

“Ancient Footsteps” Rose Knight

Category 1 Winners (Easel Based Works)

First Prize

“Bush Creek” Joe Faust

Second Prize

“Frangipani Dream” Elena Churilova

Highly Commended

“Summer Solstice” Tara Lewis

Category 2 Winners (Works on paper)

First Prize

“Help is on its way” Anna-Maree Perfect

Second Prize

“Horses at sunset” Elena Churilova

Highly Commended

“The solace of wild places” Ainslie McMahon

Category 3 Winners (3-D & Fibre Works)

First Prize

“Ibis Vessel” Paula Bowie

Second Prize

“Nature Impressions” Carol Forster

Highly Commended

“Scoria 2023” Sarah-Menai Strittmatter

Category 4 Winners (Photography & Digital Art)

First Prize

“Smile of Hope” Diane Armstrong

Second Prize

“The Intimidating Stare” Michael Chay

Highly Commended

“Horses of the Forest” Kardia Stokes

Category 5 Winners (Black & white)

First Prize

“Enduring the strain” Lotte Anning

Second Prize

“Workhorse” Tara Lewis

Highly Commended

“Rain, Rain, Go Away” James Laws

Category 6 Winners (13-18 years)

First Prize

“Family Portrait” Lindy Johnson (15)

Second Prize

“The City Bridge” Matthew Weeks (18)

Highly Commended

“Like Grandma use to make” Safiya Higgins (13)

Category 7 Winners (12 years & under)

First Prize

“The Red Centre” George Roberts (8)

Second Prize

“Pear Please?” Hunter Taylor (8)

Highly Commended

“Turtles at sea” Amy Loch (8)

Highly Commended

“Chopper Mustering” Jack O’Neil (5)

Central Highlands Regional Council Acquisitive Award

“Life in the Mangroves” Ainslie McMahon

People’s Choice Award

“Predator” Nifty Davis

Category 1 Winners (Easel Based Works)

First Prize

“Coral Dreaming” Helen Chivers

Second Prize

“Untitled” Nifty Davis

Highly Commended

“Monarch” Kiara Follent

Category 2 Winners (Works on paper)

First Prize

“Transportation of People, Grain & Coal” Carmen Beezley-Drake

Second Prize

“Rains are coming” Helen Chivers

Highly Commended

“Bridge over Nogoa River” Tara Lewis

Category 3 Winners (3-D Works)

First Prize

“Garden Sketch” Carol Forster

Second Prize

“Mottlecah” Raelene Bock

Highly Commended

“My house has many rooms” Sharon Kirk

Category 4 Winners (Photography & Digital Art)

First Prize

“On the Move” James Laws

Second Prize

“Good Tucker Mate” Lou Petho

Highly Commended

“Sky Above, Sand Below, Peace Within” Stacey Parsons

Category 5 Winners (Black & white)

First Prize

“She is Her” Stacey Parsons

Second Prize

“Following the Line” Heidi Chivers

Highly Commended

“Clothesline out the back” James Laws

Category 6 Winners (13-18 years)

First Prize

“Patchwork” India Iwers

Second Prize

“Kailie” Heidi Chivers

Highly Commended

“Time without hands” Jacob Samuels

Category 7 Winners (12 years & under)

First Prize

“Deadly Texas” Jackson Kirby

Second Prize

“Meowshrooms” Kelsey Allen

Highly Commended

“Rain like gold” Sarah Simpson

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