Gulgong Arts Council hosted Unearthed 2017 Art Competition which was held over the long weekend in conjunction with the Henry Lawson festivities and an increase of entries of 75 was welcome.
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We were very delighted with the viewing of this exhibition with approximately 400 people popping in to see the fabulous exhibits from Central Coast, Blue Mountains, Willow Tree, Blackheath and as far away as Kingaroy Qld as well as many of the members of Gulgong Arts Council.
Henrys School Art Prize Sponsored by Red Hill Environmental Education Centre, Gulgong Arts Council and Stacks Down Under was very successful with 18 school entries from Midwestern Regional Council area.
Hargraves Public School was judged as the winning school and Mudgee High School winning second prize.
Judge, Dean Mobbs of Dean Mobbs Gallery, Kepple Street Bathurst also donated his novel ‘The Expressionist’ and awarded this to Mudgee High School. Congratulations to all the schools that entered in its first year. It was great to see so many schools participating and the art work was simply amazing. Keep your eye out next year for the Henrys as this art prize will be again included in the annual Unearthed exhibition.
Judge, Dean Mobbs of Dean Mobbs Gallery, Kepple Street Bathurst donated another two of his novel ‘The Expressionist’ and awarded them to Michelle McFarlan for ‘Simple Meal’, Therese Wilkins for ‘A night in the Forest’. “Thank Dean Mobbs”. Congratulations to all the artists and artisans who participated and to the winners of the great prizes that were on offer for our annual UneARThed art competition.
Gulgong Arts Council would like to acknowledge the sponsors of UneARThed 2017 and they are as follows: Mrs. Helen Oakley, Ulan Mine a Glencore managed Operation, Midwestern Regional Council, Red Hill Environmental Education Learning Centre, Stacks Down Under, Burnbrae Wines, Flight Centre Mudgee, Harvey Norman Photo Centre, Gulgong Men’s Shed and Gulgong Writers Group. We would also like to express our gratitude to our judges, Wanda Driscoll (artist and art teacher from Orange NSW) and Dean Mobbs (artist, art teacher and author) of Dean Mobbs Gallery Bathurst NSW. We would also like to thank businesses that kindly advertised UneARThed 2017- Central West Lifestyle Magazine, Textiles Down Under magazine, Gulgong Post Office, Discover Magazine, Cowra Guardian, Midwestern Regional Council, Henry Lawson Festival Program and the Commercial Hotel Gulgong for displaying the UneARThed Art Competition banner. Last but not least a special thanks to Daphne Brooks Music for entertaining our guests with your lovely music, to Jim Howard (Henry Lawson impersonator) for being our special guest and to Percy Thompson for his entertainment.
Unearthed 2017 Art Competition Prize winners
The Clyde Oakley Memorial Open Prize $1,000
Sponsored by Mrs. Helen Oakley
1st ‘Henry’ Justine Parkins
Highly Commended ‘Henry Lawson’ Vicki Gash
Best Exhibit Adult $1,000
‘Takin the Licks’ Samantha Jane Yates
Sponsored by Ulan Coal a managed operation
Best Exhibit Under 18 $200
‘Deer’ Kaitlyn Barrett
Sponsored by Gulgong Arts Council
The Henrys School Art Prize $500
Sponsored by Red Hill Environmental Education Learning Centre
1st Hargraves Public School
2nd Mudgee High School
The Henrys School Art Prize
Sponsored by Stacks Down Under
Peoples Choice Award Cudgegong Valley Primary School – Michelle Roberts
Peoples Choice Award for UneARThed 2017
This award was a three-way tie
Chris Tomlinson ‘Proud Peacock’
Deidre Butler ‘Crazy Garden’
Chris Tomlinson ‘Indian Head dress’
Congratulations to Chris and Diedre Butler
Adult Section
Oils & Acrylics
1st ‘Gorgeous Blooms’ Jennifer Edwards
2nd ’Gum Blossoms’ Michelle McFarlan
Highly commended ‘Simple Meal’ Michelle McFarlan
Watercolours
1st ‘Gumblossoms’ Chris Tomlinson
2nd ‘Golden Gulgong’ Thelma Beechy
Highly Commended ‘Bottles Robyn Andrews
Pastels
1st ‘Wisdom Experience’ Lisa Kennedy
2nd ‘Worrior’ Mary-Ann Leaver
Highly Commended ‘Poplars’
Drawing
2nd ‘Out of the Dust’ Lisa Kennedy
2nd ‘Monsters’ David Gaudry
Highly Commended ‘Fowl Portrait’ Mary-Ann Leaver
Mixed Media
1st ‘Takin the Licks’ Samantha Jane Yates
2nd ‘Crazy Garden’ Diedre Butler
Highly Commended ‘Many Seasons’ Ross Kurtz
Pottery
1st ‘Gum & Wattle Plates’ Susan Bridgford
2nd ‘Butterflies’ Susan Bridgford
Highly Commended ‘Tortoise’ Kay Binns
Handicrafts
1st ‘I-Pod’ Toni Morrison
2nd ‘Exotic’ Natalie Buckle
Highly Commended ‘Longhorn’ Laura-Mae West
High School Section
Drawing
1st Drawing ‘Deer’ Kaitlyn Butler
2nd ‘Wellington Museum’ Caitlyn Playford
Highly Commended ‘The Violet-Haired Syren Monica Oschar
Painting
1st ‘Museum’ Max-Ann Whittaline
2nd ‘You are My Sunshine’ Meg Gersbacke
Highly Commended ‘The Rose & Galaxy Raindrop’ Monica Oschar
Handicrafts
1st The Loaded Dog’ Josie Williams
2nd ‘Wellington Times’ Elizabeth Ether
Highly Commended Kaytlin Placelett
Primary School Section
Drawing
1st ‘Macaw’ Zahara Leaver
2nd ‘Baby Dragon’ Pheonix Kirk Marshall
Highly Commended ‘Unicorn’ Zahara Leaver
Painting
1st ‘Funny Affair’ Ruby Davies
2nd ‘Loaded Dog’ Shelby Frost
Highly Commended -Sunshine & Sunset’ Ajay Gallagher
Handicrafts
1st ‘Landsdown’ Gulgong Public School K-6W
2nd ‘Soul of a Poet’ Ulan Public School
Highly Commended ‘Old Bark Hut’ Matilda Everingham Gulgong Public School
Preschool Section
Drawing & Painting
1st ‘A Butterfly’ Rosie Turner
2nd Christmas lights at Rubies’ Ruby Ferguson
Highly Commended ‘My Family’ Lola Cheesewright
The raffle which began at our street stall May 19 and 100 club run during UneARThed were drawn on Sunday June 11 at 4pm and prize winners were as follows:-
Raffle 1st prize $200 travel voucher from Flight Centre Mudgee was won by Benison Rodd of Gulgong
2nd Prize $100 IGA voucher donated jointly by Helen Oakley and Gulgong Arts Council was won by Cecily Walters of Parkes.
3rd prize 2000 digital photo prints donated by Harvey Norman Photo Centre was won by Alan Rickwood of Gulgong.
100 club 1st prize of $60 was won by Daphne Power of Gulgong, 2nd prize of $30 was won by Therese Wilkins from Central Coast and 3rd prize of $10 was won by David Bridgford of Gulgong.
Gulgong Arts Council will be holding our next monthly meeting July 12 Gulgong RSL boardroom 5pm.
Gulgong Arts Council’s AGM will be held Saturday, July 15 at Gulgong RSL boardroom 5pm and all positions will be declared vacant so it would be great to see many of our members attending.
Submitted by Toni Morrison
Secretary
Gulgong Arts Council
