Art and Photographic Exhibitions
A big thank you to all who entered and visited the City of Stirling's Art Award 2011!
Winners
$5000 Acquisitive First Prize
Winner: Bevan Griggs Artwork Title: "Bins and Graffiti"
Judges Comments: A strong graphic, detailed rendering, bold, in your face, captivating image of all the icons we love to hate.
$1000 Local Artists Award
Winner: Julie Silvester Artwork Title "Salt Lake Splendour"
Judges Comments:Sweeping dynamic composition - a vastness combined with a beautiful detailed texture. The composition allows several different ways to view the work.
$700 Edith Cowan University Young Artists Award (aged 16 - 25 years)
Winner: Nadine Jaeger Artwork Title: "Self Portrait"
Judges Comments: Lovely marks, the artist knows their medium well with a lovely control of the medium.
$300 Junior Artists Award (aged 10 - 15 years)
Winner: Madeleine Palmer Artwork Title"Untitled"
Judges Comments: For a young artist this is an accomplished painting especially considering the scale of the work.
$500 Karrinyup Shopping Centre People's Choice Award
Winner: Nelson Franco Artwork Title "Waves"
$500 West Coast Picture Framers Drawing/Works on Paper Award
Winner: Mugurel Barbelescu Artwork Title "I Draw, Therefore I'm"
Judges Comments: Bold graphic shapes combined with sensitive detailed mark making provide contrast and tension.
$500 Tayha Designs Jewellery Award
Winner: Annette Ellson Artwork Title "Out of the Ashes"
Judges Comments: Beautifully presented, strong conceptualisation and material use and techniques. Lovely design.
$500 Oil/Acrylic Award
Winner: Vicki Sangster Artwork Title: Hidden Secrets
Judges Comments: Lovely, beautifully composed work with a realistic rendering. Well balanced composition contrasting the painted imagery against the industrial has created a strong narrative.
$500 Print Media Award
Winner: Brendan O'Leary Artwork Title: cnokonhar cyka
Judge Comments: Sense of humour and playfulness between the dog and background. Technically well done.
$500 Sculpture Award
Winner: Benjamin Kovacsy Artwork Title: Offcuts
Judges Comments: Beautifully made, inquistiive quality, detailed.
$500 Barrett Displays Textiles Award
Winner: Julia Sutton Artwork Title: Fred Williams Old Camp Stretcher
Judges Comments: Raw energy, deliberate use of limited colour palette, evocative, subtle, sensitive use of materials.
$500 Watercolour Award
Winner: Gail Leidich Artwork Title: Around Town
Judges Comments: Compositionally and tonally beautiful, controlled use of technique combined with a looseness. The essence of the this everyday image is captured perfectly, it's not overworked and beautifully framed.
Each category winner also received a $50 gift card courtesy of Karrinyup Shopping Centre.
A big thank you to our sponsors for their support!
Photographic Award and Exhibition
 The City's Photographic Award and Exhibition encourages budding and professional photographers to capture various aspects of the City of Stirling through the lens of a camera.
The next Photographic Award and Exhibition is scheduled for 2012.
Right: Ryan Watts - March Storm - 2010 First Prize Winner
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