Art and photography awards
This page provides information about the City of Stirling's art and photography awards.
Art Awards Exhibition 2019
A showcase of innovative and original new work from Western Australian artists.
The City of Stirling biennial Art Awards Exhibition returns in 2019 with an extraordinary collection of new works from established and emerging Western Australian artists.
This extensive display of the shortlisted entries for this year’s Art Awards will include painted, sculptural, drawn, mixed media and digital works - all of which will be available for sale to the public.
Judges Lyn Di Ciero (Artist Chronicle), Mark Stewart (Curator - Murdoch University Art Collection) and Connie Petrillo (Curator - St John of God Health Care Art Collection) will award seven prizes from the $13,000+ prize pool, including the $5,000 Acquisitive Prize.
Plus, visitors to the exhibition can help decide the winner of the Westfield People’s Choice Award and go in the running to win a $100 Westfield voucher thanks to Westfield Innaloo.
Key information
Venue
- City of Stirling Reception Hall, 25 Cedric Street, Stirling.
Exhibition opening times
- Thursday 31 October and Friday 1 November 10.00am to 8.00pm
- Saturday 2 and Sunday 3 November 10.00am to 4.00pm.
Image: The Boatyard Shelley Cowper - City of Stirling Acquisitive First Prize 2017
Art Market 2019
Support WA artists and discover stunning new pieces for your collection at the inaugural Art Market
Local artists will take over the City of Stirling Forecourt on Saturday 2 November with a huge selection of beautiful original works and limited edition prints to sell. With live music and food , plus more fine art available for purchase from the Art Awards Exhibition 2019, this is definitely one for art enthusiast.
Art Market key information
Venue City of Stirling Forecourt, 25 Cedric Street, Stirling
Date and time Saturday 2 November 10.00am to 4.00pm
Image credit: The Shape of Things (detail) by Rachel Doller - Art Awards 2017 entry
For more information, contact the Arts Officer on (08) 9205 8555 or email art@stirling.wa.gov.au.
City of Stirling Art Awards 2019 is supported by sponsor logos - Barrett, Rotary Club of Karrinyup, Westfield and Jacksons Drawing Supplies.
Blink Photography Awards
The Blink Photography Awards 2018 received an incredible response from both amateur and professional photographers and resulted in one of our best exhibitions to date. It is our pleasure to share with you the award recipients for 2018 below.
The Blink Photography Awards 2018 were proudly supported by Ilford, Barrett Exhibition Group, Signage WA, Advance Press and Arts Edge Photo & Frame.
For more information regarding our next photography awards, scheduled for 2020, contact the Arts Officer on (08) 9205 8555 or email photo@stirling.wa.gov.au.
2018 Blink Photography Award Winners
| Artist | Award | Name of piece |
|---|
| Emma Thorp | Winner - Best Photograph | Pink |
| Jordon Fear | Winner - Highly Commended: Colour Category | Tough Like A Ukelele |
| Candy Goldsmith | Winner - Highly Commended: Monochrome Category | Two Ends |
| Chris Hawkins | Winner - Highly Commended: Mobile Category | Done For The Day |
| Bernard Taylor | Winner - Highly Commended: Altered Category | Intrinsick |
| Aminah Hughes | Winner - Stirling Resident Award | Male Rider, Uisneach Celtic Fire Festival, Ireland |
| Luke Attenucci | Winner - Youth Award | Dad Jokes |