Dotti Le Sage ‘Over the Hill’ Most Outstanding painting in the exhibition. Karen Ball 2023 judge.
The Murrumburrah Arts Council held the 2023 Festival of Art Exhibition and Sale throughout the second half of October with the opening night on October 20. The exhibition was open for visitors on October 21, 22, 28 and 29.
During the opening and the subsequent exhibitions, paintings were available for purchase, allowing spectators to take home a slice of the region’s creativity. The idea was to help develop and encourage local artists. Awards were also presented on the night.
The paintings were judged by Karen Ball, a Sydney based Visual Artist. Karen has 40 years experience as a practicing artist, holding a Bachelor of Visual Arts and Master of Visual Arts from the Sydney College of the Arts (University of Sydney).
Therese Crowe coordinated the event with La Reine Beal and was very proud of the work both the volunteers putting on the event and the local artists filling the venue with their creations.
“The opening last Friday night was very successful, about 50 people were in attendance and 3 paintings sold on opening night,” she said.
Prizes were awarded to
Margaret Atkinson (Young) 1st prize in Members Section
David Henderson (Galong) 1st prize Drawing section
Margaret Atkinson (Young) 1st prize Oil/Acrylic section
Carolyn Shaw (Young) 1st prize Watercolour section
Pamela Heys (Harden) 1st prize Pastel Section
Kirsten Griffiths (Young) 1st prize Modern/Contemporary section
Denise Scholz-Wulfing 1st prize Small painting section
The Kruger Prize of $1000 for the most outstanding painting went to Dotti Le Sage (Cootamundra) for her small painting “Over the Hill” which was painted on the base of a biscuit tin.
Therese wanted to give thanks to the sponsors that helped the day become a reality: Kruger Trust, Harden Murrumburrah Community Bank Branch Bendigo Bank, Twomeys and KP Carmody and HRDC (Harden Regional Development Corp).
