Image: Suzanne Cels “The Aviator” Winner of Acquisitive Artwork 39th ACAE 2023

40th Annual Competitive Art Exhibition 2024

27th Jul 24 – 8th Sep 24

Hervey Bay Art Society proudly showcases their 40th Annual Competitive Art Exhibition (ACAE) at Hervey Bay Regional Gallery.

Six sections will be on display at the gallery, showcasing a broad range of subjects and mediums including, landscapes and seascapes, abstract artworks, flora and fauna, figurative works and portraits, miniatures, and an open category.

Since 1984 the Annual Competitive Art Exhibition has been the largest community art competition in the region, allowing local, Queensland and interstate artists to come together to share their work.

Established in 1983, the annual competitive art exhibition run by the Hervey Bay Art Society has become an annual fixture in the Fraser Coast’s cultural calendar. This competitive art exhibition is an open competition and always attracts excellent artists, both from the Fraser Coast and beyond.

This exhibition is always popular with the public, so if you want your artwork to be seen, this is the exhibition to enter.

Please come and view this exhibition when it is on at Hervey Bay Regional Gallery . is open Tuesday – Fridays: 10am – 4pm (weekends 10am – 2:00pm) and entry is free.

We look forward to seeing you in the gallery soon.

Thank you to our judges

First Prize – Suzanne Cels

Second Prize – Kerri Dixon

Highly Commended – Rolf Sieber

Commended – Chris Postle

First Prize – Jeanne Lewis

Second Prize – Joanne Davis

Highly Commended – Ann Beach

Commended – Audrey Sorensen

First Prize – Genevieve Neale

Second Prize – Mabs Vanderberg

Highly Commended – Lynn Munn

Commended – Margaret Riggs

First Prize – Lynn Munn

Second Prize – Mark Brose

Highly Commended – Elizabeth Dau

Commended – Chris Blake

First Prize – Wendy Rennie

Second Prize – Gioia Small

Highly Commended – Julie Duncan

Commended – Colin Hutchinson

First Prize – Carrie Davis

Second Prize – Josephine Baddeley

Highly Commended – Tom Nott

Commended – Elizabeth Dau

40th Annual Competitive Art Exhibition 2024

We look forward to seeing you in the gallery soon.

Thank you to our judges

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