The winner of Section 1 Acquisitive artwork is by Paul Neale titled “Cockatoo Eating Berries” Congratulations Paul.

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.

This exhibition is held at Gatakers Artspace , 311 Kent St, Maryborough and runs from 28th July, 2023 through 10th September, 2023.

Please come and view this exhibition when it is on at Gatakers Artspace . Gatakers Artspace is open daily (weekdays 9:30am – 3:30pm. weekends 9:30am – 2:00pm) and entry is free.

Results

Open Section (Section 1)

Award	Artist	Title	Sponsor
First Prize ($2,000 acquisitive)	Paul Neale	Cockatoo Eating Berries	Fraser Coast Regional Council
Second 2 ($500)	Chris Blake	Cherry Blossom Impression	Hervey Bay RSL Club
Highly Commended	Genevieve Neale Rolf Sieber	Huntress Nature’s Fascination
Commended	Lisa Stamos	Paw Prints V1

Landscapes (Section 2)

Award	Artist	Title	Sponsor
First Prize ($700)	Chris Blake	Gums on Bullo	Real Way Property Consultants
Second Prize ($200)	Kevin Rodgers	Broken Yet Beautiful	Keith Pitt, Federal Member for Hinkler
Highly Commended	Jill Byrnes	Slow Dancing
Commended	Carrie Davies	Purple Rain

Seascapes (Section 3)

Award	Artist	Title	Sponsor
First Prize ($700)	John Anderson	Seaspray	George Seymour, Fraser Coast Mayor
Second Prize ($200)	Sonja Clifford	Balancing Act	Real Way Property Consultants
Highly Commended	Chris Blake	My Secret Beach
Commended	Gary Weare	Sirena

Australian Flora & Fauna (Section 4)

Award	Artist	Title	Sponsor
First Prize ($700)	Suzanne Cels	Collin	Adrian Tantari, State Member for Hervey Bay
Second Prize ($200)	Lynn Munn	Wedge-tailed Eagle	Art Collective, Hervey Bay
Highly Commended	Owen Pointon	Larger than Life
Commended	Armella Pratt	Grevillea Formosa

Figurative/Portraiture (Section 5)

Award	Artist	Title	Sponsor
First Prize ($500)	Kevin Rogers	Time Out	Wide Bay Gallery
Second Prize ($150)	Colleen Helmore	Elsie Mae	Keith Pitt, Federal Member for Hinkler
Highly Commended	Christine Wheatland	Belle Beachcombing
Commended	Liudmila Cockburn	The Girl

Abstract (Section 6)

Award	Artist	Title	Sponsor
First Prize ($500)	Colin Hutchison	Curiously Mysterious	Out of the Square Picture Framing
Second Prize ($150)	Karen Lawrie	In Motion!	Hair de Paris
Highly Commended	Sylvia Oetjen	Flower Me at Dusk
Commended	Jodi Wogandt	Life Can Be Like

Miniatures (Section 7)

Award	Artist	Title	Sponsor
First Prize ($200)	Rolf Sieber	Heading Home with a Good Catch	Riley’s Pizza
Second Prize ($50)	Tom Nott	Seascape	Real Way Property Consultants
Highly Commended	Maggie Spenceley	Mangroves in the Bay
Commended	Elizabeth Dau	Freddy

Collection of Paintings: Must be collected Mon Sep 11, 2023 between 2:00pm and 4:00pm from Gatakers Artspace, 311 Kent St, Maryborough

A huge congratulations to all our winners

Other pieces of Artwork by other talented artists on Display at this exhibition, all for Sale.

Sponsors

A massive thank you to all our generous sponsors, this event wouldn’t happen without you all.

Fraser Coast Regional Council
Hervey Bay RSL Club
Real Way Property Consultants
Keith Pitt, Federal Member for Hinkler
George Seymour, Fraser Coast Mayor
Adrian Tantari, State Member for Hervey Bay
Art Collective, Hervey Bay
Wide Bay Gallery, Maryborough
Out of the Square Picture Framing, Hervey Bay
Hair de Paris
Riley’s Pizza

Thank you to our Judge, Don Milner
Don is a professional artist, painter and art teacher with over 35 years of experience.

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