The Daylesford Rotary Art Show opened Thursday evening with close to 200 people attending Daylesford’s Premier Social event. A record 453 artworks are on display until 2pm on Tuesday 3rd November.
Winning Artists were announced by the judge Dr Karen Arnett-Thomas who is the Director of the La Trobe Art Institute and a practising artist. $9,000 was awarded through 11 prizes to 10 artists. Winning Awards were:
- Blooms Chemist Under 18, 1st prize $300 Summer Lewis with Kristabel
- Blooms Chemist Under 18, 2nd Prize $200 Nisca Mohapatra with Lost Generation
- Springs Medical Centre Still Life Award $500 Sandra Bronan with Blue Teapot
- Springs Medical Centre Abstract Award $500 Malcolm King with Here is exactly equal to there
- Daylesford Meat Company Animalia Award $500 Lyn Cooke with Purple crowned Lorikeets
- Club Wyndham Bellinzona Portrait Award $1,000 Rahul Kamble with Self: Unfinished
- That Bargain Place Nude Award $1,500 Tara Rainbow with Wizz Fizz
- The Lakehouse Central Victorian Landscape Award in honour of Allan Wolf-Tasker $1,500 John Bredl with Dam, a winter pastoral
- Daylesford District Community Bank Landscape Award 1st place $1,500 It Hao Pheh with A journey to the horizon
- Daylesford District Community Bank Landscape Award 2nd place $500 Lee Trewartha Arc Ark
- Best in Show Award sponsored by Carol White $2,000 Tara Rainbow with Wizz Fizz
The Art Show at the Daylesford Town Hall, 76 Vincent Street, is open from 10am to 5pm Friday through to Monday as well as 10am to 2pm on Tuesday, Melbourne Cup Day. Entry is free and you are most welcome to come along.
All profits that Daylesford Rotary generates from the Art Show are used to support a range of community needs and projects. More than $24,000 has been provided by Daylesford Rotary over the past 18 months.
