Due to a change in the Cowra Regional Art Gallery exhibition schedule the closing date of the 2018 Calleen Art Award has been extended to Sunday, June 17.
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This acclaimed exhibition features a diverse range of artworks by 46 finalists including mid career artists and exciting new artistic talent selected by a panel of art professionals from over 200 entries received from around Australia.
The Calleen Art Award is an acquisitive national painting prize (in any subject or style) established in 1977 by Cowra arts patron, Patricia Fagan OAM.
During the past 41 years the award has developed as a significant art prize through the support of the Calleen Trust.
Cairns-based Brian Robinson, Torres Strait Islander artist, has taken out this year's $20,000 Calleen Art Award for his work Sowing the Crops and Reading the Stars.
The work is characteristic of Robinson's graphic style and strongly informed by his background growing up on the Torres Strait Islands located between Papua New Guinea and the tip of Cape York Peninsula.
The painting references traditional gardening practices and a dependence on understanding the four seasons including knowledge of the movement of stars and constellations, tidal patterns and the migration of birds and certain sea creatures.
Visitors to the exhibition can vote in the People’s Choice Award (non-acquisitive) with the winning artist receiving $500 in prize money courtesy of the Friends of the Gallery.
the Gallery is located at 77 Darling Street (opposite the World Peace Bell). Open hours are Tuesday to Saturday 10am to 4pm, Sunday 2pm to 4pm. Admission is free.