The Rotary Art Spectacular is an annual art exhibition held in Brisbane, Queensland, and hosted by the Rotary Clubs of Stones Corner, Hamilton and Brisbane High-Rise.[1]
History
The first edition of the Rotary Art Spectacular was launched in 1979.
The 2020 edition of the event was cancelled to the covid-19 outbreak.[2]
Description
Rotary Art Spectacular is a non-for-profit based in New Farm, Queensland, Australia. The event is a week-long exhibition with opening night and an online gallery.
The exhibition has raised nearly $2 million for Brisbane Rotary community projects and local charities.[1] Past beneficiaries include: the Heart Foundation, ROMAC, Drug ARM and the Cerebral Palsy League of Queensland. The 2018 beneficiaries are the AEIOU Foundation and the Rotary Clubs of Brisbane High–Rise, Hamilton and Stones Corner.[3]
Since 2015, the event's curator has been Brett Lethbridge, an artist and the owner of Lethbridge Gallery in Paddington, Brisbane. Before 2015, the curator was Kim Slater.
Awards
Awards are presented during opening night. These awards include a monetary prize. The awards are judged by a panel of art professionals.
Some of the awards include:
- Best of Show Prize Sponsored by Reliance - $10,000
- People's Choice Prize Sponsored by Aurizon - $1,000
- Best Oil Prize - $1,000
- Best Acrylic Prize - $1,000
- Best Watercolour Prize - $1,000
- Best 3D work Prize - $1,000 [4]
Past winners
| Year
|
Prize
|
Winner
|
Title
|
Method
|
| 2014
[5]
|
Best of Show
|
Juliet Mackie
|
Turquoise - Flow
|
N/A
|
| Best Watercolour
|
Philip Gough
|
The Daisy Dress
|
N/A
|
| Best 3D Artwork
|
David Veal
|
Dodecagon Glass Topped Dining Table
|
N/A
|
| Best Mixed/Other Media
|
Cherie Durant
|
Gifts From Above
|
N/A
|
| Best Oil/Acrylic
|
Otto Schmidinger
|
Forgotten
|
N/A
|
| 2015[6]
|
Best of Show
|
J Valenzuela Didi
|
Einstein two ways of reckoning'
|
Acrylic on canvas
|
| People's Choice
|
Janet Carew
|
Hoppla Time'
|
Acrylic on canvas
|
| Best Acrylic
|
Mary Conder
|
Last Fuel Stop
|
Acrylic
|
| Best Watercolour
|
Olivia Bailey
|
Chefs'
|
Watercolour
|
| Best 3D work
|
Zygmunt Libucha
|
The morning after
|
Marble
|
| Best Mixed/Other Medium
|
Jan Hodgson
|
Favourite fruits
|
Pastel
|
| 2016[7][8][9]
|
Best of Show
|
Anne-Marie Zanetti
|
Mandarin 12
|
Mixed/Other
|
| People's Choice
|
Julie Christensen
|
Dancing Poppy 2
|
Mixed/Other
|
| Best Watercolour
|
Pat Hall
|
Gum
|
Watercolour
|
| Best Oil
|
Kristian T Mumford
|
Alley
|
Oil
|
| Best 3D
|
Carolyn V Watson
|
Homebody
|
Mixed/Other
|
| Best Acrylic
|
Anita West
|
Eucalypt Blossom
|
Acrylic
|
| Best Mixed/Other Medium
|
Donna Malone
|
Brothers and their Pony
|
Mixed/Other
|
References
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