Six new exhibitions and art scholarship winner announced
Maitland Regional Art Gallery is excited to announce the launch of six new exhibitions for the Spring season and the winners of the Brenda Clouten Memorial Travelling Scholarships for Young Achievers in the Visual Arts, local artists Karri McPherson, Brontë Naylor and Liz O’Brien
Maitland Regional Art Gallery is excited to announce the launch of six new exhibitions for the Spring season and the winners of the Brenda Clouten Memorial Travelling Scholarships for Young Achievers in the Visual Arts, local artists Karri McPherson, Brontë Naylor and Liz O’Brien.
Six new exhibitions are now open featuring over 90 artists including renowned Australians alongside emerging Hunter based talent.
Gallery Director Gerry Bobsien says ‘our Spring season exhibitions have something for everyone. We get to reacquaint ourselves with some of the characters that live within the walls here at MRAG through our portrait show ‘Hello Again’ or get inside the personal collection of two passionate art collectors.
‘Collectors Gordon Elliott and Michael Eyes have generously offered MRAG access to curate an exhibition specifically for Maitland from their entire art collection of over 100 artworks by celebrated Australian artists including James Gleeson, Euan Macleod, John Coburn, Maitland’s own Todd Fuller and many more.’
Additionally, new exhibitions by Arlo Mountford, Susan Ryman and Chris Kunko are on display.
Karri McPherson has been announced the winner of the 10th annual Brenda Clouten Memorial Travelling Scholarships for Young Achievers in the Visual Arts with Brontë Naylor receiving the first and Liz O’Brien the second runner up position.
The Brenda Clouten Memorial Travelling Scholarship continues to play an important role in the professional development of the region’s young artists and wouldn’t be possible without the patrons of the scholarship, Vicki and Bruce Woods.
Bobsien says ‘we congratulate all finalists for this strong exhibition and extend our hearty applause to the three talented recipients of the scholarship award. The competition was judged by artist Alex Seton and our patron Vicki Woods who generously donated additional prize money to accommodate a third prize to this year’s exhibition.’
You can view this year’s scholarship winners and finalists at MRAG, with the display being one of the gallery’s great new Spring exhibitions.
Entry to MRAG free and everyone is welcome. MRAG is committed to providing COVID safe access for gallery visitors. For more information and details of gallery activities visit here.
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