Congratulations to the 2023 Harvey Art Prize winners!
Harvey Region's art scene was abuzz this month with the remarkable Harvey Art Prize exhibition.
Kicking off during the September long weekend, the exhibition showed off incredible local talent and celebrated nine award recipients.
More than 100 pieces of art were entered into the competition and displayed for public viewing at Harvey Recreation and Cultural Centre.
Pieces explored the theme "connection" and were judged by an expert panel of Shire and sponsor representatives.
The Harvey Art Prize is a biennial event previously managed by Harvey Art Society.
This year, sponsors included Harvey Water, Alcoa, Member for Forrest The Hon. Nola Marino MP, Rotary Club of Harvey, Harvey Art Society and the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries.
Check out photos from the event below.
Harvey Art Prize winners:
- Harvey Water Harvey Art Prize – awarded to Kay Jones for artwork titled Welcome In Lady In Rags.
- Alcoa Best Themed Piece – awarded to Sheree Dohnt for artwork titled The Empty Nest.
- Shire of Harvey Mixed Media – awarded to Chloe Palmer for artwork titled Shakti Poppi.
- Shire of Harvey Works on Canvas – awarded to Carmen McFaull for artwork titled Dunes.
- Shire of Harvey Works on Paper – awarded to Yvonne Brooks for artwork titled The Quiet Place.
- Shire of Harvey 3-Dimensional Works – awarded to Carmen Tyrer for artwork titled Twilight Bolero.
- Member for Forrest the Hon. Nola Marino MP Novice – awarded to Indigo Rivers for artwork titled Nude.
- Rotary Club of Harvey Youth – awarded to Eleanor Bennier for artwork titled Spring Rising.
- Harvey Art Society Margaret Jones Peoples' Choice Award – awarded to Colleen Martin and
- Yvonne Brooks for artwork titled Best Mates and One Last Look respectively.
- Artwork selected for Shire of Harvey collection: Wise Connections by Lisa Henderson-Grapes and Flamboyant Paradiso by Chloe Palmer.
The 2023 Harvey Art Prize exhibition coincided with the launch of the CONNECTION Project.
Throughout August and September, community groups have been decorating oversized letters that spell the word CONNECTION.
Locals can view the completed CONNECTION project at Harvey Recreation and Cultural Centre throughout the September/October school holiday period.
The letters will then be moved around to special community events, including the Brunswick Show and Youthchella.
