Entries have opened this week for the Mary Valley Art Festival which celebrates its 25th anniversary this year.
Festival President Heinke Butt said the festival attracted strong participation, with more than $10,500 in prize money and a wide range of categories, including:
- Open award for a $2000 prize
- Three Dimensional
- Landscape
- Novice
- Animalia
- Flora and still life
- Human form
- Drawing
- Framing
- Youth
Artists have until 6 July to lodge their entries, which must be delivered by 13 July. Enter The Mary Valley Art Festival here. Entries will be displayed from 23-26 July at the Imbil Public Hall as part of four days of events.
Art workshops
Mary Valley Artslink has also secured funding to deliver a year of arts programming and a new 12-month workshop series.
The workshops kicked off this month in Imbil and will offer monthly sessions across a diverse range of artistic disciplines.
Led by respected tutors, the program aims to provide accessible, high-quality creative opportunities for local artists and the wider community.
Full program details and booking information will be released via the Mary Valley Artslink Facebook page
IMAGE at top of story: Abstract artwork by Imbil artist Pat Cale.
