article from Newbridge Art Show, 19/10/26
The little village of Newbridge put on a show with Spring into Art and the 5th annual Newbridge Art Show. Attracting 235 entries from across the state, the judges noted the high quality of the award winners and the importance of promoting regional art and artists in an industry with a noticeable metropolitan bias.
Award winners were:
Open art winner: Looking over Mt Solitude towards Katoomba, Grahame Martin
Open art runners up: Tea Cup and Vine, Stephanie Field; On the Beach – Port MacDonnell, David Lake
Open art highly commended: Mr Toohey, Katherine Charlton; Summer Heat, Grahame Martin
Open photography winner: Echoes of the Blayney Line, Scott Young
Open photography runners up: Bled Castle overlooking Lake Bled Slovenia, Wendy Smith; Spirit of the Wild, Helen Cameron
Open photography highly commended: Storm over the Granary, Richard Retallack; Otherworldly, Jade Lee
Miniature art winner: Mt Canobolas, Wayne Roberts
Miniature art runners up: Back Lane in Taralga, Annie Joseph; First Sun – White Cliffs, David Lake
Miniature art highly commended: This Little Piggy, Nikki Burns; Moonrise, Ruth Durose
Miniature photography winner: Life is a journey, Peter Judge
Miniature photography runners up: Everything in the garden is, Andrew Macarthur; Shadow flight, Helen Cameron
Miniature photography highly commended: Kinship I: The Keeper of the Grass, Scott Young; Morning creation, Peter Judge
Blayney Shire Council Acquisitive prize: Hanging on, Megan Ryan
Visitors strolling the village over the weekend came from all over the world, such as Roger Koaster, formerly of Bathurst and now resident of Berlin, joining Acquisitive Prize winner Megan Ryan’s extended family from Condoblin.
Art show prize winners will be posted on www.newbridgeartshow.com and social media accounts.
Arts OutWest supported this program though a microgrant from the Arts OutWest Cultural Fund.
Image 1: Winner and highly commended in the miniature photography section, Peter Judge, with photography judge Martin Ryan (Image: Zenio Lapka)
Image 2: Mayor of Blayney Shire, Bruce Reynolds presents the winner of Council’s acquisitive prize to Megan Ryan of Blayney (Image: Zenio Lapka)
Image 3: Craig Ryan, Roger Koester from Berlin, Annie and son Archie Ryan of Condoblin outside the Olde Bridge Gallery (Image: Zenio Lapka)