{"id":5065,"date":"2013-11-07T17:21:19","date_gmt":"2013-11-07T06:21:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.idaia.com.au\/en\/?p=5065"},"modified":"2013-11-08T12:51:39","modified_gmt":"2013-11-08T01:51:39","slug":"art-prizes-victorian-indigenous-art-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.idaia.com.au\/en\/art-prizes-victorian-indigenous-art-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"ART PRIZES: Victorian Indigenous Art Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ray Thomas- Brabrawooloong Gunnai, Kirrae-wuurung, Djadjawali, \u2018A Gunnai Elder \u2013 Mum Alice\u2019<\/i> 2013, oils on canvas, 149cm x 99 cm – Courtesy: the artist and the Art Gallery of Ballarat, Victoria<\/p><\/div>\n

On Saturday 02 November,the 2013 Victorian Indigenous Art Awards were announced at the Art Gallery of Ballarat. Presented by Minister for the Arts, Heidi Victoria, the major $30,000 Deadly Art Award was received by Thornbury artist Ray Thomas for his oil on canvas portrait of 94 year older mother, Gunnai Elder, Mum Alice.<\/i><\/p>\n

\u201cMy fellow judges and I were impressed with the way Ray Thomas has referenced the na\u00efve tradition of artists like Henri Rousseau to pay tribute to the experience of Melbourne\u2019s urban Aboriginal community over four generations, acknowledging cultural connection through the elders to an era before white settlement. It is as much an icon as it is a portrait,\u201d[1]<\/a> explained Mr Morrison.<\/p>\n

The work of Thomas was selected from a diverse shortlist of 41 finalists practicing in both traditional and contemporary styles ranging from painting and sculpture to video, photography, woven objects, and more.\u00a0 Those shortlisted represent both emerging and established artists, young and old from both urban and regional areas. The exhibition provides a well-rounded insight into the vibrant and innovative practice of Victorian Indigenous artists today.<\/p>\n

The winners and commended artists are:<\/p>\n

PRIZE CATEGORIES<\/strong><\/p>\n

Deadly Art Award-$30,000<\/strong>
\nRAY THOMAS – THORNBURY – A Gunnai Elder – Mum Alice<\/em> – Oil on canvas<\/p>\n

CAL Victorian Indigenous Art Award for Three Dimensional Works – $5,000<\/strong>
\nGeorgia MacGuire \u2013 MARYBOROUGH Ill – fitted Young\u00a0 – Paper bark and plaster bandage<\/p>\n

Highly commended\u00a0– $1,500<\/strong>
\n<\/b>John Duggan \u2013 South Morang
\n<\/b>Tools of the trade \u201cHunter\u201d Stone, wood, grass tree resin, Kangaroo sinew, paper bark, kangaroo fur and steel<\/p>\n

CAL Victorian Indigenous Art Award for Works on Paper – $5,000<\/strong>
\nPeter Waples-Crowe \u2013 WEST MELBOURNE
\nJust Sayin\u2019 Mixed media on paper<\/p>\n

Highly Commended\u00a0– $1,500<\/strong><\/b>
\n<\/b>Bindi Cole \u2013 CAROLINE SPRINGS
\nA Time Like This \u2013 Photography<\/p>\n

Australian Catholic University Acquisitive Award for work based on spirituality and cultural tradition – $5,000<\/strong>
\nNathalie (Lucy) Williams-Connelly \u2013 SWAN HILL
\nMy Family Life Burning on wood<\/p>\n

University of Ballarat Acquisitive Award for work reflecting Victoria\u2019s Western District – $5,000<\/strong>
\nBronwyn Razem \u2013 TORQUAY
\nEel trap with emu feathers New Zealand Flax<\/p>\n

* * * *<\/p>\n

The public are now invited to vote for the 2013 Arts Victoria People\u2019s Choice Award,<\/i> valued at $2,500. This can be done in person at the Art Gallery of Ballarat, or online at the Arts Victoria website (www.arts.vic.gov.au\/peopleschoice).<\/p>\n

The 2013 Victorian Indigenous Art Awards on exhibition at the Art Gallery of Ballarat from November 2 until December 8. Entry is free.<\/p>\n

* * * *<\/p>\n

SOURCES
\nVictorian Indigenous Art Awards and\u00a0Premier of Victoria websites<\/p>\n

[1] http:\/\/www.premier.vic.gov.au\/media-centre\/media-releases\/8326-2013-victorian-indigenous-art-awards-winners-announced.html<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

On Saturday 02 November,the 2013 Victorian Indigenous Art Awards were announced at the Art Gallery of Ballarat. Presented by Minister for the Arts, Heidi Victoria, the major $30,000 Deadly Art Award was received by Thornbury artist Ray Thomas for his oil on canvas portrait of 94 year older mother, Gunnai Elder, Mum Alice.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy fellow judges and I were impressed with the way Ray Thomas has referenced the na\u00efve tradition of artists like Henri Rousseau to pay tribute to the experience of Melbourne\u2019s urban Aboriginal community over four generations, acknowledging cultural connection through the elders to an era before white settlement. It is as much an icon as it is a portrait,\u201d[1] explained Mr Morrison.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5066,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[72],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5065","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.idaia.com.au\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5065","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.idaia.com.au\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.idaia.com.au\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.idaia.com.au\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.idaia.com.au\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5065"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.idaia.com.au\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5065\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5076,"href":"https:\/\/www.idaia.com.au\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5065\/revisions\/5076"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.idaia.com.au\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5066"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.idaia.com.au\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5065"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.idaia.com.au\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5065"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.idaia.com.au\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5065"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}