ART/CRAFT/PHOTOGRAPHY JUDGES COMMENTS
POETRY RESULTS AND JUDGES COMMENTS
THE FESTIVAL WAS OPEN 10am - 4pm 18th - 27th OCT
WE HAD LOADS OF POSITIVE FEEDBACK AND COMMENTS
"Well done Cervantes - Amazing" "Fantastic, Well presented and a great variety" "Good value tea and food" "Amazing display! Friendly people" "A great event. Something for everybody. We'll be back" "So much talent! And so well displayed. A credit to all involved" "Wow!! Best ever Show" "Fabulous exhibition - wonderful entries, nice food and great committee" "Great exhibition. So happy we made this trip" "Very impressive! Well done all!" "Wonderful cross section of styles - loads of local talent"
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Shire of Dandaragan Purchase Prize $1500 - Banksia Mensiezii, Anne Murray 

Bendigo Bank Local Resident Award (Shire of Dandaragan and Coorow residents) $500 -  Beach Pumpkin, Angela Kruger 

Tronox People's Choice Award $500 - Window to Freedom, Christine A Goldberg 

Reaching Out Counselling Service Children's Encouragement Award $150 - Broken, Sabinne Dawson 

Mens Shed Mid West Coast Challenge Sponsored by Hare and Forbes - Up the creek, Cervantes Mens Shed 

ART SECTION AND PRIZE MONEY

A. Oil/Acrylic - Landscape, seascape, street-scape, townscape, dreamscape $1000 - The Last Tracks, Tiges Morton

B. Oil/Acrylic - People, portraits, pets, still-life, flora/fauna/fish, the imaginative/abstract $1000 - Window to Freedom, Christine A Goldberg

C. Watercolour - any subject $1000 - River Scene, Richard Bristow

D. Other Media/Mixed media including pastel, pencil, crayon, ink, collage etc. $1000 - Portrait of Wagyu bull, Den Scheer

E. Sculpture - any medium $1000 - Saggar Fired Ceramic Sculpture, Shabbi Phelps

F. Art by a High school student $100 - Time Flies, Abbey King

G. Art by a Primary school student $50 - Portrait, Bruce Fordham

 

CRAFT SECTION

H. 3-dimensional objects / jewellery, wood, metals, ceramic, leather, glass, plastics, found materials $1000 Sponsored by Cervantes Chamber of Commerce and Cervantes Cultural Committee - Batavia Ghost Ship, The Fishermans Daughter

I. Textiles/Fashion/Quilts $1000 Sponsored by Image Resources and Cervantes Cultural Committee - Gilberts Potteroos, Jocelyn Leath

J. Craft by a High school student $100 - Native leaves, Brianna Turbett

K. Craft by a Primary school student $50 - Striker, Luke Lane

 

WRITTEN BUSH POETRY

L. Adult Bush Poetry $250 - Faith, Glenny Palmer

BUSH POETRY CONDITIONS INCLUDE:

  • 16 Font, max 40 lines/poem
  • Poem must be original verse and emailed to: cervantes.art.festival@gmail.com

 

PHOTOGRAPHY SECTION

M. Portraiture $250 - In concert (The Embrace), Allison Carnegie-Smith

N. Landscape / Seascape $250 Sponsored by Jurien Bay Chamber of Commerce - The only Road, Hui

O. Flora / Fauna $250 - Night Heron, Jason Harris

PHOTOGRAPHY CONDITIONS INCLUDE:

  • All photographs must be presented on a white mounting board 16" x 16"
  • Maximum photo size15" x 15"

Mounting boards are available from the committee @ $5.00 each.

OPENING NIGHT was 6PM Friday 18th October 2019

Opened by The Minister for Culture and the Arts, Honourable David Templeman at the Cervantes Recreation and Community Centre.

Enjoy some nibbles while category winners are announced.

Harpist Eliza Bourgault du Coudray will be playing while you view the exhibition and take the opportunity to learn from featured artists Catherine Norgett - CatherinesGlassArt, Angela Kruger - tile printing and Gosia Taylor of Taylor made Art - live painting.

Enquiries to cervantes.art.festival@gmail.com

Please download the Entry Condition and Category form located above for Entry Conditions and Entry Fee amounts.

PHOTOS OF WINNERS BELOW