Temporary Closure:

Gatakers Artspace will be closed 3 - 6 June to allow for essential maintenance, and installation preparation for the 78th Annual Maryborough Regional Art Society Exhibition.

Local and regional artists will be on display as part of the 77th Annual Art Exhibition/Competition.

Showcasing a variety of mediums.  

The Maryborough Regional Art Society was first formed as the Maryborough Art Group in 1947 by a small group of people with a common interest in art.

*Image: Open Section winner MRAS competition 'Forest Kaleidoscope' by Chris Postle


Winners

Open

  • Winner - Wendy Talbot, The Farmer and The Fence, Mixed
  • Highly commended - Rolf Sieber, Nature's Facination, Acrylic 
  • Commended - Lynn Munn, Sunday Drive, Acrylic

 Landscape/Seascape

  • First place - Kevin Rogers,Vallery of Light, Pencil
  • Second place - Rolf Sieber, Late Light at Nikenbah, Acrylic
  • Highly commended - Marianne Kresse, Lavendar Fields, Ink/watercolour
  • Commended - K Phachanakorn,The Reef, Acrylic

Portraits

  • First place - Gary David Weare, Letter to the Spice Islands, Mixed
  • Second place - Jackie James, Im Feeling Fancy, Acrylic/Pencil/Material Collage
  • Highly commended - Lynn Munn,The Hustler, Acrylic 
  • Commended - Gayle Scott, Spirit of the Outback Shaddows, Mixed

Australian Flora & Fauna

  • First place - Lynn Munn, Banksia, Acrylic
  • Second place - Marianne Brady, Time to Fly, Pastel
  • Highly commended - Lorraine Romaoir, Plants for Life, Collage
  • Commended - Rosie Johansen, Celestial Humback Whales, Acrylic 

Still Life

  • First place - Rosie Johansen, A Warm Bunch of Flowers, Acrylic
  • Second place - Wendy Talbot, Tea for One, Acrylic
  • Highly commended - Deborah Benson, Summer Wine, Pencil
  • Commended - Kevin Rogers, Afternoon Tea Anyone?, Pencil 

Abstract

  • First place - Jodi Wogandt, Depth of Deception, Acrylic
  • Second place - Rosemary Anderson, Evening on the Lake, Mixed
  • Highly commended - Wendy Talbot, Fatherhood, Mixed
  • Commended - Ruth Purnell, Where My Thoughts Wander, Acrylic

3D / Sculpture 

  • First place - Tania Gilby, Precious, Clay
  • Second place - Robert Jennings, Pink Light, Steel
  • Highly commended - Kym Latter, Misconception of Love, Mixed
  • Commended - Daniel Hardy, The Unwoke Blacksmith, Iron

People's Choice Award - Rolf Sieber, Nature's Facination, Acrylic 


The Artspace is open:
9.30am to 3.30pm Tuesday to Friday
9.30am to 2.00pm Weekends including public holidays