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Outback Archies of Landscape, Legend and Lifelines
Outback Arts, as part of the 2011 Moorambilla Festival, held an art exhibition titled ‘The Outback Archies of Landscape, Legends and Lifelines’.
It opened on the 23rd September 2011 at 3:30pm as a feature of the annual Moorambilla Festival and continued until the 25th September.
First and second place were awarded to Rachel Cant of Trangie won for her pastel on paper image of a storm chasing a header ‘Finish Line’ and to Johanna Parker of Lightning Ridge for her acrylic on canvas ‘Land Connections’
In Photography Mardi Remond of Walgett won for her portrait of an Indigenous woman from Halls Creek in Western Australia. Second place was Helena Ross of Lightning Ridge for ‘Time Passes’.
In Sculpture it was won by Susan Lawrance of Walgett for ‘First People’ whose works are steel gudgeons mounted on old railway sleepers representing the first people in Australia, Aboriginal Australians. Second place was won by Alison Dent for her steel rendition of a Wilga tree.
Courtesy of the Coonamble Aborginal Local Aborginal Lands Council a prize of $200 was awarded to Aborginal Artist Frank Wright for his artwork ‘Animals from my Country’.
Courtesy of our sponsor Annette Stratton a Peoples Choice Award was announced for Alison Dent for her ‘Wilga Tree’
Contact Outback Arts on 68222 484 or email admin@outbackarts.com.au
See gallery for the 2011 winners for the Outback Archies
To view the Outback Archies catelogue Outback Archies Artwork catalogue 2011
For a sample of the artwork featured see exhibition photos below
Sponsors:
Central West Catchment Management Authority
Ag-N-Vet Coonamble
Robert Stein Winery
LE & AR Rindfleish – Transann Bulk Haulage
Annette Stratton
Michelle Leonard
Sheila’s Safari Nursery, Coonamble
Coonamble Arts Alive
Regional Arts NSW
Coonamble Aborginal Lands Council
Global Village, Coonamble
