Everyone Will Hang

THE Scone Art Prize is ideal for artists displaying their work for the first time and new artists are encouraged to enter.

Roger Skinner of Scone Arts and Crafts said the Scone Art Prize encourages artists to ‘go for it’.

Roger Skinner, judge of photographic competition at the Arts and Crafts exhibition. Photographer: Amanda Gaffney-Ray.

“The only way you are going to find out as an artist how you measure up is to put your work in competition,” said Mr Skinner.

“It was after I won the Scone Art Prize for photography that my work really gained momentum,” he said.

“The exhibition is not a selective exhibition, so everything gets hung at Scone and it means you can unearth some good new talent,” Roger Skinner said.

The judge will be artist Dr Trevor Weekes, who is a senior lecturer in design and natural history illustration at the University of Newcastle.

Last year there were approximately 200 entries last year and organisers are hoping for a similar number this year.

Submissions are due by August 12.

The categories include:

• Open: oil, acrylic, water colour, mixed media, pastel, print, drawing.
• Figurative and portraiture prize: human form only
• Watercolour: traditional watercolour media any subject
• Print or Drawing
• Minature
• Pastel
• Local
• Sculpture
• Ceramics

Opening night:

• When: 6:30 pm, Friday, September 9.
• Admission: $15 per adult.
• Where: Scone Arts and Crafts Centre, Kingdon Street, Scone.

Exhibition:

• When: 10am – 4pm September 10 – 17 and 10am – 1pm September 18.
• Admission: $2
• Where: Scone Arts and Crafts Centre, Kingdon Street, Scone.

For more information contact:

• Roger Skinner: 0407 002 777 or email: sconeartsandcrafts@gmail.com