Sconetime raises funds for Cancer Council Judges announced for art festival

ORGANISERS of the annual 2023 Mary Valley Art Festival has revealed the judges for this year’s event being held in Imbil from 20 to 23 July.

What’s On

What: Sconetime

When: Tuesday 11 July at 10 am surround his everyday life, as well as the people and places he visits in his travels. His work is represented by numerous galleries including Manyung Galleries in Victoria; Arthouse Gallery in Brisbane; Avra Art Gallery, New Jersey and Miami Florida; and Cross Gate Gallery in Kentucky.

Mary Valley Artslink has announced Sunshine Coast artists Llew Brennan and Ian Gunn will join former art gallery director Tony Gill as judges of this year’s festival.

SCONETIME’S Biggest

Morning Tea in June was an extra special get-together, with the Cooroy community raising over $1,800 for Cancer Council Queensland.

The monthly seniors social event, hosted by Sunshine Coast Foodie Martin Duncan and Noosa Black

Coffee, brought together seniors, family members, businesses and councillors for freshly brewed tea, coffee and home-baked scones – and a lively auction.

Richard Hansen from Hinter Auctions auctioned gifts donated by Sconetime volunteers and local busi-

Where: Cooroy Memorial Hall, Maple Street, Cooroy Tickets: trybooking.com/ CISPE nesses.

The next Sconetime will be held in the Cooroy Memorial Hall on Tuesday 11 July from 10 to 11:30 am.

Tickets are $8 and can be purchased online.

Cooran resident Llew Brennan said he was born an artist – painting and drawing from the day he could hold a pencil and selling art by the time he was a teenager. He has been committed to his own form of realism in his art throughout his 30-year career, reflecting on the rural nature and culture of the region that he lives in.

Llew’s art reflects the landscape and the people that

Multi-award-winning artist Ian Gunn arrived in Australia from England in 1991. Ian has participated in more than 50 solo and group exhibitions since 1996 and turned to his art full-time in 2004. His recent accomplishments include winning the Du Reitz Art Prize in Gympie in 2022 and being selected as a finalist in the Sunshine Coast Art Prize (2022) and the Jacaranda Acquisitive Drawing Award (JADA) last year.

Tony Gill and his partner Jane Caraffi were directors of Art on Cairncross. Tony has more than 26 years of experience running commercial galleries on the Sunshine Coast and has worked with the region’s tourist organisations. He was one of the founders of the now prestigious Sunshine Coast Art Prize and still plays an active role in the visual arts scene. While entries are rolling in for the 2023 Mary Valley Art Festival, artists still have a chance to participate in this celebrated event that highlights the rich artistic community of the Mary Valley and offers $13,000 in prize money. Entries close on 10 July. Entry forms can be found at maryvalleyartfestival.com.au.