Fraser Coast Scene - November 2023

A BIRD IN THE SAND

GIRRA: FRASER COAST NATIONAL ART PRIZE WINNER

A 2-metre tall charcoal drawing of a wedgetailed eagle has soared in to win the inaugural Girra: Fraser Coast National Art Prize.

The $25,000 acquisitive prize has been awarded to Western Australian artist Anna Louise Richardson for her work I asked for a sign (wedgetailed eagle), a large-scale charcoal drawing on cement fibreboard.

Ms Richardson’s work centres around drawing and rendering realistic scenes that speak strongly to her experience of rural life as a member of a multigenerational farming family.

Her winning creation was part of a body of work developed a er her mother’s death.

Ms Richardson encountered birds of prey during this time, sensing they were visits by her late mother.

The work was selected from a shortlist of eighteen artists from across the country by a panel of judges, including artist and Associate Professor, University of Queensland Dr Fiona Foley, Director of University of Queensland Art Museum Peta Rake and Director of Hervey Bay Regional Gallery Ashleigh Whatling.

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Anna Louise Richardson, I asked for a sign (wedge-tailed eagle) 2023, charcoal on cement fibreboard. Photo: CY Entertainment . Currently on display at Hervey Bay Regional Gallery. www.ourfrasercoast.com.au

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Photo: CY Entertainment

Via video message from her home in WA, Ms Richardson graciously accepted the prize.

Richardson’s intricately detailed and impressively scaled work represents a significant early acquisition for the newly focused Hervey Bay Regional Gallery Collection.

This Girra exhibition tells a compelling story about our relationship to the environment through the diverse perspectives and aesthetic approaches of 18 exciting artists from across the country. It is on display at the Hervey Bay Regional Gallery until 12 November 2023.

The gallery is open Tuesdays – Fridays, 10am - 4pm, and on weekends, 10am - 2pm.

Fraser Coast Regional Council acknowledges to the east, the Butchulla (Badtjala) and to the west, the Kabi Kabi (Gubbi Gubbi) People, their connection to Country (land, sea and sky) and recognises the many places of cultural, spiritual, social and economic significance in the community.

We pay our respects to their Elders – past, present and emerging. The Fraser Coast Regional Council also acknowledges other Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who reside in and have connections with the Fraser Coast Region.

It is an incredible thing to have my work recognised in this way.

– Anna Louise Richardson

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Alan Peebles: Bird Man

Inspired by his enduring legacy as an artist and activist, Alan Peebles: Bird Man combines a selection of the Bus Shelter Paintings with a reel of Peebles’ homemade wildlife documentaries.

Girra: Fraser Coast National Art Prize

Girra: Fraser Coast National Art Prize tells a compelling story about our relationship to the environment through the diverse perspectives and aesthetic approaches of 18 exciting artists from across the country.

UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS: SAT 25 NOV - SUN 11 FEB, 2024

Exhibition Opening Night: Fri 24 Nov | 5.30PM

Hervey Bay School of Displacement with Keg de Souza

In response to the housing crisis that faces the Fraser Coast and many communities around Australia, HBRG is proud to present Hervey Bay School of Displacement with nationally renowned artist Keg de Souza.

Michael Cook: Livin’ the Dream

Theatrically staged and highly polished, Cook’s photographic artworks tease out the fictitious possibilities of familiar narratives, combining the personal with the political and the historical with the imaginary.

Images (top le ): Installation Detail, Alan Peebles: Bird Man at Hervey Bay Regional Gallery 2023, photo: CY Entertainment; (top right) Installation Detail, Girra: Fraser Coast National Art Prize at Hervey Bay Regional Gallery 2023, photo: CY Entertainment; (bottom le ): Redfern School of Displacement, 2016. Installation view: 20th Biennale of Sydney. Photo: Document Photography; (bottom right): Michael Cook, Livin’ the dream (BBQ), 2020, Inkjet print.

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Mosaics that answer the question: ”What comes to mind when you think about the Sunshine State?”

IMAGES: (Clockwise from top le ): Michel Scutts, VelvetUnderground, drone photography; Queen’s Park 150th Anniversary; Paul Perry, Surf’s Up 2023, mosaic; Heather Johnston, Marine Debris Debi, 2022.