Belonging The Theme for Frankston art competition

Frankston Arts Centre’s Open Exhibition Competition is open for submissions with a fantastic prize package on offer. Artists are encouraged to submit artworks for inclusion with a chance to win $1000 in prize money and their own exhibition and opening event in 2023. All visual arts mediums are welcome and must explore the theme of Belonging. The theme is open to broad artistic interpretation and may be approached from a personal, social or cultural perspective.

Ryan Lee won top honours in last year’s competition with his stunning video artwork Wonnarua. In selecting Ryan’s artwork, guest judge Simon Lawrie said: “Wonnarua captures well how things change at different speeds and often out of step with each other. While threatened by the industrial exploitation of traditional lands by non-Indigenous inhabitants, the cultural identity of the Wonnarua Nation remains strong. This is a powerful and sensitive meditation on two seemingly irreconcilable approaches to land and Country.”

Online applications close on Sunday, July 10, and successful entrants will be notified on Wednesday, July 13. There will be an opening event on Thursday, July 28, from 6-8pm for which online registration is essential, and the exhibition will run from July 28-August 25. Only Victorian applicants will be accepted and there is a $16 entry fee. For more information, go to artscentre.frankston. vic.gov.au/Whats-On/Art-Exhibitions/FAC-Open- Exhibition or email visual arts officer Milla Dakovic at milla.dakovic@frankston.vic.gov.au

Pictured: Ryan Lee’s Wonnarua won top honours in last year’s Frankston Arts Centre. Open Exhibition Competition.