GALA ART EVENT GALA ART EVENT

Come see almost 200 entries in the 2023 Matthew Flinders Art Prize in the Gallery at the Bribie Community Arts Centre right now. The entries have come from across south-east Queensland and are in many mediums.

There are 1st and second prize winners , two highly commended, a BICAS member winner and for the first time, a hanging team winner , known as a “Matty’’.

Visitors to the exhibition can vote for the People’s Choice which will be awarded on Saturday July 29.

The exhibition runs until August 4.

There will be an opportunity to join a Gallery Chat Group at the Centre on Sunday July 30 at 10am.

20 attendees will be allocated five works from the MFAP exhibition to browse slowly for 5 - 10 minutes each.

Then with refreshment in hand, the group will gather into a talking circle and casually share their observations.

If you’d like to join this group, book on 3408 9288.

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