The Rotary Art Spectacular is an annual art exhibition held in Brisbane, Queensland, and hosted by the Rotary Clubs of Stones Corner, Hamilton and Brisbane High-Rise.
History The first edition of the Rotary Art Spectacular was launched in 1979.
The 2020 edition of the event was cancelled to the covid-19 outbreak.
Description Rotary Art Spectacular is a non-for-profit based in New Farm, Queensland, Australia. The event is a week-long exhibition with opening night and an online gallery.
The exhibition has raised nearly $2 million for Brisbane Rotary community projects and local charities. Past beneficiaries include: the Heart Foundation, ROMAC, Drug ARM and the Cerebral Palsy League of Queensland. The 2018 beneficiaries are the AEIOU Foundation and the Rotary Clubs of Brisbane High–Rise, Hamilton and Stones Corner.
Since 2015, the event's curator has been Brett Lethbridge, an artist and the owner of Lethbridge Gallery in Paddington, Brisbane. Before 2015, the curator was Kim Slater.
Awards Awards are presented during opening night. These awards include a monetary prize. The awards are judged by a panel of art professionals.
Some of the awards include:
Best of Show Prize Sponsored by Reliance - $10,000 People's Choice Prize Sponsored by Aurizon - $1,000 Best Oil Prize - $1,000 Best Acrylic Prize - $1,000 Best Watercolour Prize - $1,000 Best 3D work Prize - $1,000
Past winners YearPrizeWinnerTitleMethod2014Best of ShowJuliet MackieTurquoise - FlowN/ABest WatercolourPhilip GoughThe Daisy DressN/ABest 3D ArtworkDavid VealDodecagon Glass Topped Dining TableN/ABest Mixed/Other MediaCherie DurantGifts From AboveN/ABest Oil/AcrylicOtto SchmidingerForgottenN/A2015Best of ShowJ Valenzuela DidiEinstein two ways of reckoning'Acrylic on canvasPeople's ChoiceJanet CarewHoppla Time'Acrylic on canvasBest AcrylicMary ConderLast Fuel StopAcrylicBest WatercolourOlivia Bailey Chefs'WatercolourBest 3D workZygmunt LibuchaThe morning afterMarble Best Mixed/Other MediumJan HodgsonFavourite fruitsPastel2016Best of ShowAnne-Marie ZanettiMandarin 12Mixed/OtherPeople's ChoiceJulie ChristensenDancing Poppy 2Mixed/OtherBest WatercolourPat HallGumWatercolourBest OilKristian T MumfordAlleyOilBest 3D Carolyn V WatsonHomebodyMixed/OtherBest AcrylicAnita WestEucalypt BlossomAcrylicBest Mixed/Other MediumDonna MaloneBrothers and their PonyMixed/Other References
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