54th Clarence River Fine Art and Craft Exhibition

The 54th Annual LCACA Arts and Crafts Exhibition (2022) was an outstanding success with over 150 entries and $7700 in prizemoney. Newly elected Mayor, and LCACA Patron Dr Ian Tiley acted as MC for the Saturday morning presentations. Five new and re-elected council members also attended the breakfast awards.
Naomi Sands, Grafton Regional Gallery Director was also present and chose Margot Grant’s “Heathland Blue”, a mixed media painting, as the 2022 Acquisition Piece for Clarence Valley Council.

The two-day event saw a steady stream of visitors enjoying the well curated art works hanging in the recently rebuilt showground pavilion, a lovely area of light and space overlooking the river.
Congratulations to the following prize winners:

Open Art: 1st Caroline Varendorff – “Decomposition”; 2nd Mickey Hatch – “Memory needs objects”; 3rd Betty Thompson – “Forgotten Forest”.
HC: Vicki Munro – “Korea Korea” HC: Margot Grant – “Heathland in Blue”.

Member’s Art: 1st Joy Courtney – “Woodford Island Nature Reserve”; 2nd Pam Birrell – “Cascade”; 3rd Jean Versace – “Lifeline”.

Indigenous Art: 1st Nene Mitchell – “Biladirang”. HC (sculpture) Kane Dorrington – “Fragile Monarchy”.

Sculpture: 1st Eoin McSwann – “Grus Rubicunda” (above and below left); 2nd Maggie Parkhill – “Dragons Eggs (hatched) x 3”.
HC Karl Rubli – “Action-Reaction”. HC: Jacky Overington – “Mermade”.

Junior Art 1: 1st Imogen Lee – “Plover Island”; 2nd Oscar Versace – “Pertho”; 3rd Holly Robertson – “One world, Two sides”.
Junior Art 2: 1st Seady Croker – “Seady”; 2nd Ruby Versace – “Under the Cherry Tree”; 3rd Frankie Grant – “Nameless Chaos”.
Junior Art 3: 1st Pearl Grant – “Shelly Shore”.

Jewellery Open: 1st Jenny Williams – “Mismatch Earrings”; 2nd Hanne Kambro – “Philodendron Leaf”; 3rd Bobbie Winger – “Not Quite Inca Dinky Di”.
HC: Pauline Rutten – “Hear Me Roar”.

Jewellery Challenge: 1st Kane Dorrington – “Chaos Queen” (pendant); 2nd Jenny Williams – “Endangered Flora and Fauna”; 3rd Lucille Atkins – “From My Childhood Kitchens”.
HC: Bobbie Winger – “This Will Curl Your Hair”.

Woodwork
Best Overall: Neil Cryer – “Butterfly Fantasy”.

Turned work: 1st Roy Ellery – “Leafed Bowl”; 2nd Pat Johnson – “Grinders”.

Carved/sculpted: 1st Pat Johnson – “Flower Bowl”; 2nd Steve Dodd – “Musical Bench Seat”.

Thank you to our sponsors Clarence Valley Council, Mitre 10 Maclean, Maclean Hotel, Maclean Bowling Club, Spar Supermarket, BCU Maclean, Australian Jewellers Supplies as well as entrants, visitors and volunteer members for making this a successful community event.

Lower Clarence Arts and Crafts Association Inc (LCACA) is a not-for-profit community organisation promoting and showcasing artisans of the Clarence Valley. LCACA opened Ferry Park Gallery in 1993 for members to display and sell their work. LCACA welcome new members to join us as an exhibitor or volunteer to work in our gallery. Ferry Park Gallery is on Big River Way, and easily accessed from the Maclean Interchange on the Pacific Motorway. The Gallery has a COVID Safety Plan and is open 7 days from 9am – 4pm.
Di Nixon

If you are interested in more competitions of this type, please see https://calendarforartists.com