Testament to the growing popularity and prestige surrounding the Singleton Art Prize, this year for the first time entries from Western Australian were received.
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Talented artist Jos Coufreur has entered three of her stunning, bold and brightly coloured works in the Coal and Allied 2014 Singleton Art Prize.
Although the late entries were only just accepted due to a mix up with the courier, said Art Prize Coordinator David Gausden.
“It was a bit of a worry as they turned up at the Singleton Youth Venue instead of at the Civic Centre,” he said.
When The Singleton Argus caught up with Mr Gausden and his dedicated helpers on Wednesday at the Civic Centre it was all hands on deck as they carried out the arduous task of hanging the 730 works before tonight’s opening.
It was not exactly panic stations but there was sure a lot going on as they created some kind of order from the chaos.
Fellow organiser, Dr John Drinan said the event is considered one of the best regional art shows in Australia.
And the man who will be judging the record amount of entries is accomplished artist Terry Jarvis.
With a massive prize pool of around $22 000 there at stake deciding on a winner in each of the sections is not going to be an enviable task.
This year the prize money in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander section has doubled to $4000.
Mr Jarvis is one of the Australia’s exceptional watercolour Artists.
He has a deep passion for his craft and his love for the wonderful medium of watercolour is revealed through his varied subject matter.
Subject matter that ranges from magnificent Australian scenes to paintings of his travels which includes the Greek Islands, Tuscany, Italy, Finland and so on.
He is a teacher, an exhibitor and an award winner.
His work hangs in collections all over the country and the world.
