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Brisbane artist Charlie Carrigan was congratulated by Mayor Keith Campbell on her metal sculpture “Evancee”, which took out the $7000 first prize in the Kingaroy Sculpture Competition<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

April 10, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

A metal mesh model of a nude has taken out the top prize in the $10,000 Kingaroy Sculpture Competition.<\/p>\n

The sculpture was created by Brisbane artist Charlie Carrigan, who describes herself as a “creative expressionist”.<\/p>\n

The announcement was made on Saturday morning before a crowd of about 30 people at the Kingaroy Regional Art Gallery.<\/p>\n

The biennial competition, which began in 2017, offers a $7000 first prize open to sculptors from anywhere in Australia; a $2000 local prize for sculptors who live in the South Burnett; and a $1000 encouragement award.<\/p>\n

It was created by the gallery’s managers, the Kingaroy Arts Team, with the aim of acquiring pieces that could be displayed as public art in the region’s parks and outdoor spaces.<\/p>\n

The 2019 event attracted 11 entrants and judges Maureen Meggit-Lorne and Wayne Brown spent many hours last Tuesday selecting the winners.<\/p>\n

The awards were announced by South Burnett Mayor Keith Campbell, who officially opened the exhibition and congratulated the entrants on their efforts.<\/p>\n

The judges said they’d had a very difficult time selecting the winners.<\/strong><\/p>\n

“The visual arts represent us, our humanity and our ability to create,” Wayne told the audience.<\/p>\n

“But good art is like good music – it stops you in your tracks. So we were looking for pieces that did that, and moved us.”<\/p>\n

The $2000 South Burnett prize was awarded to Tingoora couple Russell and Robyn Dower for their sculpture of two cows, “The Weaners”.<\/p>\n

Robyn told the audience it was made out of 50-year-old fence palings sourced from their property. Her husband Russell played an active role in preparing the wood for the sculpture.<\/p>\n

The $1000 encouragement award went to Mark Ladyman, from Wattle Camp, whose styrofoam sculpture of a giant hand was mounted in the adjoining Kingaroy Visitor Information Centre.<\/p>\n

The day’s top prize of $7000 was awarded to Brisbane artist Charlie Carrigan for her metal sculpture “Evancee”.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Charlie said she was both delighted and surprised to have her work chosen.<\/p>\n

She had only recently taken up sculpture after a break.<\/p>\n

The judges said they had chosen her work because it moved them, and had made them stop and study it<\/p>\n

Another work that drew a lot of attention on Saturday was a giant red ant sculpture created by Gold Coast artists Andrew Cullen and Dion Parker.<\/p>\n

The steel and wire creation, which towers ominously over the main gallery, drew the admiration of both the Mayor and his wife Marion.<\/p>\n

The Mayor speculated – perhaps jokingly – that the sculpture might be a great decoration for the Rogers Drive roundabout to welcome visitors to Kingaroy.<\/p>\n

All entries in the sculpture competition will remain on display at the Gallery from 10:00am to 4:00pm weekdays, and 9:00am to 1:00pm on weekends and public holidays – except for Good Friday and Anzac Day – until the end of May, when they will be replaced by the Gallery’s two-month Winter Craft Festival.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Admission to view the exhibition is free.<\/p>\n

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Tingoora artists Robyn and Russell Dower won the $2000 South Burnett prize for their wooden sculpture of two weaner cows, crafted from 50-year-old fence palings on their property<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Robyn and Russell Dower’s two weaner cattle which won the South Burnett prize (Photo: KAT)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Mark Ladyman’s prize-winning hand is in the foyer of the Visitor Information Centre (Photo: KAT)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Mayor’s wife Marion Campbell was entranced by a giant metal sculpture of a red ant that dominates the main gallery and welcomes visitors to the exhibition<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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After the awards were announced, Gold Coast artists Dion Parker and Andrew Cullen discussed with Mayor Keith Campbell how they’d made their red ant sculpture<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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