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Murgon artist Lee Porter won the 2014 South Burnett Art Competition with her painting of a view from Boat Mountain entitled “Winter In The South Burnett”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

October 9, 2014<\/strong><\/p>\n

A landscape by Murgon artist Lee Porter showing a mid-winter view from Boat Mountain will become part of the South Burnett Regional Council’s permanent collection after it took out first prize at the 2014 South Burnett Art Competition last Friday night.<\/p>\n

The competition was held at Wondai Regional Art Gallery, and was only open to South Burnett artists.<\/p>\n

It attracted a large number of entries along with a big opening night crowd, eager to see which artists would walk away with a share of the $4800 in cash prizes on offer.<\/p>\n

Most of this year’s entries were judged by Marie Cameron from Jandowae, but entries in the photography section wee judged by Kingaroy photographer Max Walters.<\/p>\n

The competition accepted entries in many categories, but the overall winner was chosen across all of them.<\/p>\n

Mayor Wayne Kratzmann opened the exhibition, then handed over the presentation of award certificates and prizes to Arts Portfolio chairperson Cr Ros Heit and Cr Kathy Duff, who took turns announcing the winners, runners-up, highly commended and commended awards in each section.<\/p>\n

Lee Porter’s painting “Winter In The South Burnett” \u00a0took the top prize of $1500, and another one of her entries – “Beneath The Sunlight” – won the People’s Choice award.<\/p>\n

The competition was also one of the opening events of this year’s South Burnett and Cherbourg On Show long weekend.<\/p>\n