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Byron Arts Classic 2012

Friday 6 January – Wednesday 11 January


'bringing art to the community and the community to art'
An exciting community art exhibition which showcases the diverse range of artwork from North Coast visual artists to the local community and to the many visitors from around the globe. The Byron Community Centre is transformed from top to bottom as it is filled with over 400 artworks from emerging and established visual artists.  A capacity 500 people attended last year's opening and thousands came to view the artworks over the following 5 days. The Byron Arts Classic offers a rich 6-day celebration of inspiration, creativity and involvement in the visual arts.

The Cavvanbah Project - Artists-in-Residence 2012'
The year has seen the addition of an artist-in-residence program where a glass and tile mosaic has become a permanent display in  the Byron Community Centre courtyard. A five day program of 3 hr worshops led by local artists, Turiya Bruce & Pyari Cau, where community members developed the basic skills in the art of mosaic making and concluded in the installation of a large public artwork.

 

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Friends of the Byron Arts Classic

Byron Arts Classic 2012 launched the Friends of the Arts Classic to support the development of the event. We want to thank all those who supported this event through donations. The funds were used to cover the art prizes, to support the artist in residence program, to assist us improve the infrastructure and to help us achieve our vision of growth and improvement.

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CATEGORIES

Painting, Works on Paper,  Photography,  Sculpture

2012 PRIZES

$2,000    Byron Shire Council Aquisitive Prize

$1,000    Category First Prizes (four)

$200       Category Second Prizes (four)

$500       Youth Encouragement Award

$500       People’s Choice Award

plus         Gallery Representation Award

2012 JUDGES

Suzie Midiman – Director, Tweed Regional Gallery;

Rene Bolton – Artist & Fine Art Teacher

John Dahlsen - Artist, Sculpture & Author

 

2012 Friends & Sponsors of the Byron Arts Classic

The Byron Community Centre and Byron Arts Classic Committee wish to acknowledge and thank Patrons, Partners and Friends for their generous support.

Patrons: Dinah Hurnung, Lyn Kirby & Andrew Hall

Partners: Chris Handley & Dawn Stanfield  Karin Kolbe & Jan Barham

Friends: Graham Bassett, Christopher Lonergan – Town Planner, Vera Wasowski, Georgi Milnn, Zen Player & elena b williams

Sponsors: Byron Shire Council and the Mayors Fund, Southern Cross Credit Union, byronbay.com, The Balcony, Outdoor Gardens, Fox Creek Wines, Coopers & The Byron Shire Echo

and the many wonderfully helpful volunteers.

Media Review

Creativity on show in art classic (Northern Star)

http://www.northernstar.com.au/story/2011/01/10/byron-bay-art-culture/

2013 BAC Entries Open in October 2012
2012 BAC Entries close - early December

 

Download the Byron Arts Classic 2011 Winners

Download the Byron Arts Classic 2010 Winners

Contact details

For more information contact the Arts Classic coordinator Tess Cullen 02 6685 6807 or click here to complete the contact form

Background

The Byron Arts Classic is a community event showcasing the diverse range of artists in the region. First established as the Easter Arts Classic in 1982, the exhibition was reinstated in 2010 as an annual event at the Community Centre after a seven-year absence. The exhibition features paintings, sculpture, works on paper and photography produced by local artists from the Northern Rivers, including Ballina, Byron, Lismore and Tweed Shires. The Arts Classic aims to showcase the area's gifted artisans to the local community and to the many visitors from around the globe.

 

 

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