Start of the Art at Caloundra Regional Gallery

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The Sunshine Coast’s premier art prize with a prize pool of more than $30,000 attracted artists from around Australia to share their talent.

Event: Sunshine Coast Art Prize 2022 Winners Announcement 

Venue: Caloundra Regional Gallery

Artists and art enthusiasts celebrated the limitless breadth of Australian contemporary talent at this year’s ground-breaking Sunshine Coast Art Prize! 

From honest realism to abstract commentary and nostalgic impressionism, forty finalist pieces invited viewers to see people, places and issues from new perspectives. 

Kate Tucker achieved the Major Prize for Carve time / print space; Tamika Grant-Iramu achieved Highly Commended for Undulations; Gerwyn Davies received the Artist Residency for Mirror; and Roman Longginou achieved the People’s Choice for Tension. Congratulations to the winners!

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