Harden Art Prize Winners Announced

A Melbourne artist has been declared the winner of the second annual Harden Art Prize.

Joe Whyte, with his oil on linen painting, Through a Haze, took out the $10,000 prize, sponsored by the Harden Murrumburrah Community Bank and the Kruger Trust.

Judges Susan Brindle, President of Southern Tablelands Arts and Yvett Dal Pozzo, director of the Goulburn Regional Art Gallery, praised the standard of entries which came from across Australia, saying they were of an even higher quality than those in the Prize’s inaugural event last year.

Highly commended awards went to Lily Cummins for her acrylic and oil stick on timber board, The Shifting of Sleep, and David Asher Brook for his mixed media (enamel and acrylic on linen) Coming Home (Lyne Park).

John Whyte said having grown up in Melbourne’s inner-city, he had long been inspired by its streets and architecture. “The buildings have formed such a fundamental part of my upbringing and have shaped my view of life in the city,” Whyte said.

“My work explores the juxtaposition between the close proximity in which we live, and the distance and sense of isolation which so often comes along with that life.”

The work of the 25 finalists will be on exhibit at the Old Courthouse Murrumburrah from 10 am to 4 pm on Saturday, May 6 and 10 am to 1 pm on Sunday, May 7. Entry to the exhibition is free.

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