Fair Trading Deputy Commissioner Steve Griffin today congratulated winners in the 2010 Armidale Fair Trading Centre NAIDOC Week Art Competition.

Mr Griffin encouraged the local community to view all 25 entries, including winning artworks, at Armidale Town Hall, where they will be on display for NAIDOC Week throughout this week.

“All entries and winners will then be displayed at the Armidale Fair Trading Centre until 20 August,” he said.

“The standard of entries was excellent and I am delighted that this competition is again offering local residents the opportunity to celebrate the significance of NAIDOC Week, as well support budding and predominantly young artists.”

The competition is now in its third year and was developed to promote Aboriginal culture and story telling and reinforce the links between NSW Fair Trading and the Aboriginal community.

This year’s entries address the National NAIDOC Week theme Unsung Heroes – Closing the Gap by Leading Their Way.

Mr Griffin said Fair Trading had a long and proud history of supporting Aboriginal communities throughout New South Wales, though its Aboriginal Action Plan.

“I thank our competition sponsors – Armidale Dumaresq Council, Regional Development Australia Northern Inland NSW, Housing NSW, the University of New England’s Oorala Centre, NSW Police Force and Indigenous Business Australia,” he said.

Open Indigenous – work by an indigenous artist

First Prize – Nicholas Levy (Armidale), Yes I Can Be, $300

Highly Acclaimed – Dallas Kelly (Armidale), Sunrise Dream, $150

Commended – Elizabeth Ervine (Armidale), Totem – Echidna, $50

Commended – Michael Cain (Tamworth), Unsung Heroes – Closing the Gap by Leading Their Way, $50

Collaboration – Work in collaboration between an indigenous and a non-indigenous artist

First Prize – Meghann Edwards-Baker & Phebe Turner (Ross Hill Public School), No Longer Fenced In, $100 voucher for art supplies and a book

Highly Acclaimed – Luke French and Dallas Woodcock (Ross Hill Public School), Our Grandfathers, $50 voucher for art supplies and a book

Commended – Brickelle Binge and Amie Smith (Ross Hill Public School), An Extraordinary Bloke, $15 voucher for art supplies and a book

Indigenous Youth - Work by an indigenous artist aged 12-18 years

First Prize – Tiffany Lowe (Armidale), A Hero, $100 voucher for art supplies

Highly Acclaimed – Tyler Jerrard (Ross Hill Public School), Uncle Preston, $50 voucher for art supplies

Indigenous Children – Work by an indigenous artist aged 5-11 years

First Prize – Jessica Loftus (Ross Hill Public School), Working Together, $100 voucher for art supplies

Highly Acclaimed – Megan Fields (Wytaliba Public School), My Family by the Campfire, $50 voucher for art supplies

Commended – Tanisha Blair (Ross Hill Public School), Mr Preston Connors – My Hero, indigenous artwork

School Project – Work by a group of indigenous and/or non-indigenous Primary/High School students

First Prize – Armidale City Public School – Year 5, Square Signs, $300

Highly Acclaimed – Ross Hill Public School – Year 5 Group, We Can – Together, $200

Commended – Minimbah Primary School, Narwan Eels – Unsung Heroes, $100

Photographs of award winners are below.

Ashlee Flello and Dallas Woodcock, Ross Hill Public School	Collaboration Award winners Meghann Edwards-Baker and Phebe Turner, Ross Hill Public School
First prize in the School Project Category by Armidale City Public School	Indigenous Youth Category Winner, Tiffany Lowe and Fair Trading Coordinator of Aboriginal Programs, Jill Jessop
Herman Beyersdoft, Brett Cunningham, Sally-Anne Burrow and the Open Indigenous Category award winner, Nicholas Levy

 

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