Surprise win for renowned hinterland artist at 2024 Mary Valley Art Festival

Lew Brennan is represented in Australian and US galleries but winning the Bendigo Bank Open Award at the Mary Valley Art Festival on July 26 was a first for him. The Cooran-based realism artist collected $1000 for his oil on canvas portrait Backstreet Madonna, a breakaway from his characteristic charcoal works. The sensitive portrayal titled Reluctant [...]

By |2024-07-28T17:24:18+10:00July 28th, 2024|Arts Festival, Mary Valley Artslink|Comments Off on Surprise win for renowned hinterland artist at 2024 Mary Valley Art Festival

New sponsor on board as entries open for annual art festival

Cooroy custom framing business Frame Tree has jumped on board as a new sponsor for the annual Mary Valley Art Festival. Entries open on May 15 and you can use the online form or pick up a print entry form at local outlets. Entry forms are due by July 8 and you can find them [...]

By |2024-04-18T16:18:42+10:00April 18th, 2024|Arts Festival, Mary Valley Artslink|Comments Off on New sponsor on board as entries open for annual art festival

Gallery closure leads to opportunity for Imbil

The forced closure of the highly popular fine art gallery in Imbil has prompted the managers to build their own arts hub in the Mary Valley town. Construction of a Mary Valley arts and cultural hub encompassing the Art on Yabba Fine Art Gallery will begin at the Imbil Heritage Railway Precinct in Imbil as [...]

By |2024-08-27T11:45:32+10:00February 25th, 2024|Arts Festival, Mary Valley Artslink|Comments Off on Gallery closure leads to opportunity for Imbil

‘From number 9’ – an exhibition by Pat Cale

Pat Cale is an artist in love with her immediate landscape. From number 9 is a collection of paintings, drawings and collages inspired by the locality of Imbil which is central to the Mary Valley in South-East Queensland. The exhibition will be officially opened on Saturday November 4 at 4pm by respected environmentalist Ian Mackay. [...]

By |2023-10-16T19:12:22+10:00October 16th, 2023|, |0 Comments
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