The Kuranda Riverboat is celebrating its 40th Anniversary in 2022. To acknowledge this anniversary, the Kuranda Riverboat is partnering with the Kuranda Traders Association (KTA) to sponsor an inaugural Kuranda Art Prize. The purpose is to hold a Kuranda Art Prize annually and extend the scope and prize money of the art prize, as it grows. The Kuranda Art Prize will be a non-acquisitive competition for mixed media artists and open to both beginner and emerging artists. The theme for the competition in 2022 will be Rainforest. The Kuranda Art Prize is fully funded by the Kuranda Riverboat and associated entry fees with the Kuranda Traders Association providing in-kind support.
All funds generated through partnerships, commission and entry fees are used in the running of the Kuranda Art Prize and are continuously reinvested in the Prize to encourage artistic endeavour into the future.
The annual Kuranda Art Prize is established to:
The Kuranda Art Prize logo was created by Nettie O Design from a commissioned sculpture by John Beasley (deceased Kuranda sculptor, gardener and author) that was completed in 1997. It is in ‘Black Ice’ marble from Chillagoe and is located on the corner of Rob Veivers Drive and Therwine Street, Kuranda. Named “Smoke in the Palms”, it incorporates a leaf of the local Kuranda Licuala Palm (Licuala ramsayii). The smoke represents both the dispossession of the original indigenous inhabitants of Kuranda and the ongoing destruction of the rainforest.
To enter the Kuranda Art Prize, please read the Terms and Conditions and complete the form below…
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