Winners Announced: Art Prize

The winners of the fourth annual Malka Aboriginal Art Prize were announced by the Port Augusta Cultural Centre – Yarta Purtli Gallery.

With 42 entries, this year’s exhibition was the largest and most successful Malka Aboriginal Art Prize to date. The Art Prize commenced in 2010 and has quickly become an important Indigenous arts event on the Port Augusta calendar.

Port Augusta City Council’s Arts Officer, Ellenor Day, said the Art Prize has grown steadily over the past four years.  “This year we filled both of our gallery spaces with entries and we had an amazing number of youth entries which is great to see.  Importantly, the exhibition provides an opportunity to celebrate Indigenous art and culture and it is always scheduled to coincide with NAIDOC Week each year,” she said.

Winners for this year’s exhibition are:

1st Prize ($1,500 cash): Noblelene MacKenzie-Stuart
2nd Prize ($900 cash): Charmaine Wilson
3rd Prize ($600 cash): Marika Davies

People’s Choice Award ($500 cash): Shirley Williams

Centacare Young Artist Award (for entrants under 30 years of age) – $200 of art materials: Cedric Varcoe

Youth Encouragement Awards
16-19 Age Group ($300 worth of art materials): Port Augusta Secondary School – Aboriginal Education Unit
12-15 Age Group ($100 worth of art materials): Jesse Patterson & Shaelie Patterson
7-11 Age Group ($100 worth of art materials): Kelcie Dadleh & Macacia Marich
Art Encouragement Award ($200 worth of art materials): Port Augusta Special School