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Introducing the Lake Art Prize 2020
MAC is thrilled to officially launch the LAKE Art Prize, a new biennial national acquisitive art prize valued at $25,000.
The prize will be a key event in the cultural calendar of the Hunter Region, bringing outstanding Australian contemporary art practice to Lake Macquarie.
There is a total acquisitive prize pool of $25,000, with the funding made available through the generosity and support of Lake Macquarie City Council.
The Prize also includes a non-acquisitive people's choice award, valued at $2000, which is awarded for the artwork with the highest number of votes during the finalist exhibition.
The theme for the Prize is 'where there is water', acknowledging MAC's stunning lakeside location, the venue's popular 2012 exhibition of the same name and the importance of water in our lives.
Australian Artists, aged 18 years and over, are invited to submit works across any form, including sculpture, painting, drawing, photomedia, installation, sound, and a single piece or multi-piece artwork.
The inaugural Prize Exhibition will take place between 12 December 2020 – 7 February 2021, with the winner to be announced on 12 December.
Key Details
➤ Open to Australian Artists aged 18 years and over.
➤ Artwork can be of any medium.
➤ Artwork must be completed 23 October 2019 – 23 October 2020.
➤ Entries close at midnight Friday 23 October 2020.
➤ Finalists will be notified on 30 October 2020.
➤ Lake Art Prize 2020 Winner will be announced on 12 December 2020.
➤ Finalist Exhibition will be held 12 December 2020 – 7 February 2021.
Reconnected: a recovery story
Reconnected is a showcase of more than 80 Lake Macquarie artists. Most of the artworks in this show are for sale, offering the community a chance to support their artists. It's a celebration of the wealth of creativity in the City, and provides the artists with a professional opportunity on the other side of COVID-19 isolation.
Image: Lyn Fabian, Saving Nanna, 2020. Oil on Canvas (unframed) H122cm x W91cm
YOUR COLLECTION: yapang
yapang features a selection of work from Lake Macquarie’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art collection. Artists include Judy Watson, Kathleen Paddoon, Thelma Bartman and Stella O' Halloran.
The exhibition runs until 27 September.
Image: Kathleen Paddoon, Nakarra Nakarra (detail) 2007, etching on Hahnemühle paper Donated by MAC Society, Cultural Collections Lake Macquarie, Museum of Art and Culture yapang Collection © the artist
Art Activities
Wellbeing Creative Connection
Explore the 'Reconnected: a recovery story' exhibition and connect with like-minded individuals in this six-week program - starting August 17.
These relaxed two-hour workshops allow participants to engage with art and enjoy experimental art-making.
Image: Susan Wicks, ‘Abstract Summer’ (detail) 2020 acrylic paint on canvas 117 x 234cm © the artist.
MAC's Online Activities
MAC has developed a wide-range of fun, practical art activities which are suitable for children of all ages and adults too!
Most activities only require simple household items which means it's super easy (and fun!) to get creative from the comfort of home.
Get started today!
Image: Artspace at Home Activity 'Octopus', inspired by 'First Class 19' artist Kaylyn Fairhurst
Artspace at MAC
MAC’s free family artmaking is back each Sunday!
We are so pleased to be inviting you and your little ones back to enjoy simple art activities hosted by our amazing art museum educators and artists.
Please be aware that bookings are now required to attend these classes due to COVID-19.
Visit our YouTube Channel
Have you had a chance to check our new YouTube channel?
With artist interviews, art tutorials, illustration videos and much more, there's plenty of content to keep you entertained.
We're adding new videos all the time so make sure to subscribe to stay across our new content!
