The winner will be announced in Sydney in mid-March 2023. The exhibition will be held at Swanpool and District Memorial Hall, 2386 Midland Hwy, and will run for a further two weeks after the launch from August 20 until September 4, open daily from 10am to 4pm. A preview of the finalists will be launched at the Watson Art Centre in Canberra on 9 February 2023, before the exhibition sets off on a year-long tour around Australia. Be sure to book early as places are capped at 150. The gala launch will run from 6.30 to 8.30pm, with bookings and enquiries via Tomorrow Today on 03 5762 1211 (BH) or 0429 173 418 (AH). “The funds will contribute to helping create a stronger, more resilient and prosperous Benalla and district community.” If you would like to enhance your experience pop into the Gundagai Visitor Information Centre and book with us to view the Bald Archy, do the Old Gundagai Gaol Tour and visit the Rusconi’s Marble Masterpiece for AUD10. “We’re most grateful to the Swanpool community for again directing the proceeds from this night to Tomorrow Today,” said Board Chair Sally Gamble. Peter Batey, director and founder of the Bald. Swanpool & District Memorial Hall was resplendent, transformed into a gallery to exhibit the 45 irreverent portraits of well-known Australians. Tickets are available at $30 per person and include entry, drinks and finger food, with all proceeds from ticket sales generously donated to Tomorrow Today. Over 100 people celebrated the launch of the 2016 Swanpool Bald Archy exhibition recently, while raising funds for Benalla’s Tomorrow Today Foundation. The launch offers an exclusive opportunity to preview the exhibition, which includes local artist Tim Bowtell’s painting ‘On Deaf Ears’, depicting Malcolm Turnbull’s response to a request to work for $1 and donate his salary to charity. In its 23 rd year, the larrikin national art prize features the work of over 40 artists whose subjects include sporting luminaries, politicians and other well-known Australian figures. Witness art and humour collide at Swanpool’s Bald Archy gala launch on Friday 19 August, while raising money for Benalla’s charitable foundation, Tomorrow Today. Although created as something of a joke, the Bald Archy Prize has become an icon on the Australian art calendar (albeit an eccentric one), particularly because. The Weekend Edition by an external party.Local artist Tim Bowtell’s work ‘On Deaf Ears’ will feature in this year’s Bald Archy Exhibition, to be launched in Swanpool on Friday 19 August.

Date & Timeįri J‐ Sun July 17 2016, 10:00 am - 10:00 pm Add to Google Calendar Location The 2016 winner will be announced in Sydney on Friday July 22. Come along and experience it for yourself. It usually includes cartoons or humorous works making fun of Australian celebrities. Two of this year’s finalists have stirred up some heated reactions. 1 John Champion Way, Coffs Harbour,, NSW View Website The Bald Archy is an Australian art prize, a parody of the Archibald Prize, an important portraiture award. The exhibition showcases 45 finalists. Among the subjects are Bronwyn Bishop, Malcolm Turnbull, Bindi Irwin, Adam Goodes, Clive Palmer, Michelle Payne, Leighton Hewitt, Cardinal George Pell, Christopher Pyne and many more. Each annual exhibition is not without its shock value. Come along to the Baldy Archy Exhibition on show from Friday June 17 to Sunday July 17 at the Grand View Hotel, Cleveland.

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