Visual stories art competition & exhibition

Visual Stories Art Competition & Exhibition 2025

April 24 – May 30, 2025. Mon-Fri, 10am-4pm
Opening Event: Thursday, April 24, 6-8pm

Venue: Foyer Gallery | Ticket Prices: Free

Artists were invited to submit works that communicate and showcase the power of storytelling and the unique sense of place that is Wadandi Boodja through their chosen medium. 

Entry was open to artists from the Shire of Augusta Margaret River, City of Busselton and Shire of Nannup aged over 17. Work could be submitted in any artistic medium and artists were encouraged to be brave, challenge conventions and create works that will stimulate new conversations, change perspectives and spark joy. 

The exhibition will be on display in Nala Bardip Mia – the Margaret River HEART foyer gallery from 24 April–30 May 2025.

Artists

Featuring artworks by Bevely Young, Bonny Thomas, Carmen Griffen, Caroline Bannister, Cindy Nasato, Daniela Tommasi, Dawn Brittain, Delfina Monteverde, Emily Eldridge, Eva Cassini, Gordon Boettcher, I Gusti Ayu Made Mahendri, Ian Thwaites, Jacqui Brown, Jennifer Bryce, Jenny Potts Barr, Jill Warnock, Karen Larkin, Karin Luciano, Kevin Singer, Kim Rasmussen, Laima Kuliukas, Laura Griffith, Laurie Posa, Lee-Anne Townrow, Lesley Ann Byfield, Lisa Rochford, Marcelle Egberts, Marion Graeber, Mirella Prolongeau, Misty Shipway, Mo L’Artiste (Morgane Chebahi), Mudita Jeanette Bray, Nirala (Carol) Hunt, Pascale Abbott, Peter Maxwell, Renee OC, Rona Mirtle, Shayne Hadley, Shelley McNab, Sue Briggs, Victoria Robertson, Wendy Castleden, Isabel Ricketts, Annie Williams, Lorraine McGill, Kerrie Yabsley, Aimee Hurley, Jennifer Gherardi, Carole Maher, Pauline Alferink, Kay Gibson, Saul Atkinson, Robyn Collins, Tim Kerr, Sam James, Caralynn Hoft, Ned Reilly, Amanda Evans, Rika Rouw and Liliana Lopez.

  • Delivery of work on Thursday 17 April 2025 10am–4pm to Nala Bardip Mia – the Margaret River HEART, 47 Wallcliffe Rd, Margaret River WA 6285.  
  • Collection of work on Wednesday 4 June 2025 10am–4pm.

 

First Prize = $1000 with thanks to Arts Margaret River

Second Prize = $500 with thanks to the Shire of Augusta Margaret River

People’s Choice = $100 with thanks to Zebra Factory

SPONSORED BY

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