Lloyd Rees Youth Art Awards

Dedicated to enhancing and supporting creative achievements throughout Australia, Centrhouse with special support from the Lane Cove Council are custodian of the Lloyd Rees Memorial Youth Awards.

The Lloyd Rees Memorial Youth Art Award is a national bi-annual exhibition and art prize that was set-up during renowned artist, Lloyd Rees's lifetime. It was however officially set-up as an aquisitive prize for the Lane Cove Council in 1998 as recognition to Lloyd Rees's great support of the local art community and the special relationship that he had with Centrehouse from it's inception.

 

2011 Lloyd Rees Memorial Youth Art Awards

The Lloyd Rees Memorial Youth Art Award dates for 2011:

 

The Awards were announced on Tuesday 6th September 2011. Officially opened by Councillor Win Gaffney, Mayor of Lane Cove.

Congratulations go to.....
$5000 Lane Cove Council Acquisitive Award 
Yuria Okamura for her work on paper, 'Repetition, Illusion and Paradox #3
The judges, Guy Warren, Jan King & Glenn Barkley said that the decision was unanimous and felt that Yuria's work was 'subtle, sensitive and inventive'.
$1500 Highly Commended Award sponsored by Lane Cove Art Society
David Quoy for his etching, 'Texas Tea'.
$800 Commended sponsored by Centrehouse
Ramesh Nithiyendran for his drawing, 'Bacchanal
Congratulations to all the artists in the show, which is open until the 16th September.
Exhibition Dates: 7th-16th September 10am - 4pm.
Where: Cove Room, Lane Cove Civic Centre, 48 Longueville Road, Lane Cove.
Thank you to our sponsors, the Lane Cove Council and the Lane Cove Art Society

 

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You can see more photos of the opening on facebook here.

 Aquisitive Prize Winner - yuria_okamura%2C_repetition_illusion_and_paradox.acrylic_and_ink_on_paper._70x80cm David Quoy
 Ramesh Nithiyendran 
   
  
  

See the exhibition online here 

 

Awards:

$5000 Acquisitive Prize

$1500 sponsored by the Lane Cove Art Society

$800 sponsored by Centrehouse Community Art Centre

Opening Awards Night, 6th September from 6pm-8pm. To be officially opened by Councillor Win Gaffney, Mayor of Lane Cove. Download your invitation here

 

Judges:

Guy Warren AOM, artist

Jan King, artist 

Glenn Barkley, curator for the MCA

 

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2009 Lloyd Rees Memorial Youth Art Awards

The Awards were opened on Tuesday night, 1st September by Mayor of Lane Cove, Ian Longbottom.

Congratulations to all artists who entered as the judges felt that the standard of the awards was very high this year.

And the winners are....

$5,000 Aquisitive Award - Todd Fuller for 'Watt Art? With Permission

$3,000 Highly Commended Award - Hannah Smith for 'Needle and a Black Eye'.

$800 Commended Prize - Madeleine Cruise for 'Candied Landscape'

Guy Warren, artist and one of this year's judges comments on the awards and winning work.

'Many entrants submitted works of a high standard to this year's competition, especially  the other prizewinners, however the three judges were unanimous in choosing Todd's work as the winner. As one would expect, it does have some limitations but they are the limitations one would expect to find in a student work.  More importantly,  it demonstrates a degree of invention and a willingness to take risks which appealed to all three judges.  By making use of modern technology he positions his art practice firmly in the 21st century, but he is also aware of historical precedents -- firstly the dictum of Swiss artist Paul Klee  ("taking a line for a walk"). Secondly, and  at a more local level,  the work of John Olsen  (who has always acknowledged his debt to that idea of Klee's).  At another level he has obviously looked at and been influenced by the the work of the South African artist William Kentridge.  It is a work of intelligence, sensitivity and, the judges felt, considerable promise. They wish him well for his future.'

   
   
   
   
  
  
  

Guy Warren, artist and one of three judges

Dates to Remember:

Applications Due: Friday 21st August 2009 (Forms will be available soon)

Delivery of Artworks Friday 28th August 2009 

Awards Ceremony and Exhibition Opening: Tuesday 1st September 2009

Exhibition Open: Wednesday 2nd - Friday 11th September 2009

Collection of Artworks: Monday 14th September 2009

2009 Judges:

Elisabeth Cummings

Michael Kempson

Guy Warren

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The award is open to Australian artists between the ages of 18 and 28 years with works in painting, drawing or printing.

There are three prizes available to artists in 2009

1. Lane Cove Council Aquisitive Prize of $5,000

2. Highly Recommended Prize to the value of $3000 which includes $1,500 cash and products from Faber -Castell to the value of $1,500 

3. Commended Prize of $800 sponsored by the Lane Cove Art Society. 

Highlights from the 2007 Allens Arthur Robinson Lloyd Rees Memorial Youth Art Award

Thank you to our sponsor Allens Arthur Robinson
 

 

 

Ian Wallis, Partner, Allens Arthur Robinson (2007 sponsor)

L-R: Guy Warren (Judge), Rachel Ellis (Special guest),

Dean Brown (Highly commended prize winner), I

an Longbottom (Mayor of Lane Cove), Tamara Mendels (Commended prize winner),

Mathew Bromhead (Winner) and Mirabel Fitzgerald (Judge)

  

 

2007 Commended Prize

Tamara Mendels

 

2007 Highly Commended Prize

Dan Brown

 

2007 Winner of the Lloyd Rees Memorial Youth Art Award

Matthew Bromhead