The Moore Park Beach Arts Festival Art Awards have been launched for 2024.

This year’s categories are:

1. ACRYLIC PAINTINGS – any subject.
2. OIL PAINTINGS – any subject.                                                             
3. WATERCOLOUR PAINTINGS – any subject.                      
4. MIXED MEDIA PAINTINGS – A combination of two or more media or materials such as drawing, painting and/or collage. Wet media (such as acrylic paint, watercolour, ink, or other liquid media) combined with dry media (oil pastels, graphite, crayon).
5. DRAWING – Example but not limited to graphite pencil, charcoal, pen and ink, coloured pencils, pastels, markers etc.
6. ABSTRACT WORKS ON PAPER OR CANVAS – Open interpretation in any medium on paper or canvas.
7. SCULPTURE – Any non-perishable material. Maximum 1 metre x 1 metre and under 10 kilograms.
8. FIBRE ARTS – Works of art created in natural or synthetic fibres.
9. PHOTOGRAPHY – Any subject. Entries must have been photographed by the entrant and must be 100% photographic in origin. Images may be digitally altered or enhanced but cannot be created wholly or in part with the assistance of artificial intelligence.
10. FIRST TIME EXHIBITORS – Any subject in any medium.
11. OPEN ACQUISTION – Any subject in any medium.
12. UNDER 18 JUNIOR ACQUISTION – Any subject in any medium.
13. JUNIOR ARTISTS 6 – 11 years   – Any subject in any medium.
14. JUNIOR ARTISTS 12 – 18 years – Any subject in any medium.

All entries will be eligible for the Pat Walker Memorial Perpetual Trophy (Overall “Best in Show” as awarded by the judges) and People’s Choice Award.

You can download the entry form here.