Artists from seven different towns shared the major awards at the Rutherglen Tastes of Art Prize, which attracted 496 entries in its second year.
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Yarrawonga's Laural Lawless won first prize in the oil/acrylic/mixed media category for Sanctuary while the top photography entry was Never Stop Dreaming by Ushi Grant, of Wahgunyah.
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Aunty Kath Withers, of Wagga, claimed the printmaking honours with My Country and Wangaratta's Ilyama Taro and Midnight Conductor took out the sculpture section.
The youth award went to Barnawartha's Mykelti Kotzur for Impressions and work on paper to Memory Woven, by Beth Peters, of Chiltern.
In the People's Choice, I Have Got My Eye On You by Vida Pearson, of Haddon, proved most popular.
The judges also awarded five highly commended and five commended prizes to entrants from areas including Doveton, Guildford, Riverview, Bright, Beechworth and North Albury.
Highly commended:
Oil/Acrylic/Mixed Media - River Scene by Do Noble, Doveton, Vic
Photography - Consume by Adam Plimmer, Guildford, NSW
Printmaking - Gathering by Bernhadine Mueller, Riverview, NSW
Sculpture - The Battle Between Needs & Wants by Simon Pankhurst, Bright, Vic
Work on Paper - Somewhere Between Here & There by Kirrily Anderson, Chiltern, Vic
Commended:
Oil/Acrylic/Mixed Media - Arkaroola Leaning by Stephen McCall, Bright, Vic
Photography - Murmungee by Erin Davis-Hartwig, Beechworth, Vic
Printmaking - I've Got My Eye On You by Vida Pearson, Haddon, Vic
Sculpture - The Woven Tower by Joan Asmussen, North Albury, NSW
Work on Paper - Terracina by Mick Dow, Springhurst, Vic
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