THE HYLTON MACKLEY AM VAS ARTIST OF THE YEAR AWARD
10 Nov 2023 – 27 Nov 2023
Opening Event & Awards Presentation, Tuesday 14 November at 7pm
Location: Frater, Hammond & McCubbin Galleries
This impressive exhibition features artworks by select Victorian Artists Society artists, who have been invited to participate after receiving the highest number of votes from their peers. This is a prestigious award and much sort after.
Award Winners 2023
The Hylton Mackley AM VAS Artist of the Year Award
- Last Glimpse, Oil
- Leaving, Oil
- Found and Lost, Oil
Sponsored by the Mackley Family. Prize money for 2023 will be $10,000 with an increase in value to 2035 when the prize money is planned to reach circa $23,000.
In addition to the prize money the Artist of the Year will receive a trophy, a framed certificate, and an invitation to hold a solo exhibition in the Cato Gallery, with commission on sales.
Found and Lost, Oil
The Noel Waite AO Exhibitors’ Choice Award
- Sound of a Breaking Wave, Oil on Canvas, $2600
- Night Pier, Oil on Canvas, $2500
- Sounds of Silence, Oil on Canvas, $3200
The Noel Waite AO Exhibitors’ Choice Award is a $500 prize awarded to the artist gaining the most votes from the exhibiting members who are exhibiting in the Artist of the Year exhibition.
Sound of a Breaking Wave, Oil on Canvas, $2600
The UDO Members’ Choice Award
- Moon on Watchbox Rise, Oil, $1350
- Rodin Mask and Violin, Oil, $4500
- Fan Dance Still Life, Oil, $3300
The Members’ Choice Award, sponsored by 'U do Website Builder' is a free website to the value of $1650. This is awarded to the artist gaining the most votes from non-exhibiting members throughout the year.
Fan Dance Still Life, Oil, $3300
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