Tattersall's Club Landscape Art Prize

The prestigious Tattersall’s Club Landscape Art Prize, which attracts accomplished artists from all over the country, is having its public exhibition at the Riverside Centre in Eagle Street from Monday 12 – Friday 23 September (and at Tattersall's Club - 206 Edward St - itself for a sneak preview until Fri Sep 9)

Harking back to 1990, the Art Prize originally had an open theme, with the switch to a landscape theme coming the following year. The prize money has steadily grown since the inaugural year, going from $10,000 to $30,000 in 2014.

Anyone who appreciates landscape painting should make sure they get along to the public exhibition as you’re sure to be impressed with the quality of entries.

This year the art prize has attracted a wealth of 86 high calibre entrants including three Archibald Portrait Prize winners and five Wynne Landscape Prize winners, as well as previous Fleurieu Landscape Prize, Blake Prize for religious art and Glover Landscape Art Prize winners. The 2016 competition has also attracted 13 former Tattersall’s Club Landscape Art Prize winners.

Art luminaries who’ve entered in the past include Margaret Olley, Charles Blackman, John Perceval and Fiona Lowry, while Queensland artists have included Davida Allen, Peter Churcher, Lawrence Daws and Ray Crooke. Indigenous artists have also been well represented, with names such as Gloria Petyarre, Joanne Naligu, Michael Nelson and others sharing the wall space with their inspiring works.

The judging took place on Monday 5 September with the judging panel drawing expertise from Chris Saines, Director of the Queensland Art Gallery and Gallery of Modern Art, Stella Downer, prominent Sydney Art Consultant, Director of Stella Downer Fine Art and judge of Salon des Refuses, Dr Campbell Gray, Director of The University of Queensland Art Museum and Ernie Ward, Tattersall’s Club Commiteeman.

This year's winning entry - 'Breakwater' - (see below) by Sydney -based artist Ann Thomson, joins prestigious company by becoming the newest addition to Tattersall’s Club’s art collection. It can be seen at the Tattersall's Club’s Members’ Bar along with all the other entries during Art Week until Sep 9 then they are all moved to the Riverside Centre for the two-week exhibition from Monday to Friday, Sept12-23.

Need to know - In addition to the landscape art prize, a special feature exhibition titled Outback to Ocean will showcase works from some of the top artists in Queensland. This section is a non-competitive exhibition and it will be on display at Tattersalll's Club in the CBD from Sept 5-9.

By Vicki Englund