2024 Exhibition
Bermagui Headland, Surf Gallery and Street Gallery
9th to 17th March 2024
Featuring more than 70 Outdoor and 100 Indoor Exhibits
All exhibits were for sale
View the Online Catalogue or download a PDF version
Prizes Awarded 2024
The major prize and the special mention prize was selected by renowned judge, Geoffrey Edwards.
Congratulations to all winners.
Sculpture Bermagui Major Prize – $20,000 – Exhibit 156 – Escaping Gravity – Christine Madies |
Harborview House Special Mention – $2,000 – Exhibit 103 – Getting Out – Barbara Licha |
Bermagui Beach Hotel Prize – $7,000 – Exhibit 842 – Personal Growth – Tika Robinson |
Cox Family Prize (Acquisitive) – $5,000 – Exhibit 127 – Whale Song – James Rogers |
Rob and Sally Hawkins Prize (Acquisitive) – $5,000 – Exhibit 129 – Voyage of Expectation – Peter Tilley |
Reflections Holiday Park People’s Choice Outdoor Prize – $1,000 – Exhibit 155 – Siren – Gavin Roberts |
Bega Cheese People’s Choice Indoor Prize – $1,000 – Exhibit 534 – Duet – Ulan and Rachel |
South East Arts Local Artist Achievement Prize – $1,000 – Exhibit 100 – Tracks – Ulan and Rachel |
Peter ‘Beatle’ Collins Memorial Prize (Acquisitive) – $1,000 – Exhibit 501 – Sanctuary – Jenni Bourke |
Bermagui Country Club Prize – $500 – Exhibit 533 – Flamenco Dancer – Kerry Mahony |
Butterfield Property Prize for Best Repurposed Artwork – $500 – Exhibit 562- Wave 1 – Judy Witherdin |
The Wilma Enabling Youth Award – $1,000- Alec Bond |
What there was to do at the Exhibition
Saturday 9 March
- 9.00am Exhibition open
- 9.30am Official Opening Ceremony featuring Welcome to Country by Garry and Paul Campbell on the headland – meet at the flagpole
Saturday 9 March to Sunday 17 March:
- View the indoor exhibition: 9am to 5pm – Surf Club Gallery and Street Gallery (shop front in Lamont Street)
- View the outdoor exhibition – Bermagui Headland and Foreshore. Information Desk open from 9am to 5pm
- Buy an artwork – see our friendly sales staff
- Buy a Sculpture Bermagui T shirt
- Buy a Sculpture Bermagui postcard to send to your friends
- Buy a 2024 raffle ticket – over $1,800 of prizes
- Vote for our People’s Choice Award – see the QR code at each artwork
Sunday 10 March
- 3.00pm to 7.00pm Visit the spectacular Tanja property, “Narra Bukulla”, with unique outdoor sculptures by one of Australia’s foremost architectural families. Join Marina Ely on a tour of the property of the late Marr Grounds. More details at the information desks.
Friday 15 March
- 5.00pm to 7.00pm An evening with artists Ross Cameron, Bonita Ely – Surfclub Gallery – everyone welcome
Saturday 16 March
- 10am to 12.30pm free lantern making workshop for kids – Bermagui Library
- 6.30pm to 8.30pm Family twilight picnic featuring light show projections, First Nations making workshops and a lantern parade – Bermagui Surf Club. Presentation of People’s Choice awards. Raffle draw.
Sunday 17 March
- 3.00pm Exhibition closed
Accommodation
For information about where to stay while visiting our exhibition, please check the following list of some of the accommodation available:
Explore
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