2023 Art Prize enters final phase
by Shane Sody
(image above: Art Prize committee chair, Nataliya Dikovskaya with artist Brenton Dreschler.)
Pic: Lyndon Stacy
The 2023 Adelaide Park Lands Art Prize is over. Or is it?
The exhibition of 80 finalist Art Works at the Festival Centre was packed up on Monday 8 May.
Each one of the “sold” artworks has found a new home.
But for the unsold artworks, a new phase has begun.
Winner of the Photography prize, Steph Fuller (left) and the purchaser of her work, Hannah Andreyev. Andreyev Lawyers were also one of the major sponsors of the 2023 Adelaide Park Lands Art Prize.
New phase
Although the exhibition is over, each of the unsold works is still available for purchase from:
This sale will end on 30 June 2023.
If you are a business owner, you can claim a tax deduction for artworks that are displayed at your business premises.
Swan Family Lawyers have taken advantage of this, with their purchase of Brenton Dreschler’s award-winning work “Looking East.” The work is on display not only at their business premises, bur also on their website:
“Looking East” as featured on the Swan Family Lawyers’ website and (inset) the winner of the Emerging Artist category, Brenton Dreschler with his work at the recent finalists’ exhibition at the Adelaide Festival Centre.
People’s Choice winner
After the close of voting on Sunday 7 May, all the votes were tallied for the Royal Adelaide Show People’s Choice Award. It was necessary to exclude some dubious votes that had attempted to skew the result, but when only valid votes were counted, it was a narrow victory to Jacob Foster. His painting, “Family Gathering” just edged out the photographic entry from Lea White: “See Me In a New Light”.
Jacob Foster had entered the 2023 Adelaide Park Lands Art Prize in three categories: Emerging Artist, First Nations Artist, and Under 25.
Works still for sale
For most businesses, an artwork (such as any of these) can be an instant write-off for tax purposes, provided it is displayed in your business premises. These artworks will continue to be available but ONLY UNTIL 30 June 2023.
Each of the unsold works above is still available for purchase from:
Proceeds benefit both the artist (70%) and the Adelaide Park Lands Association (30%) to continue our work to Explore, Inspire, Protect and Restore.