10th Koorie Art Show at KHT

For 10 years, the Koorie Art Show has championed the art of First Peoples from South East Australia. The Koorie Heritage Trust (KHT) has uncovered some extraordinary artists and we come together to celebrate this significant milestone.

From across the lands of Victoria, more than 100 artists will share their stories and reflect upon culture, Country and connection in a beautiful presentation of works on paper, photography, sculpture, multi-media, fibre art and more. This year, the Koorie Art Show has received 49 first time entrants.

First presented in 2013, the Koorie Art Show has featured over 1,000 artworks from over 350 artists with $160,000 in prize money awarded during this time.

In honour of the late Josh Muir (Gunditjmara, Yorta Yorta, Barkindji), KHT is proud to announce the Josh Muir Digital Art Award to celebrate the creative curiosity and digital practice that defined Josh’s career. Josh was a passionate supporter and friend of the KHT, and was an entrant in the Koorie Art Show from the very first show in 2013 and in subsequent years until 2018. Josh was also the recipient of the Creative Victoria Award for Excellence in Any Media for his entry in the 2nd Koorie Art Show in 2014, and the Lendlease Reconciliation Award in the 6th Koorie Art Show in 2018.

The Koorie Art Show is a non-acquisitive award and all entries are eligible for: Creative Victoria Award for Excellence in Any Media, $10,000; Metro Tunnel Creative Program 2D Award, $5,000; City of Melbourne Aboriginal Melbourne Award, $5,000; Lendlease Reconciliation Award, $5,000; Viva Energy Australia 3D Award, $5,000; RMIT University Emerging Artist Award, $5,000; Josh Muir Digital Award, $3,000; KHT’s Encouragement Awards, 2 x $500 and KHT’s People’s Choice Award $1,000.

This year, the Koorie Art Show and Koorie Art Show Young Mob judging panel are: Aunty Pam Pederson (Yorta Yorta); Liz Liddle (Arrernte) and Uncle Gary Davidson (Taungurung).

The award winners will be announced on Saturday 3 December at 1pm.

For more information visit: https://koorieheritagetrust.com.au/whats-on/exhibitions/the-10th-koorie-art-show-2022/

Image: RONALD EDWARDS PEPPER (Gunnai) Coming out 2, 2021, Mixed media on canvas, 1730 x 2130 x 20mm