Congratulations to John Bokor and Harrie Fasher who have been selected as finalists in this years Jacaranda Acquisitive Drawing Award at Grafton Regional Gallery.
The JADA is a $35,000 acquisitive prize which celebrates innovation, excellence, technique and the enduring importance of fostering Australian drawing practice. The artworks that are acquired through the JADA into the Gallery’s Permanent Collection have documented the development and evolution of contemporary drawing practice in Australia.
The 2024 JADA will be judged by Michelle Newton, Deputy Director at Artspace, Sydney.
Dates: 28 September – 8 December 2024
Location: Grafton Regional Gallery, 158 Fitzroy St. Grafton, NSW
Images:
John Bokor, Looking South, 2024, charcoal, wash and collage, 95 x 118cm
Harrie Fasher, Exposure, Bhutan / A Sculptors Drawing, 2024, mixed media (string, tape, nettle fibre thread, black gesso, ink stick, distemper and Bhutanese mud colour), 89 x 143 cm
