Abel Tasman Art Award
Congratulations to Katelyn Geard, the recipient of the Abel Tasman Art Prize this year. The prize winning piece was her self portrait.
The prize was initiated by the Dutch Australia Society in Tasmania in 2000 to celebrate the bonds between The Netherlands and Tasmania and to foster a relationship with the municipality of Grootegast, the birthplace of Dutch explorer Abel Tasman. It is a reciprocal award, with the Tasmanian winner spending three weeks in the The Netherlands one year, and the Dutch winner spending three weeks in Tasmania the following year.
On recieving the prize Katelyn said:
"Thank you to Kingborough Council and The Dutch Australia society for making this opportunity possible, thank you to my parents and my art teachers over the last two years for supporting me and pushing me to break out of my comfort zone and take risks, I wouldn't have received the award if it wasn't for them."