Issue 54 Aurora Magazine January 2023

create
thus allowing flexibility whether one works in textiles, clay, wood or even recycled
materials.”
The Viewpoint exhibition also has a student component, which has been coordinated
this year by Viewpoint member Nadja Roelofs where art students from six schools
across Albany and Denmark will enter into an Under 21 category with artworks they
have been preparing throughout the year.
Art teachers use the exhibition as a tool to teach concept development from the
theme, design and execution of an artwork to preparation for public exhibition. First
and second place awards for the Under 21 category comes with a $500 and $250 prize
money respectively with the open category winner taking home the grand prize of
$1000. As Nadja, who herself works mainly in textiles, explains her interpretation of this
year’s theme as well as the importance of the youth involvement in the exhibition, “the
theme Masking was chosen as it has a broad range of interpretations that youth can
relate to on many levels. From the now all too familiar Covid mask to masks in theatre
and those used in masquerades. Masking can also reflect the illusions we create as
human beings displaying a face or persona which is quite different to our inner self or
self-concept. Then of course the more obtuse possibilities in the choice of medium for
example masking tape, it’s a theme with many pathways to explore and create.”
The award is named after the group’s founding member Lorraine Harrison who started
Viewpoint back in 1988.
2020 winner and committee member Talarah Pedrocchi Roelofs, who now works as a
film editor and freelance creative across a variety of forms recalls winning the award
says “winning in 2020 was a significant milestone for myself as an artist, it legitimised
my work for the very first time and the prize money was a wonderful boost to what can
be a very expensive enterprise. This year I’ll be entering the open category and I am
very excited to be a part of the Viewpoint exhibition once again.”
Maggie, also an artist in her own right as well as a dedicated member of the group,
credits the whole committee with bringing the exhibition together and like Sue, is
passionate about being a part of such a unique art collective.
“The best part of the Viewpoint is the friendship and camaraderie of the group and
everyone’s willingness to work together and share ideas in promoting art in the
community. The Lorraine Harrison 3D Youth Prize is a great example of this. But the
most rewarding part of the year long journey is seeing the final artworks displayed in
the exhibition - how the artists have interpreted each year’s theme and how they have
executed their interpretation. I can’t wait to see what everyone has come up with this
year.”
OPPOSITE PAGE: The Viewpoint committee members. BACK ROW LEFT TO RIGHT: Al Barrow, Viv
Matts MIDDLE ROW LEFT TO RIGHT: Sue Noakes, Liz Turnbull, Maggie Myers FRONT ROW LEFT TO
RIGHT: Nadja Roelofs, Talarah Pedrocchi Roelofs.
TOP: First prize winner from last year, The Red String of Fate by Kia Joy Fuentebella
RIGHT: Second prize winner from last year (untitled) by Alina de Vos.
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