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Niloufar Lovegrove awarded 2023 Bayton Award

November 21, 2023 by Jodie van de Wetering in Art

The gentle, thoughtful work of Rockhampton’s Niloufar (Nellie) Lovegrove has been recognised by the Rockhampton Museum of Art, with the Iranian-Australian artist awarded the 2023 Bayton Award.

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November 21, 2023 /Jodie van de Wetering
artist books, Rockhampton Museum of Art, Hanbing Lu, Bayton Award, Niloufar Lovegrove
Art

25 regional artists named Bayton Award finalists

May 26, 2019 by Jodie van de Wetering in Photography, Visual art

The Rockhampton Art Gallery has announced the 25 artists from across Central and Western Queensland selected as finalists for biennial art prize The Bayton Award.

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May 26, 2019 /Jodie van de Wetering
Bayton Award, Rockhampton Art Gallery
Photography, Visual art

Rockhampton to swap artists & books with Chinese sister city Zhenjiang

January 19, 2019 by Jodie van de Wetering in Visual art, Lifestyle

Rockhampton Regional Council has announced a series of partnership projects with Chinese sister city Zhenjiang, including an exchange program for visual artists and a library book swap.

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January 19, 2019 /Jodie van de Wetering
Bayton Award, Rockhampton Regional Council, sister city
Visual art, Lifestyle
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What happened to Alice? We take on true crime with a fascinating piece from Dr Wendy Davis, combining meticulous historical research with fiction to fill the gaps. Online now ➡ rockystreetpress.com #truecrime #murder #bundaberg #auslit #litmag #ma
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New online: meet the 25 #centralqld and #westernqld artists who are finalists in @rockhamptonartgallery's Bayton Awards. Exhibition and loads of tie-in events coming soon to #Rockhampton! ➡ rockystreetpress.com #artistatwork #art #artistsofig #bayt
New online: @kissingtheflint have risen from the ashes of last year's bushfires to release their carbon-negative debut EP, Unconditionality. Full story @ rockystreetpress.com. #australia #queensland #thisisqueensland #gladstoneregion #gladstone #ce

Rocky Street Press acknowledges the Darumbal people, Traditional Custodians of the Central Queensland region where we live and work.  We pay our respects to Elders past and present and to Indigenous nations’ rich cultures of art and storytelling. We welcome Indigenous readers and contributors.

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