There is little public awareness of the scale of the Wiradjuri wars or of the collective resonance of past grievances in the descendants of this conflict, both black and white. Research Contribution This short story brings to critical public attention the themes of racial conflict and the differing interpretations of culture that underscore the history of the Coolac area, and indeed of the Riverina. For those aware of the history of the Murdering Island and Poison Waterholes Creek, the 'incident' held deeper significance than the local media were willing to recognise. In 2005, a crop dusting plane sprayed a party of indigenous elders inspecting archaeological sites along the proposed route. The highway over these lands has claimed many lives and work was in progress for the Coolac Bypass.
The winner will be announced in Sydney in mid-March 2023.Įntry details, tour dates and locations, and more about the history of The Bald Archy Prize can be found at Background When I interviewed Peter Batey, curator of the Bald Archy Exhibition for the Museum of the Riverina, at his schoolhouse in Coolac, we wandered over aboriginal sites traditionally used for corroboree. The Bald Archy Prize art exhibition last toured in 2019 and was exhibited in the ACT, Queensland, Victoria and NSW venues including Wagga Wagga and the wider Riverina region in southern NSW.Įntries for the 2023 prize are open until 10 January 2023.Ī preview of the finalists will be launched at the Watson Art Centre in Canberra on 9 February 2023, before the exhibition sets off on a year-long tour around Australia. Over the years, the prize has been awarded to works featuring a variety of politicians, celebrities and high-profile sports men and women, including several former prime ministers, Dame Edna Everage/Barry Humphries, the late Bert Newton and Shane Warne. WITTY WORKS: Museum of the Riverina Manager Luke Grealy says The Bald Archy Prize, founded by Peter Batey OAM, is a great opportunity for artists to show well-known Australians in a whole new light. “It is still judged by sulphur-crested cockatoo, Professor Maude Cockatoo PhD, who is an impeccable judge of satirical art!” “It thumbs its nose at the arts elite and appeals to many who wouldn’t normally visit an art gallery. “Over the quarter of a century plus since then, it has become an iconic event on the Australian art calendar because ‘taking the mickey’ out of each other appeals to the Australian sense of humour. “The Bald Archy prize was started by Peter Batey in a corrugated iron shed at Coolac, just north of Gundagai, in 1994, as a send-up of the prestigious portraiture award, the Archibald Prize. “We are calling for submissions that include wit, slapstick, vulgarity, farce, black comedy, irreverence, and anything in between, preferably featuring an Australian distinguished in art, science, letters, politics, sport or the media,” Mr Grealy said.
Museum Manager Luke Grealy is encouraging artists from across Australia to get involved and help ensure the successful return of this iconic event. The prize for the winning artwork is $10,000. Submissions are now open for the very best satirical art for the 2023 Bald Archy Prize, which is now administered by the Museum of the Riverina, Wagga Wagga. Australia’s premier satirical art competition, The Bald Archy Prize, is back for its 27th year after a three-year hiatus following the passing of founder Peter Batey OAM.
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