The Art is... Bald Prize 2021 Gallery

The winners are finally announced. Apologies for the delay the team have had to cope with two attempted reschedules and then a forced cancellation, by which time we were in to grant writing time (fingers crossed)

We are very happy to announce the following winners:

Portrait:

First Prize Jenny Pollard - David Helfgott

2nd Prize Kathryn Champness - Bubbles

3rd prize Greg Deutscher - Magpie

Landscapography:

First Prize Ben Fowler - In silence it grows

2nd Prize Ben Gosling - Lone tree

3rd Prize Ruth Addlem - Morning fog with Millie

Youth Prize: Beatrix Schellens - Carbon and Anthony (Dad)

People's Choice award: Ben Fowler -Shades of me

Thank you for all those that entered and all those that voted. Thank you to Michelle McFarlane our Judge and to Mark Radford for the concept and support in organising the competition.

David Helfgott Jenny Pollard Portrait -1st Place	Bubbles Portrait 2nd Place Kathyrn Champness	Magpie at 40 3rd Place Greg Deutscher
In silence it grows 1st place Ben Fowler	Lone Tree 2nd place -Ben Gosling	Morning fog with Millie 3rd Place Ruth Addlem
Carbon and Anthony (Dad) Youth Prize Beatrix Schellens	Shades of Me People's Choice Award - Ben Fowler

1 Trish Deutscher - Girl	2 Trish Detchser - Dog	3 Onella Cooray - Queen A benevolent queen she rules with justness. As long as tithings are timely.
4 Sharon Henricksen - Meercat Taken at Halls Gap Zoo	5 Onella Cooray - Pride June is Pride month. Representation and visibility is important especially in regional towns	6 Kylie Heyman - Amy
7 Jarrod H Woolley - Echidna	8 Greg Deutscher - Magpie A Magpie on the back lawn on a 40 degrees day	9 Greg Deutscher - Roxy
10 Ben Gosling - Violin player	11 Bianca Gold - Boston Boston is a 6yo Kelpie x Ridgeback x who has the best attitudes to life. He loves an adventure and takes on each one as if it was his first and last. One of his favourite activities is climbing logs and trees, where he can survey the land and appreciate its beauty. As he is doing in this image.	12 Bianca Gold - The Reflection Pond The reflection pond (with Boston) - pondering life and what the next adventure is, or simply looking for fish.
13 Robin Rohde - Brother and Sister	14 Beatrix Schellens (11years old) - Carbon	15 Beatrix Schellens (11 years old) - Carbon and Anthony (Dad)
16 Brooklyn Ronke - A father's love A fathers love - Glenn, Sheridan and Keishia Bovell	17 Ainsley Cameron - Dancer This young lady is part of Dynamic Dance Company in Ararat and is my muse for dance photography. She has many faces and I just love photographing her whether that be on Salt Lakes, Libraries or in old buildings she is a willing participant. We have wonderful dancers in Regional Victoria of which many head to Melbourne and Overseas to perform, not forgetting their roots and where they have come from many return to give back to their community.	18 Ainsley Cameron - Dancer 2 This young lady is part of Dynamic Dance Company in Ararat and is my muse for dance photography. She has many faces and I just love photographing her whether that be on Salt Lakes, Libraries or in old buildings she is a willing participant. We have wonderful dancers in Regional Victoria of which many head to Melbourne and Overseas to perform, not forgetting their roots and where they have come from many return to give back to their community.
19 Suzanne Puls - New Guinea	20 Fari Islam - Dave	21 Kathyrn Champness - Sandy Sandy in lockdown
22 Ben Fowler - Shades of Me Shades of me is a visual representation of the mental health condition "Dissociative Identity Disorder", formerly called "Multiple Personality Disorder". The model in this piece has this condition but would prefer to remain anonymous.	23 Scott Johns - The Iron-y	24 Jade Tinker - Evidence My older sister once told me to make sure I was in some of my holiday photos or there will be no evidence that I actually went. #picsoritdidnthappen. Embrace the selfie! Self portrait taken in car rear view mirror.
25 Jade Tinker - African Grey Parrot African Grey Parrot	26 Nico YdelReal - Argentinian horse groom Argentinian horse groom	27 Faye Johns - Lockdown Kitty Lockdown Kitty - like many families we made the decision to add to our family by bringing a furry bundle of joy home. She still enchants us all.
28 Sherelle Crow - Mum, Susie and Dot (1) Jan, Susie and Dot sit together as light streams in through a window of the lovely Ladies Rest Rooms in Warracknabeal. Susie's mother, Gloria Smith, was a committed volunteer who would open the heritage-listed rooms each day at 7am and clean them before she passed away last year. Dot and Jan were friends with Gloria.	29 Suzanne Puls - Jennifer	30 Nico YdelReal - Sheep
31 Antoinette Grenfell - Long summer days	32 Joan Goad - Owl Discovered this beautiful juvenile on the fence. It wasn't afraid at all and I was able to observe it closely.	33 Glenda Smith - Kita Trick or Treat
34 Juncel Tatel - Billy & Tiana	35 Robyn Rohde - Sister and Brother Siblings	36 Kathryn Champness - Bubbles Bubbles are always fun
37 Tayla Hateley - Family	38 Faye Johns - Family portrait Family portrait - we are a close, loud, loving family, with plenty of big personalities. This portrait captures this perfectly.	39 Juncel Tatel - First Kiss
40 Ben Fowler - Invasive Thoughts "Invasive Thoughts" A visual representation of the thoughts that invade and dominate your headspace	41 Juncel Tatel - Wedding Day	42 Isla Lynch - Best of Friends Our pets Macey, Ollie and Frank
43 Julie Martin - Salty Guide dog puppy in training. Note, after exploring the lake he had a bubble bath!	44 Robyn Rohde - Adelaide Beach	45 Ruth Addlem - Derek the one nut bandit
46 Glenda Smith - Billie What can I see?	47 Lisa Ross - Travel buddies Sisters and travel buddies snuggle in for a kiss on a day out in Taipei.	48 Mark Radford - Elsie
49 Jenny Pollard - David Helfgott Photographed during a pre-performance rehearsal at the Rex Theatre, Charlton. Internationally renowned pianist, David Helfgott, is a study of concentration as he prepared for what was to become one of his last recitals before COVID's impact closed the world in 2020. While the pandemic ended his scheduled European tour, the capacity crowd at the Rex gave the artist a prolonged and emotional standing ovation at the conclusion of the evening in recognition of his astonishing musical artistry.	50 Joan Goad - Owl on bike A young owl had some adventures on the verandah	51 Helen Hobbs - Dead Tree
52 Praneet Rathod - Launcestons clock tower	53 Ben Fowler - In silence it grows Taken as part of my series "Microworlds of the Mallee", this macro landscape shows the tiny, bizarre worlds that are just out of sight. This piece was captured from the side of the tree in Warracknabeal.	54 Kathryn Champness - Toadstools
55 Nico YdelReal - Red flower	56 Faye Johns - Sunset at home This is my home landscape. I got to know it very well through lockdown last year.	57 Ben Fowler - Macro Landscape
58 Praneet Rathod - Storm brewing A storm is brewing but the Pinnacle awaits	59 Sharon Henrickson - Federation park Stawell	60 Suzanne Puls - Pink Lake
61 Praneet Rathod - Heading towards the sunset	62 Joan Goad - Threatening sky Threatening sky promises rain	63 Nico YdelReal - Rock with Lichen
64 James Barlow - Cloud Cloudy cloth for the Grampians	65 Trish Deutscher - Rainbow	66 Sharon Henricksen - Skipton Lake
67Jeanie Clarke - NYD storm2021	68 Jarrod H Woolley - Fireworks Ararat carnival fireworks display 15/5/2021	69 Joan Goad - Chocolate Soil Deliciously moulded chocolate soil
70 Jade Tickner - Tree rock	71 Helen Hobbs - Zumstiens At zumsteins	72 Jade Tinker - The road to nowhere This photo was taken on a family roadtrip, along the silo art trail. Australian roads seem endless but the countryside sure is beautiful.
73 Helen Hobbs - Palm Early morning view	74 -Greg Deutscher - Uluru mist Ayers Rock after a downpour of rain	75 Scott Neill - Flat Rocks
76 Greg Detchscher - Passing storm View from Mount Arapiles during a passing shower	77 Scott Neill - Water rock	78 Scott Neill - Grasses
79 Kylie Heyman - Beautiful canola field	80 Bianca Gold - Wimmera River sunrise - Autumn 2021	81 Ben Gosling - Tree
82 Beatrix Schellens (11 years Old) - Paddock views	83 Beatrix Schellens (11 Years Old) - Grasses	84 Ben Gosling - Fence
85 Kylie Heyman - Beach silhouette	86 Ainsley Cameron - Sunset Both of these photos are taken around Willaura and are part of the Cockajemmy Salt Lakes which are scattered in and around the Western District of Victoria and are also part of National Parks Victoria.	87 Ainsley Cameron - Saltlake Both of these photos are taken around Willaura and are part of the Cockajemmy saltlakes which are scattered in and around the Western District of Victoria and are part of National Parks Victoria.
88 Suzanne Puls - Sunset with tree	89 Trish Deutscher - Red dust	90 Glenda Smith - Mirror Image Mirror Image Wimmera River Jeparit
91 Fiona Tracey - Sunset at the weir	92 Suzanne Puls - Pink Lake	93 Bart Maxwell - Sheep hills Silo Art
94 Maya Lynch - Salt lake zooming	95 Scott Neill - Rocks with water	96 Jeanie Clark - NYD storm New Years Day storm 2021. Over a couple of small paddocks, some 60 mature native trees lost mainly top branches - their green leaves scattered over the ground, while the retreating storm is in the background.
97 Ruth Addlem - Wimmera River Vectis	98 Kathryn Champness - Leaves	99 Lexi Conboy - Seagulls and a Magpie at Robe
100 Scott Neill - Red Rocks	101 Fiona Tracey - Dubai from the sky	102 Faye Johns - Beach sunset Beach sunset. Our last family holiday before our eldest headed off to start his uni course. We made some memories.
103 Scott Neill - Cross hatched Rocks All these pictures were taken on our 'COVID' trip of Tasmania March this year	104 Mark Radford - Buderim Forest QLD	105 Ruth Addlem - Morning Fog with Millie