NEWS AND UPDATES
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13/01/2010 - News Update
Thank you to everyone who placed a bid on the auction items. We are just waiting for the last few
items to be picked up, so we have a few more sold signs to go up.
It looks like we sold more this year than last year and so we will have another good cheque for The
Heart Foundation.
Preparations have already begun for this year so watch this space. We are also on the lookout for sponsors
or people interested in helping out on the committee so please don't hesitate to contact us.
Also if you are interested in any items that didn't sell in previous years please email thecustomersvoice@bigpond.com.
Thank you to everyone who entered this year. The winners are:
Overall winner David Rowe for Ahmadinejad
Runner Up Simon Schneider for Clint Eastwood
Student Winner Emily Boyd for Christopher Lee in the Lord of the Rings
Digital Winner Luke Watson for Dame Judy Dench
We are delighted to say the auction has gone extremely well again this year with many pieces being sold.
At present we are arranging collection of these items and once finished we will add ‘sold’ signs to these items on the gallery.
Many thanks again for helping us raise much needed funds for the Heart Foundation.
Winners will be notified shortly.
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08/10/2009 - News Update
We're putting the last minute touches on the Awards night so don't forget to get your tickets. The images can also be viewed at Showcase
Gallery Central TAFE corner Aberdeen and Beaufort St Northbridge.
Gallery Opening Times
Thursday 15th, 2-5pm
Friday 16th, 2-3pm (closed 3pm to prepare Awards Night)
Saturday 17th, 2-5pm
Sunday 18th, closed
Monday 19th, 2-5pm
Tuesday 20th, 2-5pm
Wednesday 21st, 2-5pm
Thursday 22nd, 2-5pm
Friday 23rd, 2-5pm
Saturday 24th, 2-5pm
The online auction opens 16th October 2009
If you have not already registered for the auctions, you can do so by visiting our
Login Page.
Tickets for the Awards night on 16th October are still on sale. Ph 041 992 2386. There will be no door sales.
The 2009 Michael Collins Caricature Award is now closed for entries. We have started opening the entries
and by the look of it, it’s going to be another interesting year for the judges. A big thank you to everyone
who entered and helped support the Heart Foundation.
For those of you in Perth who are interested in attending the Awards night on the 16th please call 0419922386.
Vladimir Putin and Barack Obama fight to the finish.
For the first time since its inception, Australia's richest caricature award, The Michael Collins
Caricature Award, was awarded to joint winners. The winners were announced at a gala evening held
at Central TAFE Gallery on Friday October 17th.
The quality of entries was again phenomenal, with a record 89 entries received from over 55 Australian
artists, all in the name of helping to raise funds for Australia's leading heart health charity, the
Heart Foundation.
The joint winners, Matt Adams with an entry of Vladimir Putin and Kindaro Kim with his entry of Barack Obama,
each received a cheque for $3,500 and the much coveted winners title. The Corel student prize of $300 and a
software drawing package was awarded to Michael Ley for his depiction of Condoleezza Rice.
This is the second time Mr Kim has entered the competition, last year he took out the student prize. His win
shows that anyone can win the competition regardless of experience.
On learning about his win, Mr Kim said "I am so excited that I have won and it encourages me a lot for the next
step and my future career. I was inspired and learned a lot through last years exhibition from all the works of
the other artists, and I really wanted to give something back to MCCA in appreciation".
Matt Adams who has also entered in previous years said "Firstly I'd like to apologise for my absence tonight but my
wife has recently given birth to our second child. I'd like to thank the Michael Collins Caricature Award for their
contribution to the art of caricature in Australia. The competition has grown immensely over three short years and
the organisers and sponsors are to be commended. I'd also like to congratulate my co-winner, together we can be proud
that we were chosen from such an incredibly high standard of entries. I'm sure these entries won't have too much trouble
selling at auction and a lot of money will be raised for the Heart Foundation.
Entries will be on exhibition at the Central TAFE Gallery, 12 Aberdeen St, Northbridge until Sunday, October 19th. Gallery hours
1-4pm.
All entries are now up for auction on the online gallery to raise funds for the Heart Foundation. Funds raised helf fight heart,
stroke and blood vessel disease through research, education and patient support.
Winners will be announced at a prestigious awards night to be held on September 7th 2007, at the Central Tafe Gallery in Perth Western Australia. For information about the event or to purchase tickets for the event, please call (08)94451354 or 0419922386.
The 2006 Michael Collins Caricature Awards were an unqualifed success. We received 70 entries from 42 artists across Australia, appeared on the front page of The Voice, received mentions on several radio stations, saw 250 people through the Kurb Gallery and observed frenzied bidding on the website.
In the end, we were happy to be able to hand over a cheque to the Heart Foundation to aid their research into heart defects in children.
Click the link below to view the acceptance speech of the winner of the Michael Collins Caricature Award 2006, Judin Nadin which is posted on YouTube.com.
