32ND ANNUAL MIL-PRA AECG ART EXHIBITION

The annual Mil-Pra Aboriginal Education Consultative Group (AECG) exhibition and art prizes celebrate the significance of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture in our region and beyond.

This year we proudly be celebrated the 32^nd edition of the Mil-Pra AECG exhibition and art prize!

Exhibition entries for the adult category were open to all types of artworks by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists 18+ living in both NSW and the ACT.

Entries for the youth category were open to youth of all backgrounds including pre-school, primary and high school students.

The Mil-Pra AECG Award of $1,500 was awarded to the adult artist whose work best celebrates the theme ‘Keep the Fire Burning! Blak, Loud and Proud.’

It was free to enter and free to attend the launch event. Major prizes alone were worth over $8000 and contribute greatly to artist’s confidence and career.

Important Dates:

Entry forms close	Monday 17^th June 5pm (new date) (NOW CLOSED)
Artwork drop-off	Saturday 29^th June, 10am - 3pm. Any questions please contact exhibitions@casulapowerhouse.com
Launch	Saturday 3^rd August 2024 , 2-4pm at Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre
Exhibition dates	Saturday 3 August – Wednesday 25 September
Artwork pick-up	Thursday 26^th September - Friday 27^th September 2024

Prize Winners:

Winners were announced on Saturday 3rd August at Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre. Congratulations to all winners and those who entered their work in the exhibition this year!

Adult Winners

Maria Lock Award ($2,000 acquisitive), Sponsored by Liverpool City Council and CPAC - Winner: Kayelene Slater, Country Connections
Mayor’s Choice Award ($3,000 acquisitive), Sponsored by Liverpool City Council and CPAC - Winner: Rebekkah Hagstrom, 𝐀𝐤𝐰𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞 - 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴.
Mil-Pra AECG Award ($1,500), Sponsored by Liverpool City Council and CPAC, Mil-Pra AECG, Kari - Winner: Michael Fardon, Origins of Fire
The Casula Powerhouse Aboriginal Scholarship Award ($1500 towards an exhibition in 2024), Sponsored by Dharug Strategic Management Group, David Harding & Nabila Ansari - Winner: Carmel Mackie, Nautilus
Bruce and Carol Kendall OAM Memorial Award ($500), Sponsored by Mil-Pra AECG – Winner: Toni-Maree Barsby, Feeding the fire on a beautiful country night
KARI Award (1^st Prize: $500), Sponsored by KARI Foundation – Winner: Jo Higgins, From embers
KARI Award (2^nd Prize: $300), Sponsored by KARI Foundation – Winner: Jade Bell, Connections Mother Blak, Loud & Proud
Kate Nicholas Liverpool Women’s Service Award ($500), Sponsored by Liverpool Women’s Resource Centre, Liverpool Women’s Health Centre and Bonnie Support Services – Winner: Mia Lovelock, Connection

Student Winners

Family and Early Childhood Art Award ($100), Sponsored by Mil-Pra AECG - Winner: Keep the Fire Burning! Blak, Loud and Proud, Mirrung Mittagar Preschool Group, Riverwood Public School
Secondary (1st Prize: $200), Sponsored by KARI Foundation – Winner: Evelyn Knapp, Wiradyuri Country at Sunset, Heathcote High School, Year 11
Secondary (2nd Prize: Gift voucher), Sponsored by Mil-Pra AECG – Winner: Kalara Penrith, Together they flow, Campbelltown Performing Arts High School, Year 9
Secondary (3rd Prize: Gift voucher) Sponsored by Mil-Pra AECG – Winner: Madeline Guyer, Ember dance, Year 12
Secondary (4th Prize: Gift voucher) – Winner: Amelia Fardon, Dharawal Country, Airds High School, Year 9
Primary (1st Prize: $100), Sponsored by KARI Foundation – Winner: Nerida Allen, Stories Around the Fire - Blak, Loud and Proud, Eschol Park Public School, Year 3
Primary (2nd Prize: Gift voucher), Sponsored by Mil-Pra AECG – Winner: Millie Edwards, Gadjal – Smoke, Picnic Point Public School, Year 3
Primary (3rd Prize: Gift voucher), Sponsored by Mil-Pra AECG – Winner: Miranda, Living near the waterhole, Bankstown Public School, Year 6
Primary (4th Prize: Gift voucher), Sponsored by Mil-Pra AECG – Winner: Aavani Singh Kunwar, Keep the Fire Burning! Blak, Loud and Proud, Riverwood Public School, Year 5
Student Group Prize ($100), Sponsored by Mil-Pra AECG – Winner: Seth Robinson-James, Eman Kabita, Tammin Hines, Aisha Sabbagh, Taylor Lynch, Tilly-May Wilson-Keanie, The Smoke of Love, Cartwright Public School, Years 3 - 6
Ms Charishma Kaliyanda MP Member for Liverpool Youth Award #1 ($100 voucher) - Winner: Lilli Farrell, Turtle, Picnic Point High School, Year 10
Ms Charishma Kaliyanda MP Member for Liverpool Youth Award #2 ($100 voucher) - Winner: The Emu Egg Discovery Project: A Journey of Discovery, Bradbury Preschool Wombats group

Image credit: Amy Hill, Community and Wattle, 2023. Winner, $1,500 31^st Mil-Pra AECG Award 2023.