This year, Bribie Island Community Arts Centre’s signature event, the Matthew Flinders Art Prize, is expected to draw more entries than before at the Bribie Island Community Arts Centre.

Now in its 22^nd year, it remains an open prize exhibition, with no set categories. Artists may create in any media. All details are on the entry form which can be downloaded from the Bribie Island Community Arts Centre’s website https://www.bribieartscentre.com.au/ or collected at the Arts Centre 191 Sunderland Drive Banksia Beach, Tuesday to Sunday 9am – 4pm. Phone 3408 9288.

Entry registration date is Saturday June 28. The entry fee is $45 per piece ($35 for BICAS members) with a maximum of two artworks each. Early birds who enter by Friday June 20 save $5 per piece.

July 11 is the delivery date to the Arts Centre. Gala Opening night for the event in the Matthew Flinders Gallery is Friday July 17, with the exhibition running until August 7.

The first prize is $5000, second prize is $2000. There are two Highly Commended prizes of $500 a $500 People’s Choice prize and a $500 BICAS Members prize.

Organising committee chairman Stephanie White said the MFAP event grew incrementally each year and 2020 looked to be on track to follow this trend. The art prize is a welcome gathering point and focus for local and visiting artists from around the region and interstate. Stephanie said the event also relied heavily on the generosity of local sponsors, who will hopefully team up with BICAS again in 2020.