Rebekha Sharkie (Mayo, Centre Alliance) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The Adelaide Hills Landscape Arts Prize for 2019 was awarded last night. This is a biennial arts prize. It's open only to South Australian artists for their depictions of our beautiful Adelaide Hills, which is in my electorate of Mayo. Seventy-nine entries were received; 46 works were selected as final works. The winning prize was $5,000. The person who came second—the commendation—received their own solo exhibition at the Hahndorf Academy.

I'd like to congratulate Joseph Haxan. He's a young artist and photographer, and his work was utterly spectacular. It truly captured the Adelaide Hills in all of its beauty. The commendation went to Andrew Stattman. Andrew did a stunning piece of work. He painted the Adelaide Hills in blue.

We are so fortunate to have so many amazing artists in Mayo. It is a beautiful place to live, and I think that's why we're so fortunate as to have so many artists who choose to live in our community. I congratulate the Hahndorf Academy and the sponsors on this fantastic arts prize and look forward to being involved with the Hahndorf Academy for many years to come.