Local sculptures snaps up a bronze at Australian Street Art Awards
Posted on February 14th, 2023
Twenty-nine public art experiences have been recognised as the best in the country for art-loving visitors at the Australian Street Art Awards, with the Capricorn Coast’s newest sculptures taking out a bronze award in the ‘Best Landmark Sculpture’ category.
Brendon Tohill’s ‘Let’s Get Crabby, in a Big Way’ popped up on Lammermoor’s shared pathway at the end of 2022, with a number of soldier crabs creating the quirky and unique art statement.
The Awards showcase the ultimate Australian destinations where visitors can see epic, world-class street and public art that’s accessible and enjoyable all year round.
‘Let’s Get Crabby’ joins a growing list of award-winning street art from across the destination.
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| Best Street Art Experiences in Oz Revealed Twenty-nine public art experiences have been recognised as the best in the country for art-loving visitors at the Australian Street Art Awards, announced last night (Friday) from Queensland’s Sunshine Coast. The Gold Award winners of the 2022 Australian Street Art Awards, a Tourism Awards for Public Art program, include a nightly light show spectacular in the Flinders Ranges, a memorial to the bravery witnessed at one of Australia’s deadliest train disasters, and a country street art trail created by homegrown volunteers. Heading the list was ‘DYIPNI – Da King of Da Road’, a tractor that has been transformed into a vibrant tribute by 14 Filipino emigrants living in WA’s agricultural heartland. It was announced as the Best of the Best winner after taking out Gold in the Best Landmark Sculpture category earlier in the evening. The Awards presentation included the announcement of the recipient of the second annual Outstanding Contribution to Australian Art Tourism Award. Granted to a person who has worked tirelessly behind the scenes to transform one or more destinations through outdoor art. The 2022 recipient is Cindi Drennan, Founder and Artistic Director of Illuminart, a creative company that integrates community engagement within high quality projection arts, architectural projection and audio-visual storytelling experiences. One of Illuminart’s projects, the Quorn Silo Light Show, picked up the Gold Award for Best Mega Mural this year. It is a free nightly spectacular which features animated stories about the surrounding Flinders Ranges’ history, wildlife and culture.  All 2022 Gold winners are: * Best Entrance Art: ‘The Last Lion’, Sophi Odling and Christina Huynh (Burwood Chinatown Precinct Project, Sydney NSW) * Best External Mural: ‘Sanctum’, Andrew Bourke and Jesse Bell (Darwin NT) * Best Landmark Sculpture: ‘Dyipni–Da King of Da Road’, 14 Filipino metal workers (The Horsepower Highway, WA) * Best Mega Mural: Quorn Silo Light Show, Illuminart (Southern Flinders Ranges SA) * Best Monument or Memorial: Southern Aurora Memorial Violet Town, Tim Bowtell, Lach Cummings and Chris Mann (Violet Town VIC) * Best Rural Art: Bute Silo Art, Scott Nagy and Krimsone (Top of the Yorke SA) * Best Sculpture Park or Trail: Hello Koalas Sculpture Trail, various (Greater Port Macquarie NSW) * Best Street Art Festival or Event: SWELL Sculpture Festival 2022, various (Gold Coast QLD) * Best Street Art Laneway: Banna Lane, various (Griffith NSW) * Best Street Art Tour: Frankston Street Art Walking Tours, various (Frankston VIC) * Best Street Art Trail: Tongala Street Art Trail, Tongala volunteer artists (Goulburn Valley VIC)  2022 Silver winners are: * Best Entrance Art: ‘Darwin Didgeridoo’, Anthony Duwan Lee (Darwin Airport NT) * Best External Mural: ‘Nonna’s Table’, Claire Foxton (Griffith NSW) * Best Landmark Sculpture: ‘The Big Koala, Spirit of All Koalas’, Pauline Roods and John Belfield (Greater Port Macquarie NSW) * Best Mega Mural: Bute Silo Art, Scott Nagy and Krimsone (Top of the Yorke SA) * Best Monument or Memorial: Wandoan Soldier Settlers Precinct, various (Western Downs QLD) * Best Rural Art: ‘Digging up the Past’, The Zookeeper and DRAPL (Hughenden QLD) * Best Street Art Festival or Event: Banna Lane Festival, various (Griffith NSW) * Best Street Art Laneway: Austin Lane, various (Darwin NT) * Best Street Art Tour: Oh Hey WA NMBW Street Art Tour (Perth WA) * Best Street Art Trail: The Maryborough Mural Project, various (Fraser Coast QLD) 2022 Bronze winners are: * Best External Mural: ‘Painting Our Future’, Julian Clavijo and Camilo Delgado (Hastings VIC) * Best Landmark Sculpture: ‘Let’s Get Crabby, in a Big Way’, Brendon Tohill (Capricorn Coast QLD) * Best Mega Mural: ‘Stay Grounded’, Kitt Bennett (Darwin NT) * Best Monument or Memorial: ‘Neighbour’, Jesse Belle (Katherine NT) * Best Rural Art: ‘The Golden Clydesdale’, Dylan Butler (Coobowie SA) * Best Street Art Festival or Event: No More Blank Walls Street Art Festival, Blank Walls (Osborne Park WA) * Best Street Art Laneway: Bidencopes Lane, various (Hobart TAS) Best Street Art Trail: Little Finds, various (Kalgoorlie-Boulder WA)  |
Check out the website – www.streetartawards.com.au
