The Mervyn Moriarty Landscape Award Touring Exhibition – Winton

The Queensland Regional Art Awards (QRAA), established in 2011, celebrate the creativity of artists living across regional Queensland. As Australia’s largest regional art awards program, the QRAA showcases outstanding new work while offering valuable opportunities, including cash prizes, professional development, solo exhibitions, and artist residencies.

The Mervyn Moriarty Landscape Award is a category within the QRAA, named in honour of founder Mervyn Moriarty OAM. The Mervyn Moriarty Landscape Touring Exhibition was inaugurated in 2021 as a separate touring exhibition of selected entries.

The theme for the 2025 QRAA is momentum. Continuous forward movement requires great balance. In keeping up with a fast-paced society, art provides a space of reflection and innovation. Critique and reflection through art and culture is what maintains the forward movement of our society. Each well resolved artwork is propelled forward by iteration on the last and builds on history and legacy in the arts.

The exhibition will run from 26 September–20 November at Waltzing Matilda Centre, Winton.

Programs & Events:

The opening event will be held 26 September 5:30pm-7:30pm.

A drop-in session will be held on 27 September 10:00am-12:00pm with Regional Arts Fund Manager Leanne McIntyre – an opportunity to talk one on one with an expert about your creative ideas.

Alongside this, 27 September 10:00-11:00am there will be an interactive exhibition tour for young visitors, taken by Exhibitions and Programs Manager, Alex Grady.

Image Detail: Alison Murphy, Force of Nature