Mary Valley Art Festival
annual mary valley art festival threeday festival event held rural village imbil near gympie south east queensland australia festival started held imbil public hall july year prize awarded across number category including novice animalia still life human form abstract amongst others total prize money topped worth artwork shown festival visitor exhibitor alike enjoy opening night festival take opportunity view exhibition mix artist backdrop nibble music people choice award held end weekend festival favourite entry popular vote revealed festival belonged mary valley show outgrew pavilion annual show organiser split art festival event remained mary valley show society festival received statewide recognition commemorative project mary valley alive committee representative presented project case study queensland regional art culture conference artspoken bundaberg mary valley alive collaborative project developed managed heinke butt celebrate th anniversary mary valley art festival project theme rebuilding place community art mary valley alive project celebrated year mary valley art festival mvaf recognising need tell story celebration environment transitioning community community renewal reclaiming place scrapping controversial traveston crossing dam proposal mr butt artistic director developed themed major art work utilising individual piece selected participant across sunshine coast wide bay burnett gympie region project allowed community undergoing major transition result traveston crossing dam proposal tell record story celebrate place artistic cultural project supported crossregional involvement result extremely powerful visual emotive experience involved special booklet reproduced every art work written story additional production selection postcard highlighting specific artist also provided professional development opportunity participating artist fact artspoken queensland regional art culture conference recognised mary valley alive project place program recognises importance community project well art cultural event list festival australia mary valley art festival website queensland regional art culture conference artspoken