Material Prizes

The Solar Art Prize Material Prizes were $3,000 vouchers each for Natural Technology Systems products and services.

Aussie Animal Sanctuary Prize

The Aussie Animal Sanctuary Prize in the 2022 Solar Art Prize was won by Margaret Thomas for her two works.

(1) There’s plenty more plastic in the sea mixed media 160 x 67

Hanging net traps about 28 fish made from colourful plastic food packets which Margaret stated at the presentation were all consumed by her.

(2) Steve Wright – 1000 Trees mixed media gum leaf, watercolour, 60 x 47cm

Paper cut out of man wearing jeans and standing with his arms crossed, stuck on a large gum leaf, ove a sketch of bushland featuring trees, inset into cardboard mount and frame.

Merit Awards

There were 3 Merit Awards in the 2022 Solar Art Prize and winners received $3,000 vouchers each for Natural Technology Systems Products

Carol Bann: Dry River Bed, coloured pencil, 69 x 86cm

Tricia Ross: Vanitas for a changing world, wet plate collodian photography, 41 x 35.5cm

Hadley Johnson: Housing Crisis, clay & found rubbish (on net)

Honorary mentions

Honorary Mention in the 2022 Solar Art Prize: Janet Makaev: Down at the dam: pobble book spawn, giglee print 70 x 50cm

Honorary Mention in the 2022 Solar Art Prize: Paul Whitehead: Climate refugees, photography, 40 x 120cm

$66,000 prizes announced in 13th Solar Art Prize

Painting of man in hat and suit and tie with cigarette dangling from mouth leaving dusty flat earth with a rusty windmill lying broken on the ground
Overall Winner of 12th Solar Art Prize: Man Leaving the Land and Windmill by Elizabeth Doidge

Solar art prize entries due 18 February 2022

Pip Fletcher has once again funded the non-acquisitive annual South Australian Solar Art Prize, with prizes being vouchers for solar products.

Artists in any medium are welcome to submit art relevant to climate change, nature and the environment.

Entries close 18 February 2022 and winners will be announced 9 April 2022 at the Royal South Australian Society for the Arts.

Prize details and entry forms are at https://solarartprize.com/2021-solar-art-prize-entry-form-and-conditions/.

As Pip says, “The urgency of reducing carbon emissions can no longer wait on government, foreign powers or anyone else to take their fair share of responsibility.  We must do what we can – NOW.