A circular abstract artwork in colours of black, brown and white.

Image: ShireABILITY Art Award 2024 Open Award Winner, Bernadette Smith, Dark Sublime, digital photograph printed on recycled aluminium.

6 December to 17 December

Join us at the Hazelhurst Arts Centre to celebrate the incredible talent of artists living with disability in Sutherland Shire.

The biennial ShireABILITY Art Award provides an opportunity for artists of all ages who live with disability who either live, work, go to school, or attend community programs in the Sutherland Shire to share their creative talent.

Part of International Day of People with Disability celebrations.

ShireABILITY Art Award 2024 Recipients

Open Award Winner
Bernadette Smith

Dark Sublime, digital photograph printed on recycled aluminium

Open Award Highly Commended
Keith Chidzey

Precipitation of Change, huon pine, cast glass

Youth Award Winner
Holly Connor

This is me, cardboard

Youth Award Highly Commended
Charlotte Gilbert

Road to the past, drawing on paper

People's Choice Award will be announced on Wednesday 18 December

ARTISTS

Patrick Alderson

Grace Anderson

Noah Anderson

Kylie Armstrong

Lachlan Brodala

Vanessa Cardemil

Danny Lo Castro

Keith Chidzey

Renae Christie

Holly Connor

Abbie Crossling

Cooper Crowe

Helen Dubrovich

Carly Gately

Rodi Geiger

Gretel Geiger

Charlotte Gilbert

Civic Disability Services Zoom Art Group

Marianne Handoko

Tyrese Hema

Phillip Hollier

Hugo Kato

James Kirk

Michelle Kroesche

Stefanos Manias

Abigail Miflin

The Disability Trust Art Group (Miranda)

Liz Munro

Logan Neal

Christie Joy O’brien

Alexandra Parker

Renee Pearce

Damien Charles Pugh

Lisa Richardson

Ben Rowntree

Ivan Shen

Bernadette Smith

Eliza Stewart

Nikos Stratikopoulos

Sylvanvale Garden House Art Group (Sutherland)

Jakobee Thomas

Andy Tran

Beverley Walsh

Sean Wilson

Charlotte Wood

Lucy Woolfman

Lucas Yates

The ShireABILITY Art Award 2024 is proudly supported by Miranda RSL, Sylvanvale and Freedom Solutions Australia.

Logos of Miranda RSL, Sylvanvale and Freedom Solutions Australia.