Wrapping up 2010...

2010 has been a big year for Artereal Gallery and our artists. As such Artereal Gallery will be closed from 23 December 2010 - 2 February 2011 so that the team can have a much needed break!

But before we go we thought we would take the opportunity to look back on some of the highlights of the past twelve months...

Art Awards and Prizes

Rebecca Beardmore: winner of the 2010 Fremantle Arts Centre Print Award, finalist in the Josephine Ulrick and Wyn Schubert Photography Award.

Anne MacDonald: finalist in the Josephine Ulrick and Wyn Schubert Photography Award, finalist in the William & Winifred Bowness Photography Prize.

Ken + Julia Yonetani: finalists in the Fishers Ghost Art Prize, finalists in the Stan and Maureen Duke Gold Coast Art Prize.

Daniel Wallwork: finalist in Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi.

Simone Douglas: finalist in the Josephine Ulrick and Wyn Schubert Photography Award.

Gary Deirmendjian: finalist in Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi.

Damian Dillon + James Birch: finalists in the Blacktown Art Prize.

Carla Hananiah: finalist in the Fishers Ghost Art Award,  finalist in the Norvill Art Prize, finalist in the John Leslie Art Prize, finalist in the Blacktown Art Prize, finalist in the Waverley Art Prize.

Gary Smith: finalist in the Tidal: City of Devonport Art Award, finalist in the Norvill Art Prize, finalist in the John Fries Memorial prize.

Claude Jones: finalist in the Stan and Maureen Duke Gold Coast Art Prize, finalist in the Redland Art Award, finalist in the Mount Eyre Vineyards Art Prize.

Nigel Harrison: finalist in the Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize.

Residencies and Public Art Projects

Ken + Julia Yonetani: Synapse artist residency funded by the Australian Network for Art and Technology in Mildura.

Claude Jones: artist residency at The Vermont Studio Centre in America.

Gary Deirmendjian: commissioned by Sydney Olympic Park to create arc de triomphe individuel, a temporary public artwork for the 10th anniversary celebrations of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.

Damian Dillon: artist residency at Fraser Studios, Sydney.

Glen Henderson: first person to be awarded the position of Creative Industries Artist in Residence at Queensland University of Technology.