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Muswellbrook Art Prize
The Muswellbrook Art Prize is an acquisitive art competition hosted by the Muswellbrook Regional Arts Centre in the Muswellbrook Shire, New South Wales, Australia. History The competition was first held in 1958, at that time as the Festival of the Valley Art Prize, as an annual event until the establishment of the Regional Arts Centre as a purpose-built standalone complex in 1999. Timeline 1958 - Festival of the Valley Art Prize opened in Muswellbrook as an annual acquisitive art competition 1956 - Works on Paper category added to the Art Prize (as the Drawing Prize) 1961 - Acquisitive Traditional Prize category added to the Art Prize (until 1968) 1971 - Acquisitive Muswellbrook Pottery Prize category added to the Art Prize (until 1976) 1974 - Art Prize renamed The Muswellbrook Art Prize and Purchase Exhibition and The Muswellbrook Pottery Prize 1987 - Acquisitive Muswellbrook Pottery Prize renamed Muswellbrook Open Ceramic Award a restored as a category 1987 - Acquis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muswellbrook Shire
Muswellbrook Shire is a local government area in the Upper Hunter region of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire is situated adjacent to the New England Highway and the Hunter railway line. Muswellbrook Shire was established on 1 July 1979 from the amalgamation of the Municipality of Muswellbrook with the adjacent Denman Shire, which had been called Muswellbrook Shire between 1907 and 1968. The mayor of the Muswellbrook Shire Council is Cr. Jeffrey Drayton. Main towns and villages The Shire includes Muswellbrook, Denman, Baerami, McCullys Gap, Martindale, Muscle Creek, Sandy Hollow, Widden and Wybong. Coal mining Muswellbrook started as coal mining town in late 1800s and began open cut mining in 1944. The oldest coal was opened in 1906. Heritage listings The Muswellbrook Shire has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: * Denman, 4883 Jerrys Plains Road: Merton * Muswellbrook, Denman Road: Rous Lench * Muswellbrook, 132 Bridge Street: Weidmann Cott ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |