Central Coast Council has announced the winners for the 2019 Grandma Moses Art Competition, with Bruce Illingworth taking out the top prize of $1,000 for his painting titled ‘Woy Woy Light’.

Council’s Director Connected Communities, Julie Vaughan said the competition is an opportunity for residents to tune into their creative sides.

“The Grandma Moses Art Competition is a wonderful opportunity for our senior residents to pick up a brush and, for some, utilise skills they didn’t necessarily know they had,” Ms Vaughan said.

“The popular competition is open to seniors of all artistic levels. For many, it is a chance to tell their stories through art and an opportunity to pick up a brush for the first time since school.”

Mayor Jane Smith said she was impressed by the quality and number of entries for the annual Art Prize. 

“The competition gets bigger and better every year – this year we had 142 entries vying for an award highlighting how interest and expertise in art and creativity is growing on the Central Coast,” Mayor Jane Smith said.  

“The level of skill on display this year was simply outstanding.”

2019 Grandma Moses Art Competition category winners:

• Open Section – Bruce Illingworth for ‘Woy Woy Light’
• Watercolour Section – Marlene Palagyi for ‘Lintern Channel’
• Novice Section - Rose Dean for ‘The Garden Gate’
• 50+ Centre Art Group Member Section – Beth Harrison for ‘Untitled’
• Central Coast Inspired Section – David Charles for ‘The Magic of Copacabana’.

For more information visit centralcoast.nsw.gov.au/seniors