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[email protected] Shortlist announced— 2019 Geelong acquisitive print awards 20 September to 24 November Official prize winning Geelong Gallery announcement: Free entry Thursday 19 September, 6.00pm Open daily 10am to 5pm Geelong Gallery is delighted to announce The prize-winning prints will be that 36 works by 37 leading and emerging announced at the official opening of Australian artists have been shortlisted the exhibition on Thursday 19 September for the 2019 Geelong acquisitive print (by invitation). awards. Selected from hundreds of entries from Showcasing diverse contemporary around Australia, the 36 shortlisted works Australian printmaking practice, for the 2019 Geelong acquisitive print the acquisitive awards and biennial awards reveal the technical and thematic exhibition will feature works by Alison diversity of contemporary printmaking Alder, Rosalind Atkins, GW Bot, Susanna practice. This year’s exhibition will Castleden, Tony Coleing, Christine include works by some of the nation’s Courcier-Jones, Marian Crawford, most talented established and younger Phil Day, Marieke Dench, Clive Dickson, generation artists. Dianne Fogwell, Graham Fransella, David Frazer, Silvi Glattauer, Jackie The selection panel for the 2019 Geelong Gorring, Gracia Haby & Louise Jennison, acquisitive print awards includes Rew Hanks, Kyoko Imazu, Locust Jones, Danny Lacy (Senior Curator, Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery), Trent Walter Laith McGregor Martin King, Barbie Kjar,