Wearable Art Mandurah 2018

2018 was another fabulous year for Wearable Art Mandurah, with extra activations held outside of Mandurah, at Parmelia House and at the Art Ball.

See below more detailed information about judging, showcase and exhibition.

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2018 competition

Details

79 of these garments were presented to the judges at Mandurah Performing Arts Centre, complete with professional styling, to determine the competition winners.

Showcase took place on 9 – 10 June at the Mandurah Performing Arts Centre with one performance each day. This Showcase saw the introduction of a new Artistic Director, Bernie Bernard.

View the 2018 Showcase program here.

The Wearable Art Mandurah Exhibition was held from 3 August – 9 September. A full exhibition program including all showcase garments is available here.

The 2018 winners were:

Avant Garde – Larissa Murdock;Gaiascope | Metallic – Deb Hiller; Metal Maiden | Transformation – Elizabeth Morley;Takes Grit | Youth – Oceana Piccone; Morphett’e | Tertiary – Rochelle Peries; Wild Swans | Artist of the Year – Jacq Chorlton; Sky & Water III | International Award – Antoaneta Tica; Are you Thirsty | Taftainc. Award – Jude Tupman & Marie Gallin; Patches Off | Creative Reuse – Suzette Darcey; LacusCurtivs | First-time Entrant – Alina Stanila;Time Travel | Powertex Award – Lynn Kennedy; Ironland | Tertiary Student Highly Commended – Kirsten Springvloed; Star Power | Gillian-Kaye Peebles Youth Award – Kiana Murphy; Life is a Jigsaw

The 2018 judges were:

Credits

Artistic Director – Bernie Bernard | Production Management – Brock Preston | Choreographers – Bernie Bernard, Tash Kennedy, Cindylee Godley, Brooke Leeder | Lighting Design – Elite Audio Visual Productions – Brock Preston | Video Design and Creative – The Social Beast Collective – Pauly Maybury | Set Design – Tracy Shaw & Brock Preston | Costume Design – Deb Hiller | Live Musicians – Aquila String Band | Stage Management – Tracey Shaw | Backstage Manager – Michelle Boylan | Wardrobe Manager – Julie Smith | Wardrobe Assistant – Till Heike-Woods, Maree Aldred (SM TAFE), Emily Hansord (SM TAFE), Maryam Akbari (SM TAFE), Jenny Carnaje (SM TAFE), Nathalie Susilo (SM TAFE), Sonam Yangchen (SM TAFE), Catherine Kelly (SM TAFE), Sarah Capper (SM TAFE), Nely Fagan (SM TAFE), Kate Neenan (SM TAFE), Mikaela Brown (SM TAFE) | Production Volunteer – Michelle Kite | Styling Hair and Make-up – Onyx Hair and Beauty | Presentation Flowers – Kez Wickham St George | Showcase Program Photography – Stephen Heath