Archibald Artist Talk with Julia Gutman, Catherine McGuiness, Thom Roberts
Participate in an Archibald Prize 2023 Artist Talk at the Hawkesbury Regional Gallery on Sunday, 21 April 2024.
From 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM, the artist talk will feature artists Catherine McGuiness, Thom Roberts and Julia Gutman and will be moderated by the Gallery’s curator Diana Robson.
Julia Gutman is the winner of the Archibald Prize 2023 for her work ‘Head in the sky, feet on the ground’ (oil, found textiles and embroidery on canvas), which portrays the singer-songwriter Montaigne.
On the other hand, Catherine McGuiness painted ‘Lucky’ (acrylic and gold leaf on canvas), with Australian-Cantonese chef, restaurateur, author, and television presenter Kylie Kwong as her muse.
Thom Roberts painted ‘In the future there might be new tall buildings built by Bert’ (acrylic and graphite on timber) depicting Architectus principal Farhad “Bert” Haidari. 
Tickets cost $5 for adults, while tickets for those 17 years and under are free of charge. Tickets are payable on arrival. Bookings are essential and can be booked via Eventbrite: Archibald Artist Talk – Catherine McGuiness, Thom Roberts and Julia Gutman.
The Archibald Prize 2023 is on its regional tour and will spend over a month in the Gallery, from 15 March to 28 April 2024. One of the country’s most coveted portraiture competitions features over 50 portraits of people from all walks of life.
Only 57 out of 949 entries were selected for this year’s Prize, with women (30) making up the majority compared to men (27) for the first time in the Prize’s history. Aboriginal artists hit a new record across three competitions (Archibald, Wynne, and Sulman), with 101 entries, and 38 made it to the finalists.
On Friday, 5 April, the second leg of the ‘Archibald Art Up Late’ will feature tours, activities, and music from The Turnbull Brothers and Mayor of the Hawkesbury City Council, Clr Sarah McMahon, at the Sitter’s Lounge.
The Hawkesbury Regional Gallery is at the Deerubbin Centre, located at 300 George Street, Windsor.
