City toasts to creativity at the 2018 Wearable Art Mandurah showcase | Photos

A full house was treated to a spectacular visual arts display with work from local and international artists.

The 2018 competition has seen the largest amount of entrants, with 132 participants from Australia and abroad, including Singapore, China, the UK, India, New Zealand, Switzerland and Romania.

This years event included five categories which were aimed to be inclusive to all skill levels and ages: avant-garde, transformation, metallic, tertiary student and youth (under 18 years old).

Showcase artistic director Bernie Bernard said the night had been built around the heroes of the night the garments.

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The night featured singing, dancing, acting and a cinematic audio visual backdrop that worked to enhance those heroes.

This was the first time I have worked in this space and MPAC is fantastic, as are the local technical crew, Ms Bernard said.

More importantly the vast majority of the cast for this performance the singers, the dancers, the actors, were local Mandurah talent, she said.

City of Mandurah mayor Rhys Williams presented the nights big award the Wearable Art Mandurah Artist of the Year.

He said the event was more than a competition, it was also about building community capacity through workshops, events, and school arts projects.

This is a great example of how we are now working at the City of Mandurah, he said.

Everything we do is about community pride, belief and our story and being a cultural leader is an important element of Mandurahs new story. This was a showcase of what we can do and it was made more special by the local talents contribution.

Thanks must go to the major sponsors - Healthway promoting the Act- Belong -Commit message, the Department of Local Government Sport and Cultural Industries.

There was also support from a number of local sponsors and we thank them for their commitment to the event and the City of Mandurah, the Mayor said.

The winner of the major award for the night Wearable Art Mandurah Artist of the Year was Jacq Chorlton.

Her garment Sky and Water III featured black corflute birds, inner tube feathers and handmade embossed aluminium fish.

Jacqs work was a wonderful take on Eschers illustrations and innovative a creative use of recyclable materials, one of the judges, Paul OConnor said.

Tickets to the Wearable Art Mandurah showcase held on June 10 are still available.

Call the Box Office on 9550 3900 or visit Mandurah Performing Arts Centre to secure your tickets for the 2pm performance.