Australia’s most polarising and irreverent art exhibition will open its doors in Wagga this week.
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The Museum of the Riverina has gathered the best of the Bald Archys for its 25th anniversary event, much to the delight of manager Luke Grealy.
“These past winners have never been together before,” he said.
“I guess you could call it a world premiere.”
Exhibition founder Peter Batey OAM and the prize's first winner, nationally recognised cartoonist Rocco Fazzari will be at hand to launch the premiere on Friday.
“It’s not a particularly serious affair though,” Mr Grealy admitted.
“The winner is picked by a cockatoo named Maude, so the whole thing is really just poking fun at the snobbery of artistic awards.
“That being said, the quality of some portraits and pieces can be very high.”
