2008 Grenfell Henry Lawson Festival of Arts Street Procession

By Darren Stones

The 2008 Grenfell Henry Lawson Festival of Arts was held at its traditional time of the Queen's Birthday long weekend in June. The street procession is a festival highlight, with locals coming out in droves to participate and witness this colourful event.

Before the procession commenced, the Australian National Anthem was sung by Christa Hughes.

Here's a collection of images I took on Saturday June 7, 2008.

Please note that all images are available for sale and licensing for promotional activities. I can be contacted by email and phone. Click here for contact details.

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A slideshow of street procession images can be viewed by clicking here.

2008 Grenfell Henry Lawson Festival of Arts Photography Competition Award

By Darren Stones

A photograph of yours truly holding the bronze statuette award for winning the 2008 Grenfell Henry Lawson Festival of Arts Best Photograph of the Exhibition. The winning photograph is 'Dog Rocks'.

Darren Stones holding the bronze statuette known as the "Drover's Wife"

This photograph was taken by my father Gordon Stones at the Henry Lawson Obelisk at Grenfell, New South Wales, Australia during the 2008 festival, which was held during the Queen’s Birthday long weekend in June. The obelisk marks the birthplace of famous Australian poet Henry Lawson.

Thank you to all the marvellous people I had the pleasure of meeting, chatting and dining with during the festival.

'Dog Rocks' wins at the Henry Lawson Festival of Arts photography competition

By Darren Stones

The upcoming 51st Grenfell Henry Lawson Festival of Arts will be held Thursday 5th June to Monday 9th June, 2008.

Some good news on a personal level is that my image Dog Rocks has been judged the Best Photograph Of The Exhibition in the photography competition. The award to be presented is a bronze statuette which has been sculptured by Michael Mandelc, and it depicts Henry Lawson’s “The Drover’s Wife”.

Dog Rocks also won the Open Colour section of the competition.

I’ve been kindly invited by Tim Wood, coordinator of the photography competition, to attend the Awards Dinner at Grenfell on Saturday 7 June, 2008 6:30PM to receive the award.

There is a distinct connection with Redbubble regarding this achievement. Hop Dac, RB staff member, posted a topic in the main forum informing members of this competition. It was there I became aware of the competition, and I thank Hop for doing so.

Upon deciding to enter, I ordered six Redbubble matted prints specifically for the competition. I wrote a journal regarding the quality of the matted prints on April 19, 2008 and it can be found here.

I’m pleased to say that Redbubble and its community have played a significant role regarding this achievement and I highly value the continued encouragement given by Peter Styles, Redbubble staff and Redbubble members.

The achievement is dedicated to my mate Joe Mortelliti, for it was because of him that Dog Rocks was photographed on August 25, 2007.

Special thanks to my family for their continued support.

Folks, enjoy your creative pursuits.

Henry Lawson on Wikipedia

Henry Lawson Festival of Arts website
http://www.henrylawsonfestival.asn.au/

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