MAJOR WINNER: Penny Dowie's son Toby, his wife Olivia and their daughters Isobel and Eliza accept the prize on her behalf with judge Elle Freak (right).[/caption]
THE 2019 Penola Coonawarra Arts Festival transformed the district into a vibrant, cultural melting point with one of its most family orientated festivals to date.The four-day event attracted hundreds from within the region and beyond to Penola and Coonawarra, with a number of sell-out events across the jam-packed festival.
Arguably the festival's main drawcard - the $10,000 John Shaw Neilson Acquisitive Prize - was awarded on Thursday night with Penny Dowie's powerful representation of Neilson's poem To A Divinity claiming the honours.
THE 2019 Penola Coonawarra Arts Festival transformed the district into a vibrant, cultural melting point with one of its most […]