Nine talented individuals have proven they have an artistic flair for creating standout designs, after being named the winners of the decorative guitar competition at the Echuca-Moama Winter Blues Festival.
More than 60 guitars were painted, decorated and showcased in shop windows for onlookers to marvel at.
All winners received a voucher from the festival committee, which they can present to local businesses, who should honour the voucher and then send it back to the committee for reimbursement.
As for the winners, Finlay Bachelor, Anil Whiting and Isabella Louttit took out the top spots for the five- to 12-year-old age bracket.
In the 13- to 17-year-old age group, Jade Rourke, Lincoln Bohn and Bindhi Stewart were the talented prize winners.
Stacey Siede, Maryann Jenkins and Kristine Briggs triumphed in the adult (over 18) category.
Festival committee member and decorative guitars competition co-ordinator Dave Callanan said the competition would not have been such a success without the help of volunteers.
“A big shoutout to Patricia Rowe who hosted guitar painting sessions in the school holidays, to the Echuca Library who held these sessions, and to all of the volunteers who helped with transporting the guitars into the shops,” he said.
Also helpful was Rochester Mitre 10, which donated the timber for the guitars, and the Echuca-Moama Men’s Shed members who crafted and cut out all the guitar blanks.
Decorative guitars can now be picked up from the retail stores and restaurants in which they were displayed.