Cover Art Challenge 2007 Cover Art Challenge Award Winner - Thor Elias Engelstad       Our 2007 cover art designer is Thor Elias Engelstad. Thor took inspiration from QAC’s ability to reach every corner of the state, particularly working with whatever resources are available in each town. Thor wanted to show a variety of art forms as fun and colourful.   The images show someone sky surfing on an ironing board, singing into a hairbrush, playing guitar on a broom and painting with house paint. “I wanted to show that you can be creative and artistic by making the most of what you have available, and you can be creative with regular domestic items on hand - it’s all about using your imagination.” said Thor. Thor’s cover artwork is the first fully creative photographic Ontour Directory cover for QAC. To read the full interview with Thor in the Ontour Newsletter, click here.   2006 Cover Art Challenge Award Winner - Red Hot Blue   Red Hot Blue is the design team that created The Pacific Edge image for the 2006 Regional Arts Australia National Conference to be held in Mackay from 15 - 17 September 2006.      A Mackay based company, Red Hot Blue is an innovative design firm that prides itself in developing unique and creative concepts in all areas of design, advertising, marketing and web development.       2005 Cover Art Challenge Award Winner - Colin Thompson The 2005 winner of the Cover Art Challenge was NSW artist, Colin Thompson.  Colin is an award winning international author and illustrator of children's and adult books. He has had 35 of his works published in Australia, UK, Brazil, Germany, USA, France and Korea.  Colin says the variety of arts experiences provided by Queensland Arts Council was the major inspiration for his detailed cartoon cover art.                        Award winning Cover Art  by Colin Thompson Ontour Directory 2005   2004 Cover Art Challenge Award Winner - Elizabeth Holian       Redcliffe artist, Elizabeth Holian was the 2004 winner of the Cover Art Challenge.  Elizabeth gained International recognition for her surrealist works when she was selected as the only artist to be featured in the Dali retrospective exhibition held at the prestigious Miromesnil Gallery in Paris. Elizabeth says the hand in this work is symbolic of Queensland Arts Council's programs and services stretching to all parts of the state. She drew inspiration from our extensive network of volunteers who labour tirelessly to develop the Arts in their communities.  2004 Award Winner, Elizabeth Holian               Award Winning Cover Art by Elizabeth Holian Ontour Directory 2004     Back to top