The acquisitive Corangamarah Art Prize has become a mainstay in the calendar of Australian artists. Held each year in August, the Prize is awarded to a two dimensional artwork in any medium, which has been inspired by a happening or experience from the year preceding – a conceit.
con.ceit’, n. [ME. conceit, conseit; OFr. concept, conceit, from L. conceptus, a collecting, taking, from concipere, to take, lay hold of, perceive.]
1. (a) a concept; that which is conceived, imagined, or formed in the mind; idea; thought; image (b) personal opinion. [Rare.]
2. understanding; power or faculty of conceiving; apprehension; as, a man of quick conceit. [Obs.]
3. fancy; imagination
4. v.i. to conceive an idea; to think. [Obs.]