"Debbie Tubb’s work Get Off the Grass delights the viewer in a completely different way. Her textile sculpture is a joyful extravaganza of off-kilter colour and tassels that pulls you in from across the room. The artwork has a personality that (while the artist probably didn't intend it) made me think of a small bird tearing across the wall at speed. Not many sculptures make you want to laugh, and this one is a perfect antidote for our dark times" - Tim Melville, selector and judge.

Get Off the Grass aims to dislocate the traditional frameworks of the canvas, shifting the gaze to a less conventional view. Painting, cutting, piecing and stitching is utilised to unsettle preconceptions of where or how an image is constructed. Allowing for the potential to discover new perspectives within familiar landscapes.