http://youtu.be/3AKEy5-NWG8

Susan Farrell ‘Awakening’

Local artist Susan Farrell will be running Art Classes from mid April 2012 on Thursday evenings.

Fellow Artists and Beginners Welcome

TERM DATES

 Thurs April 19 to Thurs June  7  Thurs July 26 to Thurs September 13  Thurs October 18 to Thurs December 6

 Learn how to have fun with paint! Brushing! Rolling! Flicking! Experimenting! Creative backgrounds! You can choose your own subjects. Throughout the term I will introduce new techniques andand demonstrate different ways to paint subjects.

Bookings: There are limited places, please confirm your interest asap. 

Where: Bentons Road Art Studio  350 Bentons Road Moorooduc

For further information and for course costs contact Susan on 0401056865 or Email susanfarrellart@gmail.com

Susan Farrell ‘Just the two of us’

FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY

“OFF THE WALLS GALA EVENT”

We would like to invite you to join us for our 2012 FUNDRAISER Cocktail Party Extravaganza    Music – Canapés – Cocktails – Art

Your $100* Ticket entitles you entry to the Cocktail party and your choice of artwork valued between $150 – $800

 Mornington artist Margo Vigorito is curating the exhibition component of this Gala fundraising event and will hang a rich array of donated works by local and supporting Oak Hill Gallery artists.

For those wishing to attend the Cocktail Party only – Tickets are $35.00 pp

When: March 24 6.30 – 9.30pm

Where:  Oak Hill Gallery 100 Mornington Tyabb Road Mornington

Tickets:  are limited Contact Oak Hill Gallery 03 59734299 or 0413 317174 or email art@oakhillgallery.com.au http://oakhillgallery.com.au

I attended the opening of a beautiful exhibition of cut and reassembled coloured papers at Parks Victoria’s Visitors Centre Point Nepean yesterday to view artist Ma Late’s work as the winner of the 2011 Heartlands Refugee Fine Art Prize for 2011.  

The exhibition is a collaboration between AMES, (formerly known as the Adult Multicultural Education Services) Multicultural Arts Victoria and supported by Parks Victoria and VicHealth. 

 The prize enabled Ma Late to take up an artist residency at Werribee Park for 3 months to produce works for the Refugee Art Prize .  This opportunity extends her experience as a professional artist and provides much deserved exposure of her work.  

Originally from Burma, Karen artist Ma Late spent twenty years in a refugee camp in Thailand after being forced to flee due to depredations of the Burmese Army

The exhibition will run at Point Nepean until April 15 2012.

Andrea for artsonthepeninsula

Craft Hatch is Craft Victoria’s quarterly ‘incubator’ market showcasing the work of student and emerging designers. The market is a unique opportunity for anyone to purchase the freshest, hand-made products direct from the designer, including home wares, jewellery, clothing, accessories, stationery and more.  This event is part of the 2012 L’Oréal Melbourne Fashion Festival Cultural Program.

 Where:  At 1000 £ Bend, 361 Little Lonsdale Street,  Melbourne

When:   11am to 4pm, Saturday 17 March

for further information contact Craft Victoria on  03 9650 7775  or visit http://craftvic.org.au

Gallery & Shop, Open Monday to Saturday 10am-5pm, 31 Flinders Lane, Melbourne VIC 3000 Australia

Michael Leeworthy is a long term Peninsula resident, artist, Red Hill creative community activist and one of the initiating artists of the Peninsula Studio Trail.  He is featured in this month’s edition of Pearl Magazine (the arts pages) www.pearlmag.com.au and he sent me this wonderful link to a video produced about him sharing his thoughts on being an artist.  The film is high quality and showcases an enormous amount of his works.  You can also view Michael’s paintings and get in touch with him through http://michaelleeworthy.com

http://vimeo.com/33133679

www.pearlmag.com.au

When: March 3 @ 7.30pm

Where: Peninsula Community Theatre, Wilson’s Road, Mornington

Enquiries: Doreen on 5975 3040 or Tim on 5975 5469

Tickets:$32, Conc $28, Students $14.  Annual Subscriptions can be purchased for the 7 concert season. 

 Tickets are available from Farrell’s Bookshop Mornington, Robinson’s Bookshop, Frankston, or from the door, one hour prior to the concert.

For further information on the Peninsula Music Society’s 50th Anniversary Concert Series visit http://pmsmusic.asn.au

Programs can be picked up from the arts information wall in Mornington Library, Vancouver Street, Mornington

Originally from Burma, Ma Late spent twenty years in a refugee camp in Thailand before arriving in Australia.  Her prize winning piece “Three Countries” reflects her time spent in those three nations.

 As part of her prize, Ma Late undertook a three month artist in residency at Werribee Park. Her solo exhibition will showcase new works created during this residency. 

 It is a rare and exciting opportunity for Ma Late to further extend her experience as a professional artist and provide much deserved exposure of her work. When not making art, Ma Late studies English with AMES in Werribee and spends time with her husband and four children.

 Inaugurated in 2010, the Prize represents works by professional, amateur and emerging artists and recognises the important contribution that refugees make to the culture and social fabric of Victoria.

 Parks Victoria supports this art prize through its initiative ‘Healthy Parks Healthy People’which aims to connect people with parks in different ways. Point Nepean National Park also has a strong cultural connection with the refugee community with the many people that came through and experienced the Quarantine Station.

Heartlands Refugee Fine Art Prize 2011 Winner’s Solo Exhibition

Where: Point Nepean Information Centre, Point Nepean National Park

When: 16 February – 15 April, 2012  10am – 5pm daily,  free entry

All artworks in the exhibition are for sale.

 The Heartlands Refugee Fine Art Prize is collaboration between AMES and Multicultural Arts Victoria; and supported by Parks Victoria and VicHealth.

Now Calling for Entries for the 2012 Heartlands Refugee Fine art Prize open on Monday 6 February. Winning pieces will launch 2012 Refugee Week in an exhibition at the fortyfivedownstairs gallery in Flinders Lane followed by the Walker Street Gallery in Dandenong as part of the Multicultural Arts Victoria Emerge Festival. The total prize pool is $15,000 with first prize scooping $5,000 and a solo exhibition sponsored by Parks Victoria.

For further information contact  Belinda Petersen, Communications Officer, Point Nepean National Park on   Ph 0400 191 698

'Unmeasured Space' by Robbie Bischoff

Oak Hill Gallery’s Inaugural Gaduate Prize

Oak Hill Gallery is pleased to show the work of the three top graduating art students from Chisholm Institute, Frankston.

When: Official opening on Sunday 4^th March 2 – 4pm with refreshments and entertainment by “Those Blokes”.

Where: Oak Hill Gallery 100 Mornington – Tyabb Road Mornington  Phone (03) 5973 4299

The Head of Art Department of Chisholm, Phillip Faulks, found it difficult to award just one winner last December and decided on Lisa Burrell, Karen Lloyd-Jones and Prue Scott to share the 2011 Oak Hill Gallery Award.

 Also Exhibiting Fiona Wood with her recent watercolours and acrylics along with Perth artist Robbie Bischoff who will be showing non figurative, boldly expressionist paintings.

 Inaugural Illustration Prize – Entries Invited. Various illustrative artists will be showing a collection of their works in an attempt to win a prize in the $2000 prize pool.  Often illustration exhibitions attract artists of very high caliber who specialize in strong realism.  Entry forms available on website www.oakhillgallery.com.au

 For one night only March 24^th “Off the Walls Gala Event”. Oak Hill Gallery will be holding a Gala Fundraising Event.  Join us for a wonderful cocktail party and choose an artwork of your choice to take home.  Tickets limited. See website for details. www.oakhillgallery.com.au

2012 EXHIBITION GRANTS
Applications close Friday 13 April
 
MA (Vic)’s Exhibition Services encourages Victorian collecting organisations to apply for grants relating to exhibition development, touring or infrastructure. Grants of up to $10,000 are available.
 
Applications are welcomed from all Victorian museums – which include museums of science, history and art, historical societies, libraries, galleries, zoological and botanic gardens, keeping places and other organisations that acquire, conserve and communicate material evidence of people and their environment.
 
The aim of Exhibition Services is to enhance access, awareness and community engagement of the rich cultural history in Victoria. The program supports museums, public galleries, archives and libraries, to develop static and touring exhibitions through the provision of facilitation, grants, advice, and professional development opportunities.
Grants for up to $10,000 are available for organisations to:
• develop a static exhibition
• tour an exhibition
• apply for exhibition infrastructure
 
> Exhibition Grant Guidelines & Application Form are available online
> View past grant recipients for the types of projects funded
> More about the Exhibition Services Program

For further information or to discuss your application, please contact:

Georgia Rouette
Manager, Exhibition Services
Museums Australia (Victoria)
Phone: (03) 8341 7342
Email: grouette@mavic.asn.au or visit www.mavic.asn.au

When: February 1 to 26, 2012

Where:In the Long Gallery, Montsalvat, 7 Hillcrest Avenue, Eltham 

 Meet the artist: Saturdays 4th, 11th, & 18th February, 1pm to 3pm.

Gallery Opening Hours: 9.00am-5.00pm daily with some exceptions.

http://montsalvat.com.au or phone (03) 9439 7712

‘Fair Game’ Acrylic on canvas 100cm x 76cm 

‘Dilemma’ Acrylic on canvas 83cm x 76cm

‘Portsea’ Acrylic on canvas 102cm x 51cm

To view paintings online visit  http://bit.ly/wlzM41 or Email: enquiries@falconwriting.com.au M: 0401.942125