MSWPS
EVENTS -see front page -
Far more in the
regular monthly Newsletter:
Weekly: Life
classes, sculpture classes for members ....
There are several
varied events per month e.g.
Talks on Travel
and Painting , making book illustrations etc
Visits to exceptional
exhibitions.
Parties to celebrate
significant events.
Notices of Scholarships
available
Painting Tours
both local and overseas...
The 98th Annual Exhibition 1st- 13th
May 2007 - at Glen Eira City Council Gallery, Caulfield
EAST MELBOURNE
FESTA 2007
Exhibition
of the Melbourne Society of Women Painters & Sculptors
12 - 25 October 2006
The 16 x 20 Exhibition
at the Victorian Artists Society 430 Albert Street, East
Melbourne
28 June
2006 Castlemaine Art Gallery trip
6 July 2006 General
Meeting - Peter Perry talk on Sybil Craig Exhibition Castlemaine Gallery.
Regular classes
for Life Drawing, Clothed Model, Committee meetings.
The
97th Annual Exhibition ,
PAINTINGS -
DRAWING - SCULPTURE
Glen
Eira City Council Gallery, cnr of Hawthorn and Glen Eira Roads
Caulfield .
Invitation Design by MSWPS Member Kate Herd
Annie
Davison Oliver Award
The
Mabel Pryde Memorial Prize will be decided on the votes of exhibiting
members
of
the Melbourne Society of Women Painters and Sculptors.
The Mabel
Pryde Memorial Prize will be decided on the votes of exhibiting members
of the Melbourne Society of Women Painters and Sculptors and announced
at the first Committee meeting following the Exhibition
Winter Luncheon " STRIPES GALORE" - GREAT ATTENDANCE AND FUN.
Other Events
: we visit a member's home Alphington - beautiful gardens
Another time
visit art gallery Yarra Valley- see works by Fred Williams, Lloyd
Rees, Brett Whitely and others and an installation of the "Tarra
Warra Catchment" by Rebecca Smith. Talk by Maudie Palmer.
Sculpture workshop
Ola Cohn Centre -by Suzanne Kaldor -VERY POPULAR!
Talks:
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PowerPoint
"slide" show and talk by our resident historian and writer, and honorary
member, Dr Juliette Peers whose book on the place of dolls from Bebe -
Barbie in history and culture was launched RMIT during Fashion Festival
March 2005. |
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Annual
Exhibition 2005
Looking Down the Goulbourn River
Artist - Angela Abbott
Oil painting
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Queen
Valda Cuming
Limestone
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Arabunna Arabunna
Artist - Louise Foletta.
Watercolour
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EVENTS
2002 MAJOR EVENT - THE CENTENARY EXHIBITIONS
CASTLEMAINE 2002
Herons
Gallery Living Members works - Castlemaine Gallery Past Members
Photos of
most of the works in Centenary Exhibition Herons Gallery click
here
MSWPS EVENTS
2004 Scroll
down the page for more...
Six new members were welcomed!
The Ola Cohn center is newly renovated and refurbished!
Life classes were held there and friends are
welcomed.
It is also available for members to use for small
workshops or exhibitions on some weekends throughout the year by arrangement.
Monthly meetings including talks by sculptors,
Inge King and Suzanne Kaldor, and a talk by Juliette Peers
on women artists.
April a weekend trip to Buxton
August a guided tour of the NGV International
by Diana.
Winter luncheon with Trivia contest
Christmas Party with friends and a raffle
of Xmas hamper
Life classes were held there and friends are
welcomed.
Members "Life
drawing and portrait groups" all year.
Public Welcome
- Exhibition of Small Works
November 20/21,
2004
10am to 5pm.
Ola Cohn Centre for the Arts
41-43 Gipps St.,
East Melbourne.
The Society's
95th Annual Exhibition was held August 2004
at the Glen Eira Arts Complex, corner of Hawthorn and Glen Eira Roads,
Caulfield. Again a great success!
Activities - Public
Welcome
"Artists in Action"
Weekend,
29 - 30 May 2004
At
the refurbished Ola Cohn Centre, 41-43 Gipps Street, East Melbourne,
3002
EVENTS
FOR 2003 were:
The
Society's 94th Annual Exhibition was 29 July 10 August 2003 at
the Glen Eira Arts Complex, corner of Hawthorn and Glen Eira Roads,
Caulfield. It was opened by Mr John Wills CEO, Centre for Adult Education.
There was an amazing turnout and the HeraldSun
newspaper had a really
interesting article and photographs about it on Sat. 9th August "Home"
magazine section!.
The
Final Exhibition
was held on 22 and 23 November at the Society's Headquarters,
the historic former studio/home of the sculptor Ola Cohn at 41-43 Gipps
Street, East Melbourne. This exhibition will be of small paintings -framed
and unframed at bargain prices and of small sculpture pieces and ceramics-
ideal for Christmas presents.
The
First Exhibition of Members' Work for the year was held from 22 April
to 27 April in the Centre for Adult Education Gallery at 96 Flinders Street,
Melbourne.
Activities:
PUBLIC
WELCOME.
April
5-6
a
weekend workshop particularly for members and others who find attending
that the centre on weekdays inconvenient.
June
21-22
"Artists
in Action" demonstrations by artists working in their chosen media.
September
27-28
"Covering
Canvas with Carmel" Member and teacher Carmel Mahony conducting an oil
painting workshop.
November
22-23 Bargain Sale of members works
We
welcome members of the public to these weekend activities.
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