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Dear Members, Angela and Sylvia extend an invitation to you all to attend their exhibition NATURE INSPIRED – An exhibition of recent paintings by MSWPS Members ANGELA ABBOTT & SYLVIA ISAAC please see MEET OUR MEMBERS > PROFILE PAGE >Angela Abbott and > Sylvia Isaac VENUE – KINROSS ARTS CENTRE, 603 Toorak Road, TOORAK DATES…
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Suzanne Kaldor b.1939 – ‘A Sculptors Life’. Artist Talk 4 April 2019. Ola Cohn Centre, Gipps Street, East Melbourne. mswps.com.au/Suzanne Kaldor Suzanne Kaldor, Member of the Melbourne Society of Women Painters and Sculptors since 2003 arrived early and commenced her Artist Talk at 1.00PM sharp. The chronological order of her talk immediately engaged and held…
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Suzanne Kaldor will present a talk for your pleasure on Thursday 4 April from 1.00PM. The Life Drawing session begins at 10.30 $10 members & $15 non members if you plan to make a full day with us. Please RSVP via email or phone me on 9886 0202 with your guests names, thank you. …
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The current Featured Artist Painting is: Lion Dance – Lunar New Year by Sue Jarvis. Sue Jarvis received a Highly Commended at the 109th Annual Exhibition in 2018. Judge for the 109th Annual Exhibition, Jock Clutterbuck commented that: Good solid drawing and draughtsmanship lifts Sue Jarvis’s “Lion dance lunar new year into the group of…
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Review by Annee Kelly A special reception was held on Tuesday 19 February at Government House, honouring VAS councillors, volunteers, Vas Fellows and a large number of Signatory members of the Victorian Artists Society. It was hosted by the Honourable Linda Dessau AC, Governor of Victoria and Mr Anthony Howard QC.This memorable occasion was held…
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The current Featured Artist Painting is: Lighthorse, Walers and Kangaroo Feathers by Vicki sullivan Vicki Sullivan received a Highly Commended at the 109th Annual Exhibition. Judge for the 109th Annual Exhibition, Jock Clutterbuck commented that: Vicki Sullivan,uses oil paint with great skill, the horses in her “Light horse walers and kangaroo feathers” come alive; we…
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Hello all. 2019 MSWPS Subscriptions are due. Subscriptions were due 31st December, however many members paid at the Annual Christmas Lunch. If not paid you are currently in the ‘Grace Zone’. This means you are able to still access the Members Area of the Website until March 1st. Should your Subscription not be received before…
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To be held every three years, the Splash: McClelland Contemporary Watercolour Award has been established to showcase contemporary Australian watercolour practice. It is an acquisitive award enabled by the Fornari Bequest by the Will of the late Lena May Fornari, and is a legacy of her support of the arts in Victoria. Lena May was…
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The Association of Sculptors of Victoria showing the exhibition ‘MEANDER’ as part of the Herring Island Summer Arts Festival between 12 January – 22 April 2019. I was pleasantly surprised to find artworks by two MSWPS Members: Suzanne Kaldor and Cetta Pilati – CONGRATULATIONS The quite varied sculpture exhibition consists of 49 small works displayed…
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Advancing Art and Opportunity The Ravenswood Australian Women’s Art Prize is an annual prize that was launched in 2017 to advance art and opportunity for emerging and established female artists in Australia. There are two prize categories, including a $35,000 prize — the richest professional art prize for women in Australia. Artwork judging will be overseen…
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