39th Annual Knox Art Exhihition

The Rotary Club of Bayswater is holding the 39th Annual Knox Art Exhibition from 12th to 14th April 2013 at the Knox Community Art Centre, Corner of Scoresby Road and Mountain Highway, Bayswater. The Exhibition is open to all artists wishing to enter their original work and will offer prizes in the following categories:

  • Best Oil/Acrylic
  • Best Water Colour/Work on Paper
  • Best Pastel
  • Best Painting – All Mediums
  • Best Pair – All Mediums

This outstanding exhibition is one of the premier art shows in Melbourne and attracts artists from all over Australia. Typically, over 500 works of art are exhibited.

All proceeds from the Exhibition go towards assisting people in need. This year, one of the major beneficiaries will be the Eastern Ranges School (Autism Spectrum Disorder), which focuses on the education of P-12 students with various forms of autism.

For further information on this major Exhibition, go to the website at www.knoxartshow.org.au, where you can register and enter on-line.

This Art Exhibition is supported by a grant from the Knox City Council Community Development Fund.

March 2013 Meeting

Date – Sunday 3 March 2013
Time – 1:30pm
Demonstration – The demonstration will be given by Gabrielle Pelling, who specialises in scratchboarding. Gabrielle is a pupil of Alan Close, our February demonstrator, and in two years has gone from a talented silk painter to being a leading figure in scratchboarding. As a frequent exhibitor at various art exhibitions, Gabrielle has won many awards for her work, including Best Open at the art exhibition at the 2012 Lilydale Show.

This demonstration will be very different from some of our recent ones, and is sure to be interesting for artists with all levels of experience, so make sure you reserve the date for an informative and enjoyable afternoon.
Entry Fees – Members – $6 Visitors – $7 (First meeting free)

New members and visitors are very welcome.

This is a very important meeting, as it is our Annual General Meeting.

February 2013 Meeting

Date – Sunday 3 February 2013
Time – 1:30pm
Demonstration – The demonstration will be given by Alan Close, who specialises in portraiture working in pastel.

This demonstration is sure to be interesting for artists with all levels of experience, whether or not they have worked with this medium, as it will cover a range of different portraiture and pastel techniques. Alan is a great demonstrator so make sure you reserve the date for an informative and enjoyable afternoon.
Entry Fees – Members – $6 Visitors – $7 (First meeting free)

New members and visitors are very welcome.