Rotary Club Of Box Hill Art Show
THE HOME OF AUSTRALIAN IMPRESSIONISM
The 48th Box Hill Rotary Art Show will be conducted at the Box Hill Town Hall between Thursday 5 July and Sunday 8 July 2012.
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The substantial increase in publicity associated with last year’s Art Show resulted in the 2011 event being the most successful for many years, both in the number of visitors attending and in the numbers and value of paintings sold and we aim to make the 2012 Exhibition equally successful.
ART SHOW SUPPORTERS
The Rotary Club of Box Hill wishes to thank our many Supporters for their generosity in the staging of this year’s Annual Art Show. Without the very generous support of the following businesses and organizations, the presentation of our Art Show would not be possible.
| 3AW 693 and MAGIC 1278, Broadcaster – Collins St, Melbourne | 8667 3600 |
| ALLENS REAL ESTATE – BOX HILL – 186 Elgar Road, Box Hill | 9889 8800 |
| ASIAN BUSINESS ASSOCIATION OF WHITEHORSE – www.info@abaw.com.au | 9275 6940 |
| AMORE REAL ESTATE – 939 Whitehorse Rd, Box Hill | 9899 8886 |
| ATLANTIC INSURANCE BROKERS – 486 Whitehorse Road, Surrey Hills | 9836 3733 |
| BENDIGO BANK COMMUNITY BANK BRANCHES – Canterbury, Ashburton & Surrey Hills | 9885 2666 |
| BERALDO COFFEE – 22 High Street, Northcote | 9482 2899 |
| BEST WESTERN TUDOR MOTOR INN – 1101 Whitehorse Rd, Box Hill | 9898 9581 |
| BOX HILL INSTITUTE, Global Educators – www.boxhill.edu.au | 1300 269 445 |
| BUCATINI RESTAURANT & BAR – 454 Whitehorse Road, Mitcham | 9873 0268 |
| BUDGET CAR AND TRUCK RENTAL – Whitehorse Rd, Box Hill | 13 2727 |
| CITY OF WHITEHORSE – Whitehorse Rd, Nunawading | 9262 6333 |
| COMMONWEALTH BANK, Corporate Banking Eastern – Level 2, 818 Whitehorse Road, Box Hill | 9892 0727 |
| GRAPH SOLUTIONS – 1/35 Ellingworth Parade, Box Hill | 9899 2431 |
| HOATH’S PRINT – 874 Canterbury Rd, Box Hill South | 9898 8467 |
| CREATIVE FRAMING – 115 Highbury Rd, Burwood | 9888 8087 |
| FENTON PARTNERS P/L, Consulting Engineers – 2 / 35 Ellingworth Pde, Box Hill | 98982200 |
| P. GRUCHY & ASSOCIATES, Certified Practicing Accountants – 310 Whitehorse Rd, Balwyn | 8809 0700 |
| HAYS INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE – 15 Hay St, Box Hill South | 9898 7222 |
| LDB ACCOUNTANTS & ADVISORS – 1 Albert Street, Blackburn | 9875 2900 |
| LDB PROPERTY SERVICES – 1 – 3 Albert Street, Blackburn | 9875 2980 |
| LEADER COMMUNITY NEWSPAPERS – 1 Chapel St, Blackburn | 9875 8333 |
| Dr Michael Lee, Dermatologist – Suite 10. Epworth Eastern, Box Hill | 9895 7685 |
| NAB Business – Level 2 / 37-41 Prospect St, Box Hill | 9234 1977 |
| MOUNT MARY VINEYARD YARRA VALLEY – www.mountmary.com.au | 9739 1761 |
| NOEL JONES REAL ESTATE BALWYN – 289 Whitehorse Road, Balwyn | 9830 1644 |
| NOEL JONES BOX HILL, Real Estate – 4 / 532 Station St, Box Hill | 9899 6466 |
| PAYLESS DRY CLEANERS – 20 Cambridge St, Box Hill | 9898 7027 |
| SILVER STAR MOTORS – 835 Doncaster Road, Doncaster | 8848 1266 |
| SMART BROWN CATERING – 6 Wooddale Grove, Mitcham | 9893 0305 |
| SPECLINE ARCHITECTS – Suite 140, 486 Whitehorse Road, Surrey Hills | 9888 6611 |
| WESTPAC BANK – 16 – 20 Main St, Box Hill | 8892 2444 |
| WOODARDS OF BLACKBURN, Estate Agents – 10 Main St, Blackburn | 9894 1000 |
The Club encourages our visitors to the show to utilize the services of our sponsors and supporters, wherever possible. If you would like to support our Art Show next year, kindly see one of the Rotary members at the sales desk or contact Art Show Director, Peter Cummins - email artistliaison@boxhillrotary.com.au - phone 9848 7608.
ENQUIRIES ARE MOST WELCOME
THE FREDERICK McCUBBIN MEDAL AWARD
The Frederick McCubbin Medal Award for the Best Work in the Show will be presented to the winning artist at the Art Show’s Opening Function and the selected painting will be a feature of the Exhibition and available for purchase during the show. Initiated by the Rotary Club of Box Hill in 1994, the McCubbin Medal Award has grown in artistic importance year by year and reflects the efforts of the club to maintain the highest possible standards of Art exhibited at the Show.
The late Frederick McCubbin, who was born in Melbourne on 25th February, 1855 and died in South Yarra on 20thn December, 1917, was one of the founders of the Heidelberg School of Artists. His career encompassed teaching of drawing at the Melbourne National Gallery School for thirty-one years, 1886-1917, President of the Australian Artists Association, 1912, and President of the Victorian Artists Society, 1893, 1902-1904, 1908-1909 and 1911-1912.
Frederick McCubbin, a resident of the local district for many years, was a genial, uncomplicated man who had neither the forceful organising character of Tom Roberts nor the gnawing ambition of his other intimate friend, Arthur Streeton. When Tom Roberts returned from his overseas trip in 1885 he, together with Frederick McCubbin, Arthur Streeton Charles Conder, Louis Abrahams and other artists founded the first of the Artists Camps at Box Hill and thus were laid the foundations of the Heidelberg School of Artists.
In 1994, the Rotary Club of Box Hill inaugurated the “Frederick McCubbin Medal Award” in honour of the significant link Box Hill has with art and the foundations of the Heidelberg School.
The Rotary Club of Box Hill is indebted to the McCubbin family members for enabling us to honour the memory of the late Frederick McCubbin in presenting the Frederick McCubbin Medal Award for the best work in the Annual Box Hill Art Show thus reflecting the Club’s efforts to maintain the highest possible standards of Art.
Winners of the prestigious Frederick McCubbin Medal Award:
- 1994 – Chris White
- 1995 – Kevin Taylor
- 1996 – Peter Smales
- 1997 – Chris White
- 1998 – Ramon Horsfield
- 1999 – Harris Smith
- 2000 – Edward Berry
- 2001 - Lorraine Burns
- 2002 – Freda Surgenor
- 2003 – Kevin Taylor
- 2004 – Lorraine Burns
- 2005 – Renata Bruynzeel
- 2006 – Fiona Bilbrough
- 2007 – Chris White
- 2008 – Gregory Smith
- 2009 – Wykeham Perry
- 2010 – Ern Trembath
- 2011 – ANGELO QUABBA
THE HERITAGE 9″ X 5″ AWARD
Again this year, the Rotary Club of Box Hill has invited artists to exhibit work in the style used by early Australian artists. This section of 9”x5” paintings celebrates the impressionistic works painted on the present site of the Box Hill Golf Club. Known as the 9”x5” art form the works are about the size of an old cigar box lid which, at the time, was the best material the struggling artists could find for their early work.
In presenting “The Heritage Award” during the Exhibition, the Rotary Club of Box Hill commemorates the work of the early painters, particularly the first exhibition by the famous artist, Tom Roberts. In conjunction with the Arts & Technology Department of the Box Hill Institute of TAFE, the Rotary Club of Box Hill will again present the Stoll Trust Award, which encourages the work of young artists.
The 48th Box Hill Art Show is not to be missed!
It offers the chance to view the varied styles of the artists invited to enter – watercolours, oils and pastels – and opportunities for all visitors to purchase a painting.
The Annual Rotary Art Show is a major fundraising activity of the Rotary Club of Box Hill with the funds raised being directed this year to EVOLVE - “Keeping Kids on Track” – to assist this valuable organisation in its wonderful work of supporting disadvantaged youth.
The Art Show is the largest in the City of Whitehorse and provides an excellent opportunity for the serious art lover and casual observer alike to experience quality art works, well presented in the character of the Box Hill Town Hall.
For further information and general enquiries about the Art Show – kindly email: artistliaison@boxhillrotary.com.au
ARTIST ENQUIRIES
Entry Forms and Participating Artist enquiries need to be directed to the Art Show Artist Liaison Officer at artistliaison@boxhillrotary.com.au
VOCATIONAL
The Stoll Trust Award recognises the Best 2nd Year Box Hill Institute Art Student’s art work - the prize is $750 and was won this year by Brooke McGowan-Grills. This work will be exhibited at the Art Show.