New Rotary Art Show?

gggraph · Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 10:33 am Post subject: New Rotary Art Show?

Hi all - I'm part of a group discussing starting a new Rotary Art Show in the Melbourne Bayside area This is at a VERY early stage, so chances re good that it won't proceed, but...

I would be interested in everybody's thoughts on what they would like to see in the 'perfect' Rotary Art Show. Bear in mind that the ultimate purpose is a fund-raiser for charity.

Cheers

Grant

Jade · Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 11:04 am Post subject: Re - New Rotary Art Show?

I think how you guys run the Chelsea one is darn good, there are so many shows out there that have no respect for the artist and just want to turn a buck, so continuing along those lines would be good. The Brighton Porsche blah blah one for example, well, just do opposite to it! lol

I think how the, Mt Waverly one I think? has a viewing area. It's hard sometimes to picture how a painting would look at home when there are so many around it, so if you can have a viewing area where someone can take the painting to it and let you look at it on a small blank wall, I think that would be great, but also might cause more problems for organisers Very Happy

Tango · Joined: 06 Mar 2006 Posts: 1359 Location: Melbourne

1. The show should be open to all styles of art.
2. The judge should have the knowledge/experience of all styles of art.
3. The main prize should be open to all types of media.
4. There should be a prize for oil/acrylic, watercolour and pastel, which all have the same prize money.
5. Highly commended awards should come with a small amount of prize money , so they at least get their entry fee back.
6. There should be a prize for drawing to encourage that basic skill, or at least a prize for other media.
7. Unframed gallery wrap canvases should be allowed.
8. At least one painting up to 1.4 metres square should be allowed to be entered otherwise I wont be able to enter any work.
9. All proceeds from the show to be forwarded to the Tango retirement fund.