Berwick Artists Society

Introduction

Each month professional artists demonstrate in a variety of mediums for approximately two hours.

Demonstrations take place on the fourth Wednesday of the month. The Night Demonstrations begin at 7:00pm for a prompt start at 7.15pm by the demonstrator. Day Demonstrations begin at 10.30am. You must be seated by the commencement time with your entry into the Members’ Competition in place and registered. Our final night time demonstration for this year is on November 27, when Clive Sinclair will paint in oils.

Visitors are welcome, see below for entry fee.

There will be an interval for refreshments and members are asked to bring a plate of food to share for Night Demonstration supper.

At the end of the session, the winners of the members’ Monthly Art Competition are announced.

We have some truly incredible demonstrators, and everyone can learn something new each time, so come along, bring a friend, enjoy an event with a difference and it just might make all the difference to your own way of looking at your art.

Members $12.00 per person, visitors $15.00 per person, students under 18 $10.00 per person

Members are invited to bring along one painting per appropriate category (must be your own work), to the Demonstration Night or Day to be judged by the visiting artist.

There are four categories in which to enter your work: Realist Art, (sections for both Accomplished and Emerging artists), Other Than Realist Art and Digital Art. Each category will have a winner and runner-up. Subject matter and medium, except for Digital Art, is up to the entrant.

Certificates will be awarded each month for the winner and runner-up in each category and there are points merely for entering. The points are accumulated during the year with results tallied and presentations made at our Christmas function. Art work can only be entered once. The artist’s name and title of picture must be clearly labelled on the back of the work.

You are also welcome to bring along any of your work to have on show. It will not be judged or form part of the monthly competition, but it’s always interesting to see what our artists are capable of. It may not be a painting – sculpture, photography, embroidery, whatever you like to bring, we’d like to see what you do.

THE OCTOBER COMPETITION WINNERS ARE PICTURED 

Accomplished Realist Art Winner: Iain Johnson for “Lunatic Hill, Lightning Ridge”

Accomplished Realist Art Runner-up: Gerry Sweeting for “Yarra 1900″.”

Emerging Realist Artist Winner: Youjia Xu for “Spring”.

Emerging Realist Art Runner-up: Dorothy Welton for “Evening Storm”

Details

Venue:
Function Room, The Old Cheese Factory, 34 Homestead Road, Berwick, Victoria Melways 131 A2

Dates:
4th Wednesday of the month (except December, January & public holidays)

When:
7pm – 10pm

Members $10

Visitors $12

Couples $15

Students $5                                                                                                                                                                            

Thursday Painting Group

We meet every Thursday between 10.00am and 2.00pm in the Function Room at the Old Cheese Factory. It’s a fun gathering where we all chat, have a lot of laughs and discuss each other’s work. There’s no formal instruction, but plenty of advice from some of our more experienced painters.

Everyone has different styles and paints at different levels: at some point, each of us has joined the group wondering how our own level of expertise will be accepted.   But everyone who comes along works in his or her own style, and it’s wonderful to greet a new member who has just taken up or just returned to painting.   There is no requirement for anyone to have had previous painting experience. 2023 Thursday painting will commence on January 5th.

Please contact a committee member for more details, or simply turn up and have a look.   Then, if you would like to join the Society, please see our Membership Page.   Alternatively, you come along as a visitor.

Bring your lunch, enjoy a coffee.   If you’re an oil or acrylic painter, please bring a drop sheet, as the Function Room is carpeted.   Freestanding or table easels are available.

Be aware of entry requirements. Because of Covid you need to be double vaccinated, QR code register and your documentation checked by our Covid Marshalls.

Fees

Members …………………. $6.00

Visitors ……………………. $10.00

Introduction

Each month the Berwick Artists Society conducts a two hour portrait group where you can participate in painting or drawing models.

This is a non-tutored class but other members’ help is available.

Models are volunteers so new models are always welcome to sit for the group.   Please contact us if you would like to model for us.

Details

Venue:
Function Room, The Old Cheese Factory, 34 Homestead Road, Berwick, Victoria Melways 131 A2

When:
On the third Thursday of the month, 11am – 2.00pm with lunch break.

Please be aware of entry requirements and read them in “News” on this website.
Members: $6
Visitors: $10

For details contact: Zdenka Better 0409 218265

Paint-outs are a great opportunity to paint outside with like-minded people.   Members are asked to find their own way to the painting site, with their own equipment and seats.   BYO lunch, hat, easel and painting gear.   We meet there at 10am promptly.

This activity is free of charge to members and is of course subject to good weather.   Sometimes it has to be cancelled – if in doubt, ring the Paint-out organiser (details below).

We have decided to pause the Paint-outs for the moment – but if you’re really keen to join one soon, please contact us.

Contact:

Rod Arthur 9769 5951 or 0402 741 338

Special Events

Berwick Artists Society’s Annual Exhibition was held mid-year at Cranbourne Library. Lots of fun, lots of public interest and a great opportunity for our members to put their work on display.

Exhibition Details

Dates
Ongoing

Venue
Berwick Chemist Café, 51 – 53 High Street, Berwick

Enquiries
Zdenka Better 0409 218265