Bacchus Marsh Rotary Art Show
The 50th Anniversary
Bacchus Marsh Rotary Art Show
will be held over the June long weekend 2022.
Presentation of prizes will take place on Friday evening, June 10th, between 7pm and 9pm.
*Due to Covid considerations, this will not include the customary Gala event.
To mark this extraordinary milestone,
we will be presenting an art show with a difference!
We are pleased to announce the addition of a Best in Show Prize of $3000, the Diana Gibson Award, generously sponsored by long-time supporter of our show, Diana Gibson.
Traditional prize categories will continue. These include awards for:
Best Oil Painting in Show – sponsored by Diana Gibson
Best Watercolour – sponsored by Bacchus Marsh Community Bank
Best any Other Medium – sponsored by Bacchus Marsh Community Bank
Best Photograph – prize money increased to $500 (1st prize) and $200 (second prize)
sponsored by Moorabool Shire.
Best Artwork by a Local Artist – sponsored by Bacchus Marsh Community Bank
Best Local Content - sponsored by Stephen McGhie MP
Best 21 years or Younger – sponsored by Bacchus Marsh Community Bank
Best Small Painting - Rotary Club of Bacchus Marsh
The Grow West Interpretive Award – Acquisitive.
Total prize money for 2022 will be $12,700.
Entries Closed
For further information, please contact the Art Show Secretary,
Peter Kay peter.kay@westnet.com.au
For further information, please contact the Art Show Secretary,
Peter Kay peter.kay@westnet.com.au
OUR JUDGE FOR 2022 IS TBA
Our previous judge was Sophie Gerhard.
Assistant Curator of Australian Painting, Sculpture and Decorative Arts to 1980
for the National Gallery of Victoria.
Our previous judge was Sophie Gerhard.
Assistant Curator of Australian Painting, Sculpture and Decorative Arts to 1980
for the National Gallery of Victoria.
Sophie Gerhard is Assistant Curator of Australian Art at the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV). Prior to joining the NGV, Sophie completed her Masters in Art Curatorship at the University of Melbourne. She also holds an Undergraduate degree in Art History with Museum Studies from the University of Leeds (UK), and spent a year studying Art History in Murcia, Spain. Sophie regularly contributes to the field of art history, most recently in the NGV’s exhibition catalogue She-oak and Sunlight: Australian Impressionism, on which she worked as Assistant Curator. Sophie is a PhD. candidate at the University of Melbourne, researching the curating of Australia’s national and cultural identity.
Things to look out for:
Children’s Quiz
The ever-popular children’s quiz will once again be available to the very youngest of our art lovers. Presented with a sheet of questions and a pencil, children must use their visual and detective skills to track down special animals or objects depicted in the artworks. A sweet prize will likely reward a task well done.
Anniversary Raffle
This special anniversary calls for additional raffle prizes.
Purchase of a $2.00 ticket will give you the unique opportunity to win one of 5 prizes which include 3 original artworks, one dozen bottles of “The Plough” wines and a beautiful decanter of Rotary Centenary Port.
Silent Auction
As you browse the show, you will also have the opportunity to bid in a silent auction for an original, garden statuary piece uniquely crafted by Heinz Martin.
Children’s Quiz
The ever-popular children’s quiz will once again be available to the very youngest of our art lovers. Presented with a sheet of questions and a pencil, children must use their visual and detective skills to track down special animals or objects depicted in the artworks. A sweet prize will likely reward a task well done.
Anniversary Raffle
This special anniversary calls for additional raffle prizes.
Purchase of a $2.00 ticket will give you the unique opportunity to win one of 5 prizes which include 3 original artworks, one dozen bottles of “The Plough” wines and a beautiful decanter of Rotary Centenary Port.
Silent Auction
As you browse the show, you will also have the opportunity to bid in a silent auction for an original, garden statuary piece uniquely crafted by Heinz Martin.
2022 Admission and Ticket Prices
Official Presentation of Prizes, pre-selection sale of art and live entertainment at 7pm, Friday 10th June 2022
Weekend Opening times:
Fri 10th June Art Show open 7pm to 9pm.
Sat 11th June Art Show open 10am to 5pm.
Sun 12th June Art Show open 10am to 5pm.
Mon 13th June Art Show open until 4pm. Artist pickup from 5-6pm.
Ticket Categories:
Family (2 adults and school-age children) – $20
Adults – $8
Children (school-age) – $5
Pre-school children – Free
Concessions – $5
Concessions: Pension Card
DVA Card
Healthcare Card
(NOT Senior's Card)
Weekend Opening times:
Fri 10th June Art Show open 7pm to 9pm.
Sat 11th June Art Show open 10am to 5pm.
Sun 12th June Art Show open 10am to 5pm.
Mon 13th June Art Show open until 4pm. Artist pickup from 5-6pm.
Ticket Categories:
Family (2 adults and school-age children) – $20
Adults – $8
Children (school-age) – $5
Pre-school children – Free
Concessions – $5
Concessions: Pension Card
DVA Card
Healthcare Card
(NOT Senior's Card)