Walter Magilton—FAVOURITE PAINTINGS, PAST AND PRESENT
2 Sep 2022 - 29 Sep 2022
Mackley Members' Room
Walter grew up on a dairy farm in rural Victoria where he was surrounded with forest and all its wild creatures. He never lost his desire to commune with nature in both a physical and spiritual way. This connection drives the way he paint.
VAS Spring Select Exhibition 2022
9 Sep 2022 - 26 Sep 2022
Frater, McCubbin & Hammond Galleries
One of three Select Exhibitions held each year by VAS. Votes cast by exhibiting artists are used to decide the list of candidates for the Mavis Little Artist of the Year Award exhibition. The Spring Exhibition features the Gordon Moffatt AM Spring Prizes for: 1st prize, $400. 2nd prize, $250. 3rd prize $100. And the VAS Council Sculpture prizes for: Sculpture 1st prize, $150. Sculpture 2nd prize, $100.
Gregory R Smith—Within a New Light
25 Aug 2022 - 12 Sep 2022
Frater, Hammond & McCubbin Galleries, 25 August to 5 September. Cato Gallery, 7 to 12 September.
Gregory R Smith VAS FVAS presents his 44th solo exhibition, featuring some 120 works of still life, portraiture, florals and landscapes completed in the last 48 months.
A Demonstration of Portraiture Oil Painting with Gregory R Smith VAS FVAS
Monday 29 Aug 2022, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Hammond Gallery, RSVP Essential
Celebrated VAS artist, tutor and past president, Gregory R Smith will demonstrate his tonal realist approach to portraiture by painting VAS president, Richard Impey.
VAS Portrait Exhibition 2022
12 Aug 2022 - 22 Aug 2022
Frater, McCubbin & Hammond Galleries
This annual exhibition, featuring the Nada Hunter Portraiture Award celebrates portraiture in all genres. An inspiring array of talent by some of Victoria’s emerging and established artists skillfully capturing the human spirit. The Nada Hunter Prizes are for: 1st prize, $1000. 2nd prize, $200. 3rd prize $150.
Jan Lowe—Faces & Places
21 Jul 2022 - 8 Aug 2022
Cato Gallery
The Faces & Places Exhibition is a collection of Scratchboard and Watercolour paintings by Victorian Scratchboard artist, Jan Lowe. They depict the amazing animals encountered, which has left an enduring memory on her, and the places visited during her travels, either just going for a walk on her beach, or traveling far.
VAS Winter Select Exhibition 2022
8 Jul 2022 - 25 Jul 2022
Frater, McCubbin & Hammond Galleries
One of three Select Exhibitions held each year by VAS. Votes cast by exhibiting artists are used to decide the list of candidates for the Mavis Little Artist of the Year Award exhibition. The Winter Exhibition features prizes of Senior Art Supplies vouchers to the value of: 1st prize, $600. 2nd prize, $150. 3rd prize $100. Sculpture prize, $150.
Clive Sinclair—Quiet Places
30 Jun 2022 - 18 Jul 2022
Cato Gallery
These paintings have been done over a period of three years through observation with nature and its parting light. I have tried to convey the softness and subtlety of the beautiful evenings and moving light. They are small delicate watercolours and oils.
A Demonstration of Oil Impressionism with Raymond Wilson
Wednesday 13 Jul 2022, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Hammond Gallery, RSVP Essential
VAS tutor Ray Wilson VAS FVAS will demonstrate impressionism in oil from still life. The arrangement will be chosen based on colour, tone and form using reflective surfaces. The technique will focus on colour matching, reflections and metallic surfaces utilising a mix of Meldrum impressionism methods and a direct approach.
A Demonstration of Watercolour Painting with Clive Sinclair
Monday 4 Jul 2022, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Hammond Gallery, RSVP Essential
Celebrated VAS Artist and Tutor Clive Sinclair VAS FVAS will demonstrate watercolour techniques before an audience. This is a unique opportunity to see a master at work.
Visitors to this event can enter a raffle for $5 to win the artwork Clive Sinclair will be producing during the demonstration.
Laurence Scott Pendlebury Reflective Exhibition—It's our Society, let's Keep it Open
1 Jun 2022 - 29 Jun 2022
Mackley Members' Room
This reflective exhibition offers a glimpse of the Victorian Artists Society as it was in the early 1960s, from the perspective of then VAS President Laurence Scott Pendlebury—artist and teacher.
The Association of Sculptors of Victoria 2022
9 Jun 2022 - 27 Jun 2022
Frater, Hammond & McCubbin Galleries
More than 100 sculptures by emerging and professional sculptors will be exhibited. They will be diverse in style, subject and in a variety of materials including wood, bronze, steel, resin and mixed media.
Jocelyn Turner—Ophelia’s Garden
15 Jun 2022 - 27 Jun 2022
Cato Gallery
Ophelia’s Garden is a series of photographic still-life artworks created underwater using flowers grown and foraged by the artist. The works were inspired by Shakespeare’s words and the classic Pre-Raphaelite paintings of Ophelia and explore themes of loss, love, beauty and freedom.
A Demonstration of Watercolour Painting with Julian Bruere
Wednesday 1 Jun 2022, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Hammond Gallery, RSVP Essential
Celebrated VAS Artist and Tutor Julian Bruere VAS FVAS will demonstrate watercolour techniques before an audience. This is a unique opportunity to see a master at work.
Visitors to this event will go in the draw to win the artwork Julian Bruere will be producing during the demonstration.
Mandy Bell & Graeme Oliver—Artists Out of Hiding
20 Apr 2022 - 10 May 2022
Cato Gallery
Visual Artist Mandy Bell and Graeme Oliver (who also sculpts), are exhibiting artwork completed during 'Covid Times'. They are accompanied by 2 guest artists Hannah Russell and George Eustice. The artwork is Contemporary and offers a diverse subject range with both recent and treasured artworks from their individual work practices.
This exhibition will be available to view from 12:00pm 20 April until 1:00pm 10 May.
VAS Autumn Select Exhibition 2022
9 Apr 2022 - 2 May 2022
Frater, McCubbin & Hammond Galleries
One of three Select Exhibitions held each year by VAS. Votes cast by exhibiting artists are used to decide the list of candidates for the Mavis Little Artist of the Year Award exhibition. The Autumn exhibition features the Mackley Prize for $2000 and the VAS Sculpture Prize.
Ivana Marić & Trudy Kelder—Alike
15 Mar 2022 - 31 Mar 2022
Mackley Member's Room
Alike is a narrative in conceptual jewellery by Ivana Marić, photographed by Trudy Kelder, which examines the most profound and intimate of female relationships—those between mothers and daughters, sisters, best friends.
VAS George Hicks Foundation Contemporary Exhibition 2022
4 Mar 2022 - 21 Mar 2022
Frater, Hammond & McCubbin Galleries
In this exhibition artists are asked to explore subjects from a modern perspective, challenging themselves creatively. Digital Works included. The VAS Contemporary Exhibition is sponsored by the George Hicks Foundation.
VAS Norma Bull Scholarship Award Exhibition 2021
10 Nov 2021 - 15 Dec 2021
VAS Foyer
This is a biennial award which aims to encourage students of all ages to advance in the naturalistic style of portraiture. The 2021 scholarship is for $5000, going towards the acquisition of the winning artwork by the Victorian Artists Society, which will enable the winning artist to further progress their painting practice.
VAS Mavis Little Artist of the Year 2021
12 Nov 2021 - 29 Nov 2021
Frater, Hammond & McCubbin Galleries
This impressive exhibition features artworks by select Victorian Artists Society artists, who have been invited to participate after receiving the highest number of votes from their peers. This is a prestigious award and much sort after.
