Annual Summer Salon and Open Day

Firestation Artists-in-Residence with Dave from the Fire Services Museum

Yesterday the Firestation held the opening of our annual Summer Salon, announced the winners of the competition (below) and also held our Open Day with the help of a 1940s Fire Engine and volunteer in historic uniform from the Fire Services Museum of Victoria.

The competition was kindly judged by Tim Abdallah, Head of Art for Menzies Auctioneers. His comments are in italics below.

Summer Salon Prize Winners:

1st Prize (Voucher donated by Neil Wallace Art Supplies)

Bronwyn Rees

'Nanango the Long Paddock'

Conveyed a strong sense of the landscape. A touch of whimsy (the cows) and a nice use of the panoramic format. A classic etching.

2nd Prize (Credit voucher for class at the Firestation Print Studio)

Trudy Rice

'Big Trees from Below'

I like the way the textures and surfaces were able to convey a strong sense of the landscape - technical strength caught my eye.

3rd Prize (Voucher from Senior Art Supplies, donated by Menzies Auctioneers)

Elizabeth Banfield

'Letters 13 & 14 (Mansfield)'

This was quite an interesting object, successful. Colour and movement!

4th Prize (4 x access passes from the Firestation Print Studio)

Marjorie Imlach

'Kangaroo Island' Triptych

Soft and subtle colours and textures worked well for me, and conveyed the subject well

You can see all of the winning entries and the rest of the show in our gallery until the 14th January. We will also post some images on our website to view and / or purchase. The Summer Salon was curated by Trudy Rice.

As usual, at our Open Day there are a lot of people and organisations to thank for helping us keep the big red doors open for another year, so here they are in no particular order:

City of Stonnington

Peter Redden

Jan Jacklin

Bendigo Bank, East Malvern Branch

Peter Wolff

Senior Art Supplies

Luke Senior

Neil Wallace Art Supplies

Chris Purton

Menzies Auctioneers

Tim Abdallah

Allan Dabscheck

Trudy Rice

Yvonne Watson

The Firestation Committee

The Studio Artists

Anthony Taylor

Sarah Amos

Sue Top

Yolanda Matlakowski

Leigh-Anne Seale

Danielle Clarke

Fire Services Museum

Edith May

Site Suite

David Baxter

All the best for the holidays, see you in 2011.

Best wishes

Coralie Stow

President, FPS Committee

Bronwyn Rees, 'Nanango the Long Paddock', 2010 Salon Prize Winner