AGRA 50th ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITION

  

The Australian Guild of Realist Painters have their 50th Anniversary Exhibition opening this Saturday 30 November at 2pm. 

Held at the Victorian Artists Society, 430 Albert Road, East Melbourne the exhibition is on from Friday 29 November until Monday 9 December. 

For the Jeff Williams Memorial Portrait and Figurative Award, the recipient will receive a $500 art voucher from Dean Art Supplies.  

"The Australian Guild of Realist Artists was formed in 1974 by the distinguished artists Sir William Dargie, Paul Fitzgerald AM, Kathlyn Ballard OAM and Kenneth Jack OAM, for the purpose of actively promoting and celebrating realist art in Australia."

"This caring community of artists aims to promote education and excellence in all forms of Realist Art. This 50th Anniversary Exhibition offers opportunities for artists in all mediums with multiple awards and prizes. It also offers workshops by David Chen, Lyn Mellady and Grace Paleg with a demonstration by Julian Bruere."

VISIT www.agra.org.au/ or vasgallery.org.au for more information and we look forward to seeing you at the opening! 

1st Image is a crop of McCubbin, Lost 
2nd Image is Jeff Williams in front of Frankeneasel with his artwork

Nicknamed “Frankeneasel “ it was built for the late Jeff Williams by two skilled tradie mates so Jeff could paint large pictures despite being in a wheelchair due to a type of  muscular dystrophy.  The canvas can be rotated or tilted to a convenient position.  It was a great success and even had an optional grid section to assist if scaling up from a photo or draft.

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