ARTISTS‘ NEWS Christine Lott: one of the 25 finalists for the Mount Eyre Vineyards Art Prize 2009 Where: Rex Livington Gallery, 59 Flinders St, Surry Hills. When: 25th June -19th July. Rizwana Ahmad: Highly Commended, for Still Life in the LOCAL section, Camden Art Prize. Commended for figure landscape in the OPEN section, Camden Art Prize. Jules Sevelson, Robyn Ross, Janis Lander, Judith O’Conal-Prinz, Vivian Falk, Jeanette Korduba: Group exhibition, NSW Friends of Bezalel 5th Annual Art Exhibition. Where: The ArtHouse Hotel, 275 Pitt Street, Sydney. When: Monday 20th July to Saturday 15th August 2009. Opening night: Monday 20th July 6.30 pm, by Dr Gene Sherman of Sherman Galleries Kathrin Longhurst, Nafisa Naomi, Robyn Ross, Elizabeth Barden: All contributed paintings (which include the signed jeans of a celebrity within the work), in the Annual Charity Fundraising Exhibition – Jeans 4 Genes. Opening night at the Arthouse Hotel in Sydney was jam packed as usual, and the 30 pieces were dazzling in their originality of concept and skillful execution. The fundraising Auction of the painted jeans takes place during a gala fundraising dinner, in support of research into childhood disease GENERAL NEWS UPDATE ON UNSUNG HEROES ArtCare Courier Service (02) 4655 7473/ 0412 400 837 Email: gurneys@bigpond.com Portrait Artists Australia Annual General Meeting 29th July 2009 – 7pm – 9pm ALL MEMBERS WELCOME! Looking forward to seeing you there and catching up on news. Please email or post your proxy vote if you are not able to attend…. The Annual General Meeting will be held at the beautiful oceanside location of the Julian Ashton Art School, at Middle Harbour Artists’ Colony in Mosman. As you are aware, the Principal, Paul Delprat, is one of our patrons, and he has generously made the premises available to PAA. Thank you Paul. Wine and food, coffee and tea are provided, parking is free, and it is a great opportunity to socialise with fellow PAA artists. Please make an effort to attend this important event on the PAA calendar, and we can catch up on news afterwards. Portrait Artists Australia is first and foremost a society of professional artists, organising and promoting our own exhibitions. As this is our seventh year in existence, let’s take the opportunity of the Annual General Meeting to celebrate our interesting history, and the collection of strong, creative personalities that have made it all happen. The meeting will be chaired by our honorary secretary, Judith Stevens. The books will be presented for inspection. All positions on the committee will be open for election and votes will be taken by those present. Those wishing to be nominated are asked to speak briefly about themselves. Please contact a committee member if you are interested in joining this creative team, to have a chat about the meetings etc. The committee meets about 10 times a year, and work together to organize all PAA events. If you are unable to attend the AGM, please fill in and mail your proxy voting form to the PAA post office box, nominating your proxy. AGM VENUE ADDRESS: The artists’ colony is in Headland Park, 1100A Middle Head Road, Mosman, past Mosman Village. JAAS is Cottage 17. Driving along Middle Head Road, you come to a right hand turn into a driveway – directly opposite a left hand turn into Cobbittee Street. Please check the street directory. If you get lost on the night, please call Nafisa 0404036303 or Janis 0425353790 or Kathrin 0411144893. NOTE: check out The Mortimore Prize Exhibition September 2009 –33,000 in Prizes For – Landscape, Waterscape, Still Life, Portraiture & Drawing. Areas: Dubbo, Sydney & Bungendore download entry form – www.australianartsales.com.au Your newsletter wants your news! Our members love to keep up with interesting events with in the artists’ network. Do not be shy about sending in your news of exhibitions, awards and profile commissions to jelander@bigpond.net.au