THE opening night of the annual Mornington Art Show has become recognised as a gala occasion not to be missed.
Traditionally these opening nights are social highlights for the Mornington art loving community and this year’s opening on Thursday 18 January will be no exception.
Entertainment will be provided by the Bakery Jazz Trio whose members select music to suit the mood of the evening. Gourmet finger foods will be distributed by roving waiters from 7pm when the evening starts and refreshments are served.
The art show will officially be opened around 7.20pm after which guests can wander through the shows three gallery areas. Opening night tickets are $25 and can be bought at morningtonartshow.com.au or from Farrell’s bookshop at the clock tower corner in Main St, Mornington.
A record number of entries this year of more than 850 paintings will be on display and for sale.
The entries featuring a wide range of genre, painting styles and subjects, with prices ranging from under $300 to several thousand dollars.
This year’s art show also has 23 sculptures from the Tiwi Islands. The hand carved and painted works from the Jilamara Arts and Craft Association, Melville Island will be on display and for sale.
There will also be iron bark painted carvings of birds and almost two metre high totem pole carvings of Tutini Tokwampini – the bird carvings.
John Vanderwerf’s contemporary sculptures are made from an aluminium composite.
The Mornington Art Show is at the Peninsula Community Theatre, cnr Nepean Highway and Wilsons Rd, Mornington. The art show ends on Australia Day, 26 January.
