Oh What a night!

Flinders Art Show – Opening Night

• A record crowd filled Flinders Civic Hall on Friday, 30 October. Our guests enjoyed music, artworks, ceramics, sculptures, Rahona Valley wine, traditional chicken sandwiches and canapés

Results 

• Over $55,000 raised for local charities
• Over $68,000 paid to artists for sales
• Over $8000 raised from donations

Sponsors – We thank our sponsors, prize donors, all the businesses who supported us and those who generously donated to the Art Show

• Sponsored by Mornington Peninsula Shire Council and Community Bank Balnarring & District – Bendigo Bank and Charles Kiefel AM
• Opening night supported by Flinders General Store who donated cooked chooks & bread, Rahona Valley Wines who donated wine and prizes and Flinders Golf Club who donated delicious canapés
• We thank all the donors of the raffles prizes: Flinders Golf Club, Moke Dining, JMP Jewellery, Flinders General Store, Rahona Valley Wines, Flinders Motel, Flinders Hotel, Merricks  Store, Georgie Bass, Plonk and Stink, Little Alpaca plus artwork donated by Paul Makinson

Art Prizes

• $14,000 in prize money awarded to ten artists.
• Prize donors were: Charles Kiefel AM, Flinders General Store, Flinders Community Association, Hugh Evans Gallery, Penny and Murray Johns, the Higgins Family, Vescape Hair, Marshall White Flinders, Save Flinders Pier – Trent Williams Memorial  (supported by SFP, Sabina Robertson and Neil Hallam) and two other anonymous donors.

Volunteers – Over 70 Volunteers helped put on the show:

• Planning and administration of over 300 artists, the Opening Night and the weekend exhibition
• Coordination of volunteers
• Signage team who erected signs and coordinated with owners who allowed the signs on their property
• Coordination and transport of all the plinths and materials for the show
• Chicken sandwich and other food preparation teams
• Raffle coordinators and sellers
• Art display and hanging team in the Flinders Hall
• Social media and press liaison
• Management of all our finances
• Sales and coordination team over the opening night and the whole weekend
• Volunteers who assisted over 1500 visitors over the long weekend

Giving back

• Trish Hurley, Flinders Art Show Committee President, thanks the community and volunteers and said “I am extremely proud of the overwhelming success of our event and wish to thank the Flinders community and our magnificent volunteers.  The incredible talent displayed by our local artists truly brought the community together, creating an unforgettable experience for everyone who attended.”
• The revenue raised this year of more than $55,000 will be distributed to local charities including Southern Peninsula Community Support, Southern Peninsula Food for All, Westernport Community Support, Saltbush – Balnarring Beach, Flinders CFA and other charity groups and organisations.
• Artists received over $68,000 in total from sales with exposure to over 1,500 visitors over the Cup weekend