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90th Anniversary Celebration

Rotary Castlemaine celebrated 90 years of serving our community at a gala dinner at BoomTown Winery & Bistro on Saturday 21 June.

Along with the anniversary, we recognised four community members and inducted them as Paul Harris Fellows. The evening concluded with our annual Changeover ceremony where outgoing President Terry Murphy passed on the leadership baton to incoming President Trevor Bray, assisted by District Governor-Elect Peter Shepheard.

Art Show Prizes

Prizes have been announced for the 36th Rotary Castlemaine Annual At Exhibition & Sales. See details.

500+ works for Art Show

There were hectic moments on Sunday as more than 500 works of art were delivered to Castlemaine Town Hall by hopeful and expectant artists.

"A record number of entries for this show reflects the work that Castlemaine Rotary volunteers put into the organisation of the show before we even see the first art arrive," noted Art Show Chair, Rotarian Robert Cordy. "It was gratifying to have so many artists comment on the professionalism of the arrangements."

Now the baton is passed to Curator Catherine Tait as she designs the show.

Curator Catherine Tait and Rotarian Edwina Coller begin the task of displaying more than 500 artworks.

"My goal is to present this show as a wonderful exhibition of artwork, that complements artist's work and creates a lovely, enjoyable experience to walk through," said Catherine.

The first chance to see the show will be the Gala Opening at 7pm Thursday 5 June at Castlemaine Town Hall. Tickets are available at the door.

"At $25 per head, with a complimentary drink and finger food and the opportunity to view, and perhaps purchase, some of this wonderful art, we think that is terrific value," said Robert Cordy.

The show is open to the public across the King's Birthday long weekend from 10am–4pm Friday through Sunday and 10am–3pm Monday. Entry is $5 per adult, under 16s free.

Best of the Best

Photographer Graham Harsant

Castlemaine's 2024 Truck of the Show took out the Best of the Best at the Brisbane Truck Show last weekend, competing against other winning trucks from across Australia. Congratulations to the Cornwill family from Geelong. Shows what good judges we have at Castlemaine.

Here Comes The Judge

Chewton artist Greg Wood will be the Featured Artist and Judge for the upcoming Rotary Castlemaine Art Show.
Graduating in fine arts at Hobart School of Art, Greg's psychologically- and visually-alluring landscapes are painted from memory, conveying a profound sense of space, purposely obscured, and often further abstracted by mist suspended somewhere between imagination and location, ranging in size from large to miniature.

Entries for the 36th Annual Rotary Castlemaine Art Show close on 21 May.
The show will run across the King's Birthday long weekend at Castlemaine Town Hall, commencing with a Gala Opening on Thursday 5 June.

https://gregwood-art.com/

Art Show 2025

The Castlemaine Rotary Art Show is returning for 2025!

This will be our 36th Annual Art Show. Pop it into your diary: 6–9 June 2025, King's Birthday long weekend at Castlemaine Town Hall.

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