March 2012

The Official Newsletter of the Artists’ Society of Phillip Island Inc

The spi News

AOO30311H

PO Box 198

COWES VIC 3922

Including: Ibis Writers, Phillip Island Camera Club & ASPI TAG

PRESIDENT’S REPORT Finally……the FIGURE-IT-NOW Art Prize has been finalized. Colin Bennison of Corinella has been appointed to judge the $500 prize for visual art related to the

human figure. Kristin Henry, recently retired from Holmesglen TAFE, will judge the $500 prize for poetry related to the human being.

Prize money has been donated by 3 anonymous sponsors, who also came up with the idea, some time last year. They have since been joined by Turn the Page bookshop [Cowes] and Lesla Saraghi, art patron. ASPI-inc. has never offered a literary prize prior to this one, and Easter’s 3 People’s Choice prizes for visual arts will be offered as usual, alongside Figure-it-now.

January’s Textile Art Group exhibition was judged a huge success, with sales going through the roof and positive feedback hitting record levels. The Management Committee, meanwhile, invites all members to nominate any current finan-cial member for Lifetime Membership and all suggestions will be considered. The idea emerged last year, during meetings, and the inaugural life membership was awarded to John Adam who, for over a decade, has contributed his time and energy to the ASPI, on the Com-mittee and off, and has played a pivotal role in the hanging of our twice-yearly exhibitions. He encourages new faces and has been facilitating the ASPI-inc. critique nights, which have really taken off, over the last 4 years. We are sure there are others on the extensive member-ship list, whose track record of dedication and endurance has been similarly impressive.

I would like to take this opportunity to announce my retirement from the Committee, after 6.5 years. It has been stimulating, inspiring and real. The Presidency has been fun. Power tastes a bit like chocolate. Thanks to everyone on the Committee for making it easy. I’m leaving in order to travel and to pursue ro-mance. I acknowledge also the traditional custodians of this island, the Bunurong Mob, their elders past and present.

Ex-president jon

March Monday 5th PICC meeting 1.30pm Tuesday 6th ASPI Committee meeting 7.30pm Wednesday 14th TAG workshop 9.15am Thursday 15th Closing date for “Figure-it-now” poetry competition. Thursday 15th Critique Night 7.30pm Cowes Heritage Centre Monday 19th Ibis Writers Wednesday 21st Closing Date for Easter Exhibition (inc. “Figure-it-now” visual art competition) Wednesday 28th TAG meeting 9.30am April Monday 2nd PICC meeting 1.30pm Tuesday 3rd ASPI Committee meeting 7.30pm Thursday 5th Entries to be delivered for Easter Weekend Exhibition Friday 6th - Monday 9th 2012 Easter Weekend Exhibition. Wednesday 11th TAG Workshop 9.30am Wednesday 25th TAG meeting 9.30am May Tuesday 1st ASPI Committee Meeting 7.30pm Monday 7th PICC meeting 1.30pm Wednesday 9th TAG workshop 9.30am Monday 14th Ibis Writers Wednesday 23rd TAG meeting 9.30am June Monday 4th PICC meeting 1.30pm Tuesday 5th ASPI committee meeting 7.30pm Wednesday 13th TAG workshop 9.30am Monday 18th Ibis Writers Wednesday 27th TAG meeting 9.30am July Monday 2nd PICC meeting 1.30pm Tuesday 3rd ASPI committee meeting 7.30pm Monday 9th Ibis Writers Wednesday 11th TAG workshop 9.30am Wednesday 25th TAG meeting 9.30am N.B. Meetings and other arrangements can be changed with little warning. Please contact convenors to check details. For further details contact: ASPI President: Jon Hewett 0418 549 236 Website: www.aspi-inc.org.au ASPI Secretary: Marian Quigley 5678 5928 Newsletter Editor: Elizabeth Shaw 5952 1533 PI Camera Club: Lyn Young 5956 7027 Ibis Writers: Carolyn Landon 5672 5939 ASPI TAG: Elizabeth Shaw 5052 1533 & Norma Stack-Robinson 5956 7796

spi 2012 Calendar

Introducing two artists that have made Portraiture the focus of their art:

Alice Neel and Marlene Dumas.

Alice Neel.

Alice Neel was born 28th

January 1900 in Pennsylvania and died in New York in 1984. Alice painted

mainly psychologically acute portraits that record the social and economic diversity of mid-twentieth

century American life. She painted everyday people that included, lovers, poets, writers, art critics,

friends, family members and those overlooked by society. The works demonstrate a remarkable range of

Neel’s oeuvre over nearly seven decades. She had a singular artistic vision, a penetrating insight into the

personalities of people she painted. Most of her portraits were done from life, a tough test in any artist’s

language. Early works were more tonal than her later works. She gradually moved toward more colourful

expressionist works making portraits that could disturb and disorientate the viewer, without making use of

extreme expressions or surreal proportions. She worked quickly with a slightly underdone feel to the work

so as not to overdo technique and consequently kill the character of the person being painted.

Marlene Dumas

The second portrait painter of more contemporary times is a South African born artist and admirer of

Neel, Marlene Dumas. Born in 1953, Dumas currently lives in Amsterdam. She asserts that “a good

portrait conveys a point where attraction and alienation meet”. Her work can be confronting, featuring

themes of death, desire, pornography, strippers, pregnant women, birth, and sometimes portraits of well-

known people she sees in the media.

Marlene’s working methods are very different to Alice Neel’s approach. Marlene prefers to use the

commercial pages of newspapers, television, magazines, film and photographs of her family as reference.

She brings so-called “dead” images to life by painting them “alive”. Her media include watercolour, oil,

acrylic, ink, pencils and charcoal. For large wash drawings on paper, she often uses metallic acrylic as

well as ink. The transparency Marlene attains in her work is achieved by using translucent paints in

watercolours to render thin multi coloured layers as a metaphor for the covering and exposure of evil.

Marlene works on the floor. She argues that the content of a painting cannot be separated from the feel of

its surface. Watery ink is literally poured onto the surface and then working with Japanese and Chinese

brushes, she holds the paper up to let the water run down the surface to create a skin like texture.

Both Marlene Dumas and Alice Neel’s images can be seen through books or the Internet.

Peter Walker.

Self portrait of Alice Neel

Self portrait of Marlene Dumas

Art Gallery of Inverloch: art supplies are still on sale, but things are selling fast, so, get in quick!! It’s probably

best to ring first, to check that we are open. We will be closed 8, 9 and 12,13 March. Art supplies will not be available to buy Saturday & Sunday of the Labour weekend. We resume normal hours on 14 March.

ASPI Sponsors The Artist’s Society of Phillip Island gratefully acknowledge and thank our sponsors:

Christine Caldwell

Linda & Andrew Marston

Bendigo Community Bank

Clinton and Elizabeth Sceney

Phillip Island Winery

The Bass Coast Shire Council

Members are encouraged to consider supporting these businesses.

CRITIQUE NIGHT (FRIENDLY FEEDBACK)

Critique: To Review Critically; Evaluate (Macquarie Dictionary). Maybe critique is the wrong word. Too dry, too intimidating! So why not "Show and Tell" or "Friendly Feedback" or "How did you do that?" or "I'll show you mine if you’ll show me yours."

In practice critique nights are packed with information, laughter and reassurance - the more the merrier. Positive discussion about your work, whatever it may be, then afterwards, food, drink and socialising. During the 1970's I was a tutor to the City of Box Hill Art Group. They were alive with enthusiasm, curios-ity and good will. At the end of each term we had an evening where each member brought a painting or drawing to be discussed. These evenings were always interesting, informative and good humoured. I recall one occasion where an unexpected stranger turned up with six small oil paintings under his arm. He was introduced to the group, and we asked him if he would like to be first to show his work. He agreed. His paintings were all landscapes, all depicting the same subject matter using identical composi-tion. Each painting showed a group of gum trees to the left and right of the canvas, with a river winding back to a horizon which merged with misty mountains. At best they were repetitive, technically mediocre, and dreary. People made polite comments which he ignored. He wanted me to give a critical review. I began by saying that the best thing he could do was to be more adventurous with composition. Before I could go on, he looked me in the eye and said "how many pictures do you sell?" "I sell a few now and again" I replied. "I sell everything I paint" he said, and with that he picked up his paintings and departed without another word. He had found his niche and was content. An "Artists' Society" however, has a duty to nurture, educate, and discuss. These evenings, whatever you would like to call them, are about those things. John Adam.

P.S. ASPI’s next Critique Night will be on Thursday 15th March in the

Cowes Heritage Centre (Library building) at 7.30pm run by John Adam.

Prime Rump & Mixed Veg

ASPI members, Russell Kent, Lyn Landon, Wendy Saphin and Marian Quigley, together with Heather

Carroll, Jessica Harrison, Jill Hill and Joh McKenzie held a successful mixed media exhibition entitled

‘Prime Rump & Mixed Veg’ at the Stockyard Gallery, Foster in January.

All are members of the Bass Coast Artists’ Society Life Drawing Group who meet weekly at the

Goods Shed, Wonthaggi. These self-entitled ‘Bass Coast Bodies’ enjoy the mutual support and en-

couragement that the group provides. Inspired by the menu at one of the pub lunches which some-

times follow their drawing sessions, they came up with the title for their first exhibition: ‘Prime Rump’

representing the art work inspired by life drawing and ‘Mixed Veg’ representing art based on other

subject matter.

Approximately 60 people attended the opening on January 5 and the group received a number of posi-

tive comments on their work in the gallery’s guest book. Although sales figures weren’t high, the ex-

perience gained in hanging an exhibition was immensely valuable and we had loads of fun to boot!

Marian Quigley

'Bass Coast Bodies' (l to r); Marian Quigley, Lyn Landon, Heather Carroll, Russell Kent, Jill Hill, Jessica Harrison,

Wendy Saphin (absent: Joh Mackenzie).

Lesla Saraghi

Art Gallery of Inverloch

Turn the Page bookshop, Cowes

CRITIQUE NIGHT (FRIENDLY FEEDBACK)

Critique: To Review Critically; Evaluate (Macquarie Dictionary). Maybe critique is the wrong word. Too dry, too intimidating! So why not "Show and Tell" or "Friendly Feedback" or "How did you do that?" or "I'll show you mine if you’ll show me yours." In practice critique nights are packed with information, laughter and reassurance - the more the merrier. Positive discussion about your work, whatever it may be, then afterwards, food, drink and socialising. During the 1970's I was a tutor to the City of Box Hill Art Group. They were alive with enthusiasm, curios-ity and good will. At the end of each term we had an evening where each member brought a painting or drawing to be discussed. These evenings were always interesting, informative and good humoured. I recall one occasion where an unexpected stranger turned up with six small oil paintings under his arm. He was introduced to the group, and we asked him if he would like to be first to show his work. He agreed. His paintings were all landscapes, all depicting the same subject matter using identical composi-tion. Each painting showed a group of gum trees to the left and right of the canvas, with a river winding back to a horizon which merged with misty mountains. At best they were repetitive, technically mediocre, and dreary. People made polite comments which he ignored. He wanted me to give a critical review. I began by saying that the best thing he could do was to be more adventurous with composition. Before I could go on, he looked me in the eye and said "how many pictures do you sell?" "I sell a few now and again" I replied. "I sell everything I paint" he said, and with that he picked up his paintings and departed without another word. He had found his niche and was content. An "Artists' Society" however, has a duty to nurture, educate, and discuss. These evenings, whatever you would like to call them, are about those things. John Adam.

P.S. ASPI’s next Critique Night will be on Thursday 15th March in the

Cowes Heritage Centre (Library building) at 7.30pm run by John Adam.

In my 20 year career as curator of art exhibitions I thought I had seen it all.

But now I find there is a new art form emerging which uses glass melted at critically

high temperatures and fused into representations of landscapes and contemporary

images. Glass has made the leap from the table top to the wall in this exciting new

use of a very complicated medium.

If I am this excited, then you know you are going to enjoy this show. come to the

opening on Saturday and enjoy a glass of wine with an intriguing artist. If you can't

make it to the opening, then put it in your diary to come and see Marlene Abela's

work before the exhibition ends on 25th March.

Hope to catch up with you soon.

kind regards

Janice Orchard

For Sale

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1 Smaller - $250

Contact Joan Wood

5672 3741

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Contact Hayley Justice

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PHILLIP ISLAND CAMERA CLUB - February 2012

We celebrated the many Club successes of 2011, when Treasurer Ken Wilkins

opened the PICC purse strings to fund the afternoon tea at our last meeting of

the year. Many thanks to Dianne Hall who organised the Christmas fare for a

jolly group of thirty-five people, including members, 3 prospective members

and 2 judges.

Capping off a year which saw us host the state-wide VAPS Convention in May;

establish our Club Calendar as a sustainable and well received fundraiser; and become founding partici-

pants in the Gippsland InterClub Photographic Competition; we also acknowledge three member achieve-

ments in the ASPI Melbourne Cup Exhibition with Dianne Davy and Malcolm White awarded Highly

Commendeds, while Lyn Young won ‘Best Photograph’ sponsored by the Bendigo Bank Cowes.

Our newly launched PICC Website (http://www.phillipislandcameraclub.com.au ) is beginning to grow as

members submit a profile, along with some favourite photos to our webmaster Dale Rogers. Dale, a new

resident of Phillip Island and now Club member, very kindly offered his assistance after meeting members

working on our PICC Calendar stall at the monthly St Philips Craft Market. Look out for us there in De-

cember, January and February.

We also prepared our five week ‘Introduction to Digital Photography’ course, to be run by Mark Davy

(with PICC member support) which begins the first Saturday after Easter 14th April. Mark is an experi-

enced photographer who maintains membership of PICC, Knox CC and Ringwood Black & White. Further

details are attached to this Newsletter.

An updated 2012 Handbook was distributed to members in December. It contains our full year’s program

of Club Competition Topics, planned Workshops and Excursion possibilities etc. Members were very

pleased to also receive their wallet copy of Set Topics and related Useful Websites both produced and re-

searched by Dianne Davy.

The 2011 ‘Image of the Year’ competition was judged by a panel of members from Caulfield Camera

Club. For this competition, members submit work already judged during this year. Our print sections allow

for different levels of experience, whereas the EDPI section mixes these groups for open competition. It is

a healthy sign of member development when all but one winner in this section came from the so called

‘Novice’ group !! Well done everyone !!

Judges Sue Rocco and Kathy Gillies added a different perspective to comments received by members from

previous judgements. Their suggestions, critiques and questions encouraged and challenged us to gather a

wide range of feedback to really know what we’re wanting to achieve in the photo and how best to struc-

ture, set up the shot or crop for best effect.

Congratulations to awardees in our December ‘Image of the Year’ Competition:

Novice prints: 1st Colin Allen ‘The Rose’; 2nd Lyn Allen ‘Dusty Work’; 3rd Phyllis Brereton ‘Mount

Roland Mist’; HC Rhonda Buitenhuis ‘Pelican’; HC Colleen Johnston ‘Look At Me’; and HC Colin Al-

len ‘Pottery Wheel’.

Large prints: 1st Lyn Young ‘Where Am I ?’; 2nd Dianne Davy ‘Moody Coast’; 3rd Jenny Skewes ‘Flame

Robin’; HC Gillian Armstrong ‘The Cliff Face’; and HC Lyn Young ‘Fractured Focus’.

Electronic Digital Projected Images (EDPI): 1st Carole King ‘Cosi - Working the Sheep’; 2nd Tony An-

drews ‘The Winery’; 3rd David Cook ‘Light Rail’; HC Carole King ‘Blue-Winged Kookaburra’; HC

Jenny Skewes ‘Egret Landing’; HC Colleen Johnston ‘Rafael’; and HC Elizabeth Shaw ‘Anchor Chain’.

The final presentations recognised the most consistently successful photographers for the year, across all

levels of competition. Based on a tally kept for all monthly awards, the winners of the 2011 Club Competi-

tion were: 1st Dianne Davy, 2nd Jenny Skewes and 3rd Lyn Young. Congratulations to all members for their

participation and individual progress over the year.

To say that 2011 was a very busy year for the club is a bit of an understatement ! All members have con-

tributed to our successes, some in small but important ways and others in an ongoing and crucial

capacity. It is pleasing to note the number of roles and responsibilities that are being shared by a

wider group as the Club grows. That said, the PICC Committee - Gillian Armstrong, Dianne &

Mark Davy, Jan Cheshire, Dianne Hall, Rob McKay, Ken Wilkins and new member Rhonda

Buitenhuis have made the Club what it is today, and generate plenty of great plans for the future !!

Many thanks to all.

Early in 2012 news of the fabulous success of a young former PICC member has come to us via

Dianne Davy. Congratulations to Anna Justice who has been selected to attend the Photographic

Studies College in Melbourne!! Electing to study the course part time, she will complete her Di-

ploma in Photographic Studies in 4 years. We’re looking forward to seeing Anna at one of our

monthly meetings and hearing about this new phase in her life.

We welcomed judge Ian Cust to our meeting this month. Ian is a Life Member of Essendon Cam-

era Club, has been on the VAPS Committee and was organiser of the Annual Convention for

many years. It therefore was significant when Ian complimented members on the quality and

sharpness of their images and suggested many would receive ‘Acceptances’ at National level Pho-

tography Competitions.

He later shared his images and passion for Landscape Photography (all photos had been

‘Accepted’ at national level competition), showing the same scene in color, black and white and at

different times of the day to illustrate the many moods may be expressed by the one site.

Also at the February meeting, Elizabeth Shaw shared a fabulous DVD of Charley Waite’s world

renowned landscape photography. The six part program ‘Seeing Scotland’, of great interest to all,

will no doubt be in demand for future screening.

Many thanks to Dianne Hall and Jan Cheshire who organised our first excursion for the year.

Starting on Churchill Island, we then investigated Forrest Caves (low tide 2.15pm - Friday 17th

Feb), we captured some stunning possibilities for our 2013 Club Calendar, as well as discovering

a new restaurant next to ‘Aqua Inspired’ for a lovely lunch together in San Remo (due to a power

outage on the Island).

2012 Calendar sales volunteers at the monthly St Philips Market over summer:

New member Vicki Breen, Gillian Armstrong & Val Polmear

Textiles across the water!

Only a short distance on the ferry from Cowes to Stony Point, three members of the ASPI Textile Art Group (TAG) enjoyed the trip on Wednesday 22 February, 2012. On arrival at the terminal the Morn-ington Peninsula (Balnarring) ladies were there to meet Elizabeth, Joan and Norma. We were all looking forward to share a day of fun and adventure with this new and welcoming group of textile artists.

Most had never met before, but it did not take long for laughter to ring out over coffee and the mood was set for the day. Our Balnarring textile friends had planned a full day including visits to the op shop (a must), Hastings Gallery, and then winding through the hills to a glass blowing demonstration, then onto a member’s home for a delicious lunch.

‘Show and tell’ then produced some extraordinary textile art by the Balnarring group. Techniques were exchanged, demonstrations on ‘how to’ followed, and a ‘challenge’ was handed out to all with the promise of a November visit to Phillip Island.

This get together demonstrates how with little effort, new friendships are formed leading to an ex-change of ideas and techniques and bonds are formed through our shared interest in textiles.

Norma Stack-Robinson

ASPI TAG held their first exhibition in early January 2012. Surprisingly, or per-

haps not so surprisingly, our small group managed to comfortably fill Meeting

room 1 in the Cowes Cultural Centre.

About 150 visitors attended each of the three days; Thursday to Saturday. Our ad-

vertising in the local papers, the Sun, Surf and Sand magazine and ASPI exhibition

signs outside drew a good mix of appreciative visitors.

Over $600 of sales helped defray the costs of mounting the exhibition and all par-

ticipants enjoyed the experience of showing our work to the public and helping to

show them what Textile Art is about.

Members of ASPI TAG would like to thank those who helped set up, run and dis-

mantle the exhibition.

Maybe next year we will do it again?

Members of Mornington Peninsula

Textile Art Group showing some of

their creations.

Hello Everyone,

We just had our first gathering for 2012 and it was, as always stimulat-

ing.

Mike Cleeland shared his family’s story about the 1st Channel Challenge

retold in his great poem from the amusing Fertiliser Bloke; Barbara Or-

lowski Westwood read an amazing story of a baby’s miraculous survival; Ann Fogarty shared

her reflections about gardens and Magpie Cottage. Jane Ford discussed the outline of an in-

triguing story she is developing. Our flock was small; some members still flying in distant

places.

This is Ibis’ 24th year and our commitment to encourage and support writers at all stages of

their development remains unchanged. We believe in the promotion of poetry.

We are all very different in style, approach and interest. We research opportunities and pool

information. We listen to and discuss each others’ work and we all love to write.

If you are interested in joining us come and have lunch at the San Remo Hotel about 1230 on

19th March (see Ibis calendar) or just attend our meeting at 1300hrs

Hope to see you, Heather Tobias

Easter Exhibition By now all members should have their entry forms almost filled in and ready to post, give to a

committee member or handed in to Sue Brereton at “Anything Goes” in a sealed envelope. If

you don’t have an entry form yet contact Rob McKay asap.

The addition of the “Figure It Now” competitions has stimulated interest and boosted mem-

bership, especially among writers. We are looking forward to seeing the entries rolling in soon.

Don’t forget, all other entries will be eligible for judging

by the public for best 2D, 3D, photograph and textile art.

Winners will win a prize of $100 cheque, or $100 of art

materials donated by Inverloch Art Gallery.

Please make sure all entries are delivered to the Cowes

Cultural Centre by midday on 5th April, as they must be

hung and ready to judge by 3pm. If you cannot make it ar-

range for someone else to deliver your work(s).

Committee members are investigating the possibility of

getting some musicians to play background music for Sat-

urday afternoon.

Any queries contact Rob McKay (5952 3512)

Sculpture at Phillip Island Winery After receiving an invitation to an opening of a sculpture exhibition at the PI Winery via

email, I decided to go along to check it out.

The chance to see a range of sculptures by 14 different artists at one place doesn’t come

along very often, and to find one so close to home was wonderful.

Most sculptures were displayed outside against the rural setting of the winery, a few inside.

Many were made from ‘found’ objects welded or carved into thought-provoking structures,

including metal and cypress tree stumps.

A trio of body-less human clothes standing out on the lawn had me intrigued. A further two

were to be found sitting at an exquisitely made table and chairs inside; a collaboration be-

tween two of the artists.

My favourite was the flock of birds in a perfectly formed circle near the carpark.

I recommend everyone try to visit the exhibition before it closes just after Easter.

Elizabeth Shaw

Gecko Studio Gallery

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Canvases ● Conservation Framing ● Repairs ● Specialised Creative Framing ● Corporate Work Art Supplies - Papers - printmaking, watercol-

our, drawing, Japanese papers, Nepalese papers,

oil sketch paper pastel paper, sketch books, pads.

Colours - Matisse acrylics & background colours, Art Spectrum oil colours, watercolours & gouache. Printmaking materials & tools. Mediums, brushes,

easels etc. Our range always expanding. ● Gecko Studio Gal-

lery offers regular art workshops. ● 10% discount on

framing & art materials for members of Artist So-ciety of Phillip Island.

15 Falls Rd, Fish Creek 3959.

Ph 5683 2481. Open Thursday to Monday, 10am

to 5pm www.geckostudiogallery.com.au fram-

ing@geckostudiogallery.com.au

ARTIST’S DISCOUNTS. The following businesses now offer a 10% dis-count on presentation of your ASPI membership card:

Gecko Studio Gallery, 15 Falls Road, Fish Creek Framed Inverloch, Shop K/10 A’Beckett Street, Inverloch Art Gallery of Inverloch, Shop 3, 7 A'Beckett Street, Inverloch (in arcade). Phone: 5672145 - or 041795473 if shop closed as the (new) owners will open for customers.

Change-over of art works The next changeover at Cowes Golf Club and Cowes Medical Centre

will be after the Easter Exhibition. Please contact and leave works

with Elizabeth (5952 1533 or surefoot@waterfront.net.au) by Friday

20th April. We have lots of wall space to cover and members have sold

work at both venues.

Please note if you want to remove them before the next changeover

please contact Elizabeth and arrange replacements. Do not leave blank

spaces, as this becomes a poor service to our generous sponsors.

Please consider…………. President Jon’s resignation places the committee in a dilemma. We urgently need a new presi-

dent, who will have to be found from the present committee. As Vice-president, I will naturally

fill the role until our next meeting, when the committee will need to reconsider all executive po-

sitions.

This is also an opportune time to appeal to all 130 members. There are 53 Camera Club

members (some of whom are also members as ‘artists’), yet our present committee of 7 - usually

9 members - has five members belonging to the Camera Club. While all members are vital to

our committee and work together well, it no longer is a true reflection of our membership. Ide-

ally, all interest groups should be part of the committee and there should be a proportionate

representation of all members: 3 Camera Club, 1 Ibis Writer, 1 Tag and 4-5 ‘artists’. Members

with multiple interests can help balance the numbers.

We are eager to find two people to fill the current vacancies on the committee and share

the (not very onerous) load. Meetings are held on the first Tuesday evening of each month in a

relaxed atmosphere. These non-office-bearing positions would only need to be held until the

AGM in August.

I urge all members to consider what they can do for ASPI. Without a committee there

would be no exhibition, no newsletters spreading news about the arts on Phillip Island, no advo-

cate for the arts on Phillip Island, less communication between artists and no support for

emerging artists on Phillip Island.

I will be relinquishing the role of Newsletter Editor after the next edition (June) as

health problems and conflicting interests have left me ‘burnt out’. If somebody is prepared to

take over this role (you don’t have to be a member of the committee) I would be happy to share

the production of the next newsletter with them to help smooth the transition.

Contact me on 5952 1533 to discuss any of these matters.

IBIS WRITERS An informal group of writers within the Bass Coast Shire

Contact

Carolyn Landon 5672 5939

PHILLIP ISLAND COMMUNITY ART & CRAFT GALLERY

OPEN 7 DAYS Cowes Cultural Centre

NEW MEMBERS WELCOME Phone 5952 5252

BASS COAST ARTISTS SOCIETY

Contact The Secretary Gloria Growse 5674 1817

PHILLIP ISLAND CAMERA CLUB (& DIGITAL DISCUSSIONS)

Contact Lyn Young 5956 7027 email: ned.young@aanet.com.au.

for upcoming activities

ROSEHILL STUDIO & GALLERY

*from original Porcelain Art designs

to flowing blends in the Silk Scarves

*including local scenes & creative photography

*complemented by watercolour, pastel and oil.

Marilyn Forrest OPEN: By appointment only

PHONE: 5952 2457 1950 Phillip Island Road, Cowes. 3922

PHILLIP ISLAND ARTS AND CULTURAL COMMITTEE

Contact Anne Davie 595 68216

LEESON ST GALLERY

38 Leeson Street (formerly Alexander Street), Cowes.

Peter Walker 5952 6492. Mob: 0400 864 325.

The ASPI Newsletter March 2012