Weekly MCC News #35 24September2023

Annual General Meeting – Thursday 5 October 2023

This year’s MCC AGM will be held as a Hybrid Meeting – in person at the Clubrooms and on Zoom. The Notice of AGM has been emailed to eligible MCC Members. Zoom details will be emailed to Members 2 days prior to the AGM.

Nominations for the Board closed at 10pm on Thursday 21 September. The following board positions were uncontested, all those that nominated will be deemed elected at the conclusion of the AGM.

• Elected Member: Kaye Linsdell – two years
• Elected Member: Megan Smith – two years
• Elected Member: Joanne Rinaldi – two years
• Elected Member: Desmond Crossley – two years

• Paul Dodd – Shortlisted – People – “Lockdown Self Portrait”
• Ruth Woodrow – Shortlisted – Documentary – “After the Fires”

Spicers is a dynamic and solutions-focused company with a passion for supplying quality materials, equipment, and solutions to their customers in the commercial print, labelling, signage, visual display, and architectural industries.

A leader in the traditional market of commercial print paper products, they now hold significant positions in their growth markets: digital media, consumables, hardware and architecture.

They aim to be the business partner of choice for customers, by delivering on their promises, every day.

Spicers are offering MCC members a discount of 30% on their range of Hahnemuhle sheet paper and a 45% discount on their 17” rolls of paper.

If MCC Members are interested in buying Spicers papers online, please use this special discount code on their website (link below):

#BAUHAUS_CC

A sample pack will available at the Clubrooms after 21 September (located on the back table in the Gallery).

The contact at Spicers for any paper related queries is:
Daniela Barth, email: Daniela.Barth@spicers.com.au

Photography Studies College (PSC) are offering MCC members 20% discount on for all Fine Art Papers – Ilford, Canson, and Hahnemuhle papers.

‘Proofing/Testing’ paper will not be discounted as it inexpensivep RC (Resin coated) paper for testing or cheap and cheerful family album prints.

PSC’s Digital Centre Production Manager is happy to work with MCC members to choose the appropriate paper for a particular image.

More information, pricing, upload link and contact information can be found on the MCC website: Resources and Links page  

This year, MCC is coordinating the Interclub Portrait Competition previously managed by Camberwell Camera Club. The participating clubs this year will be Williamstown, Camberwell, Caulfield, Eastern Suburbs, Warragul and Melbourne.

We invite all members to consider entering their best portrait photos for consideration as part of our club entry. There are 3 sections:

• Single person portrait
• Two or more people
• Creative portraiture – Polyptychs (diptychs, triptychs, etc) are permitted in this category only.  

Image Size

• JPEG images of up to 3840×2160 and 5MB. 

Entries are open now and close on 30 September 2023

The Ballarat International Foto Biennale is well worth a visit to explore the huge number of exhibitions around the town of Ballarat, including some MCC members exhibitions, details below. 

The BIFB was founded in 2005 and attracts significant International and Australian photographers as one of Australia’s pre-eminent photographic festivals. Held every two years it showcases work from domestic and international artists that is new, previously unseen in Australia or contextualised afresh; the Open Program fosters the development of new artists.

MCC Members’ exhibitions:

• Gaye Beal at Il Piccolo Gelato, Link
• Greg Branson at Midtown Cellars and Bar, Link
• Lesley Bretherton at Craig’s Hotel, link
• Des Crossley at Irish Murphy’s, link
• Kaye Linsdell at Kilderkin Distillery, link
• Renee Sterling at Craig’s Hotel, link

LOOK! is an exclusive annual photographic award and exhibition that celebrates work produced by MAPh Members. The exhibition is currently on display in the Atrium Gallery at MAPh.

Congratulations to MCC Member Lesley Bretherton who was the winner of the Portraiture Category with her image of Michael Meszaros Sculptor. 

MCC Members Harry Clarke and Sally Paterson have their finalist entries on display at the exhibition. 

LOOK! MAPh Members’ photography prize
EXHIBITION – ATRIUM GALLERY

Dates: 30 August – 27 November 2023
Opening Hours: Tue–Fri 10–5, Sat–Sun 10–4

Museum of Australian Photography
860 Ferntree Gully Road
Wheelers Hill

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MCC does not endorse any competitions/exhibitions that are listed, the content is for informational purposes.