Weekly News #44 24November2024

The Queenie Gatt Trophy is a perpetual trophy that was awarded by Charles Gatt in memory of his late mother Queenie Gatt. As announced at the time, the Board was deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Charles Gatt in a car accident in 2021. 

Nominations are now open for the Queenie Gatt Award for 2024, in special memory of Charles Gatt. The award is to honour MCC Members for their non-photographic work in support of the Club. 

If you would like to nominate any Member for this award, please email President Lesley Bretherton with details including reasons why you think that person should be honoured.

Email: Lesley.Bretherton@melbournecameraclub.org.au

Nominations close Monday 25 November, 8pm.

As part of the Board’s planning for the year ahead, we would like to invite all members to participate in a short survey so we can understand more about what members are interested in learning, and contributing to the club. All responses are anonymous. 

The survey will close on Wednesday 18 December. 

Join us for an evening in the city with the MCC Lighting and Photowalk groups, exploring the evening light and visiting the laser and light show on the Yarra outside Crown.

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• Meeting time: 7.30pm
• Meeting location: under the clocks on the steps of Flinders Street Station

Entries are now closed for the Club’s annual End of Year Competition, thank you to everyone who entered. 

There will be a Gallery Exhibition open to the public on the weekend of 7-8 December displaying the EOY Prints, with opening night on Thursday 5 December, which will include a slideshow of the PDI entries. 

Roster Assistance

We are seeking volunteers to help out at the exhibition for a 2 hour session during the exhibition weekend, please register through the link below for a time that suits you. Thank you in advance for volunteering.

• Sessions are from 11am-1pm or 1pm-3pm
• Saturday 7 December / Sunday 8 December

EOY Awards Night

The MCC End of Year Awards will be held on Thursday 12 December. Awards are made for the best work in every section of the End of Year Competition, and there are awards for the most successful Monthly Competition entrant, including Photographer of the Year for both A and B Grade. Following the formal award presentations there will be a social event and time to view at the EOY images in the gallery, all members and family are welcome.

The organisers of the Albert Park College Art Show invited MCC members to submit entries for this year’s event. A number of MCC members had works accepted for the exhibition. 

For over a decade, the Albert Park College Art Show has showcased professional, emerging and student artists from around Victoria right here in the City of Port Phillip.

Visitors are invited to the APC Arts Campus to experience this wonderful show for themselves and perhaps take home a treasure.

The works for sale have been selected by a panel of artists and the art show has established a reputation for excellence with artists and collectors alike. The 2024 exhibition consists of artworks across a range of mediums including drawing, painting, printmaking, digitally created artworks, photography and sculpture.

Exhibition dates:

• Saturday 30 November 2024, 10am – 4pm
• Sunday 1 December 2024, 10am – 3pm

Location:

• Albert Park College – Arts Campus, Studio 120, Level 1, 120 Bay Street Port Melbourne

LOOK! is an exclusive annual photographic award and exhibition that celebrates work produced by MAPh Members.

Selected works are currently being exhibited in MAPh’s Atrium Gallery until 2 December.

As noted in the newsletter recently, a number of MCC members were finalists in this year’s Awards. 

Congratulations to the following MCC members who were selected as finalists in the MAPh member’s LOOK! 2024 photography prize.

• Ian Bock
• Lesley Bretherton – Winner Colour category
• Harry Clarke
• Mark Devaraj
• Ken Gosbell
• Tuck Leong
• Sally Paterson – Winner Experimental category
• Andrew Tan

MCC Members Offer Railway Hotel, South Melbourne (special offer extended)

Ongoing discounts and special offers for MCC Members – refer to the Resources and Links page in the Members area of the website:

• Lucky Straps 
• Spicers paper products
• Photography Studies College (PSC) 

VAPS NEWSBRIEF

Monthly issues of VAPS Newsbrief are available online, published at the start of each month. 

If you have any recent competition results or photography exhibitions you would like to share to inspire other members in their photography journey, please email the Newsletter team so the website page can be updated and shared in the Weekly News. Deadline Friday evening.

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