Weekly News #36 29September2024

Annual General Meeting – Thursday 3 October 2024

This year’s MCC AGM will be held as a Hybrid Meeting – in person at the Clubrooms and on Zoom. Formal notification has been distributed to eligible MCC Members.

Nominations for the MCC Board closed on Thursday 19 September. The following positions were uncontested and therefore deemed elected at the conclusion of the AGM on 3 October 2024:

• President: Lesley Bretherton – two years
• Honorary Secretary: Sally Paterson – two years
• Honorary Treasurer: David Sherwood – two years

There will be an election for Elected Board Members (4 positions, two year term). The election will be held online and will close during the AGM at 8.30pm on Thursday 3 October. 

Nominations received for Elected Board Members:

• Vitas Anderson
• Mark Devaraj
• Colin Booth
• Robin Tully
• Gary Richardson

The election will be held online and will close during the AGM at 8.30pm on Thursday 3 October.

Note that voting is online only through your MCC member login, there will be no paper voting at the AGM. 

Congratulations to Ralph Domino for his recent success in The Mono Awards

• Top 100 in Places Category for ‘Sydney Tower Eye’
• Highly Commended in Places Category for ‘Ghost Gums, Ormiston Gorge, Northern Territory’ 

If you have any prints at the clubrooms from this year’s Competitions or Exhibitions, please kindly collect from the office before 31 October, so the plastic tubs can be used for the EOY Competition prints.

There are a large number of prints that have not been collected over recent months, please come along prior to 8pm on a Thursday night in October, and collect from the office.

Thank you
MCC Exhibition Committee

Information about the MCC End of Year Competition is available on the website. For information and rules, including new rules on AI, login then go to Members / Club Competitions / End of Year Competitions or follow this link.

• Digital images of all entries (Print and PDI) to be submitted to the entry portal by Wednesday 30th October.
• Print entries to be submitted to the club 7-8pm Thursday 31st October (or by arrangement before that date).

Please read the submission information and rules carefully.

Our next Introduction to Lightroom Basics course will held next Saturday 5 October, from 8.15am-4.30pm in the Gallery at the Clubrooms.

If you have been thinking about starting out with Lightroom Classic, this is the perfect hands-on introduction course. 

Bring your own laptop: this is a one day workshop where participants follow along with an instructor using Lightroom on their laptop.

The workshop is limited to 20 participants.

Workshop Fees:

• $89 for MCC members
• $149 for non-members
• Includes coffee, tea and refreshments for morning and afternoon breaks
• BYO lunch

Further information on the link below. Please also share with family and friends who may be interested.

The organisers of the Albert Park College Art Show have invited MCC members to submit entries for this year’s event.

‘For over a decade, the APC Art Show has showcased professional, emerging and student artwork from around Australia right here in the City of Port Phillip. As a local creative arts organisation, we wish to encourage your community to submit entries.

The APC Art Show awards a range of prizes for excellence across all mediums for both professional, emerging and student artists.The prize pool consists of seven individual awards at a total value of over $5,000. One outstanding entry will be awarded $2,000 and will become part of the Albert Park College Collection.’

Click here for the flyer and Art Show information. 

• Entries open: 20 September
• Entries close: 20 October
• Exhibition dates: 27 November – 1 December 

Introduction to Lightroom Basics

• Saturday 5 October, 9am-4.30pm
• Members Fee $89.00
• Workshop link
• Open to Members & Non-Members

 Film Developing and Printing Course

• 7-8 December 2024 *FULL*
• Workshop link

Introduction to Photography Course

• Annually in February and August
• Enrolments open for August course
• Course link, syllabus and information
• Open to Members & Non-Members

Bayley Arts invites visitors to experience FOCUS, an exciting group photography exhibition featuring captivating works by Bayley Arts photographers Costa Lianos, Alexandra Purcell, Victoria Batsanis, Courtney Tonkin, Wendy Murray, Bar Levin, and Cassice Watson, alongside acclaimed Melbourne fine art photographers: Liza Clements, Saville Coble, Sally Paterson, and Kaye Trathen. 

• Bayley Arts, 1 Avoca Street, Highett
• Exhibition Dates: 14 September to 5 October
• Hours: Monday-Friday, 9.30am-4pm

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

• 20% discount on Mains and Pub Classics on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Exclusions: Specials such as Parma Night and Steak day are not included
• When booking a table mention that you are MCC member and advise the staff when ordering

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

• Lucky Straps 20% discount for MCC Members
• Spicers paper products
• Photography Studies College (PSC) are offering MCC members 20% discount on printing

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.