May 30th, 2024Castlemaine Rotary to stage King’s Birthday art show

Rotary Castlemaine’s 35th annual Art Show will be held over the King’s Birthday weekend, June 6 to 10.

Artist Mark Dober will judge the show this year. Mark’s mother originally hails from the district and he has fond memories of visits to Castlemaine over the years visiting grandparents.

Mark is primarily a painter, focusing on oils and watercolour, and has exhibited in galleries across the country.

The show will be open daily from 10am from June 7 to 10 with a gala opening and presentation of prizes on Thursday, June 6 from 7pm.

The Rotary Castlemaine Art Show raffle will feature a limited edition print, Wilson’s Promontory by artist Jeff Makin, as first prize.

Raffle tickets are $2 and available from Rotary members and at the Rotary table at Maxi IGA in Castlemaine.

Tickets to the art show will be available at the door.