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HISTORY
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In 1963, instigated by Colonel Geoff Matthews, a group of enthusiastic artists met in the supper room at the Burnside Town Hall to create and to promote Art in the district of Burnside. The Colonel envisaged a group of artists of all stages of proficiency and talent guided by him and helping each other to improve their standards. These excellent ideals have not changed since then, however our Tutor Artists are now paid and the classes more structured. Many of our members have become recognised Artists and quite frequently members win prizes in community exhibitions. To encourage members to widen their horizons and paint more freely we run workshops in contemporary styles using various mediums. Colonel Geoff Matthew’s initial vision for the promotion of Visual Arts in South Australia continues today.
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| Mr. Peter Bleby has drawn our attention to this 90cm x 120cm painting on board, painted collectively by The Burnside Painting Group in 1966, under the direction of the artist and member, Victor Mednis. It was hung in an exhibition that same year, and was purchased by the then Reverend, later Archbishop, Ian George, who was Assistant Curate at St David’s Church, where Peter Bleby’s late father was Rector at the time. Ian George was also the Art Critic for the Adelaide “News”. He gave the painting to the Reverend and Mrs Bleby, and it adorned the walls of every house they lived in until Mrs Bleby went into supported accommodation. There was no room for it there, so in 2006 she donated it to the Burnside City Council, where it now hangs on the office wall of one of the executives. The painting was displayed at our 2007 Spring Exhibition. |
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