The Camberwell Art Show is an annual event in the City of Boroondara and has become renowned throughout the Australian art community as a prestigious and quality exhibition. This year's event - the 61st Camberwell Art Show - is about to commence, on July 4th to be exact, and this year will be held at Carey Baptist Grammar School in Kew.
Jon Oppy, Carey student for 12 years and Camberwell Rotarian 46 years wrote this personal reflection on the Camberwell Art Show for the District Networker. Here it is again in case you missed it. And don't forget to get along to this year's show. There are more than 1,000 new paintings on show to tempt the eye.
From Open Quadrangle to Premier Art Gallery: a Full Circle Moment
As a student who spent twelve formative years at Carey, I could never have imagined that the open quadrangle – once filled with the scent of the chemistry laboratory and the sounds of daily school life – would one day become a sophisticated contemporary gallery. Yet this July, that very space, now the Jeffrey O Thomas Quad, will host the sixty-first Camberwell Art Show, marking a remarkable convergence of tradition, community and excellence. 