BCH Inverloch Art Show Auxiliary
The Bass Coast Health Inverloch Art Show Auxiliary exists for the charitable purpose of alleviating food insecurity by providing food boxes to Bass Coast Health for distribution to local people in need, thereby helping to maintain the dignity and confidence of families and individuals in daily life and supporting their efforts to keep and find employment. The main source of income for the auxiliary is our annual art show.
Inverloch Art Show 2025
We are excited to announce the 37th Inverloch Art Show.
This premium exhibition will be held over the Easter long weekend - opening Good Friday 18 April - Sunday 20 April, 10am - 4pm daily.
The VIP Opening Night is on at 7pm, Thursday 17 April, and all are invited to join the celebrations and walk the red carpet!
Location:
The Stadium at Inverloch Hub, Cnr A'Becket and Reilly Street, Inverloch
Exhibition Opening hours:
Friday - Sunday, 10am to 4pm.
Artists
Artists will be able to enter online, download an entry form or email us on inverlochartshow@gmail.com and we can send an entry form to you. We will also be running information and help sessions on how to enter, at ArtSpace in Wonthaggi.
Judge
Our judge this year will be announced in the coming weeks.
Raffles
We have two raffles this year with coveted prizes.
Details of the raffles will be announced soon.
Sponsors
We are very grateful to the wonderful sponsors who support us - some have been with us for many years and others are new this year. Please take the time to see who sponsored us and as a thank you for their generosity buy their products or use their services...all part of our local circular economy! They are all listed at the bottom of this page.
Artist entries now closed!
Entries for 2025 are now closed, join the mailing list by clicking on the button below to keep in the loop about this event!
Art is unquestionably one of the purest and highest elements in human happiness. It trains the mind through the eye, and the eye through the mind. As the sun colours flowers, so does art colour life.
― John Lubbock
The Pleasures of Life, 1894
The Food Box Program
This program is operated by Bass Coast Health Family Support Centre and all the money we raise supports this program.
The Committee was set up in 1987 by Margaret Atkins, at the time a Home Economics teacher at Wonthaggi High School, who saw a need to provide nutritious food to some local families.
It originally raised money under the banner of Save the Children, the main fundraiser has always been the annual Inverloch Art Show. All money raised was sent to Save the Children and the money was dedicated to funding the Food Box Program
In 2011 Save the Children informed us that the money we raised would be pooled and they could no longer support a local program of our choice.
To continue funding the program we broke away from Save the Children and formed The Inverloch Art Show Committee Inc and now we operate under the auspices of Bass Coast Health as an auxiliary.
The food boxes are usually ordered in lots of 20 by BCH Family Support Centre and are expertly packed and delivered by Inverloch Foodworks. The auxiliary pays for the boxes, at an approximate cost of $75.00 per family box. Pictured to the right is a typical food box with multiple layers of non-perishable food staples and toiletries which will provide support during a difficult time.
Meet last years winner!
The 2024 Inverloch Art Show 'Blair Art Prize' winner was Jill Rogers for her impressive 950mm x 950mm acrylic on canvas work titled 'No Man Is An Island'.
The title refers to the renowned poem written in 1624 by John Donne, expressing his belief that the survival of humanity relies on cooperation and consideration of others.
Our Wonderful Sponsors
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Bass Coast HealthBass Coast Health is the umbrella organisation under which the auxiliary operates. https://www.basscoasthealth.org.au/
Contact us
Phone 0401 626 328 or
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