Name of Art Exhibition: Maritime Art Prize & Exhibition
Location: Mission to Seafarers 717 Flinders St Docklands VIC 3008
State VIC
Art Exhibition Details:
The Mission to Seafarers Maritime Art Prize and Exhibition is an international competition that has been hosted at the heritage-listed Mission building in Melbourne’s Docklands for eighteen years. Returning once again in 2020, this year’s exhibition will be held online due to COVID-19 restrictions.
Awards Announced: Thursday 15th October 6:30pm
Exhibition Dates: 15th October-15th November.
The Mission to Seafarers Maritime Art Prize and Exhibition is an international competition that has been hosted at the heritage-listed Mission building in Melbourne’s Docklands for eighteen years and is returning once again in 2020.
The event is a major fundraising initiative of the Mission to Seafarers and artists are invited to respond to the theme ‘The Relationship of Humanity to the Sea’.
In 2019 the exhibition featured 90 finalists whose work was selected from over 250 entries and who came from as far afield as Germany, Spain, Bangladesh, Pakistan, USA and New Zealand. Amongst the traditional beauty of oil paintings and watercolours of maritime subjects in the exhibition, artists have demonstrated a move to include more contemporary works in recent years.
The Mission to Seafarers building is an enchanting and iconic building in Docklands. Recently renovated, it is open daily to the public and is well worth a visit any time of the year, and particularly to see the Maritime Art Prize and Exhibition which is displayed throughout the public areas of the building, including the Norla Dome.
Website with Art Exhibition details: https://missiontoseafarers.com.au/art-prize/