Register for MRROS 2024

Code of Conduct for MRROS event

Margaret River Region Open Studios is a not-for-profit organisation that provides marketing for a 16-day event to promote artists at all stages of their career living between Busselton and Augusta and west of Sues Road.

As a participant in the 2024 MRROS event, you are expected to show respect and courtesy to others. All interactions should be professional regardless of platform: either online or in-person. In order to foster a positive and professional event, we ask you to confirm your agreement to our Code of Conduct.

I agree to:

1. Show courtesy and respect towards the MRROS Administration and Marketing team, Board members and any other volunteers working on or associated with this event.
2. Use welcoming and appropriate language at all times.
3. Be respectful of different viewpoints in a constructive and respectful manner.
4. Focus on what is best for the whole event.

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9. City: Yelverton
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13. Postcode / Zipcode: 6280
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16. Address: 63PX+H9 Yelverton WA, Australia
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As you enter Margaret River from the North take the 1st turn on the right onto Tunbridge Street then take the 2nd right onto Stewart Street. Follow along until you veer right and my Studio is the 2nd last house on the right with Open Studio signage and an Orange flag to draw your attention.

ABOUT YOUR ART PRACTICE

• Glass
• Installation
• Metalwork
• Mixed Media
• Painting

Laurie is a self-taught artist who discovered painting at an early age. It was in 2005 that he decided to apply a disciplined approach to his art and built a dedicated studio in 2016 with his partner to exhibit his work and develop his practise.

Laurie's work is narrative and surreal, drawing on irony and a love of the absurd, with topics as varied as climate change and anthropomorphised cockatoos.

He often talks of his love for the primal aspect of painting, the application of paint to a board is almost medieval in a world awash as it is with the digitally distracted. "I love paintings" Laurie explains "because they aren't backlit and don't move, they stand alone as tactile tangible comments on what it is to be human"

Laurie's work is narrative & surreal, always drawing on his love of the absurd & has recently included welding & recycled materials into his art practise as well as painting.

Uploading your images

The process has changed a little this year;

Step 1 – Add 1 image that best represents your work for the printed Event Guide

Step 2 – Add an additional 9 artwork images and studio portraits for our marketing team

Step 3 – Add up to 10 images for your website listing – they can be the same or different to the images above

Step 4 – Add one main image for your website listing.

Each image must be 300dpi, between 2.5MB and 5MB, and formatted as a jpeg file.

Re-name all files to include your name, artwork title, year created, medium and size before uploading e.g., Jane Doe_Wild Seascapes_2018_Oil on canvas_10x10cm.

Please ensure the filenames contain only alphanumeric characters, underscores or hyphens. Special characters such as punctuation will cause the upload to fail.

Please add a photographer credit to the file name if required by the photographer.

(Note: we love to use smiling, welcoming studio portraits to promote MRROS on social media)

Studio Details

My Studio is connected to my home, you're initially welcomed through a beautiful garden setting complete with sculptures, created using recycled and repurposed objects. The Studio is an open and airy space for you to enjoy.

Everyone is welcomed with the option of a deeper explanation of my craft readily available or simply left to their own devices with basic statements provided beside each piece of work.
There will be a 'work in progress' on the easel of which I'm more than happy to discuss.

• carpark
• buspark
• family

• No steps or barriers, steep inclines, uneven or loose surfaces
• Paths are clear from the carpark
• Suits a walking frame or wheelchair

• There is a sign that everyone can see for emergency evacuation

• Ensure that there is adequate space between your furniture and displays

• Perhaps this is mitigated by a ramp.

MARKETING AND PUBLICITY

Events, Workshops, 'In-conversation' events and Special Activities

Event One

Event Two

Event Three

Payment Details

The total fee for participating in the Open Studios Event in 2023 is $935 including GST, and made up as follows:

• Membership renewal $132
• Participation fee $803, includes compulsory Public Liability Insurance

Full payment is required upfront by credit or debit card.