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
10. County: City of Busselton
11. Region Code ( state code ): WA
12. Region Name ( state name ): Western Australia
13. Postcode / Zipcode: 6280
14. Country Code: AU
15. Country Name: Australia
16. Address: 63PX+H9 Yelverton WA, Australia
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ABOUT YOUR ART PRACTICE

• Mixed Media
• Painting

Nature provides the inspiration that i draw from, expanding on the elements to create the essence of the subject matter.
Light, colour and texture live exuberantly in my artistic world. !

I have lived and worked in the Kimberley region for some 20 years, immersing myself in it's vibrant landscape. With inspiration being drawn from the red escarpments,boab trees, aqua waters, and the Pindan sands. I look for the light and magic, the painings are not replicas of an area as i try and inspire the viewer to sense the "essence of the landscape".

I have set up my Vasse studio which nestles into a stand of trees on 6 acres.
Here I feel nourished and inspired. It's a different landscape which has offered new challengers in seeing the light, colour and textures. the bold reds and cobot blue skies are replaced with the layering of blue greys,green greys the turquiose coloured waters and white sand dunes.

I am an Australia Landscape painter, the art works are composed of different styles of painting which include realism, impressionism, and a degree of abstraction. The mediums i like to use are mostly good quality acrylic paints used on either stretched canva od Arches french rag paper. The wonderful textural quality of these paints allows for some structure when needed. The strong pigments of acrylic pain t can also be used as thin washes extending the paint in combination with the paint mediums, using them more like a wash technique offering translunecy.
The humble charcoal medium with all its possibilities is a favorite, it is a surprisingly versatile medium, which charcoal allows me to create exciting artwork often intimate or dramatic allowing the exploration and the imagination to prevail.

As an artist i am a visual person and as such being immersed is not only an advantage but i guess thressence of my being,so the more experiences i am exposed to the more alive i feel and the faster my creativity grows. For me the field trips, the life experiences, the frustrations and the world of creativity are all part of the journey that i am on and forever thankful for .

Featured in my artworks are the essence , and the magic of the australian landscape. I feel very
privileged to have Art as my way of life,and enjoy encounters with the art lovers that it brings.

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

I have converted a very large barn into my studio . The space is a working art studio space with a display area.This sits on 6 beautiful acres dotted with large trees and a display of lillies in the winter
Through the window i can see the alpacas grazing in the paddock

During the open studio times i will be working at the easel on my artworks . i look forward to engaging with the visitors to the studio and welcombing any questions about my artwork.

It is easy to find on google maps. As you drive into it will be on the right hand side

• carpark
• access
• 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

Josh Windram

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.