Art@The Rowers 2025
Expressions of Interest are now open for Art@The Rowers 2025. The winning art work will be acquired by The Mosman Rowers Club.
Entries Open: Now
Entries Close: Friday, 17th January
Selection Notification: Friday, 24th January
Entries Delivered and payment of entry fee: Monday, 24th February
Opening Event: Saturday, 1st March at 6.30pm
Exhibition Ends - Collection of Work: Friday, 21st March
2025 Prizes
1st Place: $2,500 2nd Place: $1,000
3rd Place: $500
Highly Commended: Rowers Vouchers
Members Choice: $500 voucher from ArtSmart
Judge: Artist and Architect, Susan Rothwell
Judges: Mosman Rowers members are eligible to nominate their choice
Enquiries: art@mosmanrowers.com.au
Eligibility: Open to all (members of Mosman Rowers will pay a reduced fee).
Theme: The artists interpretation of “COAST”. All 2-D original works created by the artist on paper, canvas, wood etc including painting, drawing, printmaking and photography will be considered.
Size: Each framed entry must not exceed 100cm x 100cm.
Entry: Each artist may submit one work by Friday 18th January. Information required includes the title and artist’s name, medium/technique, framed size, price and a good quality digital image of up to 3mb.
Selection: Works will be shortlisted by a Mosman Rowers Club panel. All entrants will be contacted by email on Friday 24th January and advised of their outcome. The shortlist will be final. All shortlisted entries will be displayed for the duration of the exhibition. Selected entrants agree to make all reasonable effort to attend the Opening Night.
Judging: Judge/s of all prizes will have appropriate credentials. The decision of the judging panel is final.
Acquisitive Art Prize: The winner of the Acquisitive Art Prize will grant The Mosman Rowers Club a non-exclusive, perpetual copyright licence to reproduce the work. The Mosman Rowers Club will acquire the artwork and it will become their property. The Mosman Rowers Club will attribute the artist as the author of the work wherever the work is reproduced unless it is reasonable otherwise.
All Artists: All artists grant The Mosman Rowers Club a non-exclusive, perpetual copyright licence to reproduce the work.
Use of Images: Signing the entry form allows The Mosman Rowers Club to use images and photograph work for archival, catalogue, promotional and publicity purposes & may include using your work on the Rowers website & Social Media pages.
Pricing: All artwork in the exhibition must be available for sale. Please include a commission of 25% in your sale price. GST payment, if applicable, is the responsibility of the artist as Mosman Rowers Club does not collect GST. The club acts only as your agent in the sale of art works.
Entry Fee: Selected artists pay an entry fee of $40 for Mosman Rowers Club Members and $45 for non-members. The exhibition fee must be paid no later than Monday 24th February. Fees will be paid by credit card when selected entries are delivered or by invoice prior to delivery if requested.
Presentation & Framing: Selected works should be framed to a professional standard - no IKEA/chain store frames. Your work will be rejected if not suitably presented. The back of each piece should be neat, sealed, labelled with the artist’s name, title of work and price. The artwork must be ready to hang with D-rings (or triangle rings) large enough to fit gallery hooks and placed c. 6cm from the top of the frame or slightly less if a very small frame. Ask your framer to do this for you but please make sure it is placed so that the hook will not be visible when the work is hung. The hooks are in addition to the hanging string – we want our purchasers to be able to hang their works.
Delivery of Selected Work: Framed work must be delivered on Monday 1st March between 10am and 6pm to The Mosman Rowers Club, 3 Centennary Drive, Mosman, NSW 2088. All work must be suitably protected and accompanied by a copy of your confirmed entry (this will have been emailed to you on Friday 24th January). To allow for easy removal by the hanging team, please don't tape up the bubble wrap envelope (unless sending by courier).
Collection of Unsold Work: Collection from The Mosman Rowers Club on Friday 21st March after 3.00pm. Work not collected by Friday 28th March will be destroyed.
Insurance: All works will be insured by The Mosman Rowers Club during the exhibition. The Mosman Rowers Club will not accept any liability for any loss or damage that occurs to the works during drop-off, collection, or in transit.
Exhibitions @The Rowers: A Cafe Gallery in Mosman Bay
Art Shows in the Archie Cafe space - Exhibitions@The Rowers - will run from May- September in 2025, Details for hire of the space are as follows:
Exhibition Time and Cost
• Exhibitions will run for 17 days at a cost of $660 to the Artist or Art Group
• All hanging materials (cables and hangers) will be supplied
• We will provide 8 hours of onsite assistance with the exhibition including:
- creating clear labels for artworks - using information provided by the artist(s)
- creating exhibition posters to advertise the event
- assisting with the hang by putting up the hanging system cables and hangers
- assisting with the take down & collection of work
- providing an online store with QR code to enable convenient sales at any time
Opening Night
• Opening night will be from 6.30pm on the first Tuesday of your exhibition
• An Opening Night function for 75 people will include a welcome drink (red and white wine and bubbles)
• Other drinks will be available for purchase at the bar
• Charcuterie or Cheese platters (including crackers/sourdough bread) can be ordered at a cost of $150/platter which cater for 10/12 people
• Bookings will be taken for attendees
• Dinner bookings can be made to allow artists, their guests and event attendees to make a night of it
Promotion
• Coverage will be provided in the Rowers website, newsletters and direct marketing
• We strongly recommend that you also promote your exhibition through your own social media channels, Mosman Living, Mosman Collective and print media such as the Mosman Daily and Northshore Living.
Sales
• Sales will be made with the Rowers online payments system using a QR code which links to our online art store
• 25% commission will be charged on all sales. Proceeds from artwork sales will be paid to the artist/art group within two weeks of the end of the exhibition
Dates available for exhibition 2025
May - Tuesday 13th to Friday 30th
June - Tuesday 3rd to Friday 20th
- Tuesday 24th to Friday 11th (July)
July - Tuesday 15th to Friday 1st (August)
August - Tuesday 5th to Friday 22nd
- Tuesday 26th to Friday 12th (September)
September - Monday 15th to Friday 3rd (October)
Exhibition Timing
Bump in and hang - Monday immediately preceding your opening (see below)
Opening Event - First Tuesday of your exhibition at 6.30pm
Bump Out - Friday of third week at 3pm
Bump In/Out
All artwork delivery and hanging and take down/collection will take place outside of cafe trading hours. At present Mondays are closed so the cafe space will be available for delivery and hang from 10am to 4pm. However if trading days are increased bump in and the hang will run from 3pm-9pm.
How to Book
Expressions of interest for the 2025 season should be submitted using the following link:
Once an exhibition date is confirmed, a $660 non-refundable payment will be required to secure the booking.
We look forward to receiving your application. If you have any queries, please forward them to art@mosmanrowers.com.au
The 2024 Art@The Rowers Acquisitive Exhibition.
After all the terrible weather on Friday the sun shone on Mosman Bay on Saturday night for our opening event to a large crowd of artists, their family and friends, Club members and invited guests.
We were fortunate indeed to also have an artist of the calibre of Tim Storrier, AM judging the event.
We are very grateful for the generous sponsorships from Team Bowden | Raine & Horne Lower North Shore and Sarah Montgomery and David Barnett of ArtSmart who provided the Members Choice award.
Our warmest congratulations to all the exhibitors and in particular to the 2024 winners:
First Prize: $2,500 awarded to Penny Harkness for "Wendy’s Park"
Second Prize: $1,000 awarded to David Wiggs for "Comings and Goings - Over Burnt Banksia"
Third Prize: $500 awarded to Helen Clare for "Luna Madness"
Additionally, the following artists received Highly Commended accolades:
Gill Burke for "Silent Sentinel"
Lynne Malcolm for "Secret Rockpool"
Ben White for "Clark Island
The Members Choice Award $500 Art Smart voucher Robyn Kennedy - From the Ferry
The works will be on display and on sale until Friday 19th April. Click here, If you would like to view the catalogue.
Exhibitions @TheRowers 2024
The Press Gang: Monday 20th May − Friday 31st May
Forbes St Collective: Tuesday 4th June − Friday 14th June
Adelia Reis: Tuesday 18th June − Friday 28th June
Alessandra Spadoni: Tuesday 2nd July − Friday 12th July
Joe Bollen: Tuesday 16th July − Friday 26th July
Mosman Art Society: Tuesday 6th August − Friday 16th August
The Splotcher (official portrait) 2022 acrylic on canvas
