Current Event
Melbourne International Flower & Garden Show 2025
The Melbourne International Flower & Garden Show is the ultimate celebration of creativity, nature, and blooming possibilities!
Set in the breathtaking surroundings of the heritage-listed Royal Exhibition Building and the stunning Carlton Gardens,
this iconic event is a feast for the senses, attracting many visitors across the five day event.
Our Kyneton Art Group members once again participated in this great event which finished on Sunday, 30th March.
The event attracted many visitors and several of the paintings shown below on our exhibition stands were sold.
Events during 2024
Kyneton Art Group Annual Exhibition – Winners 2024
The Opening Night function on Friday 13th September was a great evening with many awards presented to our members.
Here are our winners;
A highly commended in the Flora section went to Anna McGrath for her watercolour painting titled “Sally Holmes Roses”
Helen Atherton won two awards for her painting “Keen As Mustard” – Best painting in the Fauna section and the People’s Choice Award.
Helen Atherton also won ‘Best Painting’ in the Landscape/Seascape section for her seascape titled “Greek Island Dreaming”.
Gina Auciello won First Prize in the Floral section for her painting “Tulip Symphony”
Glenn Boxshall won the Still Life Award for his oil painting titled ‘The Blue Vase’.
Heather McMahon won the Esther Rose Memorial Prize for her still life watercolour painting titled ‘The Artist’s Shelf’.
Vivienne Deller won First prize in the portraiture section for her painting titled ‘Royce’.
Melbourne International Flower & Garden Festival
Several of our members participated in this event, exhibiting some of their beautiful floral artworks.
Held at the Royal Exhibition Building in Melbourne, our artists were on site throughout the five days of the show assisting visitors with any questions they had about their work.
It was a great annual event enjoyed by our members and the many visitors who took the opportunity to pick up a fabulous original piece of art and support our Kyneton Art Group members.
We thank everyone involved in this event.
Daffodil & Arts Festival Winners 2024
The Art & Photography competition held their official Opening Night on Thursday, 5th Sept 2024 at the Old Auction House in Kyneton.
We are very proud to announce that two of our members received awards; Gina Auciello, a highly commended in the photography section and Heather McMahon who also won a highly commended for her painting titled “The Golden Mile Kyneton”.
Congratulations to both Gina Auciello & Heather McMahon.
Photography artwork by Gina Auciello
Painting by Heather McMahon “The Golden Mile Kyneton”