Artist Supports Coast Shelter

I was recently privileged to be able to provide one of my artworks to assist with fundraising for Coast Shelter, one of our most pressing community projects.

Coast Shelter is a not-for-profit charity based on the Central Coast of New South Wales which attempts to meet the needs of the disadvantaged within the community through advocacy and the provision of direct services. The charity provides accommodation to approximately 110 homeless men, women and children each night and also coordinates the provision of over 200 meals each day at the Donnison Street Community Centre in Gosford.

Local businesses generously provide goods and services either direct to Coast Shelter at no charge, or as items to be auctioned at a variety of charity fundraising events.

Such was the case with the acrylic painting from my recent European Escapade exhibition. "Afternoon in Venice" was auctioned to assist Coast Shelter in some small way to provide programs which aim to meet the specific needs of clients by providing guidance and support to assist them to obtain their own accommodation and manage their lives effectively.

AW (Tony) Scott
 

Bald Archy - Tony, Norbert & Bob in Cootamundra

Australian artist AW (Tony) Scott attended the final day of the touring 2010 Bald Archy Art Prize exhibition at the Cootamundra Art Centre in November - but not as an exhibitor.

Tony went to Cootamundra with his good friend, Norbert Snicer, to collect one of the pictures on show. Norbert purchased a caricature of the former Prime Minister, Bob Hawke by satirical artist Jo Jo Spook at the opening of the Bald Archy at the ABC Centre in Ultimo in April. See the video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X30xYdeSl74

Norbert is one of the world's foremost electronic pinball machine experts, a published author and a keen art collector. His collection includes several paintings by AW (Tony) Scott and will now be further enhanced by Jo Jo Spook's depiction of the "silver bodgie."

The Bald Archy Art Prize is a parody of the Archibald Prize for portraiture and features humorous works of art, making fun of Australian celebrities and politicians and is promoted as the only Art Prize in the world judged by a sulphur-crested cockatoo named Maude.

Of the 91 entries in this year's Bald Archy, 45 finalists were exhibited in regional galleries in Bowral, Coffs Harbour, Brewarrina, Deniliquin, plus Melbourne, Adelaide and Sydney.

Paintings include caricatures of politicians Peter Garrett, Bob Brown, Bronwyn Bishop and Wilson Tuckey, as well as celebrities like Nick Cave, The Wiggles, Dame Edna Eveage - and of course this year's winner, television icon Bert Newton.

Learn more about the Bald Archy Art Prize at http://www.baldarchy.com.au/

Learn more about Australian artist AW (Tony) Scott at http://www.awtonyscott.com/

Learn more about pinball machine guru Norbert Snicer at http://www.ticketflex.com/