Members Preserves Masterclass

Preserves Masterclass for Members

Want to learn about the CWA of Victoria secrets  to making wonderful preserves including those about Footscray Branch’s famous Tomato Chutney? Then participate in the Members Preserves Masterclass

You will learn skills and tips from expert preserves makers and take home a basketful of your own preserves.

Learn to make plum and raspberry jam, rhubarb and strawberry jam, spicy plum sauce, cauliflower relish, and tomato chutney.

This masterclass is for members only, and has limited places, so be quick to book your place!

Saturday 25th March
9am - 4pm

3 Lansell Rd, Toorak

$195 per person
Members only

Phone 9827 8971 to book and pay to reserve your place
(Monday-Thursday in office hours)

Pot Holder / Oven Mitt Festival 2023

Celebrate the pot holder and the oven mitt with us at St Arnaud in 2023!

The Pot Holder/Oven Mitt Festival will be held alongside the State Creative Arts Exhibition of the Country Women’s Association of Victoria Inc. While the Exhibition displays the talents of our members, the Pot Holder/Oven Mitt Festival is open to all. We are looking for all kinds of pot holders and oven mitts, so get involved and join the celebration!

Click here to download the Pot Holder/Oven Mitt Festival Information Sheet 

Click here to download the Pot Holder/Oven Mitt Festival Entry Form

 

Open to everyone…
Join in the Pot Holder/Oven Mitt Festival!

State Creative Arts Exhibition

2023 State Creative Arts Exhibition

Entries are now open for the 2023 State Creative Arts Exhibition. There are more than 270 different sections, so there will be one to suit every member! When you have studied the schedule fill in your entry forms and send them to the Entry Co-ordinator, Helen Ryvitch. There are 4 Entry Forms:

  • 2023 State Exhibition Entry Form Handcrafts for entries in Sections 1-200.
  • 2023 State Exhibition Extra Entry Form Handcrafts for Sections 1-200 (To be used if you have more than 8 entries)
  • 2023 State Exhibition Entry Form Home Industries & One Woman’s Work for entries in Sections 201-266.
  • 2023 State Exhibition Extra Entry Form Home Industries & One Woman’s Work for Sections 201-266 (To be used if you have more than 8 entries)

There is a separate Information Sheet and Entry Form for the Pot Holder/Oven Mitt Festival (Sections 267-276) Click here for the Pot Holder/Oven Mitt Festival   

There are separate entry forms for the Group Exhibits, Sections 265-266 – these are issued to Group Presidents. If you cannot locate yours, email: chaircreative@cwaofvic.org.au

Closing date for Entry Forms is Friday 30 June 2023

Click here to download the 2023 State Exhibition Schedule 

Click here to download the State Exhibition Entry Form 2023 Handcrafts  

Click here to download the State Exhibition Extra Entry Form 2023 Handcrafts  

Click here to download the State Exhibition Entry Form 2023 Home Industries  

Click here to download the State Exhibition Extra Entry Form 2023 Home Industries  

Frequently Asked Questions:

How do I send in my Entry Form?

This year, we are encouraging members to email their Entry Forms to the Entry Co‑ordinator, Helen Ryvitch at: helenryvitch@outlook.com

Of course, if you do not have access to email, you may post your Entry Forms. The address is on the Entry Forms.

How do I pay the Entry Fee?

The Entry Fee of $5 cash per individual member is payable when you deliver your entries, either to Toorak or St Arnaud.

ALL HANDCRAFT ENTRIES – including Pot Holder/Oven Mitt Entries – may only be delivered between 9.30 am and 4.00 pm, Monday to Thursday, or posted to 3 Lansell Road Toorak, between Tuesday 20 June and Tuesday 18 July 2023.   Or deliver directly to the St. Arnaud Town Hall, 40 Napier St., St.Arnaud, on Monday 24 July 2023 between 2.00pm & 4.00pm.

If you are posting your entries to Head Office, please use EFT via online banking as per instructions on page 1 of the Schedule, or phone Head Office 9827 8971 to pay by credit card. Do not send stamps or cheques.

ONE WOMAN’S WORK, HOME INDUSTRIES AND GROUP ENTRIES must be delivered to the St. Arnaud Town Hall, 40 Napier St., St Arnaud, on Thursday 27 July 2023 between 9.00am and 11.00am.

Is the Pot Holder/Oven Mitt Festival part of the State Exhibition or a separate event?

It is a separate event in that the general public are allowed to enter the Pot Holder/Oven Mitt Festival, but not allowed to enter the State Exhibition, but the $5 per person entry fee covers all your entries in both, and any prizes members win in the Pot Holder/Oven Mitt Festival count towards the Branch Aggregate in the Exhibition. Admission $12 allows you to visit both the State Exhibition and the Pot Holder/Oven Mitt Festival, and multiple entries are permitted, so you can visit on Friday 28 July and come back for another look on Saturday 29 July, all for just $12. Children are free if accompanied by an adult.

Do I have to win a prize in my Group Exhibition before I can enter the State Exhibition?

No, definitely not! Every member is welcome to enter the State Exhibition, whether or not they have ever entered a Group Exhibition.

Can I enter the same article that I entered in my Group Exhibition previously?

In general, yes. You can enter the same handcraft article, provided that it was completed within the past two years and has not been used or soiled. You can enter another jar from the same batch of preserves that you made for your Group Exhibition – but not the same jar, as it has been opened and tasted. You will need to make new entries in the cookery sections – they would be a bit stale otherwise!

Is my work good enough to be entered in the State Exhibition?

How will you know unless you try? Every entry in the State Exhibition receives a written comment from the judges, which is intended to give you feedback on your entry and encourage you to do better next time. Entering is a great learning experience, especially if you are able to visit the Exhibition and see your work on display, side by side with other members’ work.

State Photography Competition

Winner of the Paula Pither Mills Perpetual Plaque for Photography in 2022: “Night Time Poppy” by Denise Tyrie, Peninsula Belles Branch, Mornington Peninsula Group.

All members, including juniors, are invited to enter the State Photography Competition. Entries are submitted as jpg digital files, by email. Please click the links below to download the Conditions of Entry and the forms:

Click here to download the 2023 State Photography Competition Conditions of Entry 

Click here to download the 2023 State Photography Competition Entry Form  

Click here to download the 2023 Permission to Publish Form – Children  

Click here to download the 2023 Permission to Publish Form – Adults  

 

The topics for the 2023 State Photography Competition are:

Section 1

Shades of Green

Section 2

Silhouette

Section 3

Shed/s

Section 4

Odd one out

Section 5

Wheel/s

Section 6

(a) ‘Work’ and (b) ‘Play’ (set of two related photographs)

Section 7

For the Front Cover

Section 8

‘Serenity’ – Panorama

 

Entries close 5.00 pm Friday 28 April 2023.