LAUNCH NIGHT Solo Exhibition

‘Photographic Portraits of Nature’ by ©Karen Robinson’

To all of you — sincerely thank you. 

 

• Thank you, Carmen Reid – Hume Galleries Curator & Community Development Officer, Arts and Culture Hume City Council, Melbourne – Australia for the work that you have done on behalf of Hume City Council in opening this event tonight. And for the work you and your team did in putting together this solo exhibition for me.  A wonderful job and greatly appreciated by me and my family.  

• I want to express my sincere gratitude to Hume City Councilfor giving me this incredible opportunity to showcase my photography work here at this grand Town Hall of Broadmeadows.

• Thank you to Northern Star Weekly for featuring the story in their paper today -especially when it was expected to be in the paper sometime later.  It was very good of them to have brought forward the publication of the article.

• Thank you to members of Amber Community Organisation – CEO Bernadette Nugent and Gillian Scaduto for coming across town to support the Robinson Family here tonight. And I can see other faces from the organisation as well thank you!

• To my dear family, my husband Mark, daughter and our beautiful little granddaughter – thank you for your ongoing support, encouragement, and endless help – I am a fortunate woman to have you in my life.

• But not to be forgotten – all of you who have kindly taken time out to attend here tonight – sincerely thank you and I hope you enjoy being here and viewing the photographic portraits of nature. Please consider purchasing prints either framed or unframed as all monies raised by their sale will be going directly to Amber Community(formerly known as Road Trauma Support Services Victoria). My family and I have been involved with this incredible organisation for over ten years now helping to raise awareness about road safety in the hope it will help prevent road trauma. All monies raised here from the sale of prints will be going towards an Expressive Arts Creative Writing Program at Amber Community for those who have been impacted by road trauma – in memory of our son, my daughter’s brother Ben.

• Before I sign off here tonight – Just a little about the exhibition and myself. These portraits of nature shown here tonight have been a small selection chosen from a much larger collection of prints.  My hubby and I and along with my daughter and granddaughter over the years have been on many photography adventures within Victoria.  It has been a wonderful way for me to be creative, and nurture my relationships with my family and has helped to maintain a healthy sense of well-being. 

• It’s been an incredible journey with photography and again I must say a big thank you to Hume City Council for the opportunity to share with you here tonight.  From the bottom of my heart … thank you one and all…Karen Robinson

Please Note: The exhibition will be running from now up until the 5th of February 2023. Opening hours of the Town Hall Broadmeadows are 9am to 5pm (but will be closed from 22nd December to 3rd January for Xmas & New Year). For Print sales – please contact me directly via email: ido_karenrobinson@aapt.net.au and I will respond ASAP. All monies raised from these sales will be donated by the Robinson Family in full to the Amber Community Organisation to help run an Expressive Arts Creative Writing Program for volunteers who have been impacted by road trauma in memory of Ben Robinson. 

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PROMOTING THE LAUNCH ‘Photographic Portraits of Nature by ©Karen Robinson’ Solo Exhibition

Yesterday – Hume City Council organised for Photographer Joseph Mastroianni to come to the Town Hall Broadmeadows Gallery to take photographs for Reporter Millicent Spencer’s Star Weekly newspaper article promoting ‘Photographic Portraits of Nature Solo Exhibition‘.  Tomorrow night 1st December 2022 Thursday from 6.30pm to 8.30pm at the Town Hall Broadmeadows will be the LAUNCH NIGHT.  It’s a FREE EVENT and everyone is welcome to come. Please come and support the Robinson Family – we would love to see you there…

Broadmeadows, Victoria – Australia ‘Hume City Council Launch Invitation to Photographic Portraits of Nature by Karen Robinson November 2022.

Broadmeadows, Victoria – Australia ‘Karen Robinson being photographed by Joseph Mastroianni for the Star Weekly Local Newspaper’ photographed by ©Mark Robinson November 2022 Comment: Photographs taken for Star Weekly for use in their Newspaper to help promote Karen’s Solo Exhibition ‘Photographic Portraits of Nature’.

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WE ARE READY FOR THE LAUNCH!

‘Photographic Portraits of Nature – by Karen Robinson’

Selecting the 42 archival limited edition FineArt prints from my (Karen Robinson) overall photographic collection to exhibit, preparing/documenting and signing of prints, framing prints, producing information booklets for the exhibition, formulating short videos for three locations within the Gallery, transporting prints to the Gallery, handing across to Hume City Council Staff to then put together the Gallery Exhibition has been one big effort – all done and ready to go now!

Broadmeadows, Victoria – Australia ‘Photographic Portraits of Nature Exhibition Preparation Photos’ Photographs from ©Karen Robinson November 2022 Comments: Selecting the 42 archival limited edition fineart prints from Karen Robinson’s overall photographic collection to exhibit, preparing/documenting and signing of prints, framing prints, producing information booklets for the exhibition, formulating short videos for three locations within the Gallery, transporting to the Gallery, handing across to Hume City Council Staff to then put together the Gallery Exhibition has been one big effort – all done and ready to go now!

Broadmeadows, Victoria – Australia ‘Photographic Portraits of Nature Exhibition Preparation Photos’ Photographs from ©Karen Robinson November 2022 Comments: Selecting the 42 archival limited edition fineart prints from Karen Robinson’s overall photographic collection to exhibit, preparing/documenting and signing of prints, framing prints, producing information booklets for the exhibition, formulating short videos for three locations within the Gallery, transporting to the Gallery, handing across to Hume City Council Staff to then put together the Gallery Exhibition has been one big effort – all done and ready to go now!

Broadmeadows, Victoria – Australia ‘Photographic Portraits of Nature Exhibition Preparation Photos’ Photographs from ©Karen Robinson November 2022 Comments: Selecting the 42 archival limited edition fineart prints from Karen Robinson’s overall photographic collection to exhibit, preparing/documenting and signing of prints, framing prints, producing information booklets for the exhibition, formulating short videos for three locations within the Gallery, transporting to the Gallery, handing across to Hume City Council Staff to then put together the Gallery Exhibition has been one big effort – all done and ready to go now!

Broadmeadows, Victoria – Australia ‘Photographic Portraits of Nature Exhibition Preparation Photos’ Photographs from ©Karen Robinson November 2022 Comments: Selecting the 42 archival limited edition fineart prints from Karen Robinson’s overall photographic collection to exhibit, preparing/documenting and signing of prints, framing prints, producing information booklets for the exhibition, formulating short videos for three locations within the Gallery, transporting to the Gallery, handing across to Hume City Council Staff to then put together the Gallery Exhibition has been one big effort – all done and ready to go now!

Broadmeadows, Victoria – Australia ‘Photographic Portraits of Nature Exhibition Preparation Photos’ Photographs from ©Karen Robinson November 2022 Comments: Selecting the 42 archival limited edition fineart prints from Karen Robinson’s overall photographic collection to exhibit, preparing/documenting and signing of prints, framing prints, producing information booklets for the exhibition, formulating short videos for three locations within the Gallery, transporting to the Gallery, handing across to Hume City Council Staff to then put together the Gallery Exhibition has been one big effort – all done and ready to go now!

Broadmeadows, Victoria – Australia ‘Photographic Portraits of Nature Exhibition Preparation Photos’ Photographs from ©Karen Robinson November 2022 Comments: Selecting the 42 archival limited edition fineart prints from Karen Robinson’s overall photographic collection to exhibit, preparing/documenting and signing of prints, framing prints, producing information booklets for the exhibition, formulating short videos for three locations within the Gallery, transporting to the Gallery, handing across to Hume City Council Staff to then put together the Gallery Exhibition has been one big effort – all done and ready to go now!

The Robinson Family would like to extend an invitation to the launch of ‘PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAITS OF NATURE by Karen Robinson’ to help raise funds for Amber Community Organisation (formerly known as Road Trauma Support Services Victoria). 

When:  Launch Night – Thursday 1^st December 2022. 6.30 – 8.30pm

Where:  Town Hall Broadmeadows Gallery, Town Hall Broadmeadows, 10 Dimboola Road, Broadmeadows

RSVP:  Essential Please via Eventbrite Light refreshments provided (just so Hume City Council know how many people to cater for)

Exhibition dates:  28^th November 2022 through to 5^th February 2023

For more information, please visit hume.vic.gov.au/gallery

Broadmeadows, Victoria – Australia ‘Photographic Portraits of Nature Exhibition Preparation Photos’ Photographs from ©Karen Robinson November 2022 Comments: Selecting the 42 archival limited edition fineart prints from Karen Robinson’s overall photographic collection to exhibit, preparing/documenting and signing of prints, framing prints, producing information booklets for the exhibition, formulating short videos for three locations within the Gallery, transporting to the Gallery, handing across to Hume City Council Staff to then put together the Gallery Exhibition has been one big effort – all done and ready to go now!

Broadmeadows, Victoria – Australia ‘Photographic Portraits of Nature Exhibition Preparation Photos’ Photographs from ©Karen Robinson November 2022 Comments: Selecting the 42 archival limited edition fineart prints from Karen Robinson’s overall photographic collection to exhibit, preparing/documenting and signing of prints, framing prints, producing information booklets for the exhibition, formulating short videos for three locations within the Gallery, transporting to the Gallery, handing across to Hume City Council Staff to then put together the Gallery Exhibition has been one big effort – all done and ready to go now!

Prints will be available for purchase, either framed or unframed details available at the exhibition.  All monies received from the sale of prints from the ‘Photographic Portraits of Nature by Karen Robinson’ Exhibition at the Broadmeadows Town Hall will be fully donated to the Amber Community Organisation from the Robinson Family in memory of Ben James Robinson, our son killed in a single car crash 2009 at the age of 25 years old.

“Amber Community is a not-for-profit organisation contributing to the safety and well-being of road users.  They provide counselling and support to people impacted by road trauma and address the attitudes and behaviours of road users through education.  Counselling services are provided free of charge to anyone who has been impacted by a road incident.”

The Robinson Family ask that the Amber Community Organisation award the said donated funds received to be put towards an ‘Expressive Arts Creative Writing Program’ to help support Amber Community Organisation volunteers who have been impacted by road trauma.

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