MPRG: Fifty
"MPRG: FIFTY" celebrates the Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery鈥檚 50th anniversary with a large-scale exhibition and new publication that highlights the development and growth of this significant collection.
Founded in 1969 by Alan McCulloch, the Mornington Arts Centre as it was known, acquired its first artwork in 1970. Over the past 50 years the collection has grown to include more than 1800 objects, including paintings, drawings, prints and sculptures.
A strength of the MPRG collection is the focus on the cultural heritage of the Mornington Peninsula, which has been a haven and source of inspiration for artists since the 1850s, including Fred Williams, Albert Tucker and Arthur Boyd. Many of Australia鈥檚 best-known artists have captured the region鈥檚 unique scenery and lifestyle and these works now form a valuable part of the collection
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"MPRG: FIFTY" celebrates the Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery鈥檚 50th anniversary with a large-scale exhibition and new publication that highlights the development and growth of this significant collection.
Founded in 1969 by Alan McCulloch, the Mornington Arts Centre as it was known, acquired its first artwork in 1970. Over the past 50 years the collection has grown to include more than 1800 objects, including paintings, drawings, prints and sculptures.
A strength of the MPRG collection is the focus on the cultural heritage of the Mornington Peninsula, which has been a haven and source of inspiration for artists since the 1850s, including Fred Williams, Albert Tucker and Arthur Boyd. Many of Australia鈥檚 best-known artists have captured the region鈥檚 unique scenery and lifestyle and these works now form a valuable part of the collection
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The idea that you would bundle up a swag of original artworks by Arthur Boyd and pop them in the boot of your car seems mad these days. But that鈥檚 exactly what Alan McCulloch did in 1998.
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