AbaF Awards 2008 in Victoria - winners

 
Marsh Partnering Award

L-R: Sarah Imray – Mazda Australia, George Tarabaras – Marsh, Carolyn Chard – Opera Australia. Photo: Mili Wijeratne  

Mazda Australia and Opera Australia won the Marsh Partnering Award for the car company’s sponsorship of OA productions in several states.

QantasLink Regional Award

L-R: Lindy Allen – Regional Arts Victoria, Sasha Hurrell – Alcoa of Australia, Mike Zafiropoulos – Regional Arts Victoria, Emma Cochrane – Regional Arts Victoria.  Photo: Mili Wijeratne

Resources company Alcoa of Australia and Regional Arts Victoria were honoured with the QantasLink Regional Award for Alcoa’s sponsorship of the arts2go program, which takes high quality arts experiences to Victorian schools. 

AbaF Giving Award

L-R: Anne Robertson – Tapestry Foundation of Victoria, Sue Westwood – Victorian Tapestry Workshop, Jane Haley – AbaF.  Photo: Mili Wijeratne

Victorian Tapestry Workshop won the AbaF Giving Award, which is presented to an arts organisation for a successful fundraising program.  The Tapestry Foundation of Victoria has provided financial and artistic support to the Victorian Tapestry Workshop over thirty years.

KPMG adviceBank Award

L-R: Robyn Quigley - Montsalvat, Robert Bazzani – KPMG, Michael Rowe – Run Property.  Photo: Mili Wijeratne

Michael Rowe and Montsalvat won the KPMG adviceBank Award, for business advisers who volunteer with arts organisations. Michael Rowe assisted the heritage artistic community Montsalvat to secure its future. He worked with Montsalvat on a strategic business plan that was crucial in achieving a major state government grant.

National Australia Bank SME Award

L-R: Mark Hislop - Monash Gallery of Art, Jason Smith - Formerly Monash Gallery of Art, Mary Baker – ConnectEast.  Photo: Mili Wijeratne

ConnectEast Group  and Monash Gallery of Art won the National Australia Bank SME Award for a five-year partnership that provides free entry to the gallery.

Toyota Community Award

L-R: Julia Dunn – Artist, Elliot Daniel – Nosh @ Newport, Janet Dawes – Hobsons Bay City Council, Tania Blackwell – Hobsons Bay City Council. Photo: Mili Wijeratne

Small businesses and visual artists from the City of Hobsons Bay and Hobsons Bay City Council won the Toyota Community Award for the  Art in Public Places program. Artworks are sold across Hobsons Bay in cafes, shops, and other small business premises. Now in its fourth year, the program continues to grow, with 51 artists and 38 businesses participating in 2007.

The Victorian winners will go on to the national AbaF Awards to be announced on 16 October. Winners are available for interview.

Contact: AbaF manager – Victoria, Damien Hodgkinson (03) 9616 0307 / 0412 993 550
Or AbaF coordinator – Victoria, Trudi Sheppard (03) 9616 0311

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