The Marion Art Group (MAG) is a not-for-profit registered association formed in 1978 when founding member, Sue Schilling provided an opportunity for artists to meet, share and develop their skills and exhibit their work. Soon a group of 30 people regularly met in a hall in Warradale, but as numbers grew it became obvious that a bigger hall was needed and a move to the Marino Community Hall was made in July 1989.
Aside from a brief period between 2023 and 2025 when the Hall was being rebuilt, we have continued to base our activities at the Marino Community Hall, which is conveniently located at 44 Newland Avenue Marino 5049.
The Community Hall provides an ideal location for our group to meet, and with Little Nest on site, we are able to purchase coffee and light snacks to feed our creativity
Marion Art Group is about making connections with other artists, developing existing and new skills, sharing ideas, and exchanging information. We are a vibrant, creative group of people who appreciate and respect each other’s varied skills, backgrounds and ages. We work together in this way at our Studio Sessions on Mondays between 9.30 am and 12.30 pm.
These Studio Sessions are informal gatherings and take place every Monday, except for certain public holidays and a short break over the Christmas period. On the first Monday of each month we arrange a portrait session with a guest sitter for those members interested in portraiture.
MAG is a drawing and painting group, with members working in a variety of media and styles. However, at our Studio Sessions, for a variety of reasons oils are not permitted.
While each of us works on our own, we do encourage our members to socialise and learn from each other. However, we do not provide formal teaching sessions.
In addition to Studio Sessions we occasionally arrange for professional artists to visit and demonstrate their skills and share their knowledge with members.
MAG also organises a number of exhibitions throughout the year, affording its members the opportunity to show and sell a selection of their works. There is no requirement for members to exhibit, although membership for at least 6 months is a pre-requisite.
To keep our members up to date on MAG activities we produce a quarterly newsletter iMAGine. Copies of this newsletter can be viewed on the Newsletter page.
Our year is divided into 2 semesters January through June and July through December, and for each semester we provide our members a full list of activities. Our annual membership fee is $150, payable in full at the start of the first semester or in tranches of $75 per semester.
