Congratulations to the winners of our 2017 National Picture Framing competition, Bill and Linda Roberts of Peninsula Reflections, Custom Framing and Gallery, Warriewood, NSW.

After perfecting their craft for many years and entering numerous competitions, Bill and Linda spent countless hours working on the design to compliment this year’s competition print, Snowy Owls.

Bill is a Master Certified Picture Framer with the Professional Picture Framers Association and also affiliated with the Australian Institute for the Conservation of Cultural Materials, the Australian Institute of Professional Photographers and the Cultural Heritage Preservation Foundation of Australia. Bill and Linda believe we are all custodians of our family and cultural heritage, irrespective of monetary value, and treat all work entrusted to them with equal respect.

They were extremely excited and proud to win the competition and felt that their hard worked had paid off.

The competition was of an exceptionally high standard this year, and judges found it difficult to choose a winner.

The winning and awarded entries this year were:

Winner
Entry number 43 – Peninsula Reflections
Second
Entry number 73 – Three P’s Framing
Highly Commended
Entry number 33 – 4590 Framing and Gallery
Entry number 61 – Framing Matters
Entry number 45 – Framing Matters
Entry number 25 – Aaron Framed It

Congratulations and thank you to everyone who entered this year – it was a great achievement all round!

The next Art and Frame Trade Fair is coming up this year on August 11 – 13, 2017, an event that will be eagerly anticipated by the local art and framing industry.

The show, which is held every two years and attracts a wide number of attendees from across Australia and overseas, will be returning to Royal Randwick in Sydney, where the last show was held successfully in 2015.

After positive feedback from both exhibitors and visitors, the decision was made for the event to return to the same venue at Royal Randwick, offering a central location with easy access, free parking, and spacious, light-filled buildings and grounds.

The 2017 event has continued the practice of holding an industry trade show every second year, to ensure a high level of demand and interest. Given the huge effort made by all involved to make the event a success, whether as exhibitors, educators, or visitors, most participants agree that this is a sustainable approach that works well for the industry.

In recent events a key attraction of the show has been the education and workshop program, which will continue to be a priority for organisers this year. More news regarding the seminars to be presented will be announced closer to the event, but it is already shaping up to being an exciting program of events!

So put the dates in your calendar now: August 11-13, 2017

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Below: June Andersen and Cathy Webster hosting seminars at the 2015 Trade Fair at Royal Randwick, Sydney.

The framing show team is pleased to announce that the date has been set for the 2017 show. The Show will take place from August 11-13 at Royal Randwick, Sydney.

We look forward to seeing a great line up trade exhibitors and educators returning to the location of the successful show held in 2015.

After a great show in 2015, our current plans are to return to hold our next event in Sydney again in 2017.

You can also keep up with trade show and magazine updates on our facebook page.

And we look forward to seeing you again in 2017!

After three days of seminars, workshops and a diverse suppliers exhibition, the trade show came to an end with many visitors enthusiastically commenting on what a rewarding experience it had been.

Given that it was a new location and venue for the show we were all really pleased at how smoothly it ran and how well it was received by both exhibitors and visitors, with a number of requests already being made to have the show again in the same location next time. The venue management and staff also went to great lengths to be helpful and supportive of our event which made things so much easier and enjoyable for everyone involved.

A big thank you to everyone who made the journey to attend the event and to our industry suppliers who put together a great exhibition. And a special thanks to all those who participated in the seminar and demonstration program – without those generous people that are willing to share their time, skills and knowledge with other members of the industry we couldn’t have a successful trade show.

And I think everyone would also like to congratulate all those who entered the framing competition – we know how much effort  is involved and it really does help us all to learn more about framing design, an area of our craft that is always challenging yet so important.

We have added lots of photos from the show to our facebook page at: www.facebook.com/framingshow

Thank you everyone and we look forward to seeing you next time!

Save the date: See you at The Art & Framing Trade Fair, August 14-16, 2015!

The Australian Institute for the Conservation of Cultural Materials made a highly valued contribution to our last trade show in Melbourne, and will be there again in Sydney in 2015 with their extensive knowledge, experience, and resources to share with framers.

As the professional organisation for conservators in Australia, the AICCM will have representatives at the show to provide information and advice for members of the industry.

Visit their website to find out more about the organisation and the amazing work done by conservators.