30th Annual Mayoral Art Exhibition
The 30th Annual Mayoral Art Exhibition raises funds in support of the Bone Marrow Donor Institute and is supported by Maroondah City Council and Community Bank Ringwood East and Croydon.
The theme for 2025 is Time.
We encourage artists to respond to past, present, future and the passage of time.
We celebrate the contribution that founding partner Bone Marrow Donor Institute (now part of Fight Cancer) and thousands of exhibiting artists have made over three decades in advancing medical research.
The vital collective contribution to cancer patients through this work is also, ultimately, time.
Image: Elroy Hendricks, When High Tide Turns up (Maroondah Clocktower), 2019, acrylic on canvas, Maroondah City Council Art Collection
Apply
Artworks of all mediums are eligible to enter including photography, sculpture, drawing, painting, printmaking and ceramics. Artists of all ages are encouraged to enter.
Mayoral Art Exhibition application form(PDF, 270KB)
Applications may be submitted:
- by mail: P.O. Box 379, Mooroolbark 3138
- by email: asom9346@bigpond.net.au
Please include Mayoral Art Exhibition Application in the subject line. Bank details for payment of entry fees will be supplied upon receipt.
Applications close 5pm, Sunday 31 August 2025.
About the Bone Marrow Donor Institute
Since the Bone Marrow Donor Institute (BMDI) began in 1989 it has raised over $4 million with a focus on cancer research, initially for Leukemia research which has benefited other serious health conditions including breast and testicular cancer. BMDI has sponsored accommodation units for cancer patients, particularly supporting regional patients with a North Melbourne unit. In another success story, five young mothers who donated bone marrow through the institute discovered they had early stages of cancer and were successfully treated. BMDI has since become incorporated with Fight Cancer Foundation with its broader connection to cancer research.
Exhibition details
The exhibition will run from 22 September to 8 November 2025 at Maroondah Federation Estate Gallery.
All eligible artworks will be exhibited, and a number of works will be selected for Mayoral and Community Bank Ringwood East and Croydon acquisitions. Announcement of both acquisitions will be made at the exhibition launch on Thursday 2 October 2025.
Further information
The Mayoral Art Exhibition is an annual fundraiser in support of the Bone Marrow Donor Institute, Croydon branch and generously sponsored by Maroondah City Council and the Ringwood East and Croydon Community Bendigo Bank.
For more information please contact Alan Somers from the Bone Marrow Donor Institute on 0419 134 300 or email asom9346@bigpond.net.au.
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