This year’s event held at the Singleton Civic Centre will be open daily from Saturday July 22 to Tuesday July 25, 10:00am to 6:00pm with a $2 entry fee.

The official opening night and the announcement of the winners will be Friday, July 21 with viewing starting from 6:00pm.

For $25/head attendees can enjoy finger food, wine and entertainment – a great night of the Singleton calendar.

Over the past six years the Rotary Club of Singleton on Hunter has given back almost $130 000 to a variety of charities and non-profits.

This annual grant process is done by way of asking groups in the Singleton Local Government area to apply for funding to complete community projects.

It should be noted only local groups or organisations are eligible and closing the date for the applications is July 14.

Club member Andrew Levick says there is no limit on how much each group can apply for although the total donation pool is $15 000.

“Each project is assessed on its own merits,” he explains.

The Coal & Allied Singleton Art Prize has been running for 35 years and is supported by local and many interstate artists.

It is a painting and drawing show in which all entries are for sale, it is also an acquisitive show with one work being acquired and donated by the Singleton on Hunter Rotary Club to the collection which is managed by Council.

There is now 91 works of art in the collection.

Applications can be downloaded at http://www.singletononhunterrotary.org.au/singleton-art-prize

The two page document requires application to answer a number of basic questions, ranging from a description of the project and time frame to who will benefit.

Return to artprize@singletononhunterrotary.org.au  or  PO Box 348 Singleton 2330

In conjunction with the Art Prize a Mixed-Media Tutorial for landscapes and portraits will be conducted by renown artists Leslie O'Shea and Joe Penn on the weekend of 22-23 July 2017, at Sacred Spaces, contact Wendy Mason-Jones 0428 682858 for details.