Camberwell on Canvas 2022 art trail highlights local shops and artists

Camberwell Junction’s popular art trail returns this year and invites the community to participate and win some great prizes.

Running from October 18 – November 14, Camberwell on Canvas showcases the talent of local artists in shop windows around Burke Hill.

The artworks will feature diverse styles and mediums, including everything from oil to water colour, charcoal, pencil and more.

Members of the public can get involved by entering two competitions. The first competition requires participants to find clues in designated artworks to solve a puzzle, while the other competition allows people to vote for their favourite pieces of art. Both competitions give participants the chance to win great prizes (see full details below on how to enter).

The art trail, which is now in its eleventh year, was developed by the Camberwell Traders’ Association as a community event to support the businesses around Burke Hill while highlighting local artists.

The artists that contribute works to the trail include professionals and amateurs, and some of their pieces will be available for sale.

Camberwell Junction Traders Association Manager Kerry Daly said she was pleased Camberwell on Canvas could return to its original format this year.

“After pivoting to a virtual art trail in recent years to accommodate pandemic restrictions, we are thrilled to bring back our much-loved community art show in its physical form,” she said.

“Locals and visitors to Camberwell Junction can again enjoy viewing artworks in person, which will be displayed in shop windows around Burke Hill, the northern end of our shopping precinct.”

Ms Daly said the art trail not only gives artists a chance to work creatively with local traders, it also invites the public to discover the range of stores and restaurants in a historic part of Camberwell Junction precinct.

“This is a really unique art show in that we invite the artist to ‘match’ their artwork to the store it will be displayed in. Of course, this allows for a broad interpretation but the artists love the idea and it means we are judging them on what is a best match, not the best art. It is less intimidating for the artist and presents another challenge for the viewer,” she said.

“It is truly an art show with the community at its heart and we hope everyone enjoys it.”

Enter the Camberwell on Canvas competitions

Competition 1: Look for clues to win a $200 cash prize

Follow the art trail and find simple clues in nine designated artworks for a chance to win a $200 cash prize courtesy of Aussie Home Loans Camberwell.

Participants can find the clues for each artwork listed on the competition page. Each answer provides a letter to form a word related to an art technique.

Competition 2: Vote for your favourite artwork to win

Members of the public can vote for their favourite artwork. Simply tell us why the piece is your favourite for a chance to win a $50 voucher to spend in Camberwell Junction.

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Camberwell’s annual community art trail returns this year as an interactive virtual experience. You can take part in the virtual experience here.

You can also view the artworks in the image gallery below.

Learn more about Camberwell on Canvas 2021, and how to enter the competitions.

This year art lovers will be able to enjoy Camberwell’s annual community art trail via an interactive virtual experience.

Camberwell on Canvas 2021 will feature works by local artists through a digital streetscape, which runs from October 19 – November 14.

Artists ranging from amateurs to professionals have produced works that show their interpretation of this year’s theme: ‘Local – what does that mean to you?’

Artworks have been created in a range of mediums including oil, water colour, charcoal, pencil and more, which will be represented in digital formats that people can virtually ‘walk through’ and view.

The Camberwell on Canvas art trail also gives members of the public some exciting ways to get involved, where they can enter two competitions.

The first competition involves participants finding clues in selected artworks to solve a puzzle, while the other competition allows people to vote for their favourite pieces in the art trail. Both competitions give participants the chance to win great prizes (full details on how to enter coming soon).

This will be the tenth year that Camberwell on Canvas has been running, which was developed by the Camberwell Traders’ Association as a community event to support the businesses on Burke Hill while highlighting local artists.

The artists that contribute works to the trail include a combination of professionals and amateurs, and some of their art works will be available for sale.

Camberwell Traders’ Association manager Kerry Daly said it was exciting to mark 10 years for Camberwell on Canvas.

“This wonderful community event started from humble beginnings and has grown each year. It has been a pleasure to see Camberwell on Canvas evolve, with relationships between our local traders and artists growing stronger each year,” she said.

“Even though we have had a challenging couple of years with the pandemic, community has always been at the heart of everything we do. This is why it’s important for us to continue celebrating local businesses, local artists, and locals in our community.

“We are very excited to bring you another year of Camberwell on Canvas through a virtual art trail that allows us to share these beautiful artworks in a really unique way. It truly is an art show with a point of difference and we hope you enjoy it.

“This event was created to bring people up to visit the shops up on Burke Hill so we are disappointed that people won’t be visiting in person for the show but hope they do head up to see the eclectic range of businesses found in this historic area soon.”