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N A R F Point Nepean Point National Park 11 This is an on-going project. It Surf Beach Portsea is known that other artists have worked in this area and it is hoped to extend the trail in the future. To be considered, the work of the artist

must be in a State or Regional arts gallery collection and/or the artist must be referred to in McCulloch’s nepean Encyclopedia of Australian Artists. Isaac Whitehead (1819-1883) Ocean Beach Sorrento 1871 Please contact Arts Nepean if you Victoria Sorrento have any suggestions. P.O. Box 10 Box P.O. At Sorrento Point King Sorrento from Point King from Sorrento Point, Portsea Barrett’s from View arts Ocean Beach Sorrento View from Munstead Wood from View

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P.O. Box 10 Sorrento 10. Penleigh Boyd 10. Penleigh Perceval John 11. Whitehead 12. Isaac 1 Tucker Albert 2 Clark Roland Clark 3. Roland Hodgkinson 4. Ray Boyd Streeton 6. Arthur Arthur Streeton 7. Sir Arthur 8. Sir Boyd 9. Penleigh 5. Arthur Streeton Sir 13. Emanuel Phillips Fox 13. 14. John Perceval 14. John Sorrento Sorrento Portsea Commerce of Chamber Victoria history artists’ works displayed 1 Albert Tucker 1914 -1999 9. Penleigh Boyd 1890-1923 In 2004, the Mornington Sorrento. 1942 Portsea. 1922 Peninsula Shire established Arts Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery Collection Private Collection Proceed down ramp to beach at Websters Corner Walk along the Portsea Pier road and, Nepean to encourage all forms of and walk westward about 100 metres before reaching the pier, turn left and walk about the arts in the southern end of the 150 metres across the sand, around the rocks 2 Roland Clark. Active in Australia 1890’s -1905 and behind the retaining wall. Alternatively, walk Mornington Peninsula. For many Nepean Historical Society Collection down The Cutting (parking available) and then years the Peninsula has inspired Koonya, Continental and Sorrento Hotels 1904 about 100 metres to the right, along the beach - The stand is on Sorrento Jetty the work of a number of famous in front of the bathing boxes. Note: access is not possible at high tide. artists, and one of the projects 3. Roland Clark. Active in Australia 1890’s -1905 Sorrento Foreshore with Buildings. 1904 undertaken by Arts Nepean has 10. Penleigh Boyd 1890-1923 Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery Collection Portsea.1921 been to establish the Sorrento - This is located near the entrance to the Sorrento Pier, Private Collection Portsea’s Artists’ Trail which aims beside the toilet block. This is at Police Point. Follow the entrance road around to the right. The stand is by the fence to bring the artists work to life by 4. Ray Hodgkinson 1911 - 1993 overlooking Portsea Front Beach. positioning images of the paintings View from Munstead Wood. c 1947 Private Collection 11. John Perceval 1923-2000 as close as possible to the scene Proceed to the beach end of Lentell Ave, Sorrento Quarantine Boundary, Portsea. 1957 viewed by the artist. (parking is available part way down the avenue). Australian National University Collection From the car park at the end of London Bridge 5. Sir Arthur Streeton 1867 -1943 Road, take the sealed walking track to its end, Funding was provided by Point King. 1920 overlooking London Bridge. Private Collection the Mornington Peninsula Shire Proceed down Lentell Avenue, Sorrento (parking is 12. Isaac Whitehead 1819-1883 under the terms of a Community available part way down the avenue). Enter the gate Ocean Beach Sorrento. 1871 Partnership Agreement with Arts to your left and walk up the hill, about 300 metres, Private Collection in front of the houses. This is located past the Parks Victoria kiosk entry to Nepean and donations from the Sorrento Back Beach, about 100 metres along 6. Arthur Boyd 1920 -1999 the back beach (Coppins) walking track. Sorrento Rotary Club, the Tallis Laycock’s Jetty. 1957 Foundation and local businesses Private Collection 13. Emanuel Phillips Fox 1865 - 1915 and individuals in Sorrento and Proceed to the end of Point King Road (limited At Sorrento 1915 parking is available), and walk right about 100 Private Collection Portsea. With the help of the metres, along the path to the Point King monument. Proceed to the back beach at the top end of St Mornington Peninsula Regional Pauls Road. Walk towards Diamond Bay to side 7. Sir Arthur Streeton 1867 -1943 track on to Jubilee Point. Gallery and Sotheby’s Australia, Sorrento from Point King. 1921 the fi rst fi ve paintings were Private Collection 14. John Perceval 1923 - 2000 identifi ed and stands installed This is at Point King, next to the Arthur Boyd painting, Ocean Beach Sorrento. 1957 basically of the same view. National Gallery of Victoria Collection by the end of 2005. Later, further From the Diamond Bay car park, walk up the sealed paintings came to light and nine 8. Sir Arthur Streeton 1867 -1943 path to the top of the steps leading down towards View from Barrett’s Point, Portsea. 1921 the beach. The painting is to the right. more stands were subsequently University of Adelaide Visual Arts Collection installed. The positions of the Go towards the bay beach to the bottom of Franklin Road, Portsea (parking is available). Walk up the fourteen stands are shown in the path to the right for about 100 metres, then veer left arts attached plan. on a track towards the water. There are 3 big steps down to the painting. nepean