Fostering ongoing use, study & celebration of ocean pools worldwide
The Pool is a 2-part documentary which will screen on the ABC on 22 and 29 September at 7.40pm.
The Pool includes an interview with our Chairperson, Marie-Louise McDermott, filmed at Sydney’s Wylies Baths.
Marie-Louise doesn’t know which episode will include her interview about ocean pools, but is sure each part of The Pool will be geat viewing!
Judges of the 2018 inaugural Shirley Ellis Award for artwork entered by members of All into Ocean Pools Inc have awarded:
Congratulations to our winners!
Today All into Ocean Pools Inc emailed the winners of our 2018 Sheridan Evans Award for artwork relating to ocean pools. The AU$800 prize-money was divided evenly between 4 prize-money winners – 3 from Australia and one from Portugal. Our judges awarded AU$200 to:
– Newcastle Bogey Hole by Paul Hollins (we are waiting for permission to display this image of the Bogey Hole at Newcastle, Australia),
– Before the Sun by Brydie Piaf (an image of the Merewether Ocean Baths) in Newcastle, Australia,
– High tide by Rosie Steggles (an image of Sydney’s North Curl Curl Rockpool), and
– Golden Edge by Carlos Resende (an image of the pool at Azenhas do Mar in Portugal).
Our judges awarded Honourable Mentions to:
– Sunrise Swimmer by Rosie Steggles (another image of Sydney’s North Curl Curl Pool), and
– Pool by Carlos Resende (another image of the pool at Azenhas do Mar in Portugal).
Our judges awarded Special Commendations to Rosie Steggles and Graham Gall, who each submitted 5 fine images of ocean pools.
All into Ocean Pools Inc congratulates all our award winners and thanks all of the award entrants and our judges (Julianne Collingridge and Barbara Smith) for their participation in the 2018 Sheridan Evans Award for artwork relating to ocean pools.
The ABC’s audience-led project Curious Sydney was recently asked to find out:
Sue Daniel, digital producer for ABC NSW News, contacted our Chairperson, Marie-Louise McDermott, for help in addressing those questions and invited her to be take part in an ABC Radio Sydney broadcast segment about Sydney’s ocean pools.
Here are the links to that ABC story:
See the feature article in the June 2018 issue of our monthly newsletter Ocean Pool News for more information about ‘Who built the ocean pools around Sydney?’
The Sunrise Swimmers of Merewether Ocean Baths – A book and exhibition by photographer and storyteller, Brydie Piaf.
The Sunrise Swimmers of Merewether Ocean Baths is a collection of portraits, seascapes and stories documenting the regular early morning swimmers of Newcastle’s iconic Merewether Ocean Baths. The Sunrise Swimmers is Brydie Piaf’s celebration of the saltwater life and the people who greet the sea before the sun each day. The exhibition (proudly supported by Olympus) is open from 24 February to 17 April 2018 in the Local History Lounge at City Library, Laman Street, Newcastle, NSW, Australia.
Back in 2017, Brydie Piaf was awarded:
– $200 in prize-money for the All into Ocean Pools Inc Sheridan Evans Award for artwork relating to ocean pools, and
– an Honourable Mention for the All into Ocean Pools Inc Pat Skinner Award for writing relating to ocean pools.
