by Norma Allen
The lovers said a touching farewell as they kissed in the shadow of the World War II plane, a Lockheed L12. It’s Rick and Ilsa from Casablanca among the helicopters, submarines and tanks, in the Anzac Hall at the Australian War Memorial, just CAPO’s way of introducing their 2002 auction and ball to the media.
Rick (Tony Turner) in his Bogart trench coat and Ilsa (Lisa McClelland) in her Ingrid Bergman ‘40s suit and black hat introduced the motif of Casablanca and all things Moroccan, the theme of the CAPO ball on September 7 in the National Gallery, while the piano player (Sam) drifted us off with As Time Goes By (Daniel Edmonds).
CAPO (Capital Arts Patrons Organisation) which raises funds to disperse to artists is in its 19th year. Stephen Kelen is the CAPO Fellow for 2001, receiving $15,000 to further himself as a poet. Stephen Holland was granted $10,000 with the Rosalie Gascoigne award for sculpture and performance art. And the Singapore Airlines grant of $7,500 was awarded to Ian Jones, a ceramicist. Singapore Airlines are on board again this year for the seventh time.
President Tony Magee welcomed the guests, including new sponsor Richard O’Dell, the Griffith butcher and long-time supporters Bates and Pickering, My Music and wine people Madew’s and Yalumba. The two latter will continue the CAPO custom of wine labels designed by CAPO Fellows. Blackshaws are once again on the sponsor list, and Tony’s speech contained the news that since 1983, CAPO has raised and distributed the magic million dollars.
Lyn Cummings, Domenic Andreacchio, Steve Bates, Tony Brighton, Rhys Holden, Robin Hendry, Marylou Pooley and Valerie Kirk were in the audience.
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