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Penrite Centenary Celebration
Live Event Painting Case Study | Celebrating 100 years
- Event type
- Centenary gala celebration
- Date
- Thursday 24 September 2026
- Location
- Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne
- Guests
- 1,000 guests
- Invited by
- Penrite
- Live painting time
- 5:00–10:00pm
- Artwork
- 1.1 × 1.5 m canvas
- Theme
- Penrite · Celebrating 100 years
Event overview
Invited by Penrite, Olga created a live painting for its centenary gala at the Royal Exhibition Building in Melbourne, with 1,000 guests gathered to celebrate 100 years.
The canvas brought together significant people, places, vehicles and symbols from the company’s story.
The concept & creative approach
Olga suggested a creative collage of significant elements and symbols to reflect the centenary theme. The subject was developed collaboratively with the Penrite team, whose input helped shape the proposed composition.
The brief
Bring Penrite’s centenary story together in one painting, through a collage of elements chosen with the team.
The live event painting experience
From 5:00 to 10:00pm, guests could watch the painting develop, gather around the canvas and return throughout the evening to see its progress. Many came back several times.
Members of the Dymond family involved in the company, including Penrite owner Margaret Dymond, added their own marks to the canvas with Olga’s guidance. Painting participation was reserved for those family members, while all guests could observe.
Guests could also purchase prints of the finished artwork for charity through an initiative organised during the event.
About the artwork
- Medium: acrylic on canvas
- Size: 1.1 × 1.5 metres
- Finish: completed in the studio, signed and varnished
- Style: a creative collage of significant elements and symbols
- Current location: proudly hanging in the Penrite office in Melbourne
After the event, Olga refined the composition in her studio, then signed and varnished the painting. It was professionally photographed to create prints. Limited edition prints were also created for distribution to other Penrite offices.
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FAQ
Was the artwork finished on the night?
After the event, Olga took the painting back to her studio to refine the composition, sign and varnish it. It was then photographed to create the prints.
How was the subject chosen?
The subject was developed collaboratively around the centenary theme. Olga suggested the creative direction and, with input from the Penrite team, proposed a collage of significant elements and symbols.
Could guests take part?
Painting participation was reserved for Dymond family members involved in the company, including Margaret Dymond. All guests could watch, gather around the canvas and follow its progress throughout the evening.
Where is the painting now?
The original hangs in the Penrite office in Melbourne. Limited edition prints were created for distribution to other offices.
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