Macgeorge Bequest
Norman and May Macgeorge
Norman Macgeorge, an artist and patron of the arts, lived at Fairy Hills, Ivanhoe, with his wife May from 1911 until his death in 1952. Further information about Norman and May Macgeorge is provided by the Ian Potter Museum of Art.
The Macgeorge Bequest
On the death of May Macgeorge in 1970, the joint intention cherished by the Macgeorges and expressed in their Wills came into effect. This was to leave to the University of Melbourne their house and land, furniture, paintings, books and all effects, together with some capital. The bequest was to enable the fulfilment of their wish to promote the arts at the University of Melbourne, especially postgraduate study of the arts, and to ensure their house, which had for many years been a centre for encouragement of the arts, continue to be such. A virtual tour of their house and gardens is provided by the Ian Potter Museum of Art.
Management of the Bequest
The University entrusted the administration of the Macgeorge Bequest to a Committee of Management under University trust record 7.98, with responsibility to maintain the house and grounds and to provide for its use in accordance with the intentions of Norman and May Macgeorge. The Committee members are senior academics, curators, administrators and financial advisors.
Call for 2013 Norman Macgeorge Travelling Scholarships
Application can be made online. If you wish to submit a hard copy, please lodge it with the relevant Faculty (listed in the Guidelines). The closing date for applicaltions is 30 March 2013.
Call for 2013 Macgeorge Visiting Speaker/Performer Awards.
The Macgeorge Bequest Committee of Management (the Committee) seeks nominations from departments of the University of Melbourne (the University) for the Macgeorge Visiting Speaker/Performer Awards (the Awards). Nominations for Semester 1 are now open and will close on Friday, 21 June 2013. Nominations for Semester 2 will open on Monday, 1 July 2013 and will close on Friday, 6 December 2013. Please note that there are two calls for nominations for 2013
Committee Secretary
Leanne Fisher
Ph: 8344 4721