ArtSouthWA Southern Art and Craft Trail 2021 entries open
ArtSouthWA is delighted to be inviting the artists and craftspeople of the greater southern region of WA to make their applications to be part of the 2021 Southern Art and Craft Trail Event. The 2 week event takes place during the September October School holidays.
Children’s author is Local Woman of the Year
Casino artist and children's author Gwendolyn Gray was mowing when she received a call from State MP Chris Gulaptis ... At the official announcement last Wednesday, Mr Gulaptis said Gwendolyn had also donated artwork for auction for fundraising events, including the local bushfire appeal, and donated her time to schools and the community with teaching and lecturing of art.
Street art community thrives at Grafton ArtJam
The weather Gods dished up a downpour last Saturday, just as the inaugural ArtJam was due to kick off at the Grafton Bridge Precinct. Despite the deluge, which forced the cancellation of art workshops and sent the food vans home early, a significant body of new street art was added to this informal art gallery.
Murwillumbah Potters celebrate half a century with new exhibition
From humble beginnings working out of an old cow bail in 1971 to featuring at Tweed Regional Gallery, the Murwillumbah Potters have reason to celebrate their 50th year.
Margaret River Theatre Group returns to the stage with Alice in Pantoland
It’s back to treading the boards for the Margaret River Theatre Group, with the announcement of their latest pantomime production, Alice in Pantoland, coming to Margaret River HEART in March.
Rainbow Serpent story told in documentary
The knowledge of the Rainbow Serpent has been told in a new documentary – The Serpent’s Tale – in an effort to highlight the importance of protecting the Kimberley region’s Martuwarra or Fitzroy River.
Gabe steps up to run Arts Centre
... With a solid understanding of Wik Mungkan, Mr Waterman is planning to strengthen the connection between language and art to better showcase Wik and Kugu culture to the world. "Language represents a whole life world that gives greater insight into cultural nuances and the Arts Centre is a great fit for that as it enables local people to express themselves in their own language to a broader audience," he said....
Somerset Art Beat Festival calls on creative minds to participate
The Somerset Art Beat Festival is back on the calendar for 2021 and will see a range of arts, music, performance, and creativity celebrated at The Somerset Regional Art Gallery - The Condensery in Toogoolawah.
New Rosedale murals praise firefighters, add colour and fun
Rosedale is no stranger to bushfire. In 2019, a summer blaze to the south of the pastoral Wellington Shire town saw over 12,000 hectares lost. Its economy took a hit and it left a tangible impact on the people of the area. But the town is bouncing back and local artists Sue Coppock and Shane Priestley have recently completed murals in the central Prince Street Reserve that form part of Rosedale’s Bushfire Recovery Project.
Port Pirie Regional Art Gallery presents Sera Waters: Domestic Arts
In Domestic Arts, Waters delves into her own family history to unravel the complexities of settler colonial home-making and the contemporary significance of traditional home-crafts. Large-scale sculptures and intricate embroideries are used to re-imagine the familial home, celebrating the knowledge and creativity of ‘women’s work’, while interrogating its complicity in forms of colonisation and privilege.
‘Tree of Life’ takes root in people’s imaginations
Geoff Helisma. For Derry Moroney, photography started as “just a little hobby”, but now that the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and other media outlets from around the world have contacted him, that ‘little hobby’ is growing into something much more. “My partner got me a camera a few weeks after we came here three years ago,” says Derry, “… it went from there. “I started going out every day; I went to every sunrise and every sunset and I’ve been doing it ever since.”
New timeframe for two of Ballarat’s most popular events
Ballarat’s signature festivals the Ballarat Begonia Festival and Ballarat Heritage Festival, formerly Ballarat Heritage Weekend, will be celebrated over an extended period this year.
Young Archie artists share spotlight
An incredible line-up of young artists will have their portrait skills on display at the Tweed Regional Gallery & Margaret Olley Art Centre as winners and finalists of the Young Archie competition. The works will be displayed at the same time as the 2020 Archibald Prize Regional Tour which runs at the Gallery from Friday 22 January to Sunday 7 March 2021 ...
What is at the HEART of Margaret River?
To accommodate the increasing needs of residents and visitors within the region, the Shire of Augusta Margaret River has redeveloped the 35-year-old former cultural centre building into a new state of the art Hub of Entertainment, Arts and Regional Tourism – the Margaret River HEART.
McClymonts Golden Guitar streak continues
Emma Pritchard. Grafton’s country music sweethearts and fan favourites The McClymonts, added two more Golden Guitars to their growing collection at the 2021 Toyota Golden Guitar Awards in Tamworth on January 23, bringing their new total to 15. The beautiful sisters, Brooke, Samantha and Mollie, won Contemporary Country Album of the Year for their most recent production Mayhem to Madness which was released in June 2020, as well as Group or Duo of the Year.
Tjanpi Desert Weavers
Exhibition, National Gallery of Australia, Until 4th July 2021, Free Entry
This large-scale installation by the Tjanpi Desert Weavers tells the ancestral story of the...
Latest Arts and Culture Grants Program outcomes revealed
Outcomes of the October 2020 round of the Arts and Culture Grants Program have been announced. Arts South Australia’s Arts and Culture Grants Program invests in artists and organisations to support a vibrant arts ecology. Congratulations to fifty one successful applicants of the October 2020 round, with grants totalling over $1.4 million awarded. Grant opportunities on offer in the October 2020 round included Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Grants, Projects, Development and Major Projects categories.
OMG! Fringe fun comes to Kwinana
City of Kwinana, Media Release, 15 January 2021
Roll up, roll up! You’ve never experienced Kwinana quite like this before!
OMG! Fringe is a series of...
Much-loved Kangaroo Island Easter Art Exhibition returns in 2021
Celebrating local culture, new beginnings and resilience
Artists Collective, Kangaroo Island Inc, Media Release, 12 January 2021
More than a year after bushfires devastated parts of...
The Healing Art
by Geoff Helisma
Jim Hourigan loves to paint; however, he plays down whatever artistic ability he might possess, preferring to focus on what his works...
Rita is returning!
Lismore Theatre Company is proud to announce that Educating Rita is back in rehearsal ready to open its 2021 season. Associate director Kylie Fuad is collaborating with director David Addenbrooke to work with the two actors Elyse Dallinger (Rita) and Gray Wilson (Frank) to bring Educating Rita to the Rochdale Theatre in February 2021.
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