Art Exhibition by local artists. Feature work by Anne Langdon.
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“Bring your humanity to your art. Bring your art to humanity.”
— Maxime Lagacé
Stuck? Try something new!
Whether you are a writer, a visual artist or a performer, you’ve probably had the experience of feeling stuck. The metaphor of ‘staring at a blank page’ is often used to symbolise the inner critic stifling creativity. Thoughts like ‘I don’t know what to do” or ‘I’m not good enough’ or ‘I don’t have the…
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Update: Challenge of the Month
Update: Have you submitted a photo of your ‘Nature’ artwork for our February challenge? It’s a fun way to spend some time in this time of lockdown. Show us any aspect of nature you love and tag it with #gpartsincchallenge1 when you post it on your own Instagram page. Here is the link to see…
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Quote of the week
Quote of the week. Feature work by Murray White.
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Featured Artist: Lyn Dickson
Working with a variety of materials, artist Lyn Dickson creates sculptures, books, baskets and more, all featuring textiles, stitching and writing. Lyn runs workshops and has participated in many events including open studios and the recent Smythesdale Fiesta. View Lyn’s Artist page.
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Opportunity: Grant rounds open
Regional Arts Victoria grants available. Click to find out more. Feature work by Carol Moyse.
Read More“Normality is a paved road: It’s comfortable to walk, but no flowers grow on it.”
-Vincent Van Gogh
Free event: All welcome at the Smythesdale Fiesta
Sunday 7 February 10am – 3pm. Free community event. Everyone is welcome to join in. This is a COVID safe event.
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Challenge of the Month
We’ve noticed something our members have in common is a love of nature and our beautiful flora and fauna. So, we thought it would be fun to have ‘nature’ as the theme of our first art challenge. Participating is easy: Post a photograph of your ‘nature’ artwork on your own Instagram account. Use the hashtag…
Read More“You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have”
– Maya Angelou
Let’s Make Art E-Newsletter, Term 1 2021, is out now
Find out about local events, art workshops, children’s art classes and open studio weekends. Feature image: Artist stall at the Smythesdale Fiesta, 2019.
Read MoreWhat’s on: Ballarat Society of Artists Inc. exhibition opens today
New exhibition opening today in Ballarat
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Opportunity: Golden Plains Shire Offers Grants for Professional Artists
Funding available for Golden Plains professional artists. Featured work is by Jen Jones.
Read More“You can always edit a bad page. You can’t edit a blank page”
— Jodi Picoult
“I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free”
– Michelangelo
Writers, time is running out
Growing up in country Australia. Call for submissions. Closing 22 January 2021.
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Network with Other Local Artists
One of the reasons GP Arts Inc. are giving our members the opportunity to have an artist page on our website is to share our work and support each other. Our Golden Plains Artists page lists all of the artists pages on this website, and each artist has shared their social media links. One way…
Read MoreThe Ballarat Mechanics Institute are seeking expressions of interest in their BMI Makers and Community Market to be held on Saturday 13th March. Details and the application form can be found on their Facebook Event page. Click here.
