Open Studios – 6 and 7 March – Haddon, Cambrian Hill, Smythes Creek.
Feature work by Vida Pearson.
Featured Artist: Carol Moyse
If you love birds, be sure to view Carol Moyse’s albums of bird photography through her Facebook page. Carol has an eye for the details which make each bird species beautiful, and is able to capture birds in crisp, clear focus. Based in Dereel, Carol took up photography in 2015. While birds are her main…
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Exhibition: Dreamscapes and Landscapes at Gallery on Sturt
Art Exhibition by local artists. Feature work by Anne Langdon.
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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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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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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.
“Art is not what you see, but what you make others see”
– Edgar Degas
‘Zoom Me A River’ project
“Zoom Me A River” is a short film facilitated by the Golden Plains Shire with funding from the the Australian Government’s Regional Arts Fund Recovery Boost. The film features artists, musicians, performers and writers from the Shire. The artist commissioned to produce a video, featuring layers of music, poetry and visual arts, was Leonie Van…
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Save the date!
Just 8 weeks until the Smythesdale Art and Music Community Fiesta! Click here for more info.
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Glynis Bryden’s work at Gallery on Sturt
Original works by Glynis Bryden now at Gallery on Sturt in Ballarat. Click for more info.
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