Evening Events Workshops Bookings essential for all workshops and talks. For more details and bookings go to Great Alpine www.greatalpinegallery.org.au/artstrail Friday 4 May, 6.30pm onward Bonfire, Burgers and Banter Indigenous Basketry with Cassie Leatham Opening night at the Omeo Caravan Park. Artist talk and demonstration showcasing Grab a burger from the onsite Red Caravan, a Indigenous techniques for weaving floor mats, chair round the bonfire, and listen to the storyteller baskets and string bags. Arts Trail tell tall tales and true. When: Saturday 5 May, 10.30am – 12.30pm Where: Ensay Winery, 5094 Great Alpine Road, Ensay Cost: $20 Saturday 5 May, 7.00pm onward 5 & 6 May 2018 Live Music at the Albion Hotel Natural Dyeing with Cath Rayment Join us for dinner and live music. An introduction to natural dyeing your own yarn. Book for dinner, Ph: (03) 51594211. Try eco colouring from your own backyard, and ensay | Swifts Creek | Omeo | Benambra discover the tanatlising world of hidden colour waiting to be unlocked. P When: Saturday 5 May, 10.00am – 3.30pm Accommodation artners Where: 3730 Great Alpine Road, Shed ‘n’ Home, 112 Bindi Road, Tongio. Book through Airbnb. Tambo Crossing Cost: $50 Jubilee, a holiday retreat, Omeo. Book through Airbnb. Needle Felting with Sarah Carr Ready for needle felting but not sure where to Omeo Caravan Park, Omeo. Ph: (03) 5159 1351 start? You’ll learn the techniques to get you Mesley Manor, Bazeley Street, Omeo. started and to hone existing skills. Four bedroom family home in tranquil location with When: Sunday 6 May, 9.00am – 1.00pm an outlook to Mt Mesley. Where: 3730 Great Alpine Road, Ph: 0418 563 158. Tambo Crossing Cost: $50 Details and updates at From Pits and Pith to Pasta www.greatalpinegallery.org.au/artstrail with Annie Patterson Nullamunjie Olive Grove is a true single estate olive oil, grown, pressed and bottled on the estate. The olives are processed within 2-4 hours Combine the beauty of ’s high country of being harvested fresh from the trees. Where: Nullamunjie Olive Grove, 290 Bindi with the delights of local artists and artisans Road, Tongio When: Saturday 5 May and Sunday 6 May, 10.00am – 11.00am www.greatalpinegallery.org.au/artstrail Cost: $12.50 inc tea/coffee, home made scone.

Benambra Tongio Ensay and surrounds 1. All Things Wool 9. Tongio Triangle Installation 15. Tiffany Forster Open Studio Benambra Public Hall Corner Bindi Road and Great Alpine Road, Tongio 12 Spring Gully Road, Ensay North Spin yourself into a weekend’s worth of working Al Wunder’s Mayan inspired all-wooden drums, Tiffany creates richly coloured work in pastels, with wool, using local sheep’s fleece and natural plus photos by Lynden Nicholls. silk painting and crochet. plant and mineral dye. Drop by for a weekend of rediscovering old skills and finding new ones. 10. From Pits and Pith to Pasta (Talk) 16. Wot a View Studio Art Gallery Nullamunjie Olive Grove 5170 Great Alpine Road (access via Johnston 290 Bindi Road, Tongio Street) Omeo Booking essential. Featuring work by Leanne Lockwood and other 2. Art & Books @ Octagon Bookshop local artists and craftspeople. 143 Day Avenue 17. Ensay Winery Cellar Door Works by artists Andrew Smith and Deirdre Jack. Swifts Creek 11. Great Alpine Gallery 5094 Great Alpine Road 3. Petersen’s Gallery 6881 Great Alpine Road Ensay’s award winning winery is also the hub for 156 Day Avenue The Gallery houses permanent exhibitions of local local basketry. Talk by Cassie Leatham, booking essential. Terry Petersen paints the High Country. artists and craftspeople as well as three special exhibitions each year. One of the oldest volunteer 4. Old Standard Pop Up Shop run galleries in Victoria, the gallery celebrates 20 18. Old Pub Gallery 168 Day Avenue (opp primary school) Basketry years of arty goodness in 2018. 35 Old Pub Road, Ensay South Featuring the works of . from the Great Alpine Basketry Group and local Rob Logie crafts makers. 12. Creekers Café 6864 Great Alpine Road 19. Crafts at the Ensay Recreation Reserve 5. Florabundance Garden Inside and outside craft stalls. 59 Ensay-Doctors Flat Road 100 Tongio Road Masses of beautiful roses. 13. Market @ Swifts Creek Community Hall 20. Rob Logie Open Studio 6869 Great Alpine Road 139 Logies Road, Reedy Flat Featuring a market jammed with local arts, crafts, Rob’s printmaking and painting is instinctive, keeping him interested, frustrated and never artisan products, local produce, and SixMix - an Cassilis settled. 6. Bill’s Taxidermy exhibition of six artists and photographers from 672 Cassillis Road the area. The CWA will supply their yummy refreshments. Also included is a display of historic 21. Natural Dyeing Workshop Bill is the area’s most experienced taxidermist. photographs and crafts people demonstrating with Cath Rayment 7. Allan Fox Open Studio their skills, sharing techniques and secrets of their 3730 Great Alpine Road, Tambo Crossing 925 Cassillis Road trade. Booking essential. Allan’s Hard Edge Geometric paintings will be exhibited at the Art Gallery in Sale in 14. Carole Pepper Open Studio 22. Needle Felting Workshop 2019. 208 Swifts Creek Road East, Doctors Flat with Sarah Carr Carole is a textile artist using ecoprinting natural 3730 Great Alpine Road, Tambo Crossing 8. Mt Markey Winery dying and stitching on silk wool and paper. Booking essential. 1346 Cassilis Rd The tasting room is opening just for the Arts Trail. Details and updates at Details and updates at www.greatalpinegallery.org.au/artstrail www.greatalpinegallery.org.au/artstrail Great Alpine Arts Trail 5 & 6 May 2018 ensay | Swifts Creek | Omeo | Benambra

Combine the beauty of Victoria’s high country with the delights of local artists and artisans www.greatalpinegallery.org.au/artstrail

All Things Wool Octagon Bookshop

Petersens Gallery Old Standard Pop Up Shop Legend

1. All Things Wool 2. Art & Books @ Octagon Bookshop 3. Petersen’s Gallery 4. Old Standard Pop Up Shop Great Alpine Gallery Open Studio - Allan Fox 5. Florabundance Garden 6. Bill’s Taxidermy 7, Allan Fox Open Studio 8. Mt Markey Winery 9. Tongio Triangle Installation 10. From Pits and Pith to Pasta (Talk) 11. Great Alpine Gallery

Open Studio - Carole Pepper Swifts Creek Hall 12. Creekers Café 13. Swifts Creek Hall 14. Carole Pepper Open Studio 15. Tiffany Forster Open Studio 16. Wot a View Studio Art Gallery 17. Ensay Winery Cellar Door 18. Old Pub Gallery 19. Crafts at the Ensay Recreation Open Studio - Tiffany Forster Reserve 20. Rob Logie Open Studio Wot a View Studio Art Gallery 21. Natural Dyeing Workshop (bookings only) 22. Needle Felting Workshop (bookings only)

Ensay Winery Open Studio - Rob Logie Photos: Anne Richardson and Andrea Lane, and thanks to (f)route