Gecko Studio Gallery Newsletter – October / November 2012
Our next exhibition……. “Remember Me” A collection of dry point etchings ranging from endangered and local species printed on geological maps Clare Whitney October 21 to November 17. Opening Sunday October 21 from 2 5pm.
Artist Statement – Clare Whitney
Opposite attractions inspire my daily workings.
Something old with something new, something handmade with something found.
I am the silent observer of all things, colour, form, movement, sound and touch,
I strive to create a constant thread between the past, present and future, within my images.
I love nothing more than lying down and looking straight up into the patterns of the clouds, treetops and grasses and getting visually lost in nature’s kaleidoscope of colours and patterns.
Living in Thornbury, I have had my studio in the heart of Melbourne for the past 8 years, my inspiration is found anywhere from my local streets and parklands to the ocean and bush land both in Australia and abroad, where ever I am ….I am observing and inspired.
Local endangered species’, the human figure and symbolic shapes are captured and introduce onto old maps, music sheets and pages of text.
Working within the boundaries of these collected back grounds, endangered species are printed onto old collected maps significant to where they live whilst music sheets have common songbirds dancing across their notes; I try to create an everlasting relationship between the two.
Winged things have always interested me from flying ants, precious beetles and endangered birds all the way to the ancient winged gods, the detail of nature’s mechanics and humankinds’ imagination is particularly visually fascinating to me.
I am most inspired by the role Nature has played throughout history’s story telling through mythology, fairytales, dreamtime and symbology both environmentally and historically.
I love a good second hand store, garage sale or market to pour over for ideas and see history and fashion, patterns and designs all sprawled out on a trestle table, they are tiny visual collections of a strangers personal belongings and past, laid out for you to see, touch, converse, remember even purchase to live another day. 1
One’s personal passing on of their stories…
I want to put life back into the old music sheets, discarded maps and text books, take it off the shelf and put it up onto the wall for all to see with new eyes.
I find these beautiful creations of mans original forms of communication the perfect relationship for my drypoint images to marry...everlastingly....
Bio
Clare Whitney studied Fine Art at The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, 1991 1993, R.M.I.T, where she majored in painting.
Since completing her degree in 1994, she has travelled, lived and worked over the years in Western Australia, New Zealand, Taiwan and Fiji.
Throughout her travels Clare set up working studios and taught painting in local schools and community groups, from very young children to adults.
These experiences allowed her the opportunity to express and exhibit her own artworks both interstate and abroad. Influenced by her immediate environment and personal experience; the landscape, human figure, and organic forms are captured and translated through rich colours and symbolic shapes on canvas and paper.
Images of insects, birds and fish represent other ‘worlds’ that co exist alongside mankind. Clare’s images illustrate the ideal of man/woman becoming one with these ‘worlds’ once again.
Clare Whitney now resides in Melbourne and works from her studio in the heart of the city.
Dedicating herself full time to her art, she continues to create and exhibit recent works from her studio and galleries throughout Melbourne.
Clare Whitney: Melbourne painter & printmaker www.clarewhitney.com http://www.clarewhitney.com
Gecko Studio Gallery
What’s next? • Martin King – prints and drawings November 18 to December 15. Opening Sunday November 18 from 2 5pm. • Letting Go new works by Kerry Spokes December 16 to January 19. Opening Sunday December 16 from 2 5pm. • Helen Wilkinson and Grant Flather January 20 to February 16. Opening Sunday January 20 from 2 5pm.
Gecko Studio Gallery workshops
• Drypoint and white ground etching on copper plate workshop with tutor Kate Zizys . White ground method is excellent for depicting clouds, water and textural aspects of printed images. In this workshop we will be using the techniques of drypoint line work coupled with an aquatint over the plate for tone, and using white ground or soap ground to create texture and contrasting white areas to your image. It’s a great process and non toxic! Cost $150* which includes lunch and morning tea (tell us about any food requirements),materials and notes. To book, phone Gecko Studio Gallery on 5683 2481 Thur to Mon or Michael on 0421 209 878, fill in the form on the website or email [email protected] *prepayment of the workshop fee is required. • Textural Monotypes with Chine Colle with tutor Kim McDonald. Saturday November 3. This workshop is an exploration of the textural qualities achievable using a variety of materials to create “one off” unique artworks. Some of the materials include Japanese and Nepalese papers, fabric, natural materials i.e. leaves, paper stencils etc. We will focus on using non toxic materials and inks, and is an ideal workshop for beginners and experienced printmakers alike. Cost $150* which includes lunch and morning tea (tell us about any food requirements), materials and notes. To book, ph Gecko Studio Gallery on 5683 2481 Thur to Mon or Michael on 0421 209 878, fill in the form on the website or email [email protected] *prepayment of the workshop fee is required.
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• Monoprinting with tutor Mandy Gunn . Saturday November 24. Cost $150* which includes lunch and morning tea (tell us about any food requirements), materials and notes. To book, phone Gecko Studio Gallery on 5683 2481 Thur to Mon or Michael on 0421 209 878, fill in the form on the website or email [email protected] *prepayment of the workshop fee is required. • We run a separate mailing list for those interested in hearing directly about our workshops. There are currently 80+ people on the list. If you would like to go on the email list, send us an email at [email protected] or through the contact page on the website. Otherwise, phone us or let us know when you are next in the gallery.
Gecko News ● Sue Gilford’s drawing classes are held in our studio at Gecko Studio Gallery between 9.30 and 12.30 and 1.30 to 4.30 Mondays. The classes are for beginners through to established artists who want to push themselves a little and find new ways of approaching their art. Sessions are $40. Easels are provided, and an extensive range of drawing equipment, materials and papers are available through Gecko Studio Gallery at 10% off retail (a discount available to all members of local art groups and classes), or you can bring your own materials. Bookings are essential due to class size. Contact Sue on 5688 1550. ● Kerry and I were in Horsham last week visiting our friend Lynne Quick in nearby Natimuk. We met a friend of Lynne’s; Marian Anderson of Red Rock Bookshop and Gallery. Marian has been a printmaker for over thirty years. Her bookshop and gallery features some fantastic books (lots of art especially artist books and printmaking) and her gallery space at the back of the bookshop showcases local artists. If you are up that way drop in, say hello to Marian and mention you read about her in this newsletter. I should say she also has a wicked sense of humour. Buy a book or artwork while you are there. http://redrockbooksngallery.com.au/ We also went to Mount Zero between Horsham and Natimuk (no idea why it is named Mt Zero – nothing on the internet I could find) and went to the café there, part of a large olive growing business. Great café, fine produce and fascinating plants and animals (lots of roos among the olive trees). Check this out •There are 4 types of people http://iwastesomuchtime.com/on/?i=44715 there is a slight art element to this, very slight! (Note – Gecko Studio Gallery is not responsible for material found on 3rd party websites) Local Art Venues and Events
Prom Coast Arts Council ● The next meeting will be on October 22 at 7.30pm at Gecko Studio Gallery, 15 Falls Rd, Fish Creek. Ph 5683 2481. All welcome. ● The PCA website is gradually being redeveloped by PCA member Luke Dearlove. It is still a work a progress but have a look at www.promcoastarts.com.au/ As well as being a vehicle to promote PCA and its activities, the idea is that PCA members can have a page on the site to display their artwork for $20 a year. Feedback on the site to [email protected] but go easy on our Luke as he is doing this out of the goodness of his heart and needs all the encouragement he can get. Positive criticism is always the best. Stefani Hilltop Gallery Artist in residence Bianca Biesuz Stefani . 39 Keane’s Rd, Fish Creek. Ph 5683 2253. http://members.dcsi.net.au/hilltop_gallery/ Open Thursday to Monday or by appointment. The Celia Rosser Gallery and Banksia Café Promontory Road, Fish Creek. Ph 5683 2628 Open Saturday & Sunday 10 – 4pm. www.celiarossergallery.com.au/ Ride the Wild Goat Workshop & Gallery 5 Falls Rd, Fish Creek. Ph 5683 2661. Paintings and one off handmade furniture & objects by Andrew McPherson . Open Fri, Sat, Sun, Mon – 10.30 – 4.30pm. 0417 370 596 [email protected] Stockyard Gallery ● Whatever Floats Your Boat – Tina Jacobson . Recent works that explore Tina‟s art with how our thoughts, words and feelings form our life. ● Foster Photography Club – Annual Exhibit and Sales. Nov 1 to Nov 12. Opening Nov 4 between 11 and 1pm. http://fosterphotographyclub.wordpress.com/ 20 Main Street, (PO Box 211) Foster 3960. Open 10 am to 4 pm daily Phone: 5682 1125 email [email protected] www.stockyardgallery.org.au/ Meeniyan Art Gallery ● Process & Place Susan Hall & Bob Manhal , October 26 to November 22, opening Sunday Oct 28. 84 Whitelaw St, Meeniyan. Wednesday to Monday (closed Tuesday) 10 – 4pm. Saturday & Sunday 11 – 5pm. Ph 5664 0101 [email protected] http://meeniyanartgallery.org.au Annie Stark Studio – 67 Falls Rd, Fish Creek, ph 5683 2696. Annie specialises in paintings of the Australian outback in rich earthy tones. Please phone to arrange your visit.
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Life Drawing Classes with model. Classes run by Ann Parry. First and third Fridays at Port Franklin schoolhouse. 10.30am – 2.30pm. Tea & coffee provided, take your own lunch. Some art materials provided or take your own. $40 each session when committing to a block of six classes or $45 casual. Contact Ann on 0448 390 785 or 5664 6558. Life model – Tony McConville $30hr 0400 681 366 Foster's Little Bookshop ● Talking Books with Jan Bull – a radio program on books and reading, 3mFM (88.1, 89.1 and 89.5 on the dial) every Sun morning after the 11 o’clock news . 4 Station Rd, Foster. Ph 5682 2089, e Sign up for their email newsletter at http://www.fosterslittlebookshop.com.au/ Coal Creek Community Gallery 9am to 5pm daily. Contact: Coal Creek 03 5655 1811. Doug Kane 03 5655 1809 . Coal Creek Community Gallery, South Gippsland Hwy, Korumburra. www.coalcreekvillage.com.au www.facebook.com/CoalCreekLiteraryFestival www.coalcreekvillage.com.au/events/literary festival/ 40th Meeniyan Art and Photography Exhibition Fri November 2 – Tuesday November 6. Opening night with cheese and wine 8 pm. Sat to Mon 10 am – 5 pm, Tues 10 am – 1 pm . Jazz night Saturday 8 pm Garden Walk 10 am – 4 pm Sunday. Tarnya Wilson, Artist Coordinator 40th Meeniyan Art & Craft Exhibition. Ph 56 64 7473 or 0427 647473. [email protected] www.meeniyan.org.au/Meeniyan/Community_%26_Events.html Prom Coast Film Society Next screening Friday November 2, Lantana – 2001 – Australia – Drama – M ● Prom Coast Film Society’s screenings 8pm on the first Friday of each month at the Fish Creek Hall . Season 2012 / Friday December 7, Tabloid – 2011 – USA – Documentary – M. ● The rules governing Victorian Film Societies allow only subscriptions, rather than charging for individual films and the Prom Coast Film Society will be offering annual, six month and three month membership subscriptions. To make it a very social night Windy Ridge Winery will have wine by the glass to purchase and supper will be available after the screening. Further details about the Prom Coast Film Society can be found at the FAMDA website www.famda.org.au Enquiries can be sent to [email protected] or phone Catherine McGlead on 0407 543 371. Annual Subs $75, 3 months $28. Inverloch Community House ● A Place to Paint Do you sketch or paint? We welcome oil, acrylic, watercolour, crayon, pastel and pencil artists. BYO your materials and projects and work in an environment of mutual inspiration. Please note that there is no tutor involved. Fridays, 10:00 3:00pm. Cost: $2 (members) $4 (nonmembers) Inverloch Community House 16 Abeckett Street, Inverloch. Ph 5674 2444 Inverloch Community Hub Open Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm, weekends by request in attached Visitor Information Centre. All sales and artists enquires go direct to exhibiting artist. For more information on exhibiting your artwork visit www.basscoast.vic.gov.au or call 1300 BCOAST (226 278) – Carole Sheppeard, Inverloch Community Hub Administration Officer ph 5674 1569 f 5671 2222 e [email protected] Sculpture In The Vineyard at Lyre Bird Hill Winery & Guest House. December 9 to January 27, 2013. 370 Inverloch Road, Koonwarra. Ph 5664 3204. Open daily 10am 5pm. [email protected] www.lyrebirdhill.com.au/index.html More info next newsletter. Leongatha Rotary Art & Photography Show Friday Oct 19th. (Opening Night), Sat 20 and Sun 21. Leongatha Memorial Hall, 6 8 McCartin St, Leongatha. Contacts David John 5664 1241, 0419 175 645 or Paul Beck 5662 5255 [email protected] Pauline John & Kerry Spokes are featured artists this year. Leongatha Gallery Email [email protected] or see the website www.leongathagallery.org.au Leongatha Gallery is located opposite the Post Office (cnr McCartin St & Michael Pl). Open: weekdays 10am 5pm (closed Tuesday) Saturday 10am 2pm. Ph 5662 5370. Mushroom Art/Craft A Journey on Wings – Kristy Wilson Johnson Until October 31. 40 Bair St, Leongatha 5662 2144. Open weekdays 10 – 5pm, Sat 10 – 3pm. www.facebook.com/pages/Mushroom Crafts/119418071496767 Sandy Point Art Trail – Sandy Point Art Gallery – 33 Beach Parade ph 5684 1094 [email protected] www.sandypointgallery.com.au Working Garden Studio 85 Sandy Point Rd (entry & parking in Aqua Crt) ph 5684 1379 open when sign is out or ph to arrange a visit. Portrait Studio 16 Sunshine Rise (cnr Surfers Walk & Sunshine rise) ph 5684 1545 www.sallygibsonportraits.com.au Open when the sign is out or ph to arrange a visit. Sandy Point Art Gallery 33 Beach Parade ph 5684 1094 [email protected] www.sandypointgallery.com.au So Far No.02 Saturday, October 20, 7.30pm – 9.30pm. Low Rez , Melbourne’s male pop choir, presents, for the first time in country Victoria, the next in the So Far series. A collection of classic songs from the 60s, 70s and 80s especially arranged for the male voice. Plus Special Guests: mezzo soprano 4
Ursula Paez and Gippslands’ own “The Blokes Chorus” . Come and join us in Meeniyan for a night to remember. Meeniyan Hall, South Gippsland Highway, Meeniyan. $20. Tickets from Koonwarra Store, Koonwarra, The Duck Hutt, Meeniyan and www.trybooking.com/32314 or at the door. Off The Beaten Track . 20 October. Music evening with Sal Kimber and the Rollin Wheel and Mick Thomas and the Roving Commission . Toora Community Hall, 8pm. Contact: 5686 2443 or 0427 858 436 Landcare Inspirational Arts Challenge Landcare is celebrating its 25th birthday. Bass Coast Landcare Network is holding an arts celebration as our part in this event and we would love you to be a part of the celebrations. Residents of Bass Coast are invited to submit 2D and 3D art work in mixed media (including recycled sculpture) based on Mike Cleeland’s poem ‘The Landcare Seedling’. This event is proudly sponsored by Bass Coast Shire Council. Download an entry form, invitation, entry conditions or promo poster from www.basscoastlandcare.org.au/index.php/component/k2/item/193 inspirational arts challenge Toora Art Group The Toora Art Group no longer meets at the old Bonlac building and is searching for a new 'home'. However, t.a.g. still meets on a Sunday afternoon at various places around Toora. For further information, please contact Marilynne at [email protected] or Stephanie on 5861 5261 Gumnut Manor – Gallery of original art, craft and treasures. 34 Stanley St, Toora. Ph 0427 004 488. Open most weekends, closed June & July. Toora Village Artist Collective Inc . / Toora Village Studio Gallery This collective of 20 artists from South Gippsland have come together to run as a community gallery the "Toora Village Studio Gallery " in the "Windmill" cafe and "Toora bargain centre" complex 25 29 Stanley street Toora. The main aim is to promote art in the South Gippsland Area. The Gallery has 3 rooms and soon will have a Workshop Studio Area, to be used by members for all aspects of the Arts. ● "Sunday Open Studio" from 1pm for a social get together and for creative art as you like to practice. Open Thurs Sunday from 10 am to 4 PM. For further enquires for membership as an Artist or to volunteer your help contact :Willem Van Cleef 0427 816 367 or email us [email protected] Members of TVAC Inc. are: Rod Adams, Andrew Stacey, Pam Donnellan, Robert Haydon, Kate Lance, Carol Linton, Erwin Reschke, Karen Reschke, Tina Snell, Brian Watterson, Catherine Williams, Megan Williams, Sue Gilford, Barbara Jeffrey, Jenny McDonald, Roger Lette, Robyn McLean, Marilynne Zanella, Juia Peddie and Willem Van Cleef. Learn to draw, learn to paint with artist Janice Orchard. Janice Orchard has over twenty years’ experience as a professional artist and tutor. Visit her website to see examples of her work www.janiceorchard.com Learn in small classes in the artist's studio in Wonthaggi. Do you like to draw? Would you like to learn the basics of drawing or improve your existing skills? Classes cover drawing with pencil, pen, charcoal and pastel. New classes in painting. Learn the basic rules of painting. Improve on your existing talent, classes in watercolour, acrylic and oil. Art materials not provided. A full materials list available on request. Class dates and times: Mondays 10 am to 12.00pm 13 August to 17 September 2012 6 weeks $150 Booked out. Tuesdays 10 am to 12.00pm 14 August to 18 September 2012. 6 weeks $150. Drawing with pencil, charcoal, pen and pastel. Wednesdays 10 am to 12.00pm 15 August to 19 September 2012. 6 weeks $150. Painting with watercolour, acrylic or oils. Bookings ph 5672 3286, 0419 1 363 or email [email protected] 40 Toorak St, Wonthaggi. Animal, Vegetable, Mineral – Laurie Collins and Sue Osborn – 1 30 November. Opening Sunday Nov 4th at 2pm. Heritage Hill Museum & Historic Garden. 66 McCrae Street, Dandenong. Exhibition Open: Monday Friday 10am 4pm. Sunday 12 4pm. Phone 9793 4511. www.heritagehilldandenong.wordpress.com Laurie Collins – Laurie is a one man power house. I was going to list his latest activities but gave up when I looked at his website – he is all over the place! Feed the cat, grab a glass of wine and pull up a comfy chair – then check out his website! www.lauriecollins.com.au/ Internet marketing for artists workshop 10.30am 2.30pm, Saturday 27 October. $10 pp (inc lunch). Creating online marketing that gets you noticed by customers And search engines. Register now to attend a practical workshop for artists and creative businesses designed to help you get noticed! West Gippsland Arts Centre, Warragul. RSVP essential please by 24 October karen.whitaker [email protected] or 0407 637 721. Baw Baw Shire and Creative Gippsland are pleased to present this fantastic workshop opportunity for artists and creative businesses to learn from an expert in online marketing. Belinda Weaver from Copywrite Matters http://www.copywritematters.com.au has been engaged and will clear the maze of "search engine optimisation" and "social media marketing". No matter if you are just beginning or want to take it to the next level, Belinda will be able to help...... the words you use really do make a difference and offline or online, you will get more clicks, calls and sales with the right words. It’s that simple. Greenworks Press is an open access studio located in Morwell, 13 Holmes Road. Greenworks offers group workshops, professional development courses for teachers and personal tutorials in a range of 5
print techniques including metal plate, chemical printing and lino / woodblock technique. The press is well stocked and some supplies are provided including newsprint and proofing ink. Kate Zizys is the manager and printer and offers custom printing services at a reasonable price. You can check out some of the works produced through the press at www.greenworkspress.tumblr.com or contact Kate for a tour by appointment on 0400 003 657 or [email protected] Drawing workshop with Rita Lazauskas . 2 day workshop exploring observational drawing and the development of a personal response to the experience of a given moment. 10 – 4pm, November 24 & 25, oneofftwo studio, Kleinitz Rd, Nungurner (between Metung and Lakes Entrance). Ph 5156 3270. Cost: $230, bookings essential, includes paper & drawing materials – charcoal, pencils, paint & erasers. www.ritalazauskas.com/ Mandala Art – Mandala classes in 5 week blocks. Mondays 11am to 1pm & 7 – 9pm. $25 per class (pay as you go) or $100 for all 5 weeks (to be paid in the first week). Contact Annette Marshall 0423 513 763 [email protected] Mayfield Gallery Open daily (inc public holidays) 10 5pm. – Di & John Koenders – Fairbank Rd, Arawata. Ph 5659 8262 www.mayfieldgallery.com.au/ Emily Koenders Art Gallery Open daily 11 5pm. 230 Ruby Fairbank Rd, Fairbank. Ph 5662 5808 West Gippsland Arts Centre ● Swan Lake, the full length classical performance. Production by Evgeny Amosov for The Russian National Ballet Theatre . Visit the official Russian National Ballet Theatre's website www.russiannationalballettheatre.com.au/ Mon 22 & Tues 23 October, 7.30pm. "With the instantly recognizable music of Tchaikovsky virtually a signature of classical ballet and the wonderfully dark story of good set against evil, Swan Lake is one of the most famous and loved of all works in the repertory”. ● West Gippsland Arts Centre is located on the corner of Smith and Albert Streets in Warragul. Car parking is available off Smith and Albert Streets and in Civic Place, Warragul Download a map (300k). PO Box 304 Warragul 3820. Box Office & General Ticket Enquiries 5624 2456, Restaurant/ Cafe Bookings: 5624 2424 [email protected] www.wgac.org.au/ Courthouse Gallery, Yarram Craft Creations Exhibition featuring the art and craft works of Mirridong. Oct 18 to Nov 13. Opening Friday October 19 at 1pm; light refreshments, all welcome. 122 Commercial Rd, Yarram. Open every day except Wednesday from 10.30am to 3.00pm. 122 Commercial Road, Yarram, 3971. Ph Gallery 5182 6553. www.yarramchgallery.blogspot.com/ [email protected] Briagolong Art Gallery ● Freestone Printmakers’ present recent prints from Freestone Press . Saturday 22nd September 18th November. Gallery open Saturday & Sunday 11am 4pm. Briagalong Art Gallery is a member run gallery featuring Briagolong’s renowned local artists. Open at weekends, the gallery features a changing exhibition of works for sale and also runs various workshops and community events. Briagolong Art Gallery corner Avon St and Forbes St Briagolong 3860. Gallery opening hours: Saturday & Sunday 11 am – 4 pm or by appointment. Contact: 5145 5439 or 5145 5454 http://briagolongartgallery.com/ Email [email protected] www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHZThphw1ko Wonthaggi Artspace Community Art & Craft Gallery An exciting new Community Art & Craft Gallery will be opening in October at 7 McBride Avenue, Wonthaggi. As part of the Bass Coast Artists' Society (BCAS) commitment to its members and to the wider art and craft fraternity in Bass Coast and South Gippsland, BCAS has acquired the former Bicycle Hub shop and is currently in the process of refurbishing the interior. Following a packed Information Meeting at the Goods Shed in August, a committee of ten members was established and they have been meeting weekly planning and arranging for a gala opening on 21 October. The gallery will then be open from Thursday to Monday 10am to 4pm. Policy and Application forms have been forwarded to all BCAS members and to a wide range of art and craft practitioners throughout Bass Coast and South Gippsland. The concept is that applicants will hire wall and/or glass case or shelving space for varying prices depending on area and type of art work. The goods can be displayed for a minimum of one month and if there is no waiting list for the particularly area, they can continue for a further month at a time. The purpose is that as many people as possible will have an opportunity to display their wares. For any queries or a copy of the Policy Document & Application Form, please ring Colin or Hazell on 5674 2892 or email [email protected] . (this info lifted directly from Bass Coast Artist Society webpage www.bassarts.org.au/ ) Bass Coast Artists’ Society www.bassarts.org.au/ Annual Membership Fees – Single $25, Family $35, Social $15. To apply for membership of the Bass Coast Artists’ Society please send your name, address, telephone number and membership type together with a cheque to: The Secretary, Bass Coast Artist Society, P.O. Box 571, Wonthaggi VIC. 3995. Activities Open Studio Held on Monday and Wednesday, all members are welcome to join in these untutored sessions held at the Goods Shed between 10am and 3pm. Donation of $2 towards upkeep. Contacts: Monday Hazel Billington 5674 2892 Wednesday Liz Glynn 5672 2944 Life Drawing Easels and seating are provided and we have many wonderful models as subjects. Cost is $15 to cover 6
the cost of model. Tuesday: 10am to 1pm; and 7pm to 10 pm. Contact Paul Satchell, Ph 5672 1752 and Bob Tyler, 5674 9375 ● BCAS Art Exhibition – Goods Shed and Gallery Exhibition (behind Safeway and the railway station, next to Big W) – Mondays & Wednesdays between 10am – 3pm and Rotary Market days, 2 nd Sunday each month through the year, 10am – 1pm. Wonthaggi Rescue Station Arts Inc., Community Arts Centre ● West Area Road, PO Box 170 Wonthaggi 3995. Wendy Crellin, President ph 5672 1949 [email protected] Treasurer Teana Roetz 5674 2832. Email: [email protected] Phone Yvonne 5672 3179 or Wendy 5672 1949. http://rescuestationarts.org.au/ The Wonthaggi Woodcrafters have a well equipped workshop and club rooms at 239 White Road, Wonthaggi, in the grounds of the Bass Coast Adult Education Centre. They meet on the second Monday of each month beginning at 1:00 pm (except January and December). Wonthaggi Woodcrafters PO Box 477, Wonthaggi Vic 3995. [email protected] Bass Coast Fine Film Group – Fine Film Group membership runs for a year from 1 April. Membership forms are available at the Wonthaggi Cinema. For further info, contact the Secretary, Larry Hills by email at [email protected] Membership forms available by contacting Larry Hills at [email protected] or by phoning 5672 5939 or by visiting Gecko Studio Gallery. Goat Island Gallery Goat Island Gallery, 18 Boundary Road, Wonthaggi. Open every weekend in May 11am to 4pm. Ph 5672 5951 www.schooneart.com/ Galleria del Mare @ Rhyll Galleria del Mare, 28 Tunbridge Street, Rhyll Ph 5956 9391 [email protected] Artist Society of Phillip Island www.aspi inc.org.au/ Crafts Council of Victoria http://www.craftvic.org.au/ Gippsland Artists website linking the artists of Gippsland to the world. www.gippslandartists.com/ Freestone Press Contact: Gillian Kline. Mobile 0408 514 560/ 51455411. Email: [email protected] 556 Freestone Creek Rd, Briagolong 3860. Stratford Courthouse Art Gallery ● Flatness Janet Bridgart 18 October – 12 November. ● 6 week long Xmas arts market . Don’t miss out as many of our best artists produce funky Xmas gifts, Nov 15 until sold out. Contact Anna Roberts on 5145 6790 Open 10.30 to 5pm, Thur to Mon. [email protected] Creative Gippsland website http://creativegippsland.com.au/ Drawing Tour to Morocco in May 2013. 2 week adventure with arts and culture as the main focus, guided tours and a flexible drawing program suitable for all skill levels. Traveling with artist/curator Rita Lazauskas and a small group of like minded people, we have our own vehicle, driver, guide, fantastic accommodation and time to draw. The tour begins in Marrakech then takes a route across the famous Tizi n’Tichka Atlas Mountains pass through traditional 'Amazigh' (Berber) villages and the world heritage site of Ait Benhaddou to the Sahara dunes. We visit the Imperial cities of Fez and Rabat and the incredible Roman ruins of Volubilis, explore the bustle of the ancient medinas and traditional artisan souqs. Guided tours and drives through the spectacular landscape will be interspersed with time to draw and relax. Accommodation is provided in the most comfortable traditional Guesthouses, where we enjoy the extraordinary delights of the indigenous 'Amazigh' (Berber) food and hospitality. With time to observe the wonderful world of Morocco you will develop your own personal Visual Diary as we travel on a shared learning experience. Contact Rita Lazauskas or Bruce Derrick 0447 779 487 http://culturaltoursmorocco.com/ [email protected] Town & Country Gallery The Painted Gardens of Gippsland John Mustsaers . John Mutsaers was born in Eindhoven, the Netherlands in 1942, and arrived in Melbourne in 1956 aged thirteen. For most of this year John will be travelling to various parts of Gippsland to paint the character and personality of gardens in the region. In partnership with Gippsland Country Life magazine and Town and Country Gallery in Yarragon, John will mount an exhibition in October called, “The Painted Gardens of Gippsland”. He will depict on canvas some of the gardens previously featured in the magazine plus others he has been invited to visit. The paintings will be shown at the gallery as part of the, “Gardivalia Festival”. Sat 6 Sun 28 October. Email [email protected] 10 5 Daily. 111 Princes Highway, Yarragon. Ph: 5634 2229. Open daily 10am 5pm. www.townandcountrygallery.com.au Gippsland Art Gallery Sale ● ● Victoria Reichelt Catalogue. The playful paintings of Queensland based artist Victoria Reichelt linger somewhere between geometric abstraction and hyperrealism. In Catalogue Reichelt presents new and recent works from her Spectrum series to explore book spines and library shelves as sources of unexpected aesthetic delight. The works consider the motivation behind the collecting impulse to form a colourful essay on our love of books. 8 September to 4 November.
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● The 2012 John Leslie Art Prize. The John Leslie Prize is one of Australia’s most prestigious prizes for landscape painting, and consistently attracts the highest calibre of artists working in Australia. In 2012 the Prize is offered in four award categories totalling $20,000 in prize money, made possible by the generous support of the Gallery’s Patron John Leslie OBE. 29 September to 25 November. ● The Inconvenience of Change Michael Georgetti . 13 October to 25 November. A certain shambolic quality takes hold in the kinetic (moving) artworks of Michael Georgetti. A combination of painting, sculpture and commonplace objects are used to build precarious structures that examine the absurd nature of humanity’s relationship with machines. These strange structures have a temporal quality to express human failure. Opening and artist talk Friday 12 October. ● The Rapture of Death Andrew Browne, Adam Cullen, Julia DeVille, Juan Ford, Anne Judell, Sam Leach, Ben Quilty, Kate Rhode, Ex DeMedici, V.R. Morrison, Ricky Swallow, Michael Zavros, and others . 10 November to 20 January. The Rapture of Death is the experience of delight upon escaping grave danger, writes Prue Gibson. It offers the sweet knowledge that you are safe, at least for the moment, from the clutches of darkness. And it is a phrase which refers to the fear or apprehension of death, rather than the actual experience of dying. Based on the book of the same name by Prue Gibson (Published by Boccalatte Pty Ltd), The Rapture of Death features major works by some of Australia’s leading artists. Like the book, this unusual exhibition is a philosophical enquiry into the use of deathly imagery in contemporary art, and investigates why fear of death is an intrinsic part of life. Opening: Friday 30 November 6.00pm. To be opened by Prue Gibson, Author, The Rapture of Death ● Port of Sale Civic Centre 68 70 Foster St, Sale. Ph 5142 3372. Open weekdays 10 – 5pm. Sat & Sun 12 – 4pm. www.wellington.vic.gov.au/gallery. Free entry. Maffra Exhibition Space ● Seen in the Light. Light in the Box. 14 September to 27 October. Participating Artists: Michelle Deb Armstrong, Ellen Burton, John Butler, Philip Cappadona, Di Deppeler, Don Dickie, Marcus Foley, Rhonda Gray, Kellie Hancock, Jeni Irwin, Josephine Jakobi, Daniel Jenkins, Ian Keegan, Jan Learmonth, Robert Logie, Annie Marshall, John McKenzie, Joyce Nowrungsah, Jason Parmington, Vanessa Power, Anna Roberts, Kate Shone, Wilma Ross, Dore Stockhausen, Mary Sullivan, Eileen Thurgood, Bev Wilkin, Jerry Williams and Gary Yelen. This exhibition of 29 black boxes is an East Gippsland Art Gallery touring exhibition. Seen in the Light was East Gippsland Art Gallery's contribution to the Creative Gippsland month of May celebrations. The project involved 2 parts; Light Graffiti – an exhibition that invited secondary school students to ‘draw with light’ and Light in a Box – artworks by local artists. Light in a Box invited 29 artists to create a piece in a 20x20x25cm box – the work only visible when viewed through a security lens and illuminated by a small light activated by the viewer. The result is a fascinating collection of miniature installations, each containing a unique creation. ● Maffra Secondary College VCE Graduate Exhibition. 2 November to 17 November. Works by VCE Graduate students from Maffra Secondary College. ● Tim Wright Retrospective. 23 November 2012 to 2 February 2013. A survey exhibition of paintings by the late Gippsland artist, Tim Wright (1975 2011). 150 Johnson Street , Maffra. Enquiries to Gippsland Art Gallery, Sale. Ph 5142 3372 . Open Monday 10am 6pm Wednesday to Friday 10am 6pm Saturday 10am 12pm Closed Tuesday & Sunday Free Entry LaTrobe Regional Gallery ● Figurative works from the Cbus Collection of Australian Art . 4 August – 2 December. Visit the Cbus Gallery at Latrobe Regional Gallery during winter and enjoy a selection of figurative works from the Cbus Collection of Australian Art. Artists include Jessie Trail, Jean Bellette, Norman Lindsay, Bernard Hall and John Brack. ● Alexandra Sassé Regarding the Face . International Power Hazelwood Community Access Gallery. 22 September – 21 October. Alexandra Sassé is influenced by the expressiveness of German Expressionism, Byzantine icon painting and the French Fauve movement, as well as Byzantine icon painting in her recent portraits. Sasse’s painted heads are worked from life from a select circle of models including friends and associates. Her aim is neither to reproduce reality nor to delineate a character. According to Sassé, she “is not heading the picture towards a truth already grasped, but responding to something unfolding. This is something ambiguous, as would be expected in work which is created over time, not in a moment – the state of sitter and artist is not a fixed reference.” ● Julia Robinson Some to the Stone. 1 September – 4 November. Superstition features prominently throughout history in all cultures, as humans have long attached significance to items and rituals that can logically have no real power of their own. The exhibition Some to the stone explores a number of lesser known superstitions originating in Europe and Scandinavia. The work interprets the homespun solutions to the perceived threat of witchcraft through a simple, domestic aesthetic that draws on traditional techniques such as stitching, woodcarving and pottery. In examining the historical practice of superstition, Robinson tries to make sense of that complex human need to trust things beyond our power, to take meaning from nothingness and find comfort in language, ritual and gesture. Julia Robinson is represented by Anna Pappas Gallery. ● Made to Last A NETS Victoria Touring Exhibition in partnership with the Centre for Cultural Materials
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Conservation and supported by LaTrobe Regional Gallery. Curated by Sherry Vardy. 12 September – 28 October. Contemporary artists use traditional, modern and sometimes unconventional materials for a variety of reasons; the materials are integral to their conceptual practice, workable or readily available. Made to Last highlights the significance of the artist's original intent to assist in the long term preservation of their practice. This exhibition explores investigative methods of conservation including the behaviour of materials over time and techniques used to preserve and document work for the future. Artists include Brook Andrew, Penny Byrne, Juan Ford, Ghostpatrol and Claire Anna Watson. ● Living Traditions: the Art of the Belief . A National Gallery of Victoria Touring Exhibition. 3 November – 13 January 2013. This exhibition draws upon diverse material from across all areas of the NGV’s rich collections to explore a range of living religious traditions found in the Australian community today. Many works of art rarely exhibited before, dating from the medieval period through to the contemporary, will look afresh at religious practice and belief as seen through the eyes of artists past and present. Manuscripts of sacred texts, ritual vestments, objects employed in worship and images of divinities will reveal the rich diversity and common threads of spiritual practice and belief in contemporary Australia. ● Insight The Hermansburg Potters Collection of the Moreton Bay Region. 10 November – 20 January 2013. Insight is a travelling exhibition developed by Moreton Bay Regional Council and Simon Turner, toured by Museum and Gallery Services Queensland. The Aranda people from Hermannsburg, a former Lutheran mission about 130km west of Alice Springs, are generally known for their Namatjira style watercolours. Since 1980, the Hermannsburg Potters have been producing a vibrant and highly original form of ceramic art that draws on many influences yet strongly reflects the distinctive visual culture of the region. The potters embrace yet reinterpret all these influences and traditions in their own painted ceramics. The collection features works by Irene Mbitjana Entata, Carol Panangka Rontji, Judith Pungkarta Inkamala, Clara Ngala Inkamala, Ester Ngala Kennedy, Lindy Panangka Rontji, Rona Panangka Rubuntja, Dawn Ngala Wheeler and Rahel Kngwarria Ungwanaka. ● Opening hours: Mon to Fri 10am to 5pm, Sat & Sun 11am to 4pm. Closed public holidays. 138 Commercial Rd, Morwell 3840. Ph 5128 5700. www.latroberegionalgallery.com email: [email protected] Arty Farty Sculpture Studio Contact Sian 0418519181 www.artyfarty.com.au feastonart gallery 136 Nicholson St (cnr Wolseley St), Orbost. Ph 5154 2136 [email protected] arc Yinnar ● arc Yinnar Biennial Drawing Prize 2012 . Fri 19 Oct – Sat 24 Nov. Awards announced Saturday 20 Oct, 2 – 4pm. First Prize $2,000 International Power GDF Suez and arc Yinnar. Highly Commended Prize $500 Latrobe Valley Enterprises Award. Highly Commended Prize $500 Mirboo North & District Community Bank, Bendigo Bank Award. Achievement Award $300 Rennie Property Sales, Morwell. These awards are chosen by the judging panel from exhibited entries, plus People’s Choice Award $300 voucher from Morwell Art & Framing. Awarded from votes cast by gallery visitors over the duration of the exhibition. ● arc Yinnar Members and Friends Summer Show. November 30 December 14. Open Entry exhibition, all media. Artists deliver works on 27 & 28 Nov for a 2 week pre Christmas show. Join us on the Friday night Nov 30 for our end of year exhibition and the close of our 30th Birthday year. Download entry form from website.Open hours: Tues Fri 12 4pm; Sat 11am 3pm. Tel 5163 1310 www.arcyinnar.org.au Arc Yinnar Workshops ● arc Yinnar has so many workshops and there really is way too much detail for us to include it all so we suggest you visit their website or phone and ask for a program to be sent out. Here is a list of workshop titles and prices as a guide Course: $Full / Concession Basic Etching $125 / $95: Photo Screen Printing $195/ $175: Blacksmithing $285 / $265: Etching in the Environment $195/ $175: Fiction Writing $90; Mixed media $100: Polychromatic printmaking $100: Art event planning $130: Dramatic Life Drawing $120: Alginate Casting $150 Switchback Gallery Surface Value Rona Green. 17 October – 9 November. Curated by Rodney Forbes. Opening at 5pm on Tuesday 16 October. Gallery walk around talk by the artist at 4.30 Hours: Mon to Fri 9 – 5 or by appointment. Building 6S, Monash University, Gippsland Campus, Churchill 3842 Phone:5122 6261. www.artdes.monash.edu.au/gippsland/switchback/zone.html Crystal Stubbs glass artist Munro (Near Stratford) Ph 5145 8282 email [email protected] Check out this beautiful video of Crystal at work www.crystalstubbsglass.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=frontpage&Itemid=54 Arts & Culture newsletters ● Bass Coast Shire Council Free Arts News click on the Arts Officer link at www.basscoast.vic.gov.au/Leisure/Arts Free Arts News ● Stockyard Gallery – not sure how to subscribe but I guess emailing them at [email protected] and asking for their newsletter should do the trick ● Regional Arts Victoria, Gippsland monthly newsletter compiled by Deb Milligan. http://createsend.emailoutapp.com/t/ViewEmail/r/7D8068217397A1EC/5CD4810B1AF27125DBC23BD70 4D2542D ● Meeniyan Motel email newsletter http://meeniyanmotel.com.au/ ● Craft Victoria Craft Almanac e news go to www.craftvic.org.au/ and find the subscribe area at the bottom of the page. 9
East Gippsland Art Gallery ● Heritage Network East Gippsland 28 September 16 November. Gallery hours: Tuesday Friday 10am 4pm, Saturday 10am 2pm. Entry is Free. 2 Nicholson Street Bairnsdale. Phone 5153 1988. http://eastgippslandartgallery.org.au/ Mingara Gallery Painting, indigenous art, sculpture, ceramics & glass, jewellery – 10 5.30pm daily (closed Wednesday) 11am 5pm, Sunday [email protected] ph 5952 3722. 242 Thompson Avenue, Cowes, Phillip Island Leongatha Lyric Theatre [email protected] www.lyrictheatre.net.au/joomla/ FAMDA (Foster Amateur Music and Drama Association) for the latest news and productions – visit http://famda.org.au/ Meeniyan Amateur Dramatics Society (MADS) Meeniyan Hall, Whitelaw St, Meeniyan www.meeniyan.org.au Performing light entertainment with the focus on young people and others new to the stage. See website for events and dates. Phone 5664 7473 Lyrebird Arts Council ● Josh Pyke ‘The Only Sparrows Tour’ Saturday October 27, 8pm. SOLD OUT ● Vika and Linda Bull December 8. SOLD OUT ● Ben Sollee. Friday 11th January, 2013: Meeniyan Town Hall. Members $35 Adults $40 It was a delight to have Ben Sollee perform at Mossvale Park this year and we are really looking forward to his return. Known for his thrilling cello playing that incorporates new techniques to create a unique mix of folk, bluegrass, jazz and R&B, Sollee possesses rough smooth smoky vocal stylings and a knack for intricate arrangements that has brought about comparisons to Sufjan Stevens. Sollee shares himself completely with his audience, whether it be by personal lyrics, or his commitment to the environment. Sollee can often be found riding a bicycle to his concerts (cello strapped to the back), which have become legendary for their intimacy. Mossvale Park ‘Summer Of Soul’ . Sunday 6th January, 2013. Gates open 1pm, Music starts 3pm. Pre purchased: Members $65, Adults $75 + booking fees. At the gate on the day: Members $75, Adults $85. Children under 14..free. The day will feature some of the best Soul and Funk music around with a dash of Blues and a touch of Surf Rock. A mix sure to inspire lots of foot tapping and dancing when not lazing or strolling in the beautiful surrounds of Mossvale Park. ● Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings (USA) Sharon Jones and her 9 piece band, the Dap Kings have ventured to Australia before, to perform at Byron Bays Blues Festival and WOMAD. In 2013 they are coming to Australia to headline at the Sydney Festival and we are thrilled that they are venturing down to South Gippsland to headline Mossvale Park ‘Summer of Soul’. Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings are a celebration of, and a testament to, the soulful and beautiful possibilities of music. As distinguished as their recordings may be, Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings have become truly renowned thanks to their incredible live show and relentless touring. Although it’s no easy task to keep such a vast ensemble on the road, the band continues to pack hundreds of clubs worldwide, including two consecutive sold out shows last year at New York’s legendary Apollo Theatre, a historical evening at Celebrate Brooklyn! at the Prospect Park Band Shell that brought a reported crowd of nearly 20,000 people and show stopping sets at SXSW, Coachella, Lollapalooza, Roskilde, Bonnaroo, Austin City Limits, North Sea Jazz Festival, and WOMAD. Most recently, the band has been invited by fellow soul enthusiast, Prince, to open for him at his shows in New York City, Paris, and Ghent. Sharon’s newest CD, ‘I Learned The Hard Way ‘was produced by Bosco Mann and recorded in its entirety on an old Ampex eight track tape machine at Daptone Records’ “House of Soul Studios.” The record drips with warmth and spontaneity rarely found since the golden days of Muscle Shoals and Stax Records. Ms. Jones’s voice, never stronger, evokes at once the raw power of Tina Turner, the moaning soulfulness of Mavis Staples, the rhythmic swagger of James Brown, and the melodic command of Aretha Franklin. From the lush Philly soul fanfare that ushers in the top of the album with “The Game Gets Old,” to the stripped down Sam Cooke style that closes it with “Mama Don’t Like My Man,” the band dances seamlessly through the most simple, crafted arrangements with subtlety and discipline. This is the “Daptone Sound” at its finest and is a welcome breath of fresh air. ● Los Coronas (Spain) Los Coronas are a pioneering instro surf group from Spain. From their beginnings, in 1991, they have grown from being under the shade of the most purist instrumental surf to reinventing a genre that proves to be more alive than ever. Departing from a sound that feeds directly of the primitive and original instrumental rock of the 50's and 60's, Los Coronas make a revision of the Spaghetti westerns essence, the rides of Curro Jiménez a fiction legendary Spanish bandit of 19th Century or the Don Brown's surf documentaries. In this way they revisit and renovate a genre, the instrumental Surf, which they know well, where they have grown, a genre that they have been claiming for since their beginnings in 1991. Once the lesson has been well learnt, they have decided to contribute with their own vision, in which their personal experience has become their main influence. It's a vision where the sands of the Californian beaches join with those of the desert, achieving this way a borderline surf loaded with southern touches and with echoes of the trumpets of “El Degüello” in the siege of The Alamo. In an odd appropriation of the musical essence of Mexico or the South of the USA, 10
Los Coronas assimilate, reinterpret and adapt it as its own. ● Clairy Brown & the Bangin’ Rackettes This nine piece ensemble have been making a splash at home and internationally with their original take on soul, jump blues, doo wop, ska and r’n’b. Clairy Browne and her harmonizing girl gang the Bangin’ Rackettes have earned a reputation for their dynamic live show which is an experience from start to finish, created with the intention of taking their audience to another place complete with all the heightened hysteria of 1960’s music TV. As a journalist recently put it: “To label the show a ‘gig’ is a huge injustice to the whole production. While the spectacle is electrifying, the spine of the group is Browne. She’s warm, ballsy, with an enormous voice that could move mountains.” Madeleine O’Gorman, The Music.com.au ● Chris Wilson Chris Wilson has been an essential part of the rock & soul music scene in Australia since taking the stage with the Sole Twisters over 20 yrs ago. Stints with Harum Scarum and Paul Kelly and the Coloured Girls followed, and by the end of the 80s, Chris was renowned as one of the finest vocalists, harmonica players and songwriters, fronting the superb Crown of Thorns. Chris has appeared at every major Australian festival and his performances, filled as they are with his own brand of sensuality and the dynamic power that leaves his audiences so satisfied, are always a highlight. Chris’ stage presence, voice and talent are all as big as the country he lives in. Chris Wilson is a master of his craft. ● Saskwatch Freshly back in the country from a run of shows at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival Spiegeltent, 2012 continues to be a very big year for soul funk nine piece Saskwatch. Having previously self released 2 7 inch records, Saskwatch signed to Melbourne indie Northside Records // Shock in May for the release of 7 inch single Your Love. Just two months later they backed this up with the release of their début LP, Leave It All Behind. Taking cues from the likes of James Brown and Aretha Franklin, as well as New Yorks bangin’ modern soul scene (Sharon Jones, Charles Bradley et al); Saskwatch combine said cues and bring their own love, grit and sweat to the fore, all in high fidelity, over 12 new tracks. Replete with the sweetest jams and heavy steppin’ funk joints, Leave It All Behind, ticks all the boxes and looks fantastic doing it. Nkechi Anele’s vocals are world class, as is Liam McGorry’s song writing. “Wow, this girl can wail. And I say that with the utmost respect. This is good time sunny soul, the kind made famous by Motown acts like The Supremes....” – Dan Buhagiar (triple j) ● Steve Smyth Steve blew us away with his commanding support performance for Lanie Lane earlier in the year so it is with much enthusiasm that we have invited him back to perform. ‘Steven Smyth is one of those artists who draws you in even before you’ve heard him perform. There seems to be an energy that clings to him which reaps mystery and a deep, honest passion. And when you see him perform you feel like he’s conveying a million conversations, a million experiences filled with heartache, love, excitement… And he delivers his songs with pure honesty and an unconscious bliss. You can almost hear the churning out of his mind through his antique Remington typewriter.’ Triple J Unearthed
● To book for shows email: [email protected] or phone 5664 9239. ● Retail outlets for tickets are: Gecko Studio Gallery, Fish Creek (closed Tues & Wed.), Duck Hutt, Meeniyan (closed Wed.), Main St. Revelations, Foster (closed Tuesday) and Dear Antiques, Leongatha (open Thurs, Fri & Sat) Native Flower Show Hosted by the Australian Plants Society – South Gippsland Group. Plant Sale & Book Sale. 20 October – 21 October. Cost $3. Venue: Leongatha Recreation Reserve, Exhibition Shed. Time: 10am – 4pm. Contact: 5664 2221. Visitor news & info ● Subscribe to the Prom Country Tourism enewsletter at www.visitpromcountry.com.au/ ● Drive South Gippsland Prom Country Regional Tourism and Bass Coast Business and Tourism Partnership have created a fantastic website & brochure detailing the different driving routes through South Gippsland. Check out the website: www.drivesoutherngippsland.com.au ● Prom Coast Tourism – check out www.promcoasttourism.com.au/ Where, amongst a stack of useful info, you can view & download the Prom Coast Tourism 2011 brochure. ● Bass Coast Shire Council has put out a free 24 page 2011 arts brochure which can be obtained from Council offices, visitor info centres or from www.basscoast.vic.gov.au Community Websites – Foster www.foster.vic.au/ Leongatha www.leongatha.vic.au/ Meeniyan www.meeniyan.org.au/Meeniyan/Meeniyan_Newsletter.html Monthly Farmers' Markets Koonwarra Farmers Market First Saturday of the month. Memorial Park, Koonwarra. Hours: 8am 12pm. Coal Creek Farmers Market Second Saturday of the month. Coal Creek, Korumburra . Hours: 8am 1pm . Prom Country Farmers Market Third Saturday of the month . War Memorial Hall, Foster Hours: 8am 12pm. Inverloch Farmers Market Third Sunday of the month . The Glade, Inverloch Hours: 8am 1pm . Email [email protected] Craft & Produce Markets Kongwak Market Every Sunday. Jumbunna Bush Market First Sunday of the month. Toora Market Second Saturday of the month. Loch Market Second Sunday of the month. Mirboo North Market . Last Saturday of the month. Promontory Home/Produce Market – Foster 11 December & 1, 22 January. Tarwin Lower Craft/Treasure Market 15 January
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Bass Coast Market Calendar http://121.50.208.46/bass/market_calendar.pdf Café Culture Series Tickets $20 ea. Concession $17 each. November 11 Diddly Eyes [Irish jigs, Reels & Jokes]. For bookings phone 56629805 or 56862443 Fish Creek ● Fish Creek Art Group Inc. Meets at Fish Creek Scout Hall 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month. Contact details PO Box 15, Fish Creek 3959. See above for their current exhibition. ● The Flying Cow Café – 9 Falls Rd, Fish Creek. Breakfast & lunch 10am onwards, closed Wednesday and Thursday (open Thursdays in January). Hours can be a little flexible depending on how many travelers are about. Ph 5683 2338 ● Café KO Bar and Grill – 2 Old Waratah Rd, Fish Creek. 5683 2207. Open Wed to Sunday. On Sat & Sun, breakfast will on offer from 9am. Other days: open from 12 12.30 for lunch and dinners from 5.30pm onwards. ● Fish Creek Hotel/Motel (with the giant fish on the roof) Amy and staff. Ph 5683 2404 ● Tiliqua – Fish Creek Tiliqua is a self contained holiday home accommodating up to 8 people and is located on the very edge of the Fish Creek township. The living areas offer spectacular panoramic views across the countryside. Bookings : Promaccom ph: 03 5682 1436 or free call 1800 458 382. For more information visit www.promaccom.com.au/tiliqua/index.htm ● Promontory Gourmet Foods PO Box 25 Fish Creek 3959. Ph 5683 2313. [email protected] Walkerville South ● Bear Gully Coastal Cottages waterfront accommodation overlooking Waratah Bay with views to Wilson's Promontory. 33 Maitland Court, Walkerville South. Ph 56632364 www.beargullycottages.com.au/ Walkerville North ● Walkerville Caravan Park 3 Loop Road, Walkerville North, VIC 3956 Ph 5663 2224. www.caravan parkfinder.com.au/campsites and caravan parks/view/22198 walkerville caravan park Yanakie Promhills Cabins 3650 Meeniyan Promontory Road, Yanakie, Victoria 3960. Just four minutes drive to Wilsons Promontory National Park. For enquiries contact: Sean & Angela Taylor. Ph 5687 1469 [email protected] http://www.promhillscabins.com.au/ Port Albert Wildfish Restaurant 40 Wharf Street, Port Albert Ph 5183 2007. Seafood/contemporary. Fri 5.30pm 8pm; Sat Sun 11.30am 3pm; Sat 5.30pm 8.30pm; Sun 5.30pm 7.30pm Loch ● Hard Loch Café – Licensed – Open 7 days a week, 9.30am to 4pm. Fine food, organic coffee, unique teas, local wines, seasonally influenced menu using local produce , local tourism information, art work and products, catering & special occasion cakes made to order , group dinners & evening functions welcome. 10 Smith St, Loch VIC 3945 ph 5659 4466 [email protected] Koonwarra ● Koonwarra Farmers Market First Saturday of every month. 8am till 12 noon Meeniyan ● moo’s at meeniyan October Winemaker of the Month Glenmaggie Wines is situated at Tinamba West near Lake Glenmaggie, Central Gippsland. Tony and Fleur Dawkins bottled their first vintage in 2000 and say their best asset is their beautiful, north facing hillside vineyard. A rain shadow over their area limits summer and autumn rainfall, which in turn provides a long cool ripening period, ideal for disease free ripening. They use only their own grapes, handcrafting small batch wines, and fuss over them from vine to glass. “We are passionate producers who strive for high quality and believe in minimal intervention. Our philosophy is that a wine’s quality comes from where and how it was grown and when it was picked. Ninety per cent of the work is done by the time the grapes are in the shed. Allow the grapes to ferment clean and cool, drain and get the wine into barrel asap and then wait. Sometimes being patient and waiting is the very best and also hardest thing to do.” They have chosen these two very special wines for Moo’s: 2012 Sauvignon Blanc – powerful tropical fruit nose, gripping tight acidity and a pretty palate of pollens to finish. Will stand up to many Asian spices or cut through creamy pasta sauces. A very happy drink on it's own too. 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon – sweet red and black currants wrapped in fine grippy tannins and spicy oak to give length and depth of flavour. Suited to hard cheeses, game meats and robust dishes. Artist of the Month Val Tunbridge was practically born with a brush in her hand and a paint palette alongside her breakfast bowl and lives for art and craft. A former Secondary Art & Craft teacher, Val returned to her passion after raising her children and over the years has passed on her enthusiasm to young and old alike. Her exhibition at Moo’s is a showcase of the diversity of her talent and interests. “Painting has always been my passion and I love doing my own thing. Having an allergy to oil paint I mostly use acrylics or pastels or a combination of mediums – canvasses, cards. Paint, colour, texture and nature intrigue me – always looking for new ideas I can always learn something from our environment.” 89 Whitelaw St, Meeniyan. Ph 5664 0010, fax 5664 0050 [email protected] www.moosatmeeniyan.com.au
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● Trulli Pizza (Formerly Andy’s) Ph 56647397 New wood fired oven, new menu. New hours: Wed, Thurs and Friday 5 pm – 10 pm; Sat and Sunday midday until 10 pm. ● Pause @ Meeniyan – coffee, light meals & homemade cakes and goodies. Ph 5664 0071. 84 Whitelaw St, Meeniyan (next door to the Meeniyan Art Gallery) ● The Duck Hutt 134 Whitelaw Street Meeniyan (next door to Lacy’s Jewellery). Hours: Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri 10 5; Sat, Sun 11 4, closed Wed. Contact Kellie Thomas ph 5664 0100 ● Meeniyan Motel 119 Whitelaw Street, Meeniyan VIC 3956. Contact Lorraine Hughes on 5664 0030 or 0428 975 469. Office hours 8am – 9pm. See the Latest News and Events section of their website for the Meeniyan Newsletter and lots of info about events in the area. http://meeniyanmotel.com.au/ Leongatha Serafino's Blue Lounge Pizzeria 7 9 Bair St, Leongatha. Ph 5662 3390 Number 9 Dream Café 44 Bair St, Leongatha Ph 5662 2339 Wed Fri: 8:30 5:00pm, Sat: 8:30 4:30pm, Sun: 8:30 4:30pm. Foster ● Rhythm Café Fully licensed. 3 5 Bridge St, Foster ph 5682 1612. Trading hours 10am – 4pm, closed Tuesday & Wednesday. Tapas night every Friday 5 7.30pm ● Promontory Home Produce & Craft Markets . Foster Showgrounds. 2012 – 2013 dates Sun Nov 4, Sun Dec 9, Sunday Dec 30, Sun Jan 27, Sun Mar 10 & Sun Mar 31. No dogs allowed. Korumburra ● Mileto’s Courtyard Café – Frank & Karen Mileto 25 Commercial St, Korumburra. Ph 5655 1420. ● Coal Creek Farmers’ Market Market day is the 2nd Saturday each month, from 8am until 1pm, in the Coal Creek Community Park and Museum carpark, Korumburra, South Gippsland. Postal: Coal Creek Historical Park and Museum, Silkstone Road, Korumburra, Victoria, 3950. Ph 0459 629 000 (Farmers' Market Working Group), or Rowena Ashley (Coal Creek Coordinator) Ph 5655 1811, Fax: 5655 1480 [email protected] www.coalcreekvillage.com.au/farmersmarket/ Local Radio ● Catch “Sounds”, a music show that samples new releases as well as favorites that never date in the folk, blues, alt country and world music genres. Presented by Ian Bevington and Suzanne Henderson on at 6pm Thursdays. ● Night Surf Gerald and Anna – Thursday, 8 – 10pm. Very cool music. 8pm 10pm ● Celtic Music with Colin Campbell 8pm 10pm Wednesdays ● Talking Books with Jan Bull – a radio program on books and reading every Sunday morning after the 11 o’clock news . ● Smart Arts with Trevor G Tuesdays between 7 – 9pm. ● Ramalama Ding Dong Denis & Dave 8pm 11pm Friday nights. ● Get an email every week from 3mFM with the programs for the week and highlights. Go to www.3mfm.com.au/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1 to sign up for the 3mFM news email. Local FM station 3mFM – 88.1, 89.1 and 89.5 on the dial [email protected] www.3mfm.com.au/ Also check out the 3MFM website as it is now possible to stream 3mFM via the internet
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