arts
arts round the shire
2017
Bass Coast Shire Council acknowledges that
we are situated on the traditional lands of the
Boonwurrung / Bunurong, of the Kulin Nation.
We offer our respect to their elders past and
present and, through them, all Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islander people.
Bass Coast is home to a thriving arts community.
The beauty of its natural environment, and the
close proximity to Melbourne, attracts the
creative spirit.
It is also one of Victoria’s most popular tourist
destinations due to the beautiful coastline,
scenic hinterland and laid back life style.
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index
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galleries and studios
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crafts10
heritage
11 – 12
photography and film 13
map
14 – 19
writers 20
music, theatre and dance 21
art exhibitions and festivals
22–24
community cultural centres
25–27
community managed facilities27
public art
28 –29
bass coast your art collection prize30
arts registration and news 31
Cover from the top clockwise: Artwork detail, Inverloch Skate Park,
Shadows on the Path, Susan Hall, Artwork, Inverloch Skate Park,
Sunrise at Wattle Bank, photography Bob Tyler, Pippin, Wonthaggi
Theatrical Group, Acer palmatum (Japanese Maple Autumn),
Bonsai Island, Chalk Art Snake, Ulla Taylor at Newhaven Primary School,
Mad and Nic, Come and Play Launch, Chalk Art, Ulla Taylor and
Cecilia Leys Newhaven and Shearwater Festival drumming workshop
photo by Terry Melvin. Page detail, Chalk Art, Ulla Taylor, Newhaven
L – R: above 1. Mosaics By the Bay, Heather Fahnle
2. Artwork detail, Inverloch Skate Park, Kyle Charles
Karen V Sandon
24 Cuthbert Street, Corinella
m 0402 455 795
e [email protected]
w karenvsandon.com.au/a-binding-press
Open: Thursday to Saturday, 1.00pm to 4.00pm
and by appointment.
Karen's studio gallery plus a fully equipped print
workshop for hire.
2 Annette Spinks – Art Studio and Gallery
Annette Spinks
60 Dixon Street, Inverloch
m 0418 555 222
e [email protected]
w annettespinks.com.au
Open: Please phone for opening times.
Original abstract paintings.
galleries and studios
1 a-binding PRESS
3 Artfusion Studio and Gallery
Marlene Abela
9 Anderson Rise, Anderson
m 0407 368 538
e [email protected]
w artfusionstudionandgallery.com
Open: Thursday to Monday, 10.30am to 5.00pm.
Working steel and glass studio.
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L – R: 3. Wave Series Interception, Annette Spinks
4. Ancient Warrior Intaglio etching, Karen V Sandon, a-binding press
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galleries and studios
Artists’ Society of Phillip Island Inc
Jill Rogers
PO Box 198, Cowes
m 0416 132 045
e [email protected]
w aspi-inc.org.au
Visual art, photography, writing workshops
and exhibitions.
4 ArtSpace Wonthaggi
Ursula Theinert
The Centennial Centre,
1 Bent Street, Wonthaggi
t (03) 5672 1415 and (03) 5672 5767
e [email protected]
w artspacewonthaggi.com.au
Open: Thursday to Monday, 10.00am to 4.00pm.
Contemporary art gallery and gift shop.
5 Bass Coast Artists’ Society
Wendy Saphin
The Goods Shed via Big W carpark
Webb Drive, Wonthaggi
m 0409 555 225
[email protected]
wbasscoastartists.org.au
Open: As programmed.
Regular weekly studio groups, workshops,
demonstrations and exhibitions.
6 Bonsai Island
Elaine Brown
32 Phillip Island Road, Newhaven
m 0428 351 113
e [email protected]
wbonsaiisland.net
Open: Saturday and Sunday, 10.00am to 5.00pm.
Bonsai and horticultural art.
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L – R: 5. Moody Moondahs, Diana Bannister, Shearwater Studio
6. Reflected Game, Frank Schooneveldt, Goat Island Gallery
Frank Schooneveldt
18 Boundary Road, Wonthaggi
t (03) 5672 5951
e [email protected]
w schooneart.com
Open: Saturday and Sunday, November to March
from 11.00am to 4.00pm and by appointment.
Contemporary Australian Art.
8 Goldsmith’s Gallery and Jewellery Workshop
Bronwyn Pratt – Gold & Silversmith
Shop 3, Bridgeview Arcade, 157-159 Marine Parade,
San Remo
t (03) 5678 5788 or m 0409 934 543
e [email protected]
w goldsmithsgallery.com.au
Open: Monday to Friday, 10.00am to
5.00pm; Saturday, 10.00am to 2.00pm.
Long weekends open Sunday, 11.00am to
3.00pm. Closed August.
Quality handmade jewellery, artworks
and repairs.
galleries and studios
7 Goat Island Gallery and Sculpture Garden
9 John Mutsaers Art Studio
John Mutsaers
9 Churchill Crescent, Inverloch
m John 0402 392 799 Mary 0478 255 803
e [email protected]
w jmartist.com.au
Open: By appointment only, 10.00am to 4.00pm.
Oil and acrylic painting and sculpture.
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L – R: 7. Painting nine - The Infinite Birdcage, John Mutsaers
8. Acacia howittii (Sticky Wattle), Bonsai Island
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galleries and studios
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10 Kelly and Gemelli – Art and Design
Adriano Gemelli
57 Phillip Island Road, San Remo
m 0419 544 588
e [email protected]
w kellyandgemelli.com
Open: Friday to Sundays or by appointment.
Contemporary art gallery and café.
11 Ken Griffiths and Karin Ellis
141 Reed Crescent, Wonthaggi
m 0414 413 187
e [email protected]
Open: Second Sunday of the month,
10.00am to 3.00pm or by appointment.
Artists, painters, textiles and wearable art.
12 LeeZart
Lee Hutchinson
323 Inverloch-Venus Bay Road, Inverloch
m 0407 267 561
e [email protected]
w facebook.com/leezart
Open: Friday to Monday, 10.00am to 4.00pm.
Metal, timber sculptures and quirky furniture.
13 Liptrap Creations
Kerry Murrell
323 Inverloch-Venus Bay Road, Inverloch
m 0407 267 561
e [email protected]
w facebook.com/liptrapcreations
Open: Friday to Monday, 10.00am to 4.00pm.
Handmade and home décor.
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L – R: 9. Receptive Field#7, Cristina Popovici, Mingara Gallery
10. Holographic Persimmon 1, Adriano Gemelli, Kelly and Gemelli
Art and Design
27 Joseph Road, Corinella
m 0408 106 180
[email protected]
Open: By appointment only.
Contemporary drawing, painting and sculpture.
Mural studio on ten acres.
15 Mingara Gallery
Noelle Buckley
238-242 Thompson Avenue, Cowes
t (03) 5952 3722
e [email protected]
w mingaragallery.com.au
Open: Wednesday to Saturday, 10.00am to
4.00pm, Sunday, 11.00am to 3.00pm.
Contemporary fine art, sculpture and ceramics.
galleries and studios
14 Lisa Burrell
16 Mosaics by the Bay
Heather Fahnle
8 Mountainview Avenue, Ventnor
m 0417 562 625
e [email protected]
w fahnle.com.au
Open: By appointment only 9.00am to 3.00pm.
Ceramics, specialising in mosaic art.
17 Phillip Island Community Art and Craft Gallery
Aleta Groves (Secretary)
Cowes Cultural Centre
91-97 Thompson Avenue, Cowes
m 0419 525 609
e [email protected]
w phillipislandgallery.com.au
Open: Daily, 11.00am to 3.00pm; and from November
to April from 10.00am to 4.00pm.
A wide range of original art and craft by local artists.
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L – R: 11. Bush Walk, Lisa Burrell
12. Various Works, Phillip Island Community Art Gallery
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galleries and studios
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18 Saraghi Gallery
Peter Walker
71 Thompson Avenue, Cowes
(enter through Café Lugano)
t (03) 5952 6492 or m 0400 864 325
e [email protected]
Open: Daily, 10.00am to 3.00pm or as advertised.
Contemporary paintings, drawings, printmaking,
photography, sculpture, ceramics and textiles.
19 Shearwater Studio
Diana Bannister
83 Lantana Road, Cape Woolamai
m 0408 341 898
e [email protected]
w shearwaterstudio.com.au
Open: Summer weekends or by appointment.
Opening hours vary; please contact Diana.
Colourful contemporary oil paintings and
hebel stone sculptures.
20 Studio 40
Ray Dahlstrom
40 Pearsalls Road, Inverloch
t (03) 5674 6454 or m 0423 545 677
e [email protected]
w studio40.net.au
Open: Saturday and Sunday, 10.00am to 4.30pm
or by appointment.
Contemporary and traditional painting.
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L – R: 13. Man of purity and light meets lady of the night, Peter Walker
14. Our Carbonic Ocean, Ray Daylstrom, Studio 40
15. We are family, Diana Bannister, Shearwater Studio
galleries and studios
21 Susan A Hall
35a Pier Road, Inverloch
t (03) 5674 2097
[email protected]
w susanahall.com.au
Open: By appointment only.
A varied range of art work displayed
in home studio.
22 Theinert Gallery
Ursula Thienert
3 Chisholm Road, Wonthaggi
m 0439 699 241
e [email protected]
w ursulatheinert.com.au
Open: By appointment only.
Ursula is an acrylic painter and
Werner is a photographer.
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Clockwise from top left: Karen V Sandon, Bass Coast Artists Society
Life Drawing Exhibition Opening, Bronwyn Pratt and Susan Hall.
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crafts
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Bass Group CWA Craft Group
Carol Young
PO Box 108, Grantville
t (03) 5678 8041
[email protected]
Meet fourth Monday of the month, except
December, at the Grantville Hall from 10.00am.
Contact Annie Graham on 5678 8037.
Friendly craft group, extend your skills and
learn new ones.
Phillip Island Patchworkers Inc
PO Box 59, San Remo
Michelle Trewin
m 0418 356 478
e [email protected]
Patchwork Club with an exhibition on Melbourne
Cup Weekend annually.
Various groups meet regularly across Bass Coast
contact Michelle for one near you.
Wonthaggi Patchers Inc.
Christine Mitchell
Cricket Club rooms, Korumburra Road,
Wonthaggi
t (03) 5674 3316
e [email protected]
Meetings held on first and third Friday of each
month, except January which will be the third
Friday of the month. 10.00am to 3.00pm.
Patchwork, sewing and craft.
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Top: 17. Sonia Camm with participants, Cowes Cultural Centre
Gallery workshop
L – R: 18. Artwork detail, Inverloch Skate Park 19. Chalk Art detail,
Ulla Taylor Newhaven Come and Play All of May
heritage
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23 National Vietnam Veterans Museum
25 Veterans Drive, Newhaven
t (03) 5956 6400
w vietnamvetsmuseum.org
Open: Daily 10.00am to 5.00pm.
Exhibits, dioramas, artwork, images, stories
pertaining to the Vietnam War.
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Genealogical Society
Malcolm Swaine
56 Chapel Street, Cowes
t (03) 5952 5740
e [email protected]
wpiadgs.org.au
Open: Tuesday and Saturday, 10.00am to 1.00pm;
Thursday, 10.00am to 4.00pm and Friday, 1.00pm
to 4.00pm.
The society aims to promote, foster and practice
genealogical (family history) study.
25 Phillip Island and District Historical Society
Christine Grayden
Heritage Centre, 89 Thompson Avenue, Cowes
t (03) 5956 8501 or m 0400 900 612
[email protected]
wpihs.org.au
Open: Thursdays and Saturdays, 10.00am to 12.00pm.
Tuesday, 10.00am to 12.00pm during holidays.
Displays on the history of Phillip Island and district.
20. Afternoon Concert Party at Wonthaggi Bowling Green,
Wonthaggi and District Historical Society
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heritage
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26 Phillip Island RSL
225 Thompson Avenue, Cowes
t (03) 5952 1004
e [email protected]
w phillipislandrsl.com.au
Open: Monday to Saturday, 9.00am to midnight;
Sunday, 10.00am to midnight.
Military memorabilia – medals, firearms,
bayonets, flags, uniforms, provision, photos
and large military equipment on display outside.
27 Wonthaggi and District Historical Society
Fay Quilford
Railway Station Museum, Murray Street,
Wonthaggi
m 0434 141 275
[email protected]
wwonthaggihistoricalsociety.org.au
Open: Saturday, 10.00am to 2.00pm; and second
Sunday of each month (market day), 8.30am to 1.30pm.
This display includes historical photos, documents,
newspapers and memorabilia relating to the
history of Wonthaggi and district.
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L – R: 21. Wonthaggi Railway Museum, photography Laurie Culph
22. Colonel Ryan outside the Australian 1st Division’s headquarters
on Anzac. AWM P02648.001 Australian War Memorial Collection
23. Bass Coast Artists Society, The Goods Shed In Action
28 Bass Coast Camera Club
Hazel Zander
The Goods Shed in Wonthaggi
t (03) 5672 5300 or Liz Glynn 5672 2944
e [email protected] or [email protected]
w basscoastcameraclub.org.au
Meetings held monthly on the third Saturday
at 1.30pm.
Provides regular meetings with guest
demonstrators and special tasks
for evaluation.
photography and film
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L – R: 24. Sunrise at Wattle Bank, photography Bob Tyler
25. Visitors with Chalk Art by Ulla Taylor for Come and Play All of May
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map
bass coast shire
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Ventnor
Corinella
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15 17 18
Coronet
24 25 26
Bay 37 38
29 35 36
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6 23
8 10
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Anderson
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4 5 7
11 22 27
28 31 32 34
2 9 12 13
20 21 30 40
Cape
Paterson
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Anderson
3 Artfusion Studio and Gallery
9 Anderson Rise, Anderson
Cape Woolamai
19 Shearwater Studio
83 Lantana Road, Cape Woolamai
Corinella
1 a-binding press
24 Cuthbert Street, Corinella
14 Lisa Burrell
27 Joseph Road, Corinella
Coronet Bay
37 2013 BMX Track Sculpture by David Kopelman
Fred Gration Reserve, Bantering Bay Road,
Coronet Bay
38 2014 Bronze Yarns Sculpture Trail by David Murphy
Foreshore Reserve, Bay Road, Coronet Bay
Cowes
15 Mingara Gallery
238-242 Thompson Avenue, Cowes
17 Phillip Island Community Art and Craft Gallery
Cowes Cultural Centre,
91-97 Thompson Avenue, Cowes
18 Saraghi Gallery
71 Thompson Avenue, Cowes
(enter through Café Lugano)
24 Phillip Island and District Genealogical Society
56 Chapel Street, Cowes
25 Phillip Island and District Historical Society
Heritage Centre, 89 Thompson Avenue, Cowes
26 Phillip Island RSL
225 Thompson Avenue, Cowes
29 Cowes Cultural Centre
91 – 97 Thompson Avenue, Cowes
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35 2012 Harmony Bells by Dr Anton Hasell
Cowes Town Square,
91-97 Thompson Avenue, Cowes
36 2012 Wind and Wave and Maregold or
Shimmering Water Kelp by David Fincher
Cowes Town Square,
91-97 Thompson Avenue, Cowes
Grantville
33 2009 The Grantville Memorial Park Sculpture
by Victoria Nelson
Grantville Transaction Centre,
Bass Highway, Grantville.
Kilcunda
39 2015 Site Lines by Bonnie Charles and Sarah Hicks
Kilcunda Foreshore Reserve
Inverloch
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Annette Spinks – Art Studio and Gallery
60 Dixon Street, Inverloch
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John Mutsaers Art Studio
9 Churchill Crescent, Inverloch
12 LeeZart
323 Inverloch-Venus Bay Road, Inverloch
13 Liptrap Creations
323 Inverloch-Venus Bay Road, Inverloch
20 Studio 40
40 Pearsalls Road, Inverloch
21 Susan A Hall
35a Pier Road, Inverloch
30 Inverloch Community Hub
16 A’Beckett Street, Inverloch
40 Inverloch
2016 TRAX coordinated by Mary Sullivan
and Inverloch Community House
Inverloch Skate Park, Reilly Street, Inverloch
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Newhaven
6 Bonsai Island
32 Phillip Island Road, Newhaven
23 National Vietnam Veterans Museum
25 Veterans Drive, Newhaven
San Remo
8 Goldsmith’s Gallery and Jewellery Workshop
Shop 3, Bridgeview Arcade,
157-159 Marine Parade, San Remo
10 Kelly and Gemelli – Art and Design
57 Phillip Island Road, San Remo
Ventnor
16 Mosaics by the Bay
8 Mountainview Avenue, Ventnor
Wonthaggi
4 ArtSpace Wonthaggi
The Centennial Centre,
1 Bent Street, Wonthaggi
5 Bass Coast Artists' Society
The Goods Shed via Big W carpark
Webb Drive, Wonthaggi
7 Goat Island Gallery and Sculpture Garden
18 Boundary Road, Wonthaggi
11 Ken Griffiths and Karin Ellis
141 Reed Crescent, Wonthaggi
22 Theinert Gallery
3 Chisholm Road, Wonthaggi
27 Wonthaggi and District Historical Society
Railway Station Museum,
Murray Street, Wonthaggi
28 Bass Coast Camera Club
The Goods Shed via Big W carpark
Webb Drive, Wonthaggi
31 Wonthaggi Union Community Arts Centre
96 Graham Street, Wonthaggi
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14 Baillieu Street East, Wonthaggi
map
32 Wonthaggi Town Hall
34 2011 Shaft and Seam by Shane Cargill
and Martin Moore
Wonthaggi Centennial Centre,
1 Bent Street, Wonthaggi.
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L – R: 26. Shearwater Festival Parade 2016
27. Cotinus Coggygria (Smokebush), Bonsai Island
28. Camille with Shearwater puppets, Shearwater Festival 2015
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writers
Ibis Writers' Group
Carolyn Landon
1 Cape Paterson Road, Wonthaggi
t (03) 5672 5939
e [email protected]
w sites.google.com/site.ibiswriters/
Meetings held on the second Monday of the
month, 12.30pm to 4.00pm at Newhaven
Yacht Squadron.
Ibis Writers is a friendly group who meet
for discussion and workshop.
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L – R: 29. Dance Design Evil Spirit 30. Wonthaggi Theatrical Group Evita
31. Dance Design Frog Prince 32. Shearwater Festival photo by
Terry Melvin 33. Dance Design Dr. Facilier
Dance Design
Michelle Todd
214 Graham Street, Wonthaggi
t (03) 5672 1290
[email protected]
Evening classes held at various locations:
Wonthaggi on Monday, Cowes on Wednesday,
Korumburra on Friday. Pre-schoolers on
Monday afternoon and Wednesday
mornings in Wonthaggi.
Jazz, tap and contemporary dance classes.
music, theatre and dance
Bass Coast Chorale
Wayne Maloney
1740 Loch-Wonthaggi Road, Ryanston
t Wayne 0402 727 364 or Julie 0438 390 145
e [email protected]
Rehearsals on Tuesdays, 7.30pm to 9.30pm
at the Wonthaggi Citizens Band Room,
Billson Street, Wonthaggi.
Fifty member choral group performing
traditional/contemporary and original works.
Offshore Theatre Group
Secretary
PO Box 675, Cowes
m 0412 146 208
[email protected]
wphillipislandoffshoretheatre.org.au
Community theatre group.
'The Shifting Heart' from 30 March until 9 April 2017.
Other productions will be announced in 2017.
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L – R: 34. Offshore Theatre Fate's Thread
35. Dance Design pre-schoolers
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art exhibitions and festivals
Bass Coast Your Art Collection Program
Bass Coast Your Art Collection Awards and
Exhibition program offers an award to exhibit
in an exhibition in September each year.
At this exhibition, one painting is selected
by an independent panel to become part
of Council’s art collection.
The prize is worth $5,000 and all artists invited
to exhibit will also receive $1,000.
To be eligible, you must be chosen by a judge
at one of the following registered community
art shows:
•Artists’ Society of Phillip Island Cup Weekend
Exhibition, Cowes 2017
•San Remo Art and Photographic Show
Labour Day weekend, San Remo 2017
•Inverloch Art Show, Labour Day weekend,
Inverloch 2017
•Bass Coast Artists’ Society Easter
Exhibition, Wonthaggi 2017
•Corinella and District Community Centre
Traditional Art Show, Queens Birthday
weekend, Corinella 2017
Artists’ Society of Phillip Island
Jill Rogers
PO Box 198, Cowes
m 0416 132 045
e [email protected]
w aspi-inc.org.au
Two annual exhibitions at Easter and Melbourne
Cup Weekend.
Bass Coast Artists’ Society
Wendy Saphin
The Goods Shed via Big W carpark
Webb Drive, Wonthaggi
m 0417 590 881
[email protected]
wbasscoastartists.org.au
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36. Sculpture found objects, Bass Coast Artists Society
Come and Play All of May
Celebrating the arts of Gippsland 2017
Creative Gippsland welcomes you to May!
This will be the eighth Gippsland-wide month
filled with the region’s creativity.
In Bass Coast there will be workshops,
studio visits, artist’s talks, performances
and music. Look out for the unexpected.
art exhibitions and festivals
Inverloch Art Show Committee Inc.
Marie Mc Donald
14 Reilly Street, Inverloch
t 0409 747 181
e [email protected]
Labour Day Weekend March 2017, Saturday
and Sunday, 10.00am to 5.00pm and Monday,
10.00am to 3.00pm.
Art Show - original paintings, sculptures
and jewellery. Everyone is encouraged to think about how
you might be involved and your Creative
Gippsland team are eager to assist you.
www.creativegippsland.com.au
Corinella & District Community Centre
48 Smythe Street, Corinella
t (03) 5678 0777
[email protected]
w corinellacommunitycentre.org.au
The Community Centre holds two art exhibitions
each year, traditional art on the Queen's Birthday
weekend and contemporary art show on Labour
Day weekend. Information is available on the
Centre’s website.
San Remo Art and Photographic Show
Judy Lawrence
m 0418 325 055
e [email protected]
w rotary-phillipisland-sanremo.org.au/artshow
10 to 13 March 2017.
Biannual art and photographic show.
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art exhibitions and festivals
Creative Spirit Festival
Margaret or Priscilla
St Phillips Anglican Church Hall
Corner of Thompson Avenue and
Church Street, Cowes
t Margaret 5952 2557 Priscilla 5952 3477
[email protected]
w anglicanparishbassphillipisland.com
5 to 7 May 2017 Exhibition: Sense of place:
Sharing Place – Sharing Ways.
Celebrating arts, music and spirit.
Shearwater Festival
The Shearwater Festival is a cultural, creative
and environmental event which brings
communities together to celebrate the return
of the Shearwaters from their migration.
The Festival includes a cultural exchange, a street
parade, workshops, performances, guided walks
and talks at the Shearwater rookeries and an
education program.
Held in November each year on Phillip Island.
www.shearwaterfestival.com.au
Winter Arts Trail
Phillip Island Tourism & Business Association
t (03) 5952 2729
w visitphillipisland.com
Queen’s Birthday Weekend, 10 to 12 June 2017.
Pick up your Winter Arts Trail map from the
Visitor Information Centres in Newhaven and
Cowes. Follow the trail to local businesses
displaying local art and sculpture. You could
win your very own art piece.
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L – R: 37. Winter Arts Trail winner with Dak sculpture 2016
38. Shearwater Festival Parade Cowes 2015
29 Cowes Cultural Centre
91 – 97 Thompson Avenue, Cowes
The Cultural Centre offers various facilities for
the public:
•Meeting Room 1 (seats up to 40), includes tea/
coffee facilities, whiteboard, tables and
chairs, TV/DVD
•Meeting Room 2 (seats up to 20),
includes tea/coffee facilities, whiteboard,
tables and chairs
•Cultural Centre Hall (seats up to 250),
includes tables and chairs, dressing room,
stage, lighting, sound and a piano
•Kitchen caters to professional style catering
up to 250 people
•Heritage Centre Meeting Room (seats up to 60),
includes whiteboard, table and chairs, projection
screen and kitchenette
community cultural centres
Bass Coast’s Community Cultural Centres cater
for a variety of activities. From professional
theatres to small meeting rooms; workshop/
wet areas to space for art exhibition;
convention space to celebrations and
functions; dance to taekwondo or meetings
and theatre in the round – whatever your
needs, there is a space for you.
30 Inverloch Community Hub
16 A'Beckett Street, Inverloch
The Inverloch Community Hub offers the
following facilities:
•Large meeting room with small kitchenette,
includes tea/coffee, whiteboard, table and chairs
(seats up to 40 in forum style set up)
•Spare office meeting room includes fixed desk,
table and seats 4-6 people
•Community Hall (including kitchen and stage),
seats up to 280 for a dinner/dance function,
AV equipment and screen
•Stadium (existing YMCA and community-run
activities happen here, or you could start
your own)
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community cultural centres
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• Internal Street/Art Exhibition space
• Secure external art exhibition space
•West Gippsland Regional Library Corporation,
Visitor Information Centre and Council
Customer Service, Inverloch Community
House, Maternal Child and Health, Gippsport
Inc. are also part of the Hub
• Public toilets and baby change room
www.visitbasscoast.com
Contact the Community Hub officer on 5674 1569.
Monday to Friday 9.00am to 5.00pm for
further information.
31 Wonthaggi Union Community Arts Centre
96 Graham Street, Wonthaggi
The Arts Centre offers magnificent opportunities:
•Theatre/Auditorium is fully raked seating up
to 418 with access seating for wheelchairs
and mobility scooters. Theatre includes
proscenium arch stage, orchestra pit, lighting,
sound, piano, two dressing rooms and a
scenery dock
• Foyer great for exhibitions and small (up to 6) community meetings
• Separate entrances to theatre/auditorium/foyer
•Cinema showing films during school holidays
and other programmed times throughout
the year
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L – R Lower: 41. Inverloch Community Hub 42. Wonthaggi Union
Community Arts Centre
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14 Baillieu Street East, Wonthaggi
The Town Hall offers the following:
•Foyer (seats up to 40 people), includes tea/
coffee facilities, electronic whiteboard,
tables and chairs
• Main Hall (seats up to 200 people) measures
23m x 11m, includes stage, oblong tables,
10 round tables and chairs
•Kitchen facilities for professional style
catering up to 200
community cultural centres
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Community Managed Facilities
Archie’s Creek Hall
Bass Hall
Cape Paterson Hall
Corinella Hall
Coronet Bay Hall
Dalyston Hall
Glen Alvie Hall
Grantville Hall
Kernot Hall
Kilcunda Community Hall
Krowera Hall
Newhaven Hall
Rhyll Hall
San Remo Recreation Centre
For more information on these halls, contact
Council’s Customer Service Team.
L – R: 43. Wonthaggi Town Hall 44. Bass Hall
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public art
33 Grantville
2009 The Grantville
Memorial Park Sculpture by
Victoria Nelson
Grantville Transaction Centre,
Bass Highway, Grantville.
Victoria worked with the
community to tell the story
of Grantville.
34 Wonthaggi
2011 Shaft and Seam
by Shane Cargill
and Martin Moore
Wonthaggi Centennial Centre,
1 Bent Street, Wonthaggi
The works shows the volume
of coal each miner was
expected to bring above
ground each day.
35 Cowes
2012 Harmony Bells
by Dr Anton Hasell
Cowes Town Square,
91-97 Thompson Avenue,
Cowes
The Bells represent he sea
waves as well as the waves
of people who come and go
from Phillip Island.
36 Cowes
2012 Wind and Wave and
Maregold or Shimmering
Water Kelp by David Fincher
Cowes Town Square,
91-97 Thompson Avenue,
Cowes
The two cypress pine seats,
are inspired by driftwood
washed up on the rocks,
shaped and forged by the
action of wind and wave.
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2013 BMX Track Sculpture
by David Kopelman
Fred Gration Reserve
Bantering Bay Road,
Coronet Bay
public art
37 Coronet Bay
38 Coronet Bay
2014 Bronze Yarns Sculpture
Trail by David Murphy
Foreshore Reserve
Bay Road, Coronet Bay
The trail consists of five
bronze sculptures based
on local stories and events,
plus 15 small sculptures by
school children.
39 Kilcunda
2015 Site Lines by Bonnie
Charles and Sarah Kicks
Kilcunda Foreshore Reserve
Commemorates the
foundations of Kilcunda’s
settlement, tracing the
mining, agriculture and rail
infrastructures of which
remnants can be found today.
40 Inverloch
2016 TRAX coordinated by
Mary Sullivan and Inverloch
Community House
Inverloch Skate Park,
Reilly Street, Inverloch
Many locals, as well as
established artists Geoffrey
Ricardo, Tom Murray-White,
Rohan Manhal and Kyle
Charles, were involved in the
community Mural Jam and
TRAX arts events that were
held on site, resulting in the
explosion of color that now
appears at the park.
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bass coast your art collection prize 2016
Bass Coast Your Art Collection prize 2016
Ursula Theinert won first prize at the Bass Coast
Your Art Collection Exhibition with Acrylic and
Charcoal on canvas 'Windy Day'. This artwork is
now part of Council’s art collection. Ursula says:
“My fascination with trees relates to the
mythological traditions of the ‘World Tree’,
which is a contact between the mundane
and the divine….the forms of striving branches,
contorted forms of struggle and mystical groves…
“Humans are not separate from nature and
this understanding will help us accept and
understand the need to work for a sustainable
future and face the challenges of change.”
For more information about the Bass Coast
Your Art Collection Awards and Exhibition
go to page 22.
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arts registration and news
Arts Registration and News
To help Council inform artists and their audience
of arts activities in the region, we have a register for
artists, whatever your field; be it dance, music, theatre
arts, visual artist and/or word. To receive our arts
e-newsletter, register online at www.basscoast.vic.
gov.au or contact Council’s Recreation and Culture
Team on 1300 BCOAST (226 278) or (03) 5671 2211.
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Many thanks to Bass Coast artists and groups for
allowing Council to use their images. If you would
like to be included in next year’s ARTS (Arts Round
The Shire) booklet, please contact 1300 BCOAST
(226 278) or (03) 5671 2211.
L – R: 45. By our Hand, Karen V Sandon, a-binding press
46. Offshore Theatre The Hollow 47. Acer palmatum
(Japanese Maple), Bonsai Island 48. Dance Design Contemporary
49. Dance Design Wonthaggi Junior Tap
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