East Gippsland Creative Gippsland brings you a month-long, Gippsland-wide celebration of the region’s creativity in all forms of art. In its seventh year, the May arts celebration has been designed with the audience in mind. It features a series of special events to get you visiting, learning, participating, making and perhaps taking the arts home with you! Throughout the month there will be demonstrations, workshops, masterclasses, artist talks, residencies and more.Visual, performing arts and the written word will feature, in your own backyard and a little further afield, with something for everyone. Explore what is on offer. Embrace your creative side. Come and play with us in May. Online www.creativegippsland.com.au www.facebook.com/CreativeGippsland Instagram creative_gippsland We are pleased to present the Creative Gippsland Artist in Residence program that will see selected artists spend seven days during May, in a beautiful small town in Gippsland. The artists will create a piece of work in response to the environment and community. For host communities it will be an opportunity to spend time with an artist with new ideas and ways of looking at their world. New skills can be acquired as well as a deeper knowledge of a particular art form or artistic practice. The celebration will feature poets, visual artists, musicians and others giving workshops, creating works and sharing with the communities. Wanda Bennett Speciality Medium: Textile Artist Late May Dates: Day Street, Omeo Location: www.wandabennett.mackaycreatives.com.au I have been working as an artist /designer in both Australia and the UK since 1990 and completed my Master of Contemporary Art degree at the University of Tasmania in 2009. I work mainly with natural, recycled and found materials and use both traditional and contemporary textile techniques. I draw much of my inspiration from the coastal landscape of North Queensland where I currently work from my home based studio. My work varies from traditional and contemporary basketry, processional puppets, installations, public art, textile hangings and garments. Working with the community also plays a large role in my work and although my main skills lie as a maker I have experience in street performance and have worked on and coordinated projects combining visual art, drama, music and film. International Book Artist: Dea Fischer Dea Fischer is an internationally sought teacher and book artist with works held in special, public and private collections in Canada, the US, England, Korea and Japan, including the Haas Family Collection at Yale University, and the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library at the University of Toronto. Dea is the conservator for a public library and teaches popular courses in book arts, altered books, collage and low tech image creation. Dea has a slow-burning love affair with books, collage and low-tech photography. In her off hours, she engages her community in acts of random creation. Among full time roles as a wife and mother, and conservator for a public library, I’m an on-the-go book and mixed media artist. I live and work in the breathtaking Canadian Rockies, and exhibit and teach worldwide. The world is quite a fascinating place to me, and I like to explore its themes through my work. The mysteries of the natural world provide me with continual inspiration. I work across disciplines, including collage and photography, but artist’s books are my chief form of expression. The possibilities are absolutely endless, the challenge continual, and I am never short of ideas to convey my world through the pages of a book. When I’m not in a fury of creation in my studio, I thrive on lighting the fire of creativity in others. Keeping a journal in which to explore your creativity and thoughts can be precious and valuable. Imagine the far deeper reward and engagement when you are able to work in a book that you made with your own hands. The sensory experience of creating a book is intimate – you are creating a work of art that will be held, cradled, experienced in the hand, explored with the senses. In a series of workshops, you will create a unique, stunning and functional work of art using beautiful materials – soft papers, linen threads and embroidered design felt – as a sanctuary for your thoughts, writing or drawing. You will create a decorated design felt cover for your journal, using needle felting and embroidery techniques. You will then bind your journal into your decorated cover.You will be introduced to stitched bookbinding techniques as a springboard for further creative work and gain confidence to make your own creative choices. MonoPrinting, Adelaide Macpherson 2, 6, 16 and 20 May In these workshops you will be introduced to techniques for making a single one of a kind print. Through a series of set exercises you will be guided in creating prints using different methods which include drawing, rubbing back and colour stencilling. You will work on copper plates 15 x 20cm, use professional printing ink and paper. Most prints will be made by using an etching press. Location: Bruthen Studio, Bruthen Time: 10.00am – 2.30pm Cost: $65 per day Maximum: 6 Contact: 0429 017 460 [email protected] East Gippsland Art Gallery How to develop an Artist Statement and Biography 5 May How to sell you!...why you make your art, what inspires you to make it, what it signifies or represents, what’s unique or special about how you make it, and briefly, what it means to you. An effective artist biography (bio) is necessary information to have as part of the artist’s presentation to any viewers and interested parties of their artwork. A well written and composed artist bio serves to help a reader to connect to the artist and to the artist’s artwork. Location: Bairnsdale Library, 24 Service Street, Bairnsdale Time: 2.30pm – 4.00pm Cost: free Contact: 5153 1988 [email protected] Join the artists for dinner at the award winning Albion Hotel, Swifts Creek on Saturday 7th May at 7pm. to Mt Hotham CASSILIS Penny Carruthers 9 Charlotte Spur Track, Tongio West (off Cassilis Rd) (1) To book phone the Albion Hotel on 5159 4211 1 2 Penny studied Art at Swinburne with post graduate studies in drawing. As a freelance graphic artist she studied printmaking and photography part time, and most recently painting. Her passion is contemporary figurative and portrait painting and drawing. Ro Rob Logie’s Studio ad 9 SWIFTS CREEK 139 Logies Road, Reedy Flat (off Hammonds Road) (6) Call into the Old Pub Gallery for detailed directions. 3 Great Alpine Gallery The studio is situated in the Black Hill Organic Herb Gardens. Enjoy morning or afternoon tea among the different varieties of herbs and flowers for a small donation. A light vegan lunch is also available. 4 Visit Rob’s art and printmaking studio located in a beautiful bushland setting, a spectacular 20 minute drive from Ensay. Morning and afternoon tea available for a donation, light lunch available for $8. Phone 5157 3281 Phone 5159 4554 Reedy Allan Fox ENSAY 925 Cassilis Rd, Tongio West (2) 8 k ee Thinking about an exhibition? Eileen Thurgood 10 May Guidelines for individuals and art groups considering an exhibition. Lunch provided. Tips and Tricks by someone who knows! Former Gallery Director Eileen Thurgood. Location: Forge Theatre and Arts Hub, Brabuwooloong Gallery, 80 McKean Street, Bairnsdale Time: 10.00am – 4.00pm Cost: $5 Maximum: 15 Contact: [email protected] 7-8 MAY. 10am-4pm OMEO Cr Four ½-day workshops with Wilderness Coast Artist Cynthia Boyle 7, 14, 21 and 28 May The joy of drawing is available to all people. Expressing ourselves through any form of art connects us with our deeper nature and is the doorway to discovering and nourishing the spirit. The ability to draw can be embraced by everyone with a little persistence. Location: Boat Shed, Marlo Time: 10.00am – 12.00pm Cost : $100 per day Contact: 0439 486 440 [email protected] open studios to Benambra to Mitta Mitta ilis ss Ca Great Alpine Open Studios 7, 8 May A series of artist-run open studio sessions throughout the Great Alpine region, and a weekend full of creative workshops run by Great Alpine Gallery. For the Open Studios take your map and picnic basket and wind your way through country lanes, visiting artists in their studios. Come up early to celebrate the opening of Weede at the Great Alpine Gallery on Friday 6 May at 6pm. Explore the breathtaking Tambo Valley - visit artists in their handmade studios. Cost: free Contact: Tracey Johnson 0418 221 078 Ensay Winery Allan is currently working in minimal abstract hard edged work, depicting energy fields. After completing a Diploma of Painting at RMIT, Allan worked as an art teacher for 10 years and as a woodcraftsman for 30 years. He has exhibited extensively in regional galleries across Victoria. Ro ad Hammonds Road 5 6 Old Pub Gallery Morning and afternoon tea available for $5. Phone 5159 4317. Old Pub Gallery Great Alpine Gallery 7 6881-6883 Great Alpine Road, Swifts Creek (3) The Gallery features artwork and quality hand-made work from artists throughout the Great Alpine area. Join us for the opening of Weede, a contemporary exploration of weeds, on Friday 6th May at 6pm, to be opened by DELWP. TAMBO CROSSING 35 Old Pub Rd, Ensay South (5) The historic Ensay South Hotel from 1892, exhibiting Rob Logie’s artwork including oil painting, relief prints and photography. Morning and afternoon tea available for a donation, light lunch available for $8. Phone 5157 3291 Carole Pepper 208 Swifts Creek East Rd, Doctors Flat (4) Carole creates pure silk chiffon handmade eco printed wraps, sourced and crafted from seeds, plants and leaves indigenous to the Tambo Valley. Each piece is unique using an ancient and chemical free process leaving beautiful colours, impressions and marks on the cloth which vary with the seasonal changes. The same process is applied to create works on watercolour paper. to Bruthen 10km Phone 0429 148 033 P R O U D LY S U P P O R T E D B Y “All the artists welcomed us into their studios so warmly, it was great to see the different ways they worked, and their unique homes amongst the hills”. - MELINDA, 2015 (f)route tour Photos by Andrea Lane + Anne Richardson. Design by jesjohn.com. Printing by Black Rainbow on post-consumer stock, solar-powered energy + with vegetable inks. How to photography your artwork and create and develop an Instagram account 12 May Help me, what do I do now? How does it work? Every artist needs to keep visual records of their work— and whether you plan on selling your art right away or keeping it for years, you should always have up-to-date images ready to share. Location: East Gippsland Art Gallery, 2 Nicholson Street, Bairnsdale Time: 2.00pm – 3.30pm Cost: free Contact: 5153 1988 [email protected] Relief Linocut Printing, Adelaide McPherson 13 or 14 May A simple black and white print will be produced in this workshop for beginners. With guidance you will carve a design into a small lino tile 15cm x 15cm. Come prepared with a bold black and white design or choose from examples provided on the day. You will learn how to transfer your design onto the lino, cut the lino safely with a variety of tools, apply ink successfully to the tile and print with the aid of an etching press. Time: 9.30am – 2.30pm Maximum:8 Classes run on given dates depending on numbers 0429 017 460 Contact: [email protected] Forge a Silver Ring - 3 Day Class, Marcus Foley 13, 14 and 15 May Learn the magic of hammering a square bar of silver into a beautiful round ring! Participants will be shown the formative skills of silver smithing with the goal to produce an individually designed silver ring. Gold & silver smith Marcus Foley has nearly 30 years’ experience in this field. Bring: A4 sketchbook HB pencil apron Location: OneOffTwo Studio, Nungurner Time: 1 0.00am – 4.00pm Cost: $420 (plus silver discs approx $15-$50) Maximum:4 Contact: 5156 3270 [email protected] Brush techniques and colour charts (beginners to intermediate), Rhonda Gray 14, 15 May This workshop covers the basics of brush techniques for various effects and the long asked question- ‘why do I keep mixing mud’? We will create a number of basic colour charts to assist you in your art works then put the theory into practice by completing a small study on canvas. This workshop can be completed in either acrylics or oils. A requirements list will be available on enrolment. Location: Corner Hodgson and Anderson Street, Bairnsdale Time: 10.00am – 3.00pm Cost: $150 Limited spaces available Contact: 0427 492 859 Master class: Recycled Reads International book artist Dea Fischer 15 May Take recycling and upcycling to a whole new level with international book artist Dea Fischer. Harness and express your creative and artistic skills to turn a discarded book into an heirloom journal, keepsake or beautiful work of art. Location: Cunninghame Room, 55 Palmers Road, Lakes Entrance Time: 9.00am – 4.00pm Cost: $195 Maximum:25 Contact: www.trybooking.com/187793 or 5153 9500 [email protected] Master class: Not a Needle in Sight International book artist Dea Fischer 16 May Take recycling and upcycling to a whole new level with international book artist Dea Fischer. Harness and express your creative and artistic skills to turn a discarded book into an heirloom journal, keepsake or beautiful work of art. Location: Community Hub, 27 Dalmahoy Street, Bairnsdale Time: 9.00am – 4.00pm Cost: $195 Maximum:15 Contact: www.trybooking.com/187799 [email protected] Master class:You-can-do-it Stitched Bindings. International book artist Dea Fischer 17 May Immerse yourself in books as objects, literally, with intensive workshop experiences featuring bookbinding, decorative papers, collage, stitching and journal making. The workshop is facilitated by international book artist Dea Fischer. Location: Community Hub, 27 Dalmahoy Street, Bairnsdale Time: 9.00am – 4.00pm Cost: $195 Maximum: 25 Contact: www.trybooking.com/187799 [email protected] Master class DEVELOP. Glenys Mann 20, 21, 22 and 23 May This is an opportunity to be part of something special. Extend yourself to take your art beyond where you thought you could go. Glenys Mann finds herself getting even more radical with her work, pushing both personal and technical boundaries, allowing time to respond ‘to’ the medium, rather than force it to fit to some preconceived plan. She has been mentoring artists for more than 25 years, teaching Master classes throughout Australia and Internationally. Her art is owned by Galleries, Museums and private collections worldwide. Location: Federation Training, the Art room, 48 Main Street, Bairnsdale Time: 9.00am – 4.00pm Cost: East Gippsland Art Gallery members $400, non-members $420 per person Minimum: 10 Contact: www.glenysmann.jigsy.com [email protected] Dry Point Etching, Adelaide Macpherson 24, 27 and 28 May The dry-point technique consists of scratching into the surface of a printing plate. The scratched mark lifts the plate’s surface creating a burr. When ink is wiped across the plate the raised burr along with the etched scratched marks retain ink as the plate is gently wiped clean. Clear plastic plates 15x22cm will be used for this workshop, they are ideal for the beginner as the plate can be placed directly over a drawing / photo and traced with the etching tool. Come prepared with a line based drawing or simply choose from selected examples. A colour monoprint wash will be printed along with the inked dry point plate. Location: Bruthen Studio, Bruthen Time: 9.30am – 2.30pm Cost: $65 per day Maximum:6 Contact: 0429 017 460 [email protected] Master class, tutor Rhonda Gray 27 May Advanced Techniques in contemporary oil painting. Location: Art Society Centre, corner Hodgson and Anderson Street, Bairnsdale Time: 9.00am – 12.00pm Contact: 5156 8889 [email protected] 3 Day Cloisonné Enamelling Class, Dore Stockhausen 27, 28 and 29 May Participants will be shown the formative skills of enamelling with the goal to produce an individually designed circular cloisonné brooch. Introduction to enamelling, metal preparation using requisite gold smithing techniques, design and use of colour, cloisonné enamel preparation and finishing, kiln use and safety. A4 sketchbook, water colour brushes #000 and #3, HB pencil, water colours, sharp nail scissors, apron and sense of adventure. Location: OneOffTwo Studio, Nungurner Time: 10.00am – 4.00pm Cost: $420 (plus silver discs approx $15-$50) Maximum:6 Contact: 5156 3270 [email protected] ART LOVERS’ FEAST at the Ensay Winery 28 May Join the artists for the ART LOVERS’ FEAST at the Ensay Winery. Location: Ensay Winery, 5094 Great Alpine Road, Ensay Time: from 6pm Cost: $35 pp, wine can be purchased at the winery Contact: www.trybooking.com/187782 Tracey Johnson 0418 221 078 Silk Painting, Ann Bingham 28 May All dyes and equipment supplied, one silk scarf provided, extra silk can be purchased on the day Lunch, tea and coffee provided. Location: Tambo Valley Bowling Club, Cassilis Road (Swifts Creek-Omeo Rd) Swifts Creek Time: 1 0.30am – 3.30pm Cost: $80 Maximum:6 Contact: www.trybooking.com/187750 0418 221 078 Eco Printing, Carole Pepper 28 May Learn the art of eco printing, creating rich imprints from natural materials on paper, and create your own eco-printed silk scarf. Bring a collection of leaves you want to use (as big as a large bunch of flowers) and 2 pieces of cardboard for transporting wet prints home. Morning tea provided, bring lunch to share. Location: 208 Swifts Creek East Road, Doctors Flat Time: 9.00am – 3.00pm Cost: $90 per person, includes all materials Maximum: 5 Contact: www.trybooking.com/187161 0429 148 033 Wet Felting, Cath Rayment Make your own boots or slippers 28 May Tea and Coffee provided, BYO lunch to share. Location: Battle Point, 3730 Great Alpine Road, Tambo Crossing Time: 9.30am – 4.00pm Cost: $75 plus $10-$15 for materials Maximum:6 Contact: www.trybooking.com/187729 0428 568 530 MonoPrinting Workshops, Rob Logie 28, 29 May Half, full or two day workshop at Rob’s art and printmaking studio located in a beautiful bushland setting, a scenic 20 minute drive from Ensay. Studio equipped with large press catering for a wide variety of printmaking techniques and experimentation. Session 1: Introduction to water based monoprints. Session 2: Introduction to oil based monoprints. Session 3: Expanding on sessions 1 & 2 Session 4: Further exploration of techniques and materials. Location: 139 Logies Road, Reedy Flat Call into the Old Pub Gallery at Ensay for detailed directions Time: 9.00am – 12pm, 1.00pm – 4.00pm Cost: $45 per session, $160 for 4 sessions, includes materials Maximum: 5 Contact: www.trybooking.com/187737 5157 3281 Cyanotypes, Tracey Johnson 29 May Learn one of the oldest forms of photography, creating brilliant blue prints with sunlight. Bring objects that create a good shadow on paper. Tea and coffee provided bring a lunch to share. Location: Battle Point, 3730 Great Alpine Road, Tambo Crossing Time: 9.00am – 3.00pm Cost: $60, includes materials Maximum: 8 Contact: www.trybooking.com/187778 0418 221 078 Melon Basket Workshop, Lynn Lochrie 29 May Make a beautiful basket in the shape of a melon using cumbungi (bulrushes) and grape vine. Bring a pair of secateurs, an old towel for wrapping damp materials in, an apron to protect clothes. Tea and coffee provided, BYO lunch. free wine tasting and wine sales available at cellar door Location: Ensay Winery, 5094 Great Alpine Road, Ensay Time: 10.00am – 4.00pm Cost: $50, includes all materials. Maximum: 10 Contact: www.trybooking.com/187772 0437 759 610 Exhibitions and events Lindenow and District Art show Opening night 5 May 6 and 7 May Art and craft Exhibition, with a wide variety of demonstrations, stalls and displays…a great place to take mum out on mothers day… Location: Lindenow Hall, Main Road, Lindenow Time: Friday 6.30pm – 8.30pm, Saturday and Sunday 10.00am – 3.00pm Cost: gold coin donation Contact: 5157 6317 [email protected] Melbourne Conservatorium of Music Guitar Quartet The Lakes Entrance Mechanics Hall 6 May Time: doors open 6.00pm, show starts 7.00pm. “This is exactly what the guitar world needs”~ Slava Grigoryan. Whether it is an arrangement of modern Australian work or re modelling of a traditional chamber work, they surpass the limitations of a standard guitar ensemble performance The MGQ are a brilliant addition to Australia’s musical landscape/ Their combination of innovative arrangements and superb ensemble playing is a joy to listen to. Cost: SEASONS TICKET $80 now and save $40. Individual pre-purchased tickets are adults $25.00, at the door are $30.00. Contact: www.trybooking.com/Booking/ BookingEventSummary.aspx?eid=176237 Thoroughly Modern Millie Production line theatre company Location: Forge theatre and Arts Hub, 80 McKean Street Bairnsdale Time: 6 May7.30pm, 7May7.30pm, 8May2.00pm, 13May7.30pm, 14 May 7.30pm, 15 May 2.00pm, 19 May 7.30pm, 20 May 7.30pm, 21 May 7.30pm, 22 May 2.00pm. The story of young Millie Dillmount, who has just moved to the city in search of a new life for herself. It’s a New York full of intrigue and jazz filled with frisky flappers, dashing leading men and a dragon-lady of a villainess audiences will love to hate, Thoroughly Modern Millie is a perfectly constructed evening of madcap merriment. Cost: Adults: $32.00 Concession: $27.00 (Seniors/Pensioners) Children: $17.00 (14 years & under) Students: $27.00 (High School & Uni) Family: $80.00 (2 Adults, 2 Children) Forge Friend: $25 Adults, $20 Concession available for Friday 6, Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 May performances only Forge Theatre and Arts Hub Contact: 5152 1482 [email protected] Bairnsdale & District Arts Society Art Exhibition 7 and 8 May Award-winning East Gippsland artists will demonstrate painting and drawing in a variety of mediums. Open for public viewing as a feature of the Bairnsdale & District Arts Society May 2016 Art Exhibition. Location: Art Society Centre, corner Hodgson and Anderson Street, Bairnsdale Time: 10.00am – 4.00pm gold coin donation Cost: Contact: 5156 8889 [email protected] Wominjeka: A New Beginning 30 Years of the Koorie Heritage Trust 18 and 19 June Opening night by invitation only 26 May, 5.30pm A NETS Victoria and Koorie Heritage Trust touring exhibition tracing cultural continuities alongside new modes of creative practice in South Eastern Aboriginal art and culture. Brought to East Gippsland in partnership with East Gippsland Shire Council. Location: West Gallery, 2 Nicholson Street, Barinsdale Tuesday–Friday 10.00am – 4.00pm Time: Saturday 10.00am – 2.00pm Sunday–Monday CLOSED Cost: free Contact: 5153 1988 [email protected] Wunman Njinde: Contemporary Koorie Art from East Gippsland Location: East Gallery, 2 Nicholson Street, Barinsdale Showcasing works by Zion Bradley James Brown, Lee Darroch, Frances Harrison, Rob Hudson and Susan Martin alongside artefacts from the Krowathunkooloong collection. Time: Tuesday–Friday 10.00am – 4.00pm Saturday 10.00am – 2.00pm Sunday–Monday CLOSED Cost: free Contact: 5153 1988 [email protected] Kelly Koumalatsos (Wegaia/ Wamba Wamba) Possum Skin Cloak, late 1990s, possum skin, paint, 193x122cm, Koorie Heritage Trust Collection, Photographer: Graham Baring. Riviera Quilters Inc 13th Biennial Quilt Exhibition 21and 22 May Presenting wonderful creations by members of Riviera Quilters; guest speaker from Melbourne Modern Quilt Guild; demonstrations of quilting and stitching techniques; two shops; trading table; raffle draw; refreshments available. Location: West Bairnsdale Primary School, Cooma Street, West Bairnsdale Time: 10.00am – 4.00pm Cost: $5 Contact: www.rivieraquilters.org.au 0427 769 341 [email protected] Boy Out Of The Country 27 May Location: Forge Theatre and Arts Hub, 80 McKean Street Bairnsdale Time: 7.30pm Boy Out Of The Country 28 May Location: Orbost Exhibition Centre Time: 7.30 pm There’s more to land than real-estate. There’s more to family than DNA! Jane Clifton leads a stellar cast to tell a story about family, loyalty and property prices in regional Australia. A family block, worthless for generations is suddenly re-zoned as part of a regional housing estate. Written with wit and in a crackling Australian idiom by award winning playwright Felix Nobis, this is a fast paced, funny and highly satisfying piece of theatre about life beyond the big city. Frequent Coarse Language. Appropriate for ages 15+. Cost: $25 Adults or $30 at the door, $20 Concession and Groups 8+, or $25 at the door, $18 students Contact: 5152 1482 [email protected] Gippsland Opera 29 May Enjoy laughter and the joy of music with the Award Winning SUITS 2 with 17 of the most talented guys in the theatre business. Location: Uniting Church, Bairnsdale Time: 2.00pm Cost: $25 includes afternoon tea Contact: www.gippslandopera.org.au 5152 7155 For accommodation and tourist information call 1800 637 060 This publication is proudly produced by the East Gippsland Shire Council Council would like to thank the East Gippsland Arts Community for their contributions to this publication. 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