The Grampians puts on a woolly great show!
2nd August 2012
The Grampians puts on a woolly great show!
Discover all things sheep at the Hamilton Sheepvention from 5 - 7 August 2012!
Hamilton Pastoral and Agricultural Society’s largest farming show features everything from exhibits on the history of the animal in Australia, to live exhibitions of up to 1,000 sheep.
In addition to traditional farming attractions such as the Ram Sale and the Sheep Show, Sheepvention also features an Inventions Competition and a Farm Dog competition.
Foodies and connoisseurs will appreciate the Taste of the Great Southwest marquee, which features a selection
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A Stitch in Time
17th January 2012
In arts, Community, environment, Recovery, textiles, Victorian Bushfires
The third anniversary of the Boolarra fires is upon us. It is magnificent to see how the bush has come back, how the birds have come back, how the houses, families, gardens and spirit of Boolarra has come back stronger than ever expected.
After the fires, new shoots dotted the landscape and a little magic was brewing among a small group of creative souls. They gathered looking for a way to tell their story, to make sense of the flames and what was left behind: a devastated, blackened landscape and a shaken and baffled community.
The result is
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East Gippsland regional Textile Art Network project - landscape to ARTSCAPE
13th October 2011
In arts, cultural exchange, Sustainability, textiles
After a delay in the commencement of our program and the appointment of a new lead artist, the East Gippsland's 'landscape to ARTscape' project commences on Saturday 15 October 2011 at EGTAFE Forestech campus and culminate in an exhibition at East Gippsland Art Gallery on 15 March 2012. There are ten workshops planned including the installing and preparation for the exhibition opening. An exhibition trail to Meeniyan, Maffra and Orbost will follow the official exhibition.
‘landscape to ARTscape’ will engage skilled regional craft practitioners to facilitate the emergence of the creative individual, thereby moving from making
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