August / September 2012
Stanley Tribute officially launched
Earth, wind, fire and water are the themes for a sculpture created to say thank you to the emergency services volunteers and workers who kept the Stanley community safe during the devastating fires of 2009.
The Stanley Fire Fighter’s Tribute was officially launched on July 28 by Dr Bill Sykes MP.
Stanley artist Janet Sutherland describes her motivation for the unique
design, which includes a fire pit and the figure of a burnt leaf which moves
in the wind.“We need fire to live, we need fire to heat, we need it to cook.
It’s also a way of bringing communities together to sit and talk around a fire.
But fire can become a monster as we experienced. And we really wanted to
have a space where people can come back and be reflective about that.”
The sculpture was funded by the Federal and Victorian Governments as
part of a project to honour those who died in the Black Saturday fires and
pay tribute to the people involved in the recovery effort.
Ned’s Needles winners
This project clearly struck a chord with people,
and the standard of entries was fantastic! There
are no two beards alike, and they ALL look great
on display at the Burke Museum. We could not
possibly exclude any from the exhibition, so every
single one is proudly on display and attracting lots
of attention. The judges had a very difficult job,
ARDENT ALPACA AWARD FOR
MOST CREATIVE
Ist: Ali Rowe, Ned’s Disguise
(Don’t Shoot The Girl) pictured.
2nd: Loretta Mallinson, Winter
Water Fun Beard
3rd: Rosalind Byass,
Ned’s Entanglement
using a points system and the criteria of: workmanship, originality, suitability in the category (ie
creative or realistic) and use of materials. The
winners are pictured here, and the real things are
on display at the Burke Museum until August 17.
Check out all the entries online at
www.burkemuseum.com.au
CRESWICK NATURAL FIBRES
AWARD FOR MOST
REALISTIC
1st: Svetlana Kuksa, Such Is
Beard (pictured)
2nd: Marianne O’Connor, Box
Ironbark Bushy Beard
2nd: Maggie Herten, Feral
BEST IN SHOW
as judged by our special guest
judge, Peter Rowsthorn
Elizabeth Rushby,
Hiding Out
also won Indigo Shire Council
Packing Room Prize.
news
Local artist wins major award
Yackandandah artist Gordon Dickson has recently
won a major award in the world of watercolour
painting. Run over the course of 12 months, with
works judged monthly on set subjects (landscape,
portrait, still life, seascape, urban scenes, etc.),
Gordon was a clear winner of the Watercolour Society of Australia’s 2012 ‘Artist of the Year’ competition. Gordon has been living and working in Yackandandah as a professional artist over the last three
and a half years. He travels widely overseas and
within Australia painting ‘en plein air’, and paints in
his studio in Hammond Street when at home.
Gordon is staging his first Art
Show and Sale in Yackandandah
from Sep 14 – 23 at the Courthouse. Come and share some
refreshments and look over some
beautiful works of art for sale at
affordable prices.
www.gordondicksonartist.com
Congratulations to Yackandandah writer and director, Beverley
Lello, who was the recent winner of the Country Style Short Story
Competition with a $5000 prize.
The theme was “cooking from the heart” and the story, “Saffron”,
will be published in the August issue of Country Style out on July
20th 2012. The magazine is available at newsagencies.
What’s On
Murray Music Club presents
Courthouse Concert Series
an intimate concert with
acclaimed singer songwriters
Saturday 11 August, 7pm
Yackandandah Museum
Now and Then now open, until Sunday August 26.
The Signature Bedspread, featuring two Yackandandah fund-raising
textiles from early 20th Century. Opens September 8, 2pm.
What’s On
Paul Margocsy
Solo Exhibition
presented by Rutherglen
and District Artist Society
Rutherglen Information Centre,
57 Main Street, Rutherglen
Friday 21 September to Sunday 30 September 2012. Entry by
gold coin donation to Rutherglen RSL Legacy Week
Opening night: Friday 21 Septermber from 6.30pm, Official opening
by Cr, Bernard Gaffney. Entry $10 per person including nibbles and
wine tasting.
Paul Margocsy is a world renowned watercolour artist, well known
for his beautiful wildlife paintings.
Paul has had solo exhibitions in London and Japan, six solo shows
in America and two at the exclusive “Raffles” Hotel in Singapore
making his international Career blossom.
Paul was chosen to exhibit twice at the prestigious “Leigh Yawkey
Woodson Birds in Art” show in America (80 selected from over 3500
entries). It is an honour for the Rutherglen and District Artist Society
to hold an exhibition of his work.
Beechworth Arts Council writer’s workshops.
Every third Sunday of the month at the Beechworth Station Youth
Centre. Are you working on that great novel idea, scribbling poetry
in the privacy of your room, or wanting to write for a magazine?
Workshop your material with writer Roxanne Bodsworth. No need
for a long term commitment, pay $15 on the day for each workshop.
Please call Roxanne on 0357 251 806.
Beechworth Neighbourhood Centre Term Three
programs (03)5728 2386, www.bnc.net.au
Friends of the Stanley
Athenaeum invite you to
celebrate the 200th Birthday of
Charles Dickens
Wot the Dickens’!
Dickens Dinner
7pm Saturday 8 September
Stanley Memorial Hall. BYO.
Chef Michel Renoux
Dickens
Exhibition
25 August - 30 November
Stanley Athenaeum
For information contact Friends of
the Stanley Atheneaum
Chris 0357 286 594,
Helen 0357 296 591
But wait, there’s more...
Beechworth Secondary
College
Year 7 to 10
Illumination and Illustration
exhibition. College Gallery,
Wednesday August 22, 6pm.
Chiltern Art society
First Annual Chiltern Art Society
exhibition and sale
August 11 - 18, 10am - 4pm
Shop Front Gallery,
1/47 Conness Street, Chiltern.
phone Meaghan, 0447 032 804
Beechworth Arts Council
AGM, September 11th, 7pm
Beechworth Railway
Youth Centre.
phone 03 5728 6594
Regular meetings
workshops
PAINTING THE GREAT OUTDOORS
Join Beechworth Artist Wendy Stephens for outdoor
painting and sketching classes each Wednesday
beginning 5 September 10am to 12pm.
Meet at Christ Church AnglicanChurch
(opp. Neighborhood Center)
Phone 0402 288207
email [email protected]
All Welcome.
Galleries and Museums
Burke Museum, Loch Street, Beechworth.
Phone: (03) 5728 8067 www.burkemuseum.com.au
Chiltern Athenaeum and Museum, 57 Conness Street.
Phone: 03 5726 1280, www.chilternathenaeum.com.au
Shop Front Gallery 1/47 Conness Street, Chiltern. Open
Thursday to Monday, 10am-4pm. Phone: 0400 976 158.
Old School House Gallery 17 Loch Street, Beechworth.
Phone: 03 5728 3397
Yackandandah Museum, 21 High Street. School Holiday
hours daily 11am – 4pm, School term times: Wednesday to
Sunday 11am – 4pm. Phone 02 6027 1988.
Main Street Gallery, 148 -152 Main Street Rutherglen.
Thursday to Monday 10am - 4pm, everyday during Victorian
school holidays phone 0407 040 936
www.galleryonmainstreet.com.au
Members Gallery, Rutherglen and District Artist Society,
Rutherglen Information Centre, 57 Main Street Rutherglen.
Open daily except Christmas day.
Rutherglen Common School Museum, Murray Street. Sunday 1 - 4pm or by appointment. Phone: 0408 087 079.
Rutherglen Gold Battery, by appointment 0408 329 698.
Spiritus Arts and Craft Gallery, 2 High Street, Yackandandah.
Phone: 02 6027 1797. Open Wednesday to Sunday 10am4pm, Monday afternoons.
Stanley Athenaeum, Main Street. Open 2nd Wednesday,
4th Saturday of each month, 10am - 12pm.
Phone: 03 5728 6594.
Indartz is a bi-monthly publication and initiative of Indigo Shire
Council.Contributions welcome!
CONTACT: SUSAN REID, ARTS AND CULTURE DEVELOPMENT
OFFICER, INDIGO SHIRE COUNCIL
PO BOX 28 BEECHWORTH 3747
Ph: (02) 6028 1166 [email protected]
To receive Indartz online, please email:
[email protected] with “Indartz subscribe”
on the subject line.
Arts Rutherglen meets every 4th Thursday at the Maternal and Child Health Centre (back of Rutherglen Hall) at
5.30 pm. Membership is $25 and includes discounts to all
events. Contact: [email protected]
Arts Yackandandah meets every 2nd Thursday of the
month at 7pm, YCEN, High Street.
Membership is $20 for an individual, $30 for a family. Entitlements include discounts to all events. Arts Yack runs
Flickside movie nights, the Yackandandah Community
Choir, Yack Theatre Group, Fresh and Unframed exhibition
as well as other community events.
www.arts.yackandandah.com
Beechworth Arts Council meets 2nd Tuesday of the month
at 7pm, Beechworth Station Youth Centre. Membership is
$20 and includes discounts for workshops, and inclusion in
exhibitions and events. Phone: 03 5728 6594. www.beechworth.ning.com, [email protected]
Beechworth Concert Band meets every Monday, Bijou
Theatre, LaTrobe at Beechworth, 8-10 pm. New members
welcome. Phone: 03 5728 2762.
Beechworth Handspinners meets every Monday
1-4 pm, 121 Stanley Road, Beechworth.
Phone: 03 5728 1127
Beechworth Neighbourhood Centre Courses available
now. Phone: 03 5728 2386. www.bnc.net.au
Beechworth Theatre Co meets 3rd Sunday each month,
5pm Hotel Nicholas (upstairs) email: [email protected]
Beechworth Singers meets every Thursday, Uniting Church
Hall 7.45pm. Phone: 03 5728 2595.
Border Quilters 3rd Monday of the month,
Yackandandah Community Education Network, High Street.
Bookings required. Phone: 02 6027 1743
Chiltern Continuing Education Centre,
www.crceg.com.au
Chiltern Singers Every Monday 7pm Senior Citizens Hall.
Phone 03 5726 1816.
Chiltern Tourist Association Inc., 3rd Monday Court House
Main St, Chiltern 7 pm
Kergunyah Hall Arts and Cultural Group, Kergunyah.
Phone: 02 6027 5300.
Rutherglen & District Artists Society meets 2nd Thursday
of the month, 10.30am at Rutherglen Information Centre,
Rutherglen. Phone: 02 6032 9096.
www.rutherglenart.com.au
Yackandandah Community Education Network,
High Street, Yackandandah. Phone: 02 6027 1743
www.ycen.org.au
Yackandandah Old Time Dance Group, Practice and lessons are held very Tuesday night. Entry fee $3.
Phone 02 6024 3215.