Art is served at NOS auction

and public figures and take a sneak peek at what over 100 artists participating in the NOS in 2023 will offer in October.

The highlight of the night will be the auction of 25 artistically customised aprons by NOS artists. The apron – used by artists and chefs – is an iconic symbol of the link between art and food.

These art aprons are unique pieces of collectable art.

The auction will also include five ‘Master Artist Experiences’, which will give the winner the opportunity to spend a creative day with their favourite artist.

What’s On

What: NOS annual fundraiser auction

When: Friday 1 September from 5 to 8 pm

Where: The Butter Factory Arts Centre, 11A Maple St, Cooroy

Info: noosaopenstudios. com.au

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NOOSA Open Studios

(NOS) will hold their annual fundraiser auction on Friday 1 September from 5 to 8 pm at the Butter Factory Arts Centre in Cooroy. Patron for NOS 2023, chef Matt Golinski, will cater the event himself with a special surprise: a canapé specifically designed for our local art event. This canapé will look like an edible piece of art with the tastes of the region.

Meet with artists, art lovers

Artists from across Noosa Shire have taken part in the fundraiser, sharing their images and inspirations.

Tickets will be on sale soon and tickets and apron sales will contribute to supporting the Noosa Open Studios, which is a free event run by volunteers to promote local art and local artists.

Noosa Open Studios, now in its eighth year, is Queensland’s largest art trail, running from 6 to15 October.

This year over 100 local artists will be opening their doors to share the space they create in. Across 10 days, including two weekends, and five trails, there is something for everyone to discover.

An exhibition of NOS artists’ work will be available at the Cooroy Butter Factory Arts Centre from August 31 to September 10 and the NOS art trail guide will also be available in early September. Noosa Open Studios is proud to continue its partnership with Noosa Shire Council, Tourism Noosa, Cooroy Butter Factory Arts Centre, and Noosa Arts & Crafts Association (Wallace House).

Ag field day in the Mary Valley

What’s On

What: Agvention

When: Friday 1 September.

Where: Kandanga Farm Store, 93 Main St, Kandanga

A “FIELD day like no other” is being held in the Mary Valley. Kandanga Farm Store is hosting, for the third time, Agvention.

The brainchild of Farm

Store owners Tim and

Amber Scott, Agvention deviates from the field day norm by focusing entirely on the new style of agroecology that builds soils and embraces nature’s complexity.

The all-day speakers lineup includes practical farmers doing things differently, to advocates of Syntropic Farming, Biodynamics and Natural Sequence Farming, to others using animals to fix land, and a nutritionist farmer with a master’s project that makes use of our most common ‘weed’.

From commercial ag drones to regenerative ag planting equipment, all specialised machinery that builds rather than destroys soils will be shown on-site in live displays.

There will also be product suppliers to talk with and work with, home-cooked local food and at the end of the day an informal dinner by donation to the Lachlan Hughes Foundation, the AGF biggest radish competition, and a $5,000 pool of lucky door prizes.

If you eat and care, lock in a trip to a “field day like no other”.