Arts Open Program 2016

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Workshops Drawing Open Studios Ceramics Painting Mosaics Sculpture Assemblage

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labour day long weekend march 12 - 14 and 19 - 20 march 2016

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Workshops Drawing Ceramics Painting Mosaics Sculpture Assemblage Over 100 artists over 50 venues Castlemaine & District

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Studios • Galleries • Exhibitions • Workshops

Castlemaine State Festival supports Arts Open We hope you will return to our region in March 2017 to join us for more fabulous open studios and exhibitions as part of the next Castlemaine State Festival!

Arts Open Welcome arts open is an event designed to promote regional visual arts in historic castlemaine and the surrounding district. offering a rare opportunity to visit studios and galleries within the shire and experience a behind the scenes, personal look at artists in their natural habitat, discuss their artwork and techniques, and purchase directly from the artist. beginning as a boom town after gold was discovered in 1851, castlemaine and the Mount alexander shire now boasts a vibrant community with an eclectic mix of people and a broad range of historical, culinary, artistic and social opportunities for visitors.

With the generous support of cantwell property, latrobe university, castlemaine art gallery, bendigo art gallery and castlemaine brewing this event showcases over 100 local artists, galleries, walks, talks and workshops in what has become a very successful biennial event. Welcome and enjoy!

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Getting Here, Getting Around

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Accommodation Booking Service

castlemaine, Maldon and surrounds offer a wide range of accommodation options. Your enquiry will be handled by trained and knowledgeable staff who can offer the right advice whether you are travelling alone, as a couple, family or group.

Freecall 1800 171 888 www.maldoncastlemaine.com.au

Contact Information

If you need to check something about an artist or gallery - please contact them directly. email: artsopen@artsopen.com.au web:  www.artsopen.com.au

FESTIVAL DATES - 17 - 26 March 2017 www.castlemainefestival.com.au photo: carl dziunka of el sontero at the csf15 opening night big bang

Acknowledgements

special thanks to Michelle day, Michael Wolfe, iben blom hansen, catherine tait, rob Jennings, Jennifer kalionis, la trobe university, scott sanders, old castlemaine gaol, helen kaptein, Mount alexander shire council, and our many unsung volunteers, businesses and artists.

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Arts Open HQ is located at Castlemaine Art Gallery (Venue 1 on the Castlemaine Map in this program) 14 Lyttleton St, Castlemaine Phone: (03) 5472 2292 Train: castlemaine is an easy 90 minute journey from Melbourne’s southern cross station along the bendigo line departing every hour from 6am to 10.30pm. castlemaine railway station is centrally located making walking around town a great option. for timetables and fares www.vline.com.au ph:  1800 800 007 Taxi: 131 008 Driving: castlemaine is approx 120km north west of Melbourne driving via the tullamarine freeway following the signs to bendigo and the calder freeway. the turnoff to the old calder highway at Malmsbury will take you via taradale, elphinstone and harcourt.

Walking: Walking maps and heaps of local information are available from the Visitor information centre in the castlemaine Market building, Mostyn street, castlemaine.

Other towns in the shire include Maldon, chewton, harcourt, guildford and newstead.

While you can easily walk around castlemaine and visit a large number of studios and venues, the outlying areas really require a car or a strong pair of cycling legs!

Opening Night

Celebrating Arts Open - Events Arts Open Opening Night

Lot 19 Arts Open Opening Spectacular McShannags Lane, Castlemaine. Friday March 11th 5.30pm lot19 hosts the opening festivities with live performance, music and art. there will be surprises, wise words, all the info and previews of the wonderful weekend ahead, and lots to celebrate. Mamas kitchen & papas bar open, no pets no byo. Check lot19art.com for further details...

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castlemaine brewing taproom grand opening

Old Woollen Mill, 9 Walker Street, Castlemaine. www.castlemainebrewing.com m: 0419 365 308 Join us in celebrating the opening of castlemaine’s own craft brewery and taproom - a bar, a brewery, a gallery, a very cool joint. enjoy eight stunning craft beers and cider on tap, takeaway growlers, tasty bar food and old school r&b. open thursday - sunday noon - 9pm.

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the fringe presents ‘gaol house rock opera’

closing party ‘castlemaine idyll’ @ lot 19

McShannags Lane, Castlemaine. Sunday March 20th 2pm - 8pm a talent show like no other, live band and solid gold dancers, infamous judges. come and sing! You’re the entertainment.

Arts Open is Proudly Supported by

property castlemaine

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Brewing MICHAEL WOLFE ART + DESIGN + GALLERY

BROCHURE, MAP & LOGO DESIGN: MICHAEL WOLFE ART & DESIGN. m: 0419 365 308 WEBSITE DESIGN: ROB JENNINGS, WE PUSH BUTTONS. wepushbuttons.com.au

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Old Castlemaine Gaol, 36 Bowden Street, Castlemaine. Saturday March 12th 7.30pm a colonial gaoled themed musical staged by a troop of performers. both original and well known songs have been selected to enhance and be enhanced by the atmosphere of the gaol. Tickets available www.artsopen.com.au

The Castlemaine Brewing Tap Room is open to the public 4 days a week where you’ll find fresh beer on tap, tasty bar snacks, takeaway growlers & squealers, the full bottle range and Castlemaine Brewing merchandise!

Celebrating Arts Open - Events

arts open hq, information and music

Castlemaine Art Gallery, 14 Lyttleton Street, Castlemaine Open daily 10am - 5pm need to know where to go and how to get there? castlemaine art gallery is the place to find it. arts open hQ is stationed at the gallery with help on hand. see the fabulous ben Quilty exhibition, and there’s music on the steps of the gallery too.

newstead community bus tour

Castlemaine Brewing Taproom Old woollen mill 9 walker Street Castlemaine t: 0419 365 308 Open Thursday - Sunday noon - 9pm

While at the gallery book a ride on the newstead community bus for a two hour tour of various studios and exhibitions. timetable online at www.artsopen.com.au departs daily 11am and 1pm from castlemaine art gallery $15 per person.

Workshops and Demonstrations

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Black Sheep Workshop & Gallery, Shed 5 [Studio], Old Woollen Mill, 9 Walker Street, Castlemaine 11am – 1pm, both Saturdays see the blokes in action with turning, forging, shaping and welding in steel and timber, demonstrating the unique aesthetic and centuries old techniques at work in the black sheep Workshop.

Flipped Mumsy - Art Workshops for Kids Old Castlemaine Gaol, 36 Bowden Street, Castlemaine 10am – 12pm, both Saturdays and Sundays $10 per child art and craft for kids of all ages. see ad on page 59.

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PechaKucha - Internationally reknown, inspirational, image focused artists talks.

Each presentation includes 20 images, shown for 20 seconds per image.

Phee Broadway Theatre, Mechanics Lane, Castlemaine. Sunday 13th March 6pm See ad on page 60.

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Do Drop In & Draw with Zoe Amor Black Sheep Workshop & Gallery, Shed 5 [Studio], Old Woollen Mill, 9 Walker Street, Castlemaine 11am – 1pm both Sundays $10 per person. zoe amor will lead a unique drawing session inspired by sculptural techniques, materials, maquettes and masters. Bookings essential contact Zoe: 0408 310 640

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Get Writing - Writing Workshop with author Arnold Zable Phee Broadway Theatre, Mechanics Lane, Castlemaine 1 - 4pm, Monday 14th a free workshop for aspiring writers. first there is the story, or idea for a story, whether imagined or from real life. then there is the critical question—what is the best way to tell it? as fiction or non-fiction? novel or memoir, short story or book? following: the launch of Michael Uniacke’s memoir Deafness Down at 5pm

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Philip Cordingley artist

Phil Elson www.artsopen.com.au/artist/phillip-cordingley/

My work makes reference to language and the graphic nature of symbolism and the making of marks. Most recently i have returned to incorporating geometric forms, bright colours with textural contrast. philip cordingley will be exhibiting at our new contemporary art + design gallery cecode gallery & studio, launching 2016.

Cecode Gallery & Studio, 2/12 Templeton Street, Castlemaine open: 10am - 5pm t: 0447 606 986 w: www.cecode.com.au e: work.room@bigpond.com

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ceraMics

www.artsopen.com.au/artist/phil-elson/

i have been a ceramic artist for 30 years working exclusively in translucent porcelain. My arts practice has seen my work collected both in private and public collections. i continue to explore new directions particularly around my multi piece porcelain installation work.

Studio, 89 Templeton Street, Castlemaine open: 10am - 4pm friday - sunday t: 0429 129 798 w: www.philelsonpottery.com e: elson.phil@gmail.com

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Heather Barrett painter

Sarah Fowler & Carol De Graauw www.artsopen.com.au/artist/heather-barrett/

a deep concern for the environment, given the realities of climate change, informs my work. circles are an ever-present theme. for me circles evoke feelings of old worlds, new worlds, looking through and looking beyond. circles within our minds. the circular thinking as we live our lives knowing the impact we are having on the planet.

Falkner Gallery, 35 Templeton Street, Castlemaine open: 11am - 5pm t: 5470 5858 w: falknergallery.com.au e: falknergallery@tpg.com.au

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JeWellers

www.artsopen.com.au/artist/sarah-fowler/

talented gold and silversmiths sarah and carol produce beautiful and original hand made jewellery from their shared studio in castlemaine. using traditional silversmithing techniques (repousse, raising and fusing) to create jewellery that is boldly contemporary, yet embedded in fundamental techniques and timeless influences.

Studio, 12 Doveton Street, Castlemaine open: 10am - 4pm t: 0437 275 399 w: www.sarahfowlerjewellery.com e: sarahfowler73@yahoo.com.au

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CASPA art space, studios and gallerY

Michelle Day painter

www.artsopen.com.au/artist/michelle-day/

My work is mainly based around the land. shapes, rocks and forms in the landscape, the sky, mist and the light on the horizon line are some of my main influences. My interest lies in the hidden beliefs and meanings that many cultures have regarding rocks, mountains and mounds.

Herons Gallery, 68 Lyttleton Street, Castlemaine open: 11am - 4pm t: 5472 1030 Michelle: 0417 825 261 w: www.heronsgallery.com www.michelleday.com.au

www.artsopen.com.au/artist/caspa-art-space/

the caspa collective is made up of an unquantifiable number of artists of all shapes and sizes working together and separately towards an as yet undefined common goal that can loosely be described as existing somewhere between the paramaters of universal peace and harmony and total world domination.

We have a rabbit warren of studios inhabited by a colourful mix of artists representing a broad cross section of genres, from puppeteers to projection artists, plus everything in between. We even have our own gallery to show off the results of our prodigious work ethic. exhibiting artists include ben laycock, Jacinta Walsh, John a smith, Mark noulton, Melissa scott, danni ryles, Jim coad and Miranda Watts.

CASPA, Level 1, 101 Mostyn St (enter via Hargraves St), Castlemaine open: 10am - 5pm t: 0427 223 358 w: www.castlemainefringe.org.au/caspa/ e: mscotthoughton@gmail.com

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Juliana Hilton painter and printMaker

www.artsopen.com.au/artist/juliana-hilton/

studio interiors, still life and landscape based on my castlemaine environment and the legacy of chinese and european settlement and mining.

Studio, 19A Hargraves Street, Castlemaine open: 10am - 5pm t: 5470 6243 e: i-juliana@bigpond.com

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Ben Laycock painter

Michael Wolfe www.artsopen.com.au/artist/ben-laycock/

as a painter my main focus has always been on the environment. i grew up in the country on the outskirts of Melbourne, surrounded by bush. i began drawing the natural world around me from a very early age. i have travelled extensively throughout australia, seeking to capture the essence of this vast empty land.

CASPA, Level 1, 101 Mostyn St (enter via Hargraves St), Castlemaine open: 10am - 5pm t: 0401 338 284 w: www.benlaycock.com.au e: ben.laycock@realhub.com.au

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painter, photographer

www.artsopen.com.au/artist/union-studio-gallery/

painter, photographer, designer and quite handy leg spin bowler, Michael’s most recent work The Sky is an Ocean brings together many of the landscape themes he has returned to over the last 30 years. his work is included in public, corporate and private collections. also exhibiting at the taproom, old Woollen Mill, Walker street castlemaine.

Michael Wolfe Gallery, 9 Union Street, Castlemaine open: 10am - 4pm t: 5470 6446 w: www.michaelwolfe.com.au e: art@unionstudio.com.au

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John A Smith artist

John Tozer www.artsopen.com.au/artist/john-smith/

photographer

My works are plein air abstract improvisations constructed with remnant and collected earth material. My intention is to project the psychological experience of a place. also showing at old castlemaine gaol, 36 bowden street, castlemaine.

CASPA, Level 1, 101 Mostyn St (enter via Hargraves St), Castlemaine open: 10am - 5pm t: 0418 318 620 e: johnoasmith@gmail.com

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www.artsopen.com.au/artist/john-tozer/

John tozer is a castlemaine based photographer specialising in family & corporate portraiture & the exhibition & sale of limited edition art prints. he has a Master of photography with the australian institute of professional photography (aipp) & runs a studio & gallery from his 150 year old home.

Image In Sight Studio, 46 Campbell Street, Castlemaine open: 10am - 4pm t: 5472 3730 w: www.imageinsight.com.au e: john@imageinsight.com.au

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Drawing The Line - Curated by Jeff Makin

Eliza Tree

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painter & expeditioner

www.artsopen.com.au/artist/drawing-the-line/

an exhibition by local artists who fervently believe in the primacy of drawing to their art practice, they meet weekly. artists include: peter abbinga, roz avent, carole Jensen, Jenny Merkus, tricia Migdoll, cathy Muller, richard payne, sue picot, lyn raymer, lyn Jones, catherine tait, amber sansom, ted Waayers.

Run Rabbit Run, 24 Hargraves Street, Castlemaine open: 10am - 5pm t: 0419 309 775 e: jmerkus3@gmail.com

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www.artsopen.com.au/artist/eliza-tree/

My works reveal the indigenous cultural landscape of Jaara country – the lands of the dja dja Wurrung, with new eyes. utilising maps, text, images and archives, my paintings create a ‘Visual narrative’ of my insights into the cultural and natural environment of Jaara country - central Victoria, so aptly named the australia felix, before the gold rush.

Studio, 94a Lyttleton Street, Castlemaine open: 10am - 2pm t: 0409 209 707 w: www.elizatree.com e: elizatree@castlemaine.net also exhibiting at old castlemaine gaol, 36 bowden street, castlemaine

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Fiona Kennaugh

Roz Avent

photographY

www.artsopen.com.au/artist/fiona-kennaugh/

cataract is a pared back documentation of the intimate, the innocence of the inanimate object extracted from the domestic. in isolating these forms, a disquiet emanates and transforms the decorative elements of the natural, shifting the focus to an internal dialogue of the connection to memory.

Margot Wine Bar, 14 Hargraves Street, Castlemaine open: noon - 9pm

t: 5470 6900

t: 0421 505 846

e: stealingnannasbrandy@gmail.com

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artist

www.artsopen.com.au/artist/roz-avent/

the focus of my practice is translating the landscape near my home in central Victoria by means of marks, lines and tone to give a sense of place and time. these are large scale charcoal drawings.

Studio, 5 Berkeley Street, Castlemaine open: 10am - 4pm t: 0407 349 198 w: www.rozaventartist.com e: rozavent@hotmail.com

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Melinda Rodnight painter, printMaker and arts educator

Marte Newcombe www.artsopen.com.au/artist/melinda-rodnight/

i work as a multidisciplinary artist - often combining painting, printmaking, drawing and collage in my art making. depicting the landscape as a metaphor for the human condition, to me, is unavoidable. as an artist and a human being, experiences are visually recorded and the relationship to soul experience is through the memory of sight.

Red Gate Art Space, 60 Berkeley Street, Castlemaine open: 10am - 4pm t: 0407 833 638 w: melindasstudio.wix.com/melinda-rodnight e: melindas.studio@mmnet.com.au

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printMaker, digital art, sculpture

www.artsopen.com.au/artist/marte-newcombe/

the inspiration for my work comes from parts of old machines and tools. i use these initially to make sculptures and subsequently transpose them into various media, including printmaking, drawing and digital art.

Venue 12-14 March Old Castlemaine Gaol, 36 Bowden Street, Castlemaine 19-20 March Kaweka Handprint Workshop, 11 Kaweka Street, Castlemaine Parking in Kaweka Sanctuary car park opp Turner St off Hargraves St Venue open: 10am - 5pm t: 0406 656 687 w: www.burntchicken.com/marte e: marte.newcombe@gmail.com

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Lynne Edey sculptor

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Sir Leslie Thornton www.artsopen.com.au/artist/lynne-edey/

painter, iconoclast

Most of my work is cast in bronze at the garage art foundry in elphinstone but i also create large site specific works for garden landscape or architecture related situations. i have worked in stone , cement ,ciment fondue ,steel and mixed media . i also paint .

Studio, 75 Hunter Street, Castlemaine open: 1pm - 5pm t: 0438 496 292 e: lynneedey@icloud.com

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www.artsopen.com.au/artist/les-thornton/

leslie thornton’s work is whimsical, invigorating, compelling and lighthearted. With an abiding interest in geography and geo-politics, he looks at cities, landscapes, architecture and places in a unique way. he takes what may seem like mundane subjects and honours them with a tinge of facetiousness.

Studio, 10 Rowe Street, Castlemaine open: 10am - 4pm t: 5470 5724, 0401 343 096 w: www.sirleslie.com.au e: sir.leslie@bigpond.com

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Clayton Tremlett printMaker

Shades of Gray www.artsopen.com.au/artist/clayton-tremlett/

clayton tremlett is a castlemaine printmaker represented in bendigo, geelong and australian national gallery collections. his recent projects focus on personalities (from local and national histories), with an emphasis on criminals and bushrangers selected for their tattoos and beards.

Studio, 5 Blakeley Road, Castlemaine open: noon - 4pm t: 0422 945 010 w: www.claytontremlett.com e: claytontremlett@iprimus.com.au

sculpture

www.artsopen.com.au/artist/shades-of-gray/

We have been full time artists for over 23 years. We work in wire, tin. copper and steel. our art work has always reflected where we are in our lives.

We work with almost all recycled metals, this has always been important to us. We use the materials as a raw starting point rather than welding found objects together.

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Studio & Gallery, Corner of Farnsworth and Brown Sts, Castlemaine open: 10am - 5pm t: 0409 189 964 w: www.shadesofgray.net.au e: studio@shadesofgray.net.au

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David Frazer printMaker & painter

Lorena & Jenny Carrington www.artsopen.com.au/artist/david-frazer/

david frazer is an internationally renowned artist who specialises in wood engravings, linocuts, lithography, etchings and painting. he has held over 40 solo shows in australia, london and china. in 2007 the abc broadcast a documentary on frazer and his work as part of the ‘artist at work’ series.

Unstable Press, 28 Blakeley Road Castlemaine open: 10am - 5pm t: 0431 162 434 w: www.dfrazer.com e: defraz1@bigpond.com

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printMaking, photographY

www.artsopen.com.au/artist/lorena-jenny/

themes around girls and women facing challenges and engaging in adventure on their own terms. no-one is coming to their rescue, and no-one is expected to. We have lost so many old tales in which girls and women ventured on their own and defeated their own monsters; not through violence, but through intelligence, resourcefulness and compassion.

Studio, 90 Fletcher Street, Castlemaine open: 10am - 4pm t: 5472 2516 w: www.mcardle-carrington.com e: lorenacarrington@me.com

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Mary McGrail painting

Penny Peckham www.artsopen.com.au/artist/mary-mphail/

printMaker

a love of impressionism and colour informs my work practice and is evident in the paintings i produce. i work mainly in oil on canvas using thick paint and ‘all prima’ technique. My subject matter is sourced from my personal possessions, my garden, friends and family and our marvellous town, castlemaine.

Studio, 12 Dudley Street, Castlemaine open: 10am to 4pm t: 5472 4152

www.artsopen.com.au/artist/penny-peckham/

penny peckham is an artist who has long been torn between art and literature, between making art and writing about it. she currently works primarily as a printmaker and, with a background in art history, much of her work relates to her areas of art historical interest, particularly art by or relating to women. also exhibiting at old castlemaine gaol.

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Studio, 16 Carol Street, Castlemaine open: 11am - 4pm e: penny_peckham@hotmail.com

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t: 0411 722 955

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Darron Davies photographY

Prue Venables www.artsopen.com.au/artist/darron-davies/

ceraMics and JeWellerY

darron davies has exhibited widely in recent years working between digital and film cameras, landscape work as well as interior and studio based photography. darron has a teaching background and is currently building educational resources for teachers.

Studio, 15 Carol Street, Castlemaine open: 10am - 4pm t: 0405 170 493 w: www.darrondavies.com e: darron@darrondavies.com

www.artsopen.com.au/artist/prue-venables/

a search for simplicity and quietness, an essential stillness, motivates my work. the making of functional pots, the exploration of objects to be held and used, alongside a search for new and innovative forms, provides a lifetime of challenge and excitement.

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Studio, 30 Elizabeth Street, Castlemaine open: 10am - 4pm e: prueven@gmail.com

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Catherine Pilgrim printMaker

Yodhi Bergman www.artsopen.com.au/artist/catherine-pilgrim/

Meticulously considered drawing is the basis for catherine pilgrim’s practice which includes lithographs, drawings and textiles. catherine has exhibited widely since 1994, when she returned to australia after studying lithography and drawing in Washington dc, usa. her work is held in public and private collections.

Studio, Rear, 87 Farnsworth Street, Castlemaine open: 10am - 5pm t: 0412 550 100 w: www.catherinepilgrim.com e: cp@catherinepilgrim.com

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painter

www.artsopen.com.au/artist/yodhi-bergman/

ethereal and playful imagery of wildlife and flora – an exploration in the world of my own imaginary mythology based on animals and plants that i feel drawn to in nature. My process is an investigation of symbolic and totemic meaning and in response, an intuitive exploration of the life of each subject.

Studio, 21 Neates Road, Campbells Creek open: 11am - 4pm t: 0411 702 277 e: yodhibergman@gmail.com

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Helene Athanasiadis & Jinari Mountain

Richard Baxter

draWings, photographY and Mixed Media

painter

www.artsopen.com.au/artist/helene-jinari/

this exhibition presents works with a nature inspired subject matter that highlights the timeless elements and landscape of central Victoria. both helene and Jinari’s works utilize earthern textures & tones and combines organic stills and landscape imagery.

The Diggerstore, 61 Main Road, Campbells Creek open: 10am - 4pm t: 0417 455 906 w: www.heleneathanasiadis e: helene.athanasiadis@gmail.com

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www.artsopen.com.au/artist/richard-baxter/

My work typically explores the esoteric concept of consciousness and self. in quantum physics, the world we observe only comes into existence with the observer.

Much of my imagery is set within vast fields of emptiness, plains or horizons producing a sense of almost endless space.

Old Woollen Mill, 9 Walker Street, Castlemaine open: 11am to 4pm t: 0421 908 203 w: www.richardbaxterartist.com e: richard@studiobaxter.com

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Hugh Makin furniture Maker

Craig MacDonald www.artsopen.com.au/artist/hugh-makin/

sculptor

hugh’s workshop is in the old woollen mill in castlemaine. his furniture practice incorporates custom one off designs and small batch runs that are based around particular timbers or products. hugh harnesses both traditional and modern joinery techniques using premium materials that are locally sourced and salvaged.

Old Woollen Mill, 9 Walker Street, Castlemaine open: 11am to 4pm t: 0499 887 011

www.artsopen.com.au/artist/craig-macdonald/

i spend my days working out of an old tin shed in central Victoria, i run it as a foundry casting artists work and when i am inspired i model and cast my own work. i find it works well to have the pressure of running a business on top of my practice as a sculptor – i would get stale just making my own work.

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Castlemaine Brewing Taproom, Old Woollen Mill, 9 Walker Street, Castlemaine open: 11am - 9pm t: 0419 365 308 w: www.craigmacdonald.com.au e: camacdonaldart@gmail.com

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Joel Sorensen

Konii C Burns painter

www.artsopen.com.au/artist/konii-c-burns/

these work have been drawn from the coastal environment, where i have been visiting throughout this past year as part of healing the overwhelming grief of losing my sister in January. i palliative cared her till the end, she loved and lived near the beach most of her life. her love of the coast and my love of art has collaborated in an unexpected tale of sibling love.

Old Woollen Mill, 9 Walker Street, Castlemaine open: 11am - 4pm t: 0467 592 271 w: http://koniicburns.com e: koniicburns@gmail.com

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sculptor

www.artsopen.com.au/artist/joel-sorensen/

carving directly in stone and wood and working in clay to model Joel then casts his work in cement or plaster. he is interested in exploring the place where animated internal energy reaches a point of stillness, expressing archetypal states of being.

Shed 5, Old Woollen Mill, 9 Walker Street, Castlemaine open: 11am - 4pm t: 0418 398 302 e: joelsorensen@outlook.com

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Black Sheep Workshop steel and tiMber Workers

www.artsopen.com.au/artist/black-sheep/

sculptural and structural steelwork and timber from John paterson, Jamie burke, dirk lewis, andy kimpton. at black sheep Workshop each artisan has their own area of expertise in working timber and steel into unique, handmade sculptural and structural objects. as a trades collective they work individually and collaboratively as needed on diverse projects.

Shed 5, Old Woollen Mill, 9 Walker Street, Castlemaine open: 11am - 4pm t: 0431 679 444 e: c8design.jb@gmail.com

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Zoe Amor sculpture, draWing, painting, printMaking

www.artsopen.com.au/artist/zoe-amor/

zoe’s compositions reflect an appreciation of natural and built environments, life forms and cultural diversity. her work is commissioned and held in national and international galleries, institutions and private collections. zoe is currently devoted to a project entitled Architecture of a Dream.

Shed 5, Old Woollen Mill, 9 Walker Street, Castlemaine open: 11am - 4pm t: 0408 310 640 w: www.zoeamor.com e: zoeamor@hotmail.com

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Ann Ferguson, Ivor Cantrill and Dominic Crinson ceraMics

www.artsopen.com.au/artist/ann-ferguson/

“hand built” is a studio specialising in experimental ceramic work by three resident ceramic artists, ann ferguson, ivor cantrill and dominic crinson. checkout this venue for works of earth and sumptuous colour.

Studio, 62 Bowden Street, Castlemaine open: 11am - 4pm ann ferguson and ivor cantrill: 0448 881 458 clayann2@gmail.com dominic crinson 0468 360 428 dominic@crinson.com

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Robert Maclaurin painter and printMaker

Katherine E Seppings www.artsopen.com.au/artist/robert-maclaurin/

photographer

www.artsopen.com.au/artist/katherine-seppings/

exhibiting internationally, with gallery representation in london, edinburgh and Melbourne, scottish artist, robert Maclaurin, original committee member and contributor to arts open, is currently working in scotland. robert is painting towards a large solo exhibition in edinburgh later this year, as well as a number of group shows in the uk.

katherine seppings, artist, writer and photographer, has worked in publishing in australia, london and new York. specialising in people, events, dance, the built and natural environment, and bushfire, and of the central Victorian goldfields region, spanning three decades. exhibiting in cells 61 and 62 with paintings by tony cook.

w: www.robertmaclaurin.com e: robert@robertmaclaurin.com rob continues to support arts open even while swanning around europe like the fly fishing dandy he is.

Old Castlemaine Gaol, 36 Bowden Street, Castlemaine open: 10am - 5pm t: 5472 2738 w: www.katherineseppings.com e: kseppings@castlemaine.net

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Sarah Lucy Boulton painter

Melissa Scott www.artsopen.com.au/artist/sarah-lucy-boulton/

i create textural abstract impressions using ink and acrylic on linen, canvas and paper.

My work depicts rural and urban worlds in an abstract and distorted form, at times these worlds will come together to create urban landscapes.

The Gov Cafe, Old Castlemaine Gaol, 36 Bowden Street, Castlemaine open: 10am to 4pm t: 0418 543 651 w: www.sarahboulton.com.au e: staffy@gcom.net.au

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photographer

www.artsopen.com.au/artist/melissa-scott/

i take photographs by a process that i have called 'in-camera montage'. i set up a tabletop scene, placing two-dimensional background images, cut-outs of human figures (mounted on cardboard) and sometimes additional 3d objects in a diorama tableau which i then photographically document with a dslr. i create a scene in a diorama and then photograph it.

My current work is exploring the notion of femininity.

Old Castlemaine Gaol, 36 Bowden Street, Castlemaine open: 10am - 5pm t: 0427 223 358 w: www.melissa-scott-artworks.com e: melissa.scott@latrobe.edu.au

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Old Castlemaine Gaol

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www.artsopen.com.au/artist/old-castlemaine-gaol/

Old Castlemaine Gaol, 36 Bowden Street, Castlemaine open: 10am - 5pm

Passage Ways, Cells, Foyer, Chapel, Yard

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Photography Photography Photography Photography Painting Sculpture Assemblage Textiles Glass Printmaking Photography Photography Costumes Painting Painting Sculpture Photographic Collage Photography Photography, Sculpture Painting Ceramics Student Works Painting, Sculpture Photography Sculpture Painting Painting Chapel Photography Photography Multimedia Sculpture Photography Sculpture Mosiacs Sculpture

www.artsopen.com.au/artist/maria-vanhees/

sculpture, ceraMics and JeWellerY i create biomorphic/organic sculptures using a variety of ceramic hand building techniques. t: 0428 991 294 e: mariavanhees@yahoo.com

Lucy Armstrong

www.artsopen.com.au/artist/lucy-armstrong/

textiles i create 3d sculptural pieces that adorn the body and start conversations between the wearer and observer. t: 0412 193 326 e: larmstrong@ccb.vic.edu.au

Cas Davey

www.artsopen.com.au/artist/cas-davey/

glass i am intrigued by the nature and fluidity of hot glass. i sculpt and blow this material into various and intricate forms. t: 0400 532 894 e: casdavey@flameglass.com 29

Pie Rankine

www.artsopen.com.au/artist/pie-rankine/

painting, sculpture, ceraMics and JeWellerY My art practice seeks to understand the complex habitat where i live and my closely woven relationship to it. t: 0400 114 213 e: pieumarankine@gmail.com

K.J. Bishop

www.artsopen.com.au/artist/kj-bishop/

sculpture i’m a writer and artist inspired by mythology, make-believe and past times.

Most of my current work is small-scale sculpture in cast brass. t: 0413 526 144 e: mail@kjbishop.net

Lisa ‘Fuzz’ Guzzardi

www.artsopen.com.au/artist/lisa-guzzardi/

sculpture, photographY currently, i am focused on costume, surrealist/dreamscape photography and digital image manipulation. t: 0427 561 855 e: fuzz22@hotmail.com

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Julie Millowick Brendan McCarthy Julie Hough Julie Millowick, Julie Hough, Marion Williams Penny Peckham Diane Thompson Cheryl Kennedy Lucy Armstrong Cas Davey Jan Palethorpe Melissa Scott Marion Williams Beth Sayer Brett Garling Sonja Saxvik Pie Rankine Christine McCue Katherine Seppings Lisa Guzzardi Alanah Ellen Brand Maria Vanshee LaTrobe University Taradale Art Group Christine Sayer Eliza Jane Gilchrist Johhno A Smith Eliza Tree Children’s Workshop Fiona Kennaugh Darron Davies Marte Newcombe KJ Bishop Ben Blacket Tom Baxter Helen Bodycomb

Maria Vanhees

Old Castlemaine Gaol

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www.artsopen.com.au/artist/old-castlemaine-gaol/

Old Castlemaine Gaol, 36 Bowden Street, Castlemaine open: 10am - 5pm

Christine McCue

www.artsopen.com.au/artist/christine-mccue/

photographic collage the incongruous, irrational nature of surrealism strikes a chord with me and every now and then i have some fun with it again. t: 0438 348 136 e: christinemccue1@bigpond.com

Taradale Art Group

Helen Bodycomb

taradale artists taking part in this exhibition are debra goldsmith, Jenny nestor, kate osborne, alex panelli, frank Veldze and suzanne donisthorpe.

www.artsopen.com.au/artist/helen-bodycomb/

group exhibition

www.artsopen.com.au/artist/taradale-exhibition/

Mosaics ‘locked out’ is not a professional network, it is a state of being currently affecting 60 million people. this dinner set is for them. t: 0413 278 793 e: helen@helenbodycomb.com

Old Castlemaine Gaol, 36 Bowden Street, Castlemaine open: 10am - 5pm

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Sonja Saxvik painting, photographY

We Call Fryerstown Home www.artsopen.com.au/artist/sonja-saxvik/

Julie MilloWick, christopher derzsY, Marion WilliaMs

My current art practice includes photography and painting in acrylic on canvas. the work is inspired by running away from home in the blue Mountains nsW and a recent 3 month road trip through outback nsW and sa, then onto the limestone coast and a meander through south west Victoria then landing in castlemaine.

Old Castlemaine Gaol, 36 Bowden Street, Castlemaine open: 10am to 5pm t: 0405 331 654 e: bidgeeborn@gmail.com

www.artsopen.com.au/artist/fryerstown-home/

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three photographers create diverse visual interpretations of fryerstown and its inhabitants. fryerstown is a place of contradictions; isolated yet connected, harshly barren yet at times lush and fruitful, echoing with stories of indigenous dispossession and gold miners’ miseries as well as tales of fortune and prosperity….this is our home.

Cell 41 (Old Library), Old Castlemaine Gaol, 36 Bowden Street, Castlemaine open: 10am - 5pm t: 0411 462 951 e: marion.williams@tpg.com.au

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Mary Fairburn, Orryelle Defenestrate-Bascule

Tom Baxter

painting, sculpture

sculptor

www.artsopen.com.au/artist/mary-orryelle/

orryelle is an esoteric artist in many media, including painting, writing, sculpture, sound and performance art. his ‘tela Quadrivium’ series of four hardback alchemical art books are published by fulgur limited (uk). Mary fairburn trained at Winchester art school, london university and the slade. she spent 30 years as a mural designer in england and europe, mainly for churches, but also for a baron and a bus company.

Old Castlemaine Gaol, 36 Bowden Street, Castlemaine open: 10am - 5pm t: 0411 788 604 w: www.facebook.com/orryelle e: odxob@yahoo.com e: maryangelaflegg@yahoo.com.au 32

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www.artsopen.com.au/artist/tom-baxter/

things of bone and Wood in a crude attempt at alchemy i fuse together and shape some of natures materials into a small object that calls out to be handled.

Old Castlemaine Gaol, 36 Bowden Street, Castlemaine open: 10am - 5pm

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Alanah Ellen Brand artist

Ben Blacket www.artsopen.com.au/artist/alanah-ellen-brand/

My work currently involves repainting images i find of female celebrities and friends, obtained through social media. by appropriating the found and selected imagery found online i intend to show the similarities between the modern day selfie and that of traditional portraiture. delving into how women choose to be represented visually on social media today.

Old Castlemaine Gaol, 36 Bowden Street, Castlemaine open: 11am - 5pm t: 0409 606 188 w: www.facebook.com/alanahellenart e: alanah_ellen@hotmail.com

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photographer

www.artsopen.com.au/artist/ben-blacket/

the series cheWton (sort out) depicts the contents of a box of photographic slides that the artist found during his explorations of the central Victorian goldfields. the slides were among the belongings of a particular fringe dweller, whose home remains abandoned in the bush.

Old Castlemaine Gaol, 36 Bowden Street, Castlemaine open: 10am - 5pm t: 0435 460 522 w: http://benblacket.com/ e: email@benblacket.com

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Brendan McCarthy photographer

Eliza-Jane Gilchrist www.artsopen.com.au/artist/brendan-mccarthy/

i’m a professional photographer and award winning photojournalist with over 20 years experience in local and regional media. My work is photojournalistic in nature. the stories i love to tell are those about lifes quiet people.

Old Castlemaine Gaol, 36 Bowden Street, Castlemaine open: 10am - 5pm t: 0402 077 137 e: bmccarthy2@optusnet.com.au

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sculpture

www.artsopen.com.au/artist/eliza-jane-gilchrist/

eliza-Jane gilchrist is a sculptor, prop/set/puppet builder and puppeteer. she has a ba (hons) in fine art (sculpture), and immigrated to australia in 2009. she has exhibited in group exhibitions in the uk and australia and had several solo exhibitions in australia.

Old Castlemaine Gaol, 36 Bowden Street, Castlemaine open: 10am - 5pm w: www.elizajanegilchrist.com

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Brett Garling painting

Christine Sayer Beth Sayer www.artsopen.com.au/artist/brett-garling/

My acrylics on canvas would be described as abstract. i have been painting for ten years and have been involved in a number of group exhibitions. i held a successful solo show at caspa castlemaine 2013. My work reflects my interest in colour and the changes that occur when one colour is placed against another.

Old Castlemaine Gaol, 36 Bowden Street, Castlemaine open: 10am - 5pm t: 5473 4243 e: brettgarling@yahoo.com.au

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photographY, costuMes

www.artsopen.com.au/artist/christine-beth/

little grassbird (beth sayer) is a multidisciplinary artist specializing in costume design and fiber arts. she has collaborated with her mother, christine sayer, on many of christine’s photographic projects. christine’s emotive work on dementia will be shown in the old castlemaine gaol dungeon in a new and unanticipated way.

Old Castlemaine Gaol, 36 Bowden Street, Castlemaine open: 10am - 5pm t: 0417 564 880

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Julie Hough photographY

Marion Williams www.artsopen.com.au/artist/julie-hough/

photographer

My photographic practice is of a documentary nature working in a photojournalistic style. spending almost a decade as a photographer in the newspaper industry has provided me with the opportunity to capture and share the many triumphs and challenges that impact on the daily lives of those around me.

Old Castlemaine Gaol, 36 Bowden Street, Castlemaine open: 10am to 5pm t: 0417 392 084 w: www.juliehoughphotography.com.au e: julz@juliehoughphotography.com.au

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www.artsopen.com.au/artist/marion-williams/

Flawed Landscapes is an exploration of scars on the landscape of the human body. trauma and healing. Wounds and regeneration. five women bear and bare their scars for photographer Marion ‘Maz’ Williams in a collaborative project combining words and images.

Old Castlemaine Gaol, 36 Bowden Street, Castlemaine open: 11am - 54pm t: 0411 462 951 w: www.facebook.com/MWphotpaint e: marion.williams@tpg.com.au

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Diane Thompson

Julie Millowick photographY

www.artsopen.com.au/artist/julie-millowick/

My personal practice reflects responses to the diverse situations i encounter. i work across diverse genres - documentary, environmental portrait, formal directed imagery, photojournalism.

Old Castlemaine Gaol, 36 Bowden Street, Castlemaine open: 10am to 5pm t: 5473 4481 w: www.juliemillowick.com e: julie@juliemillowick.com

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sculpture

www.artsopen.com.au/artist/diane-thompson/

My new works from the series Beyond Boundaries contemplates the impact of my own first fleet convict ancestry on this land and its original inhabitants. the australian story in our constitution fundamentally only begins from the british arrival, so i look to the creative language of the arts to reconcile old and new, contemporary and traditional stories in the hope of forging a new inclusive, shared identity for us all.

Old Castlemaine Gaol, 36 Bowden Street, Castlemaine open: 11am - 5pm t: 0421 510 017 w: www.dianethompsonartist.com e: dianethompson61@gmail.com

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Cheryl Kennedy Wire sculpture & asseMblage

Helen Lehmann www.artsopen.com.au/artist/cheryl-kennedy/

i would have loved to be a cobbler in a past life - historically cobblers made shoes using old leather recovered from discarded or repaired shoes. My artist shoes are made from my collection of metal, rusted treasures and haberdashery to create whimsical foot apparel.

Old Castlemaine Gaol, 36 Bowden Street, Castlemaine open: 11am - 5pm t: 0412 025 778 w: www.cherylpkennedy.com e: cheryl.kennedy@optusnet.com.au

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painting and printMaking

www.artsopen.com.au/artist/helen-lehmann/

My work is concerned with the manner in which women are portrayed in all forms of artistic and commercial representation in both the past and present. While acknowledging the allure and seductive qualities of many of these portrayals, it is my intention to avert the viewer’s gaze towards the underlying manipulation and self interest which permeates female representations.

Studio, 43 Adelaide Street, Chewton open: 10am - 4pm w: www.helenlehmann.com e: hlehmann@mmnet.com.au

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Fionna Madigan painting

Katharina Rapp www.artsopen.com.au/artist/fiona-madigan/

painter

www.artsopen.com.au/artist/katharina-rapp/

Mixed media abstract paintings inspired by natural and built environments, reflecting a strong interest in metaphysical experience and creative process. i am deeply interested in (and joyfully hostage to) the psychology of the creative process - the yearning, tension struggle, revelation, rapture and resolution born of the endeavour to bring something original into the world.

there are the oil paintings of cheerful, enterprising women, as well as the stories inspired by the images. paintings available from the studio, stories with images available in book form or instantly downloadable as e-tales.

Old Castlemaine Gaol, 36 Bowden Street, Castlemaine open: 11am - 5pm t: 0430 768 307 e: fionnamadigan@gmail.com

Studio Rapp, 57 Pitman Street, Chewton open: 10am - 5pm t: 0419 103 960 w: www.rappland.com e: info@rappland.com

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Jeff Makin painter, printMaker

Co-bolt Textile Collective www.artsopen.com.au/artist/jeff-makin/

textiles

Jeff is best known as a landscape painter. he has won numerous awards; exhibited nationally and internationally and is represented in most australian institutional, public, and corporate collections and numerous private collections here and the u.k. and u.s.a. his unique studio is the old red hill Music hall built in 1854 Studio, 163 Main Road, Chewton (adjoining the Red Hill Hotel) open: 12.30pm to 4pm t: 0413 526 144 w: www.jamesmakingallery.com

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www.artsopen.com.au/artist/co-bolt/

convergence: textile Works in progress by zanna rickard, emma Jane christy, bernadette kalotas and brenna Jensen. these works focus on experimental textiles and installation based work that attempts to acknowledge the craft in the practice of making art.

Lot 19, McShannags Lane, Castlemaine open: 10am - 4pm t: 0431 830 353 w: www.co-bolt-textiles.com e: zanna.rickard@gmail.com

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Smiley Williams artist

Helen Bodycomb www.artsopen.com.au/artist/smiley-williams/

predominately i paint, and for many years i also made sculpture. i have been an artist most of my life. colour is my joy and working in and with the landscape my privilege.

Studio, 8 Read Street, Elphinstone open: 10am - 4pm t: 0419 510 945

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Mosaic artist

www.artsopen.com.au/artist/helen-bodycomb/

helen bodycomb has been a resident artist at lot 19 in castlemaine since 2007. she maintains a full-time practice as a mosaicist and sculptor, making large and small commissioned and un-commissioned artworks, and also conducts mosaic workshops locally, nationally and internationally. helen is also exhibiting at old castlemaine gaol.

Studio 11, Lot 19, McShannags Lane, Castlemaine open: 10am - 4pm t: 0413 278 793 w: www.helenbodycomb.com e: helen@helenbodycomb.com

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Lot 19 Artspace www.artsopen.com.au/artist/lot-19/

Lot 19, McShannags Lane, Castlemaine Open: 10am - 4pm t: 0427 724 149 w: www.lot19art.com e: lot19artspace@gmail.com

OPENING NIGHT CELEBRATIONS Friday 11th March 5:30pm - later lot19 hosts the opening festivities with live performance, music and art. there will be surprises, wise words, all the info and previews of the wonderful weekend ahead, and lots to celebrate. Mamas kitchen & papas bar open, no pets no byo. Check lot19art.com for further details...

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A5 EXHIBITION Opens Friday 11th March 6pm, Open both weekends 12pm - 5pm a large exhibition of small a5 works, over 20 artists.

CLOSING PARTY ‘CASTLEMAINE IDYLL’ Sunday 20th March 2pm - 8pm $20/$10/$5 a talent show like no other, live band and solid gold dancers, infamous judges. come and sing! You’re the entertainment.

printMaking

www.artsopen.com.au/artist/castlemaine-press/

an exhibition to honour and celebrate working together 50 years of the print council of australia. an exhibition of print works by castlemaine press members, created in pairs and inspired by themes of collaboration and connection.

Castlemaine Press, Lot 19, McShanags Lane, Castlemaine open: 11am - 4pm t: 0412 951 107 w: www.castlemainepress.com.au

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OPEN STUDIOS Lot19 has 21 studios, is home to 28 artists, and is a working artspace. come and visit the open studios, including ‘castlemaine press’ open access printmaking studio, and ‘castlemaine clay’ open access ceramics studio.

Check lot19art.com for further details... there will be workshops and tours as well!

Castlemaine Press 50/50

Ben Winspear painter

www.artsopen.com.au/artist/ben-winspear/

ben Winspear is a representational painter, who through using the figure, landscape and everyday objects such as a leaf ect, and placing them in an environment works to create metaphors and stories for what is both seen and unseen.

Studio, 272 North Harcourt Road, Harcourt open: 10am - 5pm t: 0427 505 793 w: www.benwinspearart.com e: winspearben@yahoo.com.au

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Catherine Tait painter and sculptor

Wendy Dwyer www.artsopen.com.au/artist/catherine-tait/

catherine has been an established artist in central Victoria since 1886 and is the winner of over 30 awards. catherine’s paintings and sculptures are diverse in subject manner and recently returned from italy studying sculpture at the florence academia.

Studio, 1761 Pyrenees Hwy, Castlemaine open: 11am - 4pm t: 5472 5120 w: www.decorativeiron.com.au e: ctait@mail.com

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glass

www.artsopen.com.au/artist/wendy-dwyer/

a lifelong fascination with glass and light has led me to explore the pleasure of fusing and slumping glass, considering function, dynamic, colour and light. each piece captures a personal memory or moment, frozen in time from this fluid yet solid medium. i am greatly influenced by the natural beauty around me in central Victoria, the landscape, trees and birdlife in particular.

Studio, 28 Parkins Reef Road, Maldon open: 10am - 4pm t: 0404 524 069 e: stormywynde@hotmail.com

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castlemaine / maldon

Trefor Prest

Biannual Maldon Portrait Prize Maldon artist netWork

sculptor

www.artsopen.com.au/artist/manet/

artists are invited to depict a resident of the Mount alexander shire in any medium. this exhibition is an initiative of the Maldon artist network (Manet) and major sponsorship has been provided by the Maldon and district community bank.

Workshop: children’s portrait painting Maldon community Market sunday 13th March Maldon Community Centre, Frances Street, Maldon open daily 12 - 20 March, 11am - 4pm e: maldonmanet@gmail.com

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www.artsopen.com.au/artist/trefor-prest/

My work has been influenced by memories of a childhood spent frequenting the docks in a Welsh coal port, surrounded by the debris of an obsolete industrial landscape. thus began a lifelong fascination with things mechanical and when i began making sculptures in the early seventies these early memories influenced me, both formally and emotionally.

Studio, 136 Newstead/Hepburn Road, Strangways open: 10am - 4pm t: 5476 2406 w: strangwayssculpture.wordpress.com/author/treforprest/ e: treforprest@gmail.com

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Studio Paradiso Group Show printMaking

Newstead Open Studios www.artsopen.com.au/artist/studio-paradiso/

studio paradiso, sandon, printmakers with works by robyn gibson, erika beilharz, Jane Marriott, richard sullivan, anna havir and annette Ward. a group exhibition of recent works on paper.

Newstead Railway Arts Hub, Dundas Street, Newstead open: 10am - 4pm t: 0417 035 091 w: www.studioparadiso.com.au e: dianaorinda@gcom.net.au

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https://neWsteadopenstudios.Wordpress.coM/

drop over to newstead and visit our open studios and galleries, local wineries, cafe and more. download a flier of all local opens studios/galleries and map from our website.

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Place Matters Ceramics ceraMics

placematters.net.au

expressions of place and connection in sculptural and functional ceramics.

Open Sat, Sun & Labour Day Monday 11am-4pm 10 McMillan Road, Green Gully t: 5476 2457

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Mary Caspar painter, sculptor & ceraMicist

Making art is the foundation of my life.

Open Sat, Sun & Labour Day Monday 11am-4pm 11 Panmure Street, Newstead t: 0477 018 493

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Red Door B’n’B & Art Gallery paintings, sculpture, JeWellerY reddoorbnb.com.au

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browse works from over 20 artists from newstead and district.

Open Sat - Mon 10-4pm 15 Lyons Street, Newstead t: 0448 234 758 Venue

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Georgina Duckett sculptor

a playful suite of small sculptures.

Open Sat, Sun & Labour Day Monday 11am-4pm 10 Creswick Road, Newstead t: 0477 868 646

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Paul Turbitt & Jennifer King sculpture & painting

taurusarchitectures.wix.com/taurus

View current works by Jen & paul within the inspiring surrounds of their Wonderland home.

Open Sat, Sun & Labour Day Monday 11 - 4pm Newstead/Guildford Rd, Guildford (4km from Newstead) t: 0458 688 250

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www.artsopen.com.au/artist/brian-nunan/

brian nunan brings outback australia to life with passionate observation and consummate skill in drawing and painting. his new and earlier works at his gallery, show the talents of a man able to step inside the story of the outback and its people.

Studio and Gallery, 40 Campbell Street, Castlemaine open: 10am - 5pm t: 5470 6724

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Trefor Prest, 136 Newstead/Hepburn Rd Strangways

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Mary Caspar, 11 Panmure St

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Paul & Jennifer, Newstead/Guildford Rd Guildford

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Newstead Arts Hub, Dundas St

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Red Door, 15 Lyons St

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Roger McKindley, Brandt St and Punt Rd Newstead

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Place Matters, 10 McMillan Rd Green Gully

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Georgina Duckett, 10 Creswick Rd

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Castlemaine Art Gallery, 14 Lyttleton St.

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Philip Cordingley, 12 Templeton St.

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Heather Barrett, 35 Templeton St.

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Phil Elson, 89 Templeton St.

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Sarah & Carol, 12 Doveton St.

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Michelle Day, 68 Lyttleton St.

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Juliana Hilton, 19A Hargraves St.

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CASPA, 101 Mostyn St.

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Michael Wolfe, 9 Union St.

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David Frazer, 5 Blakeley Rd.

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Shades of Gray, Farnsworth St.

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Lorena & Jenny, 90 Fletcher St.

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Mary McGrail, 12 Dudley St.

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Darron Davies, 15 Carol St.

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Penny Peckham, 16 Carol St.

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Prue Venables, 30 Elizabeth St.

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Catherine Pilgrim, 87 Farnsworth St.

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Helene & Jinari, 61 Main Road Rd.

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Yodhi Bergman, 21 Neates Rd.

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Old Woollen Mill, 9 Walker St.

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Ann, Ivor & Dom, 62 Bowden St.

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Old Castlemaine Gaol, 36 Bowden St.

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Lot 19 Artspace, McShannags Lane

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Ben Winspear 272 North Harcourt Rd Harcourt

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Drawing The Line, 24 Hargraves St.

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Fiona Kennaugh, 14 Hargraves St.

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Roz Avent, 5 Berkeley St.

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Marte Newcombe, 11 Kaweka St.

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COMING SOON

HUZZAH! A market of multiple stallholders with knick-knackery, bric-a-brac-ery, second hand curios, retro accoutrement and a soupรงon of handmade finery. And stuff.

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The Newstead Rural Transaction Centre (RTC) runs a Community Bus (sponsored by the Maldon and District Community Bank as a service to the local community.

ART SHOW & SALE Heritage Centre (ANA Hall) High Street, Harcourt Open to the Public Friday 11th March 10am - 5pm Saturday 12th March 9am - 5pm Sunday 13th March 10am - 5pm Monday 14th March 10am - 3pm

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Saturday 12 March

Doors open at 5:40pm Show starts at 6pm

Castlemaine

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Artists and creative practicioners from Mount Alexander Shire talk about their arts practice, DQG WKH LQ킷XHQFH Rf creative space and place on their work.

Internationally reknown PechaKucha events are fast-paced, inspirational, image focused artists talks. Each presentation includes 20 images, shown for 20 seconds / image.

COST: $8/$10. $5 for Arts Open artists. Included in subscription, see page 23 for details.

DURATION: 120min (including interval).

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custom framing by union studio hand finished australian hardwood frames custom, exhibition and conservation framing michael wolfe gallery

Laurie Davies

master art framers union studio picture framers 9 union street castlemaine

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EXPERIENCE ART AT LA TROBE UNIVERSITY

BACHELOR OF CREATIVE ARTS Locations and majors available: Bendigo Fine Art, Graphic Design, Photography, Creative and Professional Writing

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The above images are from La Trobe University students past and present

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