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www.gippslandtimes.com.au A host of St Paul’s Cathedral, Sale, festival events to coincide with Archibald Prize

A FESTIVAL will be held at St Paul’s Anglican Cathedral, Sale, to coincide with the Archibald Prize.

Art exhibition

THE Faces of the Cathedral Festival will include events, workshops and an art exhibition by local artists. It officially opened on Sunday. The exhibition is open when the cathedral is open — on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 2pm to 4pm, as well as services on Sundays from 8am and 10am, and Wednesdays from 10am.

Living Stones Display

A ‘LIVING Stones Display’ will exhibit photographs and stories of people associated with St Paul’s Anglican Cathedral. The Living Stones Display will be open for viewing when the cathedral is open — on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 2pm to 4pm, as well as services on Sundays from 8am and 10am, and Wednesdays from 10am.

Stained glass windows tour

‘PORTRAITS in Stained Glass’ will involve 20-minute guided tours covering the stories, colours and shapes portrayed in the cathedral’s stained glass windows. Gallery guide, musician and textile artist with a passion for the arts, Rita Weir, will lead the tours on Wednesdays, October 13, October 27 and November 10, from 11.30am to noon.

Create an abstract painting

TWO personal colour portrait workshops will help people discover their personal colour palette and create an abstract painting. Julie Mielke, a practising artist who has taught adult art classes in Sale and after-school children’s art classes, will lead the workshops. Upper primary, secondary students and adults are welcome, and all materials will be supplied. The workshops will take place in Delbridge Hall on Wednesday, October 13, and Wednesday, November 17, from 4pm until 5.30pm. To register, phone Julie on 0429 497 496, or email

pmielke1@bigpond.com Picasso portraits workshops

TWO Picasso portraits workshops will allow participants to explore portraiture in the cubist style, inspired by famous artist Pablo Picasso. This fun workshop, led by Jenny Batten, will delve into shape, colour and the abstract to create a portrait. A retired arts and performance teacher, Ms Batten is also a singer, community choir leader, arts therapist, spiritual director and an accredited InterPlay facilitator. She enjoys exploring colour, shape and pattern in designing and making mandalas. Children aged five and over and adults are encouraged to go along to Delbridge Hall and be inspired on Wednesday, October 27, and Thursday, November 4, from 4pm until 5.30pm. To register, phone Jenny Batten on 0438 213 382

or email batjen54@gmail.com

Praying it Forward seminar

A ‘PRAYING it Forward: Emerging Hope and Our Role as Ancestors of the Future’ seminar by spiritual director Dr Cath Connelly about committing to “act for the sake of life on Earth” will be held over Zoom. The Zoom session will be held this Sunday, October 17, from 2pm until 4pm. To register, phone Susanna on 0418 637 469 or

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‘Portraits In Stained Glass’ will involve 20-minute guided tours covering the stories, colour and shape portrayed in St Paul’s Cathedral’s stained glass windows.

email susannapain63@gmail.com

Photography workshop

A CONTEMPLATIVE photography workshop will teach ‘mindful photography’ — a ‘spiritual practice’ that promotes deep observation and allows the photographer to be present in each moment. Creative arts therapist, the Reverend Peter Batten, who has a photography and performing arts background, will facilitate the session on Sunday, October 31, from 1pm until 4pm. No photographic experience is necessary to participate, but participates should take a camera (whether that’s a phone, a point-and-shoot or a top end Nikon), accompanying camera accessories (such as different lenses or a tripod), a note book and a pen.

Art and masks session

AN InterPlay with art and masks session will allow people to unwind and play, respond to portraits in an exhibition, decorate some masks, tell some stories, move and relax. No experience is necessary for the sessions, which will be held on Saturday, October 30, and Tuesday, November 9, from 2pm until 4pm at Delbridge Hall. Experienced InterPlay leaders, dancers and musicians, Dean of St Paul’s Anglican Cathedral Susanna Pain, and Jenny and Peter Batten will facilitate the sessions. To register, phone Susanna Pain on 0418 637

469, or email susannapain63@gmail.com, Mr Batten on 0419 255 585 or email mission.ucagipps@gmail.com

Portraits of self sessions

‘QUIET Afternoon With Art – Portraits of Self’ sessions with Susanna Pain and Jenny Batten will look, listen, reflect, respond and share the self behind the portrait. The sessions will be on Tuesday, October 19 and Thursday, November 11, from 2pm until 4pm at Delbridge Hall. To register, phone Susanna Pain on 0418 637

469 or susannapain63@gmail.com Young Archies is open for viewing and voting

A COLLECTION of portraits by some of Wellington Shire’s budding young artists is now on display in the Young Archie 2021 exhibition at Gippsland Art Gallery in Sale. The much-anticipated Archibald Prize opens today, and the public can also view the 50 Young Archie competition finalists on level two of the gallery. Winners across age group categories will be announced at a later date, and voting is also now open in the Crowd Favourite competition. The Young Archie is comprised of portraits by young artists aged between five and 25 who live, work or study in Wellington Shire, or who have studied in Wellington Shire in the past four years. Young artists submitted portraits of people who are known to them and who play an important part in their lives. Entry to the Young Archie exhibition is free. To cast a vote for the Crowd Favourite,

visit archibaldgipps land.com.au/about/

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The exhibition will be on display until November 21.

The Young Archie exhibition is open now, with voting also open for the Crowd Favourite competition. BUYING A HOUSE IS OFTEN THE LARGEST INVESTMENT