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August2018 

What Happened in August and What’s Happening in September

INDEX 

3-7.......Event photos 

8...........Sheila Chandra in ContainART Mobile Gallery 

9...........Peter Sparkman @ Unicorn Lane Gallery 

10.........Neo-Gineering exhibition @ Backspace Gallery 

11.........What’s on at ContainART, Unicorn Lane, Backspace during BOAA 

12,13....Backspace, Unicorn Lane and ContainART Mobile Gallery exhibition program 

14.........Community Impact Grants and Memory Atlas 

15.........Sister City International Photographic exhibition 

16-19....The new BCC Street Art policy and procedure information 

20,21....Regional Arts Victoria funding/grants news 

22-24....All the latest info about the Central Highlands Arts Atlas 

25.........Her Majesty’s scheduled performance of ‘Hell Ship’ @ BMI 

26-29....Exhibitions at the Art Gallery of Ballarat 

30-35....Biennale of Australian Art info we all need! 

36-38....’Pick Your Project’ funding info and local Arts and culture projects to vote for 

38.........Exhibition at RAT Art Space @ Ballarista 

39.........Advanced notice of a very special event created by Christine Tammer 

40,41....Exhibitions around town 

42.........Artist Society information and Creative Industries Meet Up notice 

43.........Newstead Railway Arts Hub event 

44.........’She Too’ season of performances at the Arts Academy 

45.........James Morisson orchestra performance 

46,47....Workshops, classes and training and poetry club meets 

48.........Local Photographic clubs 

49.........Observatory info, Jam’N’Jar performance and Film society monthly info 

50,52....Workshops, Classes and Training 

53........ Local Choirs 

54......... Arts Radio, Musical/Theatre performances / Lance TV live on facebook/Comedy 

55.........Plastic Flower Making Workshops for the Begonia Festival 2019 Floral Tram 

56.........Hand made Paper workshop, Stitch in time event, Bendigo EOI 

57.........Costume hire, Organ recital, Adam Simmons in concert 

58.........Linda Jackson 2 day workshop and Ballarat North Neighbourhood House classes 

59.........Potted Opera - Pirates of Penzance performance info 

60.........Tales of Rat City Podcast information 

61.........Live Gig Guide and Ukelele meets 

62.........Ballarat Evolve information 

63,64....Awards, Prizes, Calls, Grants, Competitions and Filmmaker opportunities 

65,66....Local resources you might find handy 

67.........Ballarat Arts Alive Monthly Social Soiree 

68.........Monthly Event Quick Guide 

GOT AN ARTS OR CULTURAL EVENT PLANNED? 

Do you know someone that has? 

Would you like it included in ARTeFACT? 

Take a look through this edition and if your event is in 

any way like the ones in here, please feel free to email 

Deborah Klein at the Ballarat Council’s Arts and Culture 

Unit. 

Just explain what its about and attach a print resolution 

version of your poster or flier, by the MIDDLE of the 

month PRIOR to your event happening... 

deborahklein@ballarat.vic.gov.au 

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Children’s Painting Competition 

The ten students whose artwork that will represent Ballarat at the 16th World Conference of Historical Cities in Turkey 

this September were honoured with an afternoon tea and presentations by Madam Mayor Cr. Samantha McIntosh. 

September 2018 ARTeFACT Newsletter 

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Music Heard Visually Group Exhibition Opening 

August 18, 2018 

Artists, musicians, and their diverse muses thronged Backspace Gallery to celebrate the triumph of Backspace Special Curator Melinda Muscat, 

and opening remarks about the multidisciplinary exhibition ‘Music Heard Visually’ by Cr. Samantha McIntosh. 



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Neo-Gineering Group Exhibition Opening 

September 1, 2018 

Techies and artists and our creative community came together to explore and interact with the intersection of Art + Technology, enjoy the 

opening remarks by Cr. Daniel Moloney, and celebrate the work of Margie Balazic, Zlatko Balazic, Dale Braybrook, Ian Kemp, Kat Pengelly, 

Ellen Sorensen, and Casey Tosh. A few days later, students from Ballarat Specialist School visited Backspace Gallery to engage with the works 

and discuss the work of their instructor Ellen Sorensen. 


Ballarat Specialist School @ Neo-Gineering exhibition 


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through 15 September 



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Huyghue House 15 Camp Street 

Alfred Deakin Place 

Neo-Gineering: Group Exhibition 

Neo-Gineering: A Perfect Showcase For STEAM-Driven 

Ballarat. The interface between technology and culture 

and the arts has always been permeable. 

Our Australian landscape bears evidence of engineering 

works that are tens-of-thousands of years old, signals of a 

culture that integrated place and persons in ways we are just 

beginning to re-discover. Artists since time immemorial have 

experimented with the tools, materials, and physics involved 

in creating their work; have documented land- and soundscapes 

evolving with the rise of the industrial age, and in 

latter generations have made the products of engineering and 

technology itself the subjects of their artwork. 

With the new Backspace Gallery exhibition Neo-Gineering, 

seven artists of varying disciplines - painting, photography, 

sculpture, fashion, installation, and media – come together 

to comment on and celebrate the ways that their creativity 

incorporates and benefits from the ideas of engineering. 

In this dance of concepts and creation, visitors can experience 

the immersive colourful animations of children’s art by Margie 

Balazic, alongside Ian Kemp’s photographs where images of 

ancient fossils are captured in emulsion and paper by just a 

flash of light. 

Illuminated illustrations and repurposed skate boards by 

Casey Tosh bring ‘street’ credibility to the mix, while the soft 

engineering of Kat Pengelly’s neoprene fashion speaks of 

future street style. Painter Dale Braybrook bridges ancient 

and nano engineering, Zlatko Balazic explores diverse 

outcomes of combining light and sound through his multiple 

kinetic artworks, and Ellen Sorensen’s paper engineering 

illustration is a masterful marriage of imagery and effect. 

As Ballarat embraces STEAM (science, technology, 

engineering, arts, mathematics) as the foundation for its 

re-branding as a Creative City, Neo-Gineering shines as a 

showcase of how Ballarat’s artists are already early adopters 

of the Brave New World. 

Backspace Gallery is an initiative of the City of Ballarat Arts and Culture 

Unit, dedicated to supporting local and regional artists by exhibiting quality 

contemporary visual art, design and craft. 

Located in historic Huyghue House: 

Alfred Deakin Place, 15 Camp Street in the CBD 

Backspace Gallery exhibition is open to the public 

Thursday - Sunday 12 – 4pm 

further information contact Deborah Klein: 

heidizukauskas@ballarat.vic.gov.au 


LOCAL GALLERIES AND EXHIBITION SPACES 

Huyghue House 15 Camp Street 


Camp Street, Ballarat CBD 

NATALIE ROSIN 

BOAA ART 2018 

Natalie is an architectural graduate and 

ceramicist living in Sydney, Australia. Her 

practice involves the intersection between 

these disciplines, forming both functional 

and sculptural handmade ceramic forms. 

She has worked in various architectural 

studios in addition to practicing as an 

independent artist/consultant for private 

commissions and architectural installations. 

Natalie has been included in various 

exhibitions over the past few years at the 

Australian Design Centre, Chinaclay, Depot 

Gallery, Dickerson Gallery, Gallery Klei, The 

Incinerator Gallery, M.Contemporary and 

Stanley Street Gallery among many others. 

In 2016 she received an Australian Council 

Development Grant for an overseas artist 

residency position at the Baltic Gallery of 

Contemporary Art. www.natalie-rosin.com 

‘IT TAKES COURAGE’ 

WOMEN’S GROUP 



MATTHEW VAN RODEN 

TARZAN JUNGLE QUEEN 

KOULLA ROUSSOS 


“The Contiguity of Totalisation” 

Curated by Koulla Roussos 

Matthew van Roden, Tarzan JungleQueen 

and Koulla Roussos are three emerging 

queer artists from Darwin whose multimedia 

practice interrogates the representation of 

“queerness” itself. 

Essentially non-essentialist, the body is 

treated as a text capable of a multiplicity 

of meanings shaped only by the fluidity of 

technology merging with archetypal desire. 

To overcome the corporeality of onsumption, 

the trio considers the exquisite contiguity 

animating the microcosm, to interrogate 

interrelationships and present individual and 

collaborative digital and analogue works, 

that will take audiences on an adventure 

through lost time to dwell inside a space of 

endless possibilities. 

TAS WANSBROUGH 


Tas Wansbrough is a Ballarat sculptor who 

is highly involved in the pursuit of form and 

shape to represent human emotion and 

stance as an abstract expression. Having 

completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts at 

Federation University, Tas works prolifically 

with varying materials and mediums to 

realize her sculptural installations. 

Recent career highlights include the 2016 

Lorne Sculpture Biennale and exhibiting at 

Parliament House of Victoria to celebrate 

the 125th Anniversary of the Women’s 

Suffragette Movement. 

Upon graduating university, Tas was 

awarded the National Association of Visual 

Artists Ignition Award for Professional 

Practice as well as The Federation 

University Travel Scholarship and travelled 

to the British School at Rome and pursue 

stone carving at the heart and soul of stone 

carving at the Carrara marble quarries. 

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BACKSPACE GALLERY 

30 August - 16 September 

Neo_Gineering 

Mixed media exhibition by Margie and Zlatko Balazic, exploring the interface between art and engineering 

18 September - 6 November 

Biennale of Australian Art 

Small sculptural works by Natalie Rosin 

8 November - December 2 

Gossamer Threads 

The next generation of paintings by Tamara Bekier 

6 - 23 December 

Weathering the Future 

Mixed media group exhibition on the theme of climate change, interpreted through visual art, text and graphic design; presented by 

Jason Nahrung as a Backspace Gallery Guest Curator Project 

10 - 13 January 

Images of Compassion 

Group exhibition in association with the 2019 Ballarat Vegan Festival 

31 January - 17 February 

Natural Abstraction 

New work by Ros Lawson, Lyden Nicholls, and Andrew Thomas, presented by Lynden Nicholls as a Backspace Guest Curator 

Project 

21 February - 3 March 

NextGen Teachers 

Group exhibition of work by art instructors whose students’ work is featured in the Art Gallery Ballarat annual NextGen exhibition 

7 - 24 March 

More Than 50% 

Work by international artists responding to violence against women, presented by Felicity Martin as a Backspace Gallery Guest 

Curator Project 

28 March - 14 April 

Women’s Work 

Mixed media group exhibition of new work exploring the concept of ‘women’s work’ 

18 April - 5 May 

Expressions of Landscape 

New paintings, drawings and ceramics by Jan Alexander, Liz Blizzard and Angela Robinson 

9 - 26 May 

ExTempore 

Group exhibition of drawings by artists for whom improvisation is the starting point of their work 

30 May - 16 June 

A Woven Life 

Retrospective exhibition of basketry and weaving by Liz Souter 

20 June - 7 July 

Rising 

Mixed media group exhibition of work by emerging women artists 

11 - 28 July 

Expressions of Interest 

Drawings and ceramic sculptures by Alison Parkinson 


UNICORN LANE 

31 August - 15 September 

Oblivious 

A visual documentation of international tourism in the modern age. Photography by Peter Sparkman 

15 September - 6 November 

Biennale of Australian Art 

Small works by Koulla Roussos, Tarz McDonald and Matthew van Roden 

8 November - 2 December 

Wallflower 

New works by Jessica Schroeter 

3 December - 21 January 

Surprise! 

Special seasonal works by commissioned artists 

25 January - 28 February 

Zen and Concentration 

Paintings by Lenny Hyatt 

1 - 31 March 

From Reality to Fantasy 

Photographs by members of the Federation University Photographic Club 

1 - 28 April 

Time Collapsed 

Drawings and paintings by Nick Barlow 

29 April - 31 May 

Lost Things Found 

Small sculptures by Jessica De Siso 

1 - 30 June 

New paintings by Thalia Stanton 

CONTAINART MOBILE GALLERY 

August/September 

Chandra Paul 

Ceramics - Black Hill lookout, Corner of Chisholm and Sim Streets 

September / October 

Biennale Of Australian Art 

Small sculptures - Lake Wendouree Village 

November 

Ballarat Recycling Week 

Mixed Media - Ditchfield Reserve Playground, Brown Hill 

December 

Frances Greenwood 

Ceramics and Mixed Media - Grevillea Road and Dowling Street, Wendouree East 


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City of Ballarat Community Impact Grants 

The City of Ballarat Community Impact Grants are once again open for Arts 

and Culture applications, with submissions for Round 1 due by 5pm on 3 

September 2018. 

As the closing date for Round 1 is the start of September, you might like to 

consider how this funding could enhance your upcoming events or activities 

planned for Summer. 

CoB Community Impact Grants encourage artists to work with organisations to 

address community needs by being innovative and creative. Up to $10,000 is 

available to projects across four rounds. 

Please go to the below web address for more information as well as the 

guidelines and application forms. 

http://www.ballarat.vic.gov.au/pc/grants.aspx 

*Please also be aware that there are 4 rounds each year as part of this grants 

program so you may have other programs that would be applicable and eligible 

for funding. 

The Memory Atlas free weekly 

workshops are where you can 

strengthen your interview active 

listening skills and learn how 

easy it is to use the television 

in your pocket - your mobile 

phone, to share your stories 

with the world… 

We are also working on 

recording the stories of how 

veterans of war, conflict and 

peacekeeping missions have 

shaped Ballarat - from Gallipoli 

to the Gulf - Boer to the Sinai. 

We want ot hear from you. 

THE MEMORY ATLAS 

Mick Trembath - 0402 359 973 

www.facebook.com/TheMemoryAtlas 

www.hulballarat.org.au/cb_pages/memory_atlas.php 



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HOME IS WHERE THE HALL IS 

It’s time again to inform you of our exciting 

Regional Arts Victoria project, ‘Home is Where 

the Hall is’ that you may be keen to participate 

in. Registrations open 20 August; this is a unique 

project and we would love for you to join us! 

Home is Where the Halls is is Regional Arts 

Victoria’s state-wide celebration of community 

halls and takes place during the month of 

November. This initiative was originally launched 

in 2011 by Premier Ted Baillieu and over the past 

years the project has seen more than 300 events 

registered. 

Community halls are central to the ongoing 

energy of regional towns: they are places for 

gathering, celebration, emergency, crafting, 

mourning, baking, performing and playing. 

Whether they are historic or contemporary, community halls are the keepers of a rich and diverse collection of stories and 

memories that form the identity of the town and safeguard its values. In times of emergency or crisis, the community hall is 

the town’s refuge; in times of joy, the community hall is the town’s place for celebration. 

Home is Where The Hall is is a grassroots arts initiative. Each November, Regional Arts Victoria together with Country Arts 

South Australia showcase dozens of activities at community halls at the dedicated Home is Where the Hall is website: http:// 

homeiswherethehallis.com. This includes a list of events creating journeys across the state that nurture regional arts. 

Home is Where The Hall is, is a state-wide project that’s key to celebrating and championing the places where art is made 

and enjoyed. This inspiring project creates a state-wide network of vibrant spaces, with many dozens of towns participating 

each year. 

Home is Where The Hall is, is a grassroots arts initiative dedicated to to celebrating and championing the places where art is 

made and enjoyed. Each November, Regional Arts Victoria together with Country Arts South Australia showcase dozens of 

activities at community halls. 

Community halls are central to the ongoing energy of regional towns: they are places for gathering, celebration, emergency, 

crafting, mourning, baking, performing and playing. Whether they are historic or contemporary, community halls are the 

keepers of a rich and diverse collection of stories and memories that form the identity of the town and safeguard its values. 

In times of emergency or crisis, the community hall is the town’s refuge; in times of joy, the community hall is the town’s place 

for celebration. 

This inspiring project creates a state-wide network of vibrant spaces, with many dozens of towns participating each year. 

Registrations for the 2018 event are opening soon and we hope that you are keen to participate! 

Image: Birregurra Ballyhoo by Stuart Fry. For more information about events in the Birregurra Town Hall see the 

enlightenmebirre Website. 

Quick Response Grants 

Quick Response Grants are also open again for 2018 with $3,000 available for groups and up to $1500 for individuals. 

Discuss your idea with me soon! Give me a call on (03) 5320 5888 or 0412 459 471 

General enquiries in regards to Regional Arts Victoria - 

please contact Malcolm Sanders for the Ballarat region. 

03 5320 5888 (Ballarat) 

03 96441800 (Melbourne) 

m: 0412 459 471 

e: msanders@rav.net.au 

www.facebook.com/RAVcentralhighlands 


ARTLANDS - FEMALE ARTS LEADERS PRESENTING 

Have you bought your tickets for Artlands Victoria yet? The exciting program for this event includes an extraordinary group 

of female arts leaders who will lead conversations, keynotes, workshops and sessions about their practice, research and 

experiences. Included in this illustrious list is Ballarat’s own Fiona Sweet, Festival Director of the Ballarat International Foto 

Biennale who will discuss the arts festival model. 

Book now! Secure your place. 

https://artlands.com.au/news/leading-the-charge-an-introduction-to-our-powerhouse-female-presenters 

Meet our next round of speakers and presenters; a group of powerhouse women who will lead conversations, keynotes, 

workshops and sessions about their practice, research and experiences. 

We’ve worked really hard to profile strong intergenerational women’s voices across the program and we are very excited to 

introduce you... 

Ambitious and fair: the future for regional gallery practice 

Let’s collaborate on a set of actions to drive national standards that are ambitious and fair. Australia’s regional galleries 

lead important conversations on contemporary practice, taking active roles in the ethics and the politics of the local, and 

articulating a strongly grounded artistic leadership. More than simply the custodians of carefully guarded collections, regional 

galleries succeed or struggle on the strength of their ambition for fostering the Australian culture from their own unique 

standpoint. Increasingly international in their outlook, regional galleries seek to balance local artistic development with global 

artistic movements, working from a confident connection to country and sense of place. 

Join Executive Director of the National Association for the Visual Arts Esther Anatolitis in an active participatory workshop 

for regional artists, curators and gallerists from all over Australia, to characterise contemporary practice and identifying ways 

forward. 

How is regional feminism different and why does this matter? 

Join Dr Julie Montgarrett of Charles Sturt University and Sarah McEwan of The Cad Factory to explore this question and 

much more in an in-conversation session to continue their research into regional feminisms. Montgarrett and McEwan want 

to know what you think and what your experiences have been. 

Harmony Hub — Building Bridges Within our Community 

Two women from different countries meet in a small rural Australian city and start a radio show. Archana Patney is from India 

and Joelle Whiting from Mauritius. The radio show is called Harmony Hub and is broadcast fortnightly from the Swan Hill 

Community Radio 99.1 SMART FM studios. Their motto: Building bridges within our community. 

Contemporary best practice in the remote: Artistic process case studies 

Remoteness is often seen in juxtaposition to the concept of contemporary arts practice, however case studies from Western 

Australian artist Alana Hunt, Northern Territory curator Britt Guy and New South Wales artist Holly Macdonald focus on the 

highly innovative way that art is being conceived, made and presented in a remote context. 

Why Do We Have Arts Festivals? 

Common to non-profit arts festivals is a model based upon a sponsorship agreement between the artist and the festival. That 

is, when exhibiting the artist’s work, the festival forgoes paying the artist a fiscal fee on the proposition that the exposure 

alone will become quantifiable in their projected future earnings and career projection. The festivals often justify this position 

due to their own challenges to remain economically sustainable. 

However, is this claim of ‘increased exposure’ misleading? And therefore, what is the role of the festival and its employees in 

supporting artists through the festival model? 

In 2018, Fiona Sweet received research funding from the Ian Potter Foundation to travel to Europe and present at 6 leading 

international photographic festivals. This subsequent lecture is based upon her findings 

regarding the ‘why’ of a festival’s existence. 

Don’t miss these incredible presentations and more at this year’s Artlands Victoria! 


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Commissioned editorial articles on the Central Highlands Arts Atlas 

As part of its freshen-up, the Central Highlands Arts Atlas will soon be enriched by a series of commissioned editorial 

articles reflecting on cultural events and experiences available to the greater Central Highlands and Goldfields 

community. 

Crafted by local and regional writers, these features range from reviews to persuasive pieces, profiles to reflective and 

interpretive articles - ensuring that the ArtsAtlas remains at the forefront of connecting artists and community across the 

Central Highlands and beyond. 

Over the next year, visitors to the ArtsAtlas website can enjoy an array of diverse voices and viewpoints, broadly examining 

what a ‘cultural experience’ might entail. 

Some of our anticipated contributors and their works include: 

Zlatko Balazic, examining his transition from engineer to installation artist and the experience of responding to artists’ 

Expressions of Interest for a range of projects. 

Ailsa Brackley du Bois, reflecting on her experiences of large-scale art events that use the cityscape as a stage, as well as 

more intimate theatre-based experiences closer to home. 

Alice Fitzgerald, profiling a series of local and regional theatre-makers. 

Megan Riedl, showcasing the practice of local leading ladies and investigating the barriers to Ballarat developing its own 

professional theatre company. 

Amie Sexton, reviewing a series of dining and entertainment experiences across the region. 

Steph Wallace, providing a guide to kid- and family-friendly cultural opportunities. 

Amber Wells, providing a taste of everyday culture through iconic Ballarat street art and an exploration of cultural experiences 

as a healing process. 

Want to be part of this re-energised cultural one-stop-shop? 

• Start by refreshing your ArtsAtlas profile, making sure that your images and information are up-to-date. 

• Continue by posting your events, activities and opportunities on the ArtsAtlas calendar. 

• Grow your ArtsAtlas reach by telling your fans and friends about this valuable FREE resource for artists, arts 

groups, arts spaces, and those that travel with them. 

For further information about becoming part of the Central Highlands ArtsAtlas, contact: 

Robert Kienbaum: robertkienbaum@ballarat.vic.gov.au 


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In December ArtsAtlas asked its users for feedback on what changes, updates or general 

overhauls the site could undertake in order to continue being the number one stop for artists 

and art lovers alike in the Central Highlands region. 

The responses were overwhelmingly positive and constructive. 

More than that, your responses were heard! 

As a direct result of the survey, several changes to the site have been discussed, debated and 

planned, including a whole new look, feel and social media presence. 

To avoid disruption to all ArtsAtlas users construction is now underway in the background. 

So keep checking back soon! The next time you log on everything may look shiny and new. 

Check out the new Ballarat SongWays 

Music Mapping self-guided walking tour 

brochure, inviting visitors and locals alike 

to explore significant sites in the Ballarat 

CBD and beyond that have contributed to 

our rich live music culture. 

In addition to an easy-to-follow walking 

guide to the lost and found ‘homes’ of 

our musical history, SongWays Music 

Mapping provides a timeline of our 

community’s cultural development and 

pointers for additional sites that the more 

intrepid traveller might want to explore. 

The SongWays Music Mapping 

brochure is one of a series of outcomes 

from the 2017 Ballarat SongWays Music 

Mapping project that created digital 

documentation of the places, people and 

experiences central to the story of our 

live music heritage – and that component 

of the initiative is now a feature on the 

award-winning HULBallarat website 

(www.hulballarat.org.au/songways). 

Ballarat SongWays Music Mapping 

walking tour brochures are now available 

from the following outlets: Ballarat 

Visitors Centre, Phoenix Building, 

Ballarat Library, Art Gallery of Ballarat, 

Backspace Gallery, Ballarat Rail 

Station, and Craig’s Royal Hotel. 


www.hermaj.com (03) 5333 5888 

HELL SHIP 

The Journey of the Ticonderoga 

Written and performed by Michael Veitch 

Friday 14 September 5.30pm 

The Minerva Space 

Ballarat Mechanics’ Institute 

Tickets: Adult $25, Concessions $22, Her Maj Members $20 and Child $15. 

Michael Veitch’s story of the Ticonderoga delves into our Australian emigrant history, explores the themes of unimaginable courage, of 

family, and shines the light on a monumental, but almost forgotten, human story. This one, his own. 

In 1852, the emigrant ship Ticonderoga struggled into Port Melbourne after a nightmare voyage from England in which nearly 200 of her 

passengers had died of typhus. Her saga of tragedy, loss and heroism gripped the people of our young nation like nothing before. 

The ship’s surgeon, whose voyage on the Ticonderoga was his first ñ as well as his last - time at sea, takes us on what was meant to be 

a grand adventure from the shores of England, but ended in makeshift quarantine at Port Nepean. 

Michael Veitch captures the human aspects in what is essentially a dark story. Even in a dying ship’s hull there is always some small 

thing that a wry sense of humour can find to lift us out of the putrid desolation that marks our history. 

Why this story? The surgeon was actually Michaelís great-great-grandfather ñ James William Henry Veitch. A story repeatedly told to 

Michael all his young life by his own father he has carried it and explored it all these years. With pieces of music from the era performed 

by Michael’s son, there will be the web of four generations of Veitch on stage. This is truly a family story. 


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INTO LIGHT: 

19th and 20th century paintings from the 

MUS’E DE LA CHARTREUSE, DOUAI 

In the mid-nineteenth century, France was 

the acknowledged centre of the art world, 

as realist styles of painting were challenged 

by Impressionism. With the advent of 

photography many artists worked to imitate 

nature, finding new ways of to celebrate light 

and colour as spontaneous ‘impressions’. 

This exhibition of treasures from the Musee 

de la Chartreuse, the regional gallery for 

Douai in northern France, traces these 

developments. It ranges from the idealised 

classical imagery of the late eighteenth 

century, romantic seascapes and tranquil 

landscapes depicting the mills and canals of 

northern France, through to paintings which 

celebrate the effects of pure light and colour, 

and works which explore the lives of ordinary 

people, rarely seen in earlier painting. 

Renovations to the Chartreuse building have 

created a unique opportunity for Australian 

audiences to see sixty nineteenth and 

twentieth-century gems from this outstanding 

French gallery, alongside key paintings by 

Australian artists working in France and 

discovering the same traditions, and works 

by French artists from Australian collections. 

Special guided tours will be available 

every Saturday and Sunday during the 

run of the exhibition and for group visits by 

arrangement. 

through Sunday September 9 

LOUISEANN KING 


Louiseann King is a sculptor/installation 

artist and academic based in Eganstown, 

a physical and historical landscape which 

is highly charged, complex and capable of 

subtle and dramatic change. This exciting 

project will see two exhibition spaces within 

the Gallery reconceived with thematic 

displays of work to explore depictions of 

women and landscapes in the nineteenth 

century, so that King’s sculptural installations 

sit within them, providing points of contrast 

and dialogue with works from the collection. 

King is a maker and a collector of time 

and place; her practice is one where she 

works with nuance, subtlety, the liminal, 

the forgotten and the lost. She collects, 

salvages, collates, regroups, juxtaposes 

and re-renders, creating works which cross 

boundaries of time and place. 

She is an oddity and, at times, a curiosity: 

a woman artist working in bronze in a 

field dominated by men, with a practice 

which is inherently feminine and ‘other’. 

In her practice, bronze is both inherently 

monumental and heroic, and also deeply 

seductive and sensual in its potential to 

enable transformation. 

In this exhibition, King will consider the 

way the Gallery collection is displayed, the 

spaces it occupies and how this generates 

meaning and context. solis will feature new 

sculptural installation works/interventions 

and include a collaboration with sound 

artist Philip Samartzis which utilises local 

eco-acoustic recordings and the particular 

acoustics of the Ferry and Crouch galleries. 

MARLENE GILSON 


Aunty Marlene Gilson is a Wathaurung 

(Wadawarrung) Elder living on country in 

Gordon, near Ballarat. A visual artist who 

discovered painting later in life, Aunty 

Marlene’s paintings explore Aboriginal myth 

and stories of the goldfields. 

Her work is marked by a naive style which 

references her Indigenous and European 

ancestry. She is a descendent of King Billy, 

an Indigenous tribal leader of the Ballarat 

region at the time of the Eureka Stockade 

and his wife Queen Mary. 

Aunty Marlene positions Koorie stories 

within the context of these Precolonial and 

Postcolonial times which are often absent in 

the understanding of Australian history. 

Gilson’s first exhibition was in 2012 at the 

Art Gallery with her daughter Deanne Gilson. 

She was a finalist in the Victorian Indigenous 

Art Award in 2013, 2014 and 2015 and 

she received the Koorie Heritage Trust 

Reconciliation Award. 

Her work has been shown at the Art Gallery 

of Ballarat, Bunjilaka, Melbourne Museum, 

ACCA, M.A.D.E and The Koorie Heritage 

Trust. Her work is included in collections 

including the National Gallery of Victoria, 

City of Melbourne, Art Gallery of Ballarat and 

Australian Catholic University. 


ASHER BILU 


Asher Bilu is an established artist living an 

working in Melbourne. Originally a painter, 

Bilu’s work now breaks free of the canvas to 

create immersive experiences. 

Born in Israel in 1936, Bilu began his career 

as an artist soon after arriving in Australia 

in December 1956. His first solo exhibition 

at Dalgetty Street Gallery in 1959 was 

quickly followed by two exhibitions at John 

Reed’s renowned Museum of Modern Art of 

Australia. Since then he has exhibited widely 

in Australia and Europe, and has work held 

by major collecting institutions throughout 

Australia, including four commissioned 

works for the Concert Hall of the Victoria Arts 

Centre. 

Other commissioned work includes his 

installations in public galleries, such as 

Amaze (1982), Mysterium (2003), and 

Heavens (2006), some of which have toured 

to regional venues in Australia. 

Bilu is included in numerous collections such 

as National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, 

National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 

Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney, Museum of 

Contemporary Art, Sydney, Museum & 

Art Gallery of the Northern Territory., and 

Museum of Modern Art at Heide, Melbourne. 

FARIDAH CAMERON 


The skills of making and mending with thread 

and yarn were among the first things Faridah 

Cameron learnt, and for her drawing, writing 

and stitch are closely associated. Cameron’s 

paintings are constructed by means of 

repetitious mark-making, often running from 

left to right, which has become a form of 

personal calligraphy. The resultant images 

sometimes resemble textile, and sometimes 

text. 

Cameron has been developing her technique 

her entire career, continuously working to 

perfect it. Her secret lies in using plastic 

bags of paint to pipe the intricate thread-like 

lines. 

Cameron has held numerous successful solo 

exhibition in Tasmania. In addition to this she 

is represented in many private collections 

in Australia and overseas, including the 

Holmes à Court Collection and Tasmanian 

Office of Heritage and Archives. 

‘The thread-like application of paint 

becomes a metaphor for connecting, 

making, repairing. As with stitch, simplicity 

accumulates towards complexity. As with 

text, marks evolve towards meaning. There 

are many threads to be followed’ – Faridah 

Cameron. 

DAVID JENSZ 


David Jensz is an innovative contemporary 

sculptor whose practice spans studio-based 

works and public art commissions. Jensz’s 

works are conceptually exploratory and 

finely crafted. His practice is informed by 

physics and contemporary theories of space 

and time to investigate the nature of being. 

He is a freelance artist who works from his 

purpose-built studio at Murrumbateman, 

near Canberra, Australia. 

Jensz’s extensive career spans over three 

decades. During this time, he has exhibited 

extensively throughout Australia and 

worldwide. In 2017, his exhibition, Paper 

Works, curated by Rossalin Garst, was 

exhibited at 9 Art Gallery and Bann Tuek Art 

Center in Chiang Rai. 

Jensz’s unique style lends itself well to public 

sculpture, resulting in a number large scale 

public commissions. These include Event 

Horizon, 2014, Columbus State University, 

GA, USA, and Life Cycle, 2010, Canberra, 

(commissioned by the ACT Government). 

Jensz is included in many collections 

including the National Gallery of Australia, 

Canberra, Canberra Museum and Gallery, 

Macquarie University Sculpture Park and 

Khon Kaen University, Thailand. 

‘Call it sculpture, or call it painting, my aim is 

to create visual ecstasies. The possibilities 

seem endless.’ Asher Bilu 

Faridah Cameron is represented by 

Handmark Gallery, Tasmania. 


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GERWYN DAVIES 


Combining constructed photography and 

costume making, Gerwyn Davies’s work 

is an ongoing inventory of characters that 

are assembled, worn and performed for the 

camera in an expanded and performative 

approach to image making. 

Through the layering act of dress, the 

body is used as a platform for reinvention, 

concealing the body through disparate 

materials in order to reveal new articulations. 

Prioritising excess and artifice, these 

manicured bodies are finally reconciled 

in to photo constructions of space; hyper 

real spaces that serve as digital habitats 

for the material self and experiment with 

the possibilities of how we may represent 

ourselves through the photograph. 

KIM ANDERSON 


Close observational drawing has always 

been at the core of her work as Kim 

Anderson attempts to capture not only the 

physical attributes of a subject, but also 

the intangible emotional aspects. With 

a consistent tendency towards intricate 

detail, she attempts to understand the world 

through her drawing: even the smallest detail 

can hold the greatest significance. 

Minute structures of the body, the skin 

as surface and palimpsest, the physical 

manifestations of a psyche in turmoil, and 

the psychological analogies that can be 

found in the natural world are all recurring 

themes. 

In constantly wanting to challenge 

her drawing practice, Anderson often 

incorporates translucent materials and 

unconventional modes of display, exploring 

the transformative effects of light and scale 

upon traditional drawing techniques, and the 

potential to imbue a space with emotion and 

bodily metaphor. 

Regardless of scale or subject matter, 

whether permanent or ephemeral, private or 

public, Anderson’s creative process becomes 

a feat of physical and mental endurance – 

line after tiny line on a wall or a page that 

takes on various aspects of a journey, a 

meditation, and a search for self-knowledge. 

PHILIP GEORGE 


George’s Drawing in Water is a suite of 

works which map the liquid nature of history, 

culture and our fleeting existence, akin to 

mark-making by drawing in water. 

These works are a response to decades of 

travel throughout the Middle East witnessing 

the vast ebb and flow of the waves of 

civilizations as they arrive and flourish and in 

turn are liquidated, leaving their traces upon 

the landscape. 

Images have been made in various 

sites around Syria which have stood for 

millennia but are now destroyed, sites that 

seemed timeless, protected and enduring, 

archaeological sites which now only exist as 

photographs. 

The works are composed from above and 

below the water surface, from the historic 

to the contemporary. The components of 

the works made underwater are made 

with camera and breath, while awaiting 

the waters current to determine the image 

structure. 

While much of Anderson’s work is driven 

by very personal sentiments and deals with 

some extremely private emotions, it also 

expresses more universal concepts about 

what it means to be human. 


PIP & POP 


Tanya Schultz works as Pip & Pop to create 

immersive installations and artworks from an 

eclectic range of materials including sugar, 

glitter, candy, plastic flowers, everyday craft 

materials and all sorts of objects she finds on 

her travels. 

Her practice embodies both independent 

and collaborative processes across varying 

disciplines including installation, painting, 

wall-works and sculpture. 

Often ephemeral, her meticulously 

constructed and highly detailed works 

embrace notions of abundance, utopian 

dreams and fleeting pleasure. She is 

fascinated with ideas of paradise and wishfulfillment 

described in folk, mythologies and 

cinema. 

Schultz has exhibited her work in Australia, 

Japan, Taiwan, Korea, Hong Kong, 

Germany, Netherlands, Mexico, the UAE and 

the UK. 

She is included in the Queensland Art 

Gallery/ Gallery of Modern Art and Edith 

Cowan University collections. 

THE NUMINA SISTERS 


The Numina sisters, who hail from the 

Northern Territory, are an incredibly talented 

family of artists. 

Sisters Salena, Lanita, Louise, Sharron, 

Jacinta and Caroline, along with their mother 

Barbara, are all painters and bring to BOAA 

their sense of community and integrity. 

JASON SIMS 


Jason Sims is a visual artist working in the 

realm of perceptual art. Primarily using 

mirror, reflective glass and lighting, he 

produces single and multiple piece wall 

works, freestanding sculptures and largescale 

installations that create the illusion of 

space and form. 

Sims is interested in creating work that 

facilitates a visceral experience for the 

viewer, a kind of tug of war between instinct 

and intellect whereby (hopefully) intellect 

surrenders, at least for a moment. His work 

serves as a vehicle to reimagine the space 

encountered, to deconstruct perceived 

physical limitations and facilitate a kind of 

meditative response allowing viewers to 

interpret the illusion of space created as 

reality. 

‘Though we are largely shaped by individual 

experience through feedback received from 

our senses, exercising our imagination 

can change the way we perceive the world 

around us and how we question assumed 

truths. I am particularly inspired to create 

work that challenges perceptual systems 

through compelling the use of one’s 

imagination, as it is this quality that allows us 

to see the world in new ways.’ – Jason Sims 

Jason Sims is represented by MARS Gallery. 


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Fri 21 Sept 

Opening Party - 7pm-12am - The Mining Exchange 

Sat 22 Sept 

Art Camp - Aly de Groot & Peter Burke - 10am-3pm - The Mining Exchange 

BOAA Connect Artist Talks - Heidi Wood - 12pm-2pm - Post Office Gallery 

Louiseann King Catalogue Launch - 2pm-3pm - Art Gallery of Ballarat 

BOAA Music - 3pm-5pm - Loreto Point 

Performance Art Project - Ryan F Kennedy* - 6pm-8pm - George Farmer Building 

BOAA Dark - Video Projects & Music - 9pm-12am - St Andrew's Grounds 

Sun 23 Sept 

Numina Sisters Painting Session - 10am-5pm - The Mining Exchange 

BOAA Connect - Making BOAA with Julie Collins* - 1pm-2pm - Eureka Centre 

BOAA Dark - Video Projections & Music by Honey Hunter - 7pm-10pm - St Andrew's Grounds 


Mon 24 Sept 


Tue 25 Sept 


Wed 26 Sept 

BOAA Music with Well Strung - 12pm-1pm - The Mining Exchange 

Meet The Artists - 5pm-6pm - The Mining Exchange 

BOAA Music - Piano Karaoke with Lisa Crawley - 6pm-8pm - The Mining Exchange 


Thur 27 Sept 

Art Dinner** - 7pm-12am - The Mining Exchange 

Art Camp - Aly de Groot & Peter Burke - 10am-3pm - The M 

Fri 28 Sept 

Performance Art - Jill Orr* - 6pm-7pm - George Farmer Building 

The Art of Footy Party* - 8pm-12am - Mechanics Institute 


Sat 29 Sept 

Art Camp - Kat Pengelly & Melinda Muscat - 10am-3pm - The Mining Exchange 

BOAA Music - 11am-1pm - Loreto Point 

BOAA Connect Artist Talks - 3pm-5pm - Eureka Stockade Centre 

BOAA Dark - Video Projects & Music by Fox Company & HyperTrone ColliseScope - 7pm-11pm - St Andrew's 

Grounds 

Sun 30 Sept 

BOAA Music - Odd Tastes - 11am-1pm - Loreto Point 

Performance Art - Lynden Nicholls - 3pm-4pm - Ballarat Botanical Gardens 

BOAA Dark - Video Projections & Music - 7pm-10pm - St Andrew's Grounds 


Mon 1 Oct 


Tue 2 Oct 


Wed 3 Oct 

BOAA Music with DeborahN Duo - 12pm-1pm - The Mining Exchange 

Meet The Artists - 5pm-6pm - The Mining Exchange 

BOAA Music - Piano Karaoke with Lisa Crawley - 6pm-8pm - The Mining Exchange 


*Limited spots available and must be reserved at time of ticket purchase. 

**Additional ticket required 


BOAA Volunteers 

“ Our BOAA Task Force are volunteers who want to be a part of Australian history” - Julie Collins. 

BOAA ART 2018 will tell Australian stories of our past, present and future - reflecting what it means to be Australian 

today. Come join BOAA Task Force Director Derek John and volunteer. This is a great way to get involved and meet 

new people, helping out prior to the vent or during the six-week festival. Contact ellie@boaa.net.au to register 

The Rickshaws are pretty cool, they will be around the lake, 

are electric bikes and available to everyone with a festival 

pass... 

BOAA Pit Stop 

Not just about great art, BOAA is all about great food, local beers 

and wine all provided through our 4 pop up Pit stops across our 

art Villages. Place to relax, revive and listen to great BOAA music 

and experience exclusive art dinners across 6 weeks. So we are 

happy to Introduce Gavin Draper the BOAA Pit Stop Maestro 

as the newest member of team BOAA who will be managing 

the Pit stops Gavin Draper is a French Trained chef from near 

Newcastle, North east England. Gavin has worked internationally 

in five-star hotels including the Queen Elizabeth 11 cruise ship 

and contracted extensively around Australia from Cairns to WA. 

In Melbourne he has worked for large organisations such as the Big Group. He has created and delivered resources 

for training organisations including Le Cordon Bleu, Victoria, as the lead trainer and for the William Angliss Institute. 

He has produced several gluten free cooking courses at venues such as The Victoria Market, Enoteca Sileno and 

the CAE.Gavin has owned and operated Repertoire Catering since 2000 with boutique catering and more recently 

focusing solely on gluten free food. Since having a car accident in 2014 and breaking 8 ribs Gavin has focused 

his knowledge and experience into his new books Omg Gluten Free Gourmet, and Omg Plant-Based Gluten Free 

Gourmet. A dad with a beautiful daughter he has an awesome cook book collection, a penchant for David Bowie and 

still secretly wants to be a stuntman..... 

BOAA Connect Children’s Week 

Join us for special programs and activities for pre-school and primary school kids. Hop on and off our BOAA mini 

buses and see exhibitions throughout our 3 Villages. Take an adventure by visiting our sculpture walk around Lake 

Wendouree, take a ride on the rickshaws and see over 65 solo exhibitions throughout 11 venues. Grab a snack, 

drink or ice cream at our BOAA Pit stops and listen to Preschool and primary focused music Daily at the mining 

Exchange10.00-4.00 Join us daily at Art Camp in the Mining Exchange with artists Albin Mullner & Catherine Bailey 

who will be creating large scale projects which everyone can help make. Daily at Lake Wendouree at Loreto Point 

10.00-11.00 Playgroup Victoria’s pop up art play group art play projects :Pre-schoolers Wednesday 24 Oct Mining 

Exchange Call Room 12.00-1.00 BOAA Music – The Mudcakes ‘ Music for Little Monkeys’ :Pre-schoolers Saturday 27 

Oct Lake Wendouree- Lake Wendouree 11.00am-1.30pm BOAA Music The Mexican Music Man :Pre-schoolers and 

Primary All music and lake art activities projects are free but please buy a ticket to see all the exhibitions and join in 

the fun at the mining exchange. 2 day pass adult 25.00 Children 5 and over $15.00 under 5 free. 


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Pick My Project - Help Build A Stronger Community 

Pick My Project is a community grants initiative, with $30M available to fund local 

projects. Come up with an idea, vote for your favourites and make your community 

an even better place to live. 

From May 2018, all you’ll need is a project idea to improve your neighbourhood and an 

eligible partner such as a registered community organisation, school or local council to 

help deliver your idea. 

Register for email updates and join our Facebook Page. 

Get talking, spread the word and start thinking about your great idea 

Ideas could include things like arts or cultural projects, community or ideas that 

improve community and bring people together, improving health and wellbeing, 

innovation and technology or upgrades or funding for sporting and recreation. 

activities, 

• Submit your ideas from May 2018. 

• Winning projects will be announced in September 2018 

email us at: contact@engage.vic.gov.au or call 1800 797 818 

https://pickmyproject.vic.gov.au 

Our Pick My Project team hit the road on Tuesday 29 May to talk to you 

about your project ideas and how to prepare and submit your application. 

They’ll be visiting metro and regional communities across Victoria via a 

series of information sessions and pop-ups, so make sure you go along and 

say hi. 

Can’t make it to an event? Register for a webinar. 

For all event details and to register, visit https://pickmyproject.vic.gov.au 



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BALLARISTA 

RAT ART SPACE 

2A lydiard Street South, Ballarat CBD 

Mon-Fri 8-4pm 

Free entry 

The Journey Folio 

RON SIDEBOTTOM 

September 10 - October 5 

Ron Sidebottom’s Portraits depict natural 

sympathy and honesty of human connection. 

With the belief that interaction with people is 

life’s reward, ‘The Journey Folio’ is a visual 

narrative direct from personal experience. 

exhibiting enquiries: - Scott or Diokno 

0401 723 357 

ratgallery2017@gmail.com 

MACARTHUR FRAMEWORKS 

and GALLERY 

1008 Sturt Street, Ballarat CBD 

Mon-Fri 8:30-5:30pm 

Sat 9-12 Noon 

Free entry 


THE MERCURE BALLARAT 

GALLERY LOUNGE 

Main Road, Opposite Sovereign Hill 

DAVID MELLOWS 

June 9 - September 30 

Having this opportunity to hang in a large 

room with a vast wall is perfect to bring out 

some of the large works by David Mellows 

of the past decade. Local sourced images 

are alongside those of travels, interstate and 

international. 

The painting technique remains from that 

evolved after attaining a Diploma in Art & 

Design, Printmaking Major, at Midland TAFE 

in WA. That was stabilized through being able 

to hang in commercial galleries in Melbourne 

after moving to Victoria in 2000. The CV of 

regional art prizes was further enhanced 

and good sales meant the product spread 

about Melbourne, Victoria, interstate and 

overseas. The scale of work and sales was 

complete with small to the panoramic and 

multi-panelled works the like included in this 

showing. 

Themes also evolved through the decade 

of success in Melbourne and that is well 

represented here also. Most are from what 

is seen with the enhancement or diminution 

of the artists’ licence. The crowdscenes are 

purely invention even though many have 

claimed knowledge of some characters. In 

this is the example most appreciated by the 

artist. When the viewers tell their own story as 

told in the painting. 

David Mellows now lives in Creswick and 

though winters can be cool, the colours of the 

seasons change are enjoyed. 

David Mellows may be contacted 0409 133 063 

or davidwas506@gmail.com 

UNICORN CAFE 

131 Sturt Street Ballarat CBD 

Mon-Thurs 7-5pm 

Fri-Sat 7- late 

Free entry 

Various Artists 

enquiries: 

Through September 

5338 7312 

www.unicornballarat.com.au 

BLUE ARTZ GALLERY 

1039 Howitt Street, Wendouree 

Mon-Fri 9:30-3pm 

Free entry 


enquiries: Jill 

through September 

0499 555 550 

www.blueartz.com.au 



new exhibitors welcome: Pam or Paul 

5331 6958 

www.macarthurframeworks.com.au 

CLAYMOTION GALLERY 

34A Mair St Ballarat CBD 

Free entry 

VARIOUS ARTISTS 

Please check with the gallery 

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enquiries: Dawn 

0438 382 522 

www.claymotion.com.au 

Image : Mezzanine View, David Mellows 

new exhibitors welcome: Simon 

5327 1200 

Google: The Mercure Ballarat 

GALLERY ON STURT 

421 Sturt St, Ballarat CBD 

Mon-Fri 9 - 5:30pm 

Sat 10 - 2pm 

Free entry 



enquiries: Leigh 

5331 7011 

www.accentframing.com.au 

September 2018 ARTeFACT Newsletter

ART HOUSE GALLERY 

City Centre Arcade 

315-317 Sturt Street, Ballarat 

Mon-Thurs 9:30-5pm 

Fri 9:30-5:30pm 

Sat 9-4pm 

Free entry 

VARIOUS ARTISTS 



THE LOST ONES 

14 Camp St, Ballarat CBD 

Wed-Sun 11-4pm 

Free entry 

BIENNALE OF AUSTRALIAN ART 

POST OFFICE GALLERY 

cnr Sturt and Lydiard St, Ballarat CBD 

Wed - Sat 12 - 5pm 

Mon/Tue: by appointment 

Free entry 

BIENNALE OF AUSTRALIAN ART 

Image : Untitled, Sarah Paxton 

enquiries: Heather 

5331 6084 

www.syarthouse.com.au 

FAIRBANKS EYE GALLERY 

917A Sturt Street, Ballarat CBD 

Mon-Fri 9 - 5:30pm 

Sat 9-1pm 

Free entry 

JANET MATTHEWS 

KATRINA GAVAGAHN 

MARITA REYNOLDS 

SEPT 8 - OCT 5 

Nature in Detail 

21st September - 6th November 2018 

Meu Homer, Meu Amor 

CATHERINE GOMERSALL 

Meu Homer, Meu Amor is a solo exhibition by 

Catherine Gomersall drawing on social media 

interaction and the love she has for her once stray 

cat, Homer (named after the ancient Greek poet, 

not Homer Simpson). Coming into Gomersall’s life 

in April of 2018, Homer is now an integral part of her 

life and has become a regular feature on Gomersallís 

social media networks. 

Similar to her previous social media projects, 

Meu Homer, Meu Amor plays with the online 

conversations with Gomersall’s Facebook ‘friends’ 

and ‘followers’ on images of both Homer and herself 

that are uploaded on her Facebook page. 

These conversations are screenshot and then appear 

alongside the partnering photo commenting on the 

internet culture and its place within today’s society. 

More of Gomersall’s iconic work can be found on her 

website and her social media pages. 

21st September - 6th November 2018 

Off The Map 

HEIDI WOOD 

Paris-based Australian artist Heidi Wood’s 

immersive work will explore her ongoing curiosity 

about tourism and the unpopularity of tourist 

zones particularly within the ex-Soviet bloc. 

Creating her own promotional environment 

utilising a repertoire of commercial pictograms, 

mementos and symbols, Wood deliberately 

questions the very position of culture, the 

messages it can provide and the people it aims 

to target. 

Heidi Wood gained a Bachelor of Arts in 

printmaking at Victoria College, Prahran, 

Melbourne and went on to study at Ecole 

Nationale SupÈrieure des Beaux-arts, Paris, 

DNSAP, atelier Claude Viallat. She lives in Paris 

and works in Montreuil. http://heidiwood.net 

exhibition enquiries: Benjamin 

5333 1133 

www.fairbanksoptometrist.com.au 

MACSPACE 

110 Armstrong Street South Ballarat CBD 

Mon-Fri 8-5pm 

Sat - 9-12 Noon 

Free entry 


Please check with Radmac 


exhibiting enquiries: - Frank 

5333 4617 

www.radmacofficechoice.com.au 


enquiries: Tara or Stephen 

(03) 4343 1754 

www.thelostones.com.au 

BALLAARAT MECHANICS’ INSTITUTE 

17 Sturt street,, Ballarat CBD 

A Creative Life: The Art and 

Photography of Susie Surtees 

Friday 28th: 6:30 - 9:30pm 

Saturday 29th: 2 - 4pm, 6:30 - 9pm 

Experience the world through the eyes of one of 

Ballarat’s great creative minds. susie will always 

be remembered for her warmth, generosity and 

boundless enthusiasm for the creative life. 

For two days only, artworks and photography 

from her private collection will be on display at 

the BMI. 

Opening night celebration: Friday Sept’ 28, 6:30- 

9:30pm 

Open Saturday Sept 29, 2-4pm, then 6:30-9pm. 

Image: Heidi Wood, Covici, Croatia 2017 

enquiries: Shelley 

5327 8615 

Post Office Gallery, Fed Uni, Ballarat 

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About the Society 

We formed in 1982 for the mutual support and 

encouragement of fellow artists, through discussion, 

workshops, demonstrations and other activities. 

Membership is open to artists of all ages, styles and abilities. 

Our artists have opportunities to exhibit and sell their 

work at exhibitions held throughout the year - often in 

collaboration with other organisations. 

Interested members can paint together in cooler months at 

the hall and at lake Wendouree in warmer weather. 

We meet on the 1st Saturday of the month at 10:30am at 

Brown hill Uniting Church Hall. Humffray Street North, 

ballarat. 

The newsletter is distributed to members each month. 

Membership costs $45 

Ballarat Society of Artists Inc. 

ongoing exhibition at 

The Corridor Art Space 

Trades Hall Building 

Camp Street 

9am - 5pm Mon - Fri 

New art/artists changing monthly 

Cash or Card facilities available 

CREATIVE INDUSTRIES MEET-UP 

The Lost Ones Basement Bar 

Thursday, September 27, 2018 

6 - 7pm - FREE EVENT 

Do you make the majority of your income from the creative 

industries? Are you a designer? A graphic artist? An app developer? 

A practising artist? What about an architect, interior designer, 

merchandiser? Or do you make films? Sell photography? Make 

stuff? 

3Do you want to hear a little bit more about what’s available in town 

for you, or just want to get out and have a drink amongst like-minded 

folk? 

This month we’re welcoming Janelle Ryan, Director of Stakeholder 

Relations at Runway HQ, who will be coming for a casual chat about 

the work of Runway and whether they can help you! 

Join us at our meet-up. 



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She Too Season 

Time’s up for anyone who thinks women are the second sex, and these productions fly 

the flag for women everywhere: 

Performed by the Graduating Third Year Acting and Music Theatre Companies of the Arts 

Academy, Federation University Australia. 

The Time Is Not Yet Ripe 

By Louis Esson 

Directed by Melanie Beddie 

An Australian play and high-life political comedy from 1912, in which the forces of socialism, feminism and 

conservatism fight out the choices between an election and an engagement to marry. 

Helen Macpherson Smith Theatre 

Camp Street Campus 

Wednesday September 12 - 7.30 pm 

Thursday September 13 - 7.30 pm 

Friday September 14 - 7.30 pm 

Saturday September 15 - matinee - 2pm, evening - 7.30 pm 

Tickets available: https://federation.edu.au/arts-academy/whats-on/metoo-season 

Blue Stockings 

By Jessica Swale 

Directed By Kirsten von Bibra 

This 2013 play follows the story of four young women fighting for education and self-determination against the larger 

backdrop of women’s suffrage. 

Set at Girton College, Cambridge in 1896, the play’s title refers to bluestockings, a derogatory term for female 

intellectuals. 

Helen Macpherson Smith Theatre 

Camp Street Campus 

Wednesday September 19 - 7.30 pm 

Thursday September 20 - 7.30 pm 

Friday September 21 - 7.30 pm 

Saturday September 22 - matinee - 2pm, evening - 7.30 pm 

Tickets available: https://federation.edu.au/arts-academy/whats-on/metoo-season 



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LIFE DRAWING CLASSES 

Supporting writers in Western Victoria 

Ballarat Writers is a grass-roots organisation promoting local writing 

and writers in the Western Victorian region. We run regular readings 

and special events such as workshops, Ballarat Writers Festival and the 

Southern Cross Literary Competition as well as occasional events run in 

partnership with other local organisations. 

Members’ Nights 

Life Drawing will be run fortnightly on Thursdays at Fairweather 

Studio 158 Ryan St ,Brown Hill. 

Sessions are run from 7pm ‘til 9pm. 

Basic materials are available if you need them. But I do encourage people 

to bring along their own sketchbook when possible. These sessions are 

mostly untutored so you are free to do your own thing, however help is 

always at hand if that is something you need :) 

If you are under the age of 18, please have a parent of guardian complete 

the Parental consent form before you come along. It can be found on the 

home page. 

Tea, coffee and nibbles will be provided for you. BYO Wine, Beer or 

whatever takes your fancy...Plenty of off street parking available! 

July: 5, 19 - September: 2, 16 & 30 

For more information: 

e: donnah327@gmail.com 

www.facebook.com/fairweatherstudiogallerydonnapoulton 

p: 0466 910 482 

Our Members’ Nights are held on the last Wednesday of each month 

(except December). They are held at The Bunch of Grapes Hotel, 

at 401 Pleasant St South, which has a private room that is easily 

accessible - no stairs! 

Come along at 7pm 

or enjoy dinner beforehand - the kitchen is open from 5.30pm. 

Write Club 

Write Club for members on Sunday afternoons - a chance to get out 

of the house and devote an afternoon to writing, with great coffee and 

industrious(!) company. There is time for chatting, but the emphasis is on 

getting words down. 

Write Club is held at Racers bar and cafe on Wendouree Parade, every 

Sunday from 2pm till 5pm. Members are welcome to join in for part or all 

of the session. Bring writing implements - power points are limited, so 

make sure laptops are fully charged. 

Ballarat Writers Inc was established in 1989. 


Ballarat 

sQribblers 

hosted by 

Wrainbow 

Writers 

This LGBTIQA+ friendly writing group is for people age 25+ 

Please bring with your notebooks, pens and inspiration! 

Spread the word and let everyone know. 

Thursday evenings 

SEPT 6, 13, 20 

6:30 - 9pm 

Meeting Room, 

Central Highlands Library, 

178 Doveton Street Nth, Ballarat 

Entry will be by the main doors, but exit will be the after hours exit 


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Ballarat Photography Group 

meets monthly, every second Tuesday 

of the month at 7.30 pm. 

Our Clubroom is located at PINAC, 

222 Otway St Sth, Ballarat. 

Our Club invites memberships of anyone 

interested in amateur photography 

whether as a hobby or as an expression of art. New 

members are always welcome to join and share your photos 

with others through field excursions and club competitions. 

This club has been actively promoting and advancing 

photography for 50 years in Ballarat. 

Monthly competitions encourage amateur photographers to 

compare their composition and development with their peers 

in a constructive and non-judgemental way. 

e: photographygroupballarat@gmail.com 

Light Painting is our passion, join us in one of our light 

painting sessions. Fun and inspirational evenings learning 

how to capture images of light using a fun technique of 

creating images with long exposure settings and hand 

held light sources. 

We have spent many nights twirling lights, swinging steel 

wool, creating orbs and domes and swishing light sabres. 

Contact us for more information… 

www.facebook/ballaratlightpainters 

lindsaybrown.41@gmail.com 

53355097 

The Ballarat Camera Club Inc. aims to provide opportunities for members to learn about 

and improve their photography, regardless of their level of competence. 

Since its establishment in 1938, members of the Ballarat Camera Club Inc. have encouraged and inspired each other in their 

photographic pursuits and personal growth. Depending on the needs of members, committee and key club members organise a 

variety of activities which facilitate the learning of the many aspects of photography. 

Through participating in monthly competition nights, informal imaging nights (social), workshops and outings, members 

can learn new skills and understandings, such as; how to operate their camera, understand light, process images on the 

computer. Members have the opportunity to seek feedback on their work and view the work of fellow photographers during 

these activities. The Ballarat Camera Club Inc. is affiliated with the Victorian Association of Photographic Societies Inc. (VAPS), 

which allows members to be involved in the wider photographic community in Victoria, including conferences and interclub 

competitions. 

The ‘Ballarat National Photographic Exhibition’ has been proudly run by the Ballarat Camera Club Inc. since 1968. This 

exhibition is held in high regards within photographic circles across Australia and is hung in the prestigious Art Gallery of 

Ballarat. We invite you to browse our website and the galleries within. We hope it inspires you and we look forward to 

welcoming you at one of our activities in the near future! 

Please contact one of our friendly committee members should you wish to join us on one of our activities. 

Ballarat Camera Club, 616 Barkly Street Golden Point VIC 3350 - P.O. Box 1362, Bakery Hill 3354 

*CHECK THE WEBSITE FOR MONTHLY MEETING DATES 

info@ballaratcameraclub.org.au www.ballaratcameraclub.org.au 


BALLARAT FILM SOCIETY 

Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute, Sturt St, Ballarat 

Thursday SEPTEMBER 13 - 7pm for 7.30 start 

Black Souls 

439 Cobden St (car entry from Magpie St), 

Mt Pleasant, Ballarat, Vic 

5332 7526 - 0429 199 312 

Opening Hours for 

Observatory & 3rd Rock Cafe 

Times from 2.30pm -6.00pm Tues, 

Thur, Sat, Bookings required for all 

other times. 

Boookings for evening programs need 

to be made by 3pm on the day. 

Italy, 2013, 108 min. Dir: Francesco Munzi 

Italian Crime Thriller 

Based on true events, Black Souls (2013) is a gripping story of a Calabrian 

mafia dynasty and one manís chilling struggle to break free of a chequered 

past. Luciano (Fabrizio Ferracane), the eldest of the Carbone brothers, 

turns his back on his familyís drug operations and seeks to take his 20 year 

old son Leo (Guiseppe Fumo) back to his ancestral home. Leo however 

maintains his familial connections which ultimately leads to a feud that 

threatens to explode. The film confronts the age-old morality tale about 

challenging the cycle of violence and crime that plagues Calabrian mafia 

culture. Winner of 9 Italian Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best 

Director and Best Screenplay, this is a gripping thriller akin to Matteo 

Garroneís 2008 film Gomorrah. 

For more info: https://ballaratmi.org.au 

Bookings essential! Call or Online. 

The Observatory will not be open if 

there are no firm bookings for the 

evening. 

Private Bookings (Mon - Thurs) 

Sunday viewing only available for 

Groups of 15 or more who have 

booked at least 3 days earlier than 

visit. 

SCHOOL HOLIDAY PROGRAM 

2nd October - 13th October 

What is our Sun made of? 

What is the smallest star? 

What is the largest star? 

What is the closest star 

What is the furthest star? 

What does the colour of a star mean? 

5.00pm PROGRAM BEGINS Safe solar 

viewing of our Star 

Viewing at the telescopes from 6.45pm if 

clear. 

Donít forget daylight savings begins on the 

7th October and 1 hour will be added to the 

starting time. 

All this and more!.. 


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Wendouree Centre For Performing Arts 

1220 Howitt Street, Wendouree - 0353 380980 

wcpa.com.au 

HERMAN’S HERMITS 

SEPTEMBER 5 - 6pm 

Learn how to make a drypoint etching with printmaker 

Bridget Farmer. 

In this workshop you will learn how to scratch into and 

prepare a drypoint plate. You will then ink up the plate and, 

using a printing press, create your own original print. For 

beginners to practising artists, all are welcome! 

This class will take place in Bridget’s home town of 

Guildford, (just 10 mins south of Castlemaine and 20 mins 

north of Daylesford) in one of Australia’s oldest music halls. 

There will be a maximum of only 6 students in each class 

to maximise individual attention. Workshop runs from 10am 

until 4pm. We will break for lunch at 1pm which can be 

bought across the road in Guildford’s wonderful general 

store. 

Classes: Sat 21st July (sold out) - Sat 18th August 

All printmaking materials will be provided, just bring an 

apron or old shirt, rubber gloves and ideas and enthusiasm! 

If you have any questions please email Bridget at 

bridget@bridgetfarmerprintmaker.com 

Guildford Music Hall, 35 Fryers St, Guildford 

JAMES MORRISON and the JMA Orchestra 

SEPTEMBER 15 - 7:30pm 

TALKIN’ ABOUT YOUR GENERATION 

September 20: 11am and 7pm 

AN AFTERNOON AT THE PROMS 

OCTOBER 20 - 2pm 

DAVID HOBSON - VICTORIA WELSH CHOIR 

OCTOBER 28 - 2:30pm 

IAN MOSS - SOLO ACOUSTIC 

NOVEMBER 17 - 8pm 


STURT STREET GALLERY 

ACRYLICS ART CLASSES - ADULTS 15th July - 5th 

October 

(12 weeks of 2 hour sessions) 

Classes for Beginners and more experienced artists. 

Incorporating textural components, colour study, choosing the 

correct paints, techniques and brushes for a particular work, adding 

mixed media into your works, developing your own style and much 

more. Artists will create a number of artworks using a variety of 

techniques. Fully trained and qualified tutor with more than 20 years 

experience. 

Monday 10 - 12, Monday 1 - 3, Monday 4.45 - 6.45, Fridays 1 - 3, 

Fridays 4.30 - 6.30, Sundays 4.30 - 6.30 

$25 each 2 hour session with basic materials included. Two free 

classes if paying for the full program at the start. (missed classes 

can be caught up on in another session) Preference will be given to 

those booking for the entire program. 

$250 if paying for full program up front otherwise $25 per week. 

867 Sturt St, Ballarat, Victoria (just west of the Sturt St) 

Ring Road intersection) 

@sturtstreetgallery 

(03) 5334 1217 

sturtgallery@post.com 

http://www.sturtgallery.com 


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WEEKLY DRAWING CLASSES - TERM 3 

Portrait Drawing 

Saturday 28 July - Saturday 15 September 

10.30am - 1pm (8 weeks) 

Sunday 29 July - Sunday 16 September 

1.30pm - 4pm (8 weeks) 

Life Drawing 

Saturday 28 July - Saturday 15 September 

10.30 - 1pm (8 weeks) 

Sunday 29 July - Sunday 16 September 

1.30am - 4pm (8 weeks). 

5320 5858 artgal@ballarat.vic.gov.au 

www.artgalleryofballarat.com.au 

If you are looking for an outlet for your creativity, jewellery 

making can offer a rewarding choice. This workshop is a great 

introduction to the joys of working with precious metals. 

Time 10-5pm - 15th September 

Cost - Contact Claymotion (Includes all materials, you will make 

more than one sterling silver ring and leave with earrings and/or 

a pendant.) This workshop aims to provide a practical beginners 

approach to jewellery making. 

Participants will attend a 6 hour workshop and learn how to craft a 

sterling silver ring and will be introduced to the following jewellery 

making techniques. 

- Ring sizing and how to custom fit a ring. 

- How to create an individual design for a ring. 

- How to cut metal using a professional Jewellers saw. 

- How to texture and stamp metal using a hammer or metal stamp. 

- Soldering and annealing techniques using a jewellers torch. 

- Finishing and polishing a completed piece. 

Included in the workshop will be: 

-All base metal sheet and wire needed to create your ring. 

-All tools and equipment needed to construct your ring. 

- Extra Sterling silver sheet for earrings or a pendant. 

The workshop has been capped at six-seven participants in order to 

provide a relaxed and attentive setting in which participants will be 

introduced to the joy of working with metal to create jewellery. 

No previous experience is necessary but participants will need 

-Covered shoes (no open toes or thongs) 

-Sensible clothing for a metal workshop environment. (Fitted clothing 

with no loose sleeves is best option.) 

-All long hair must be tied back. ñ No loose jewellery, especially 

bangles or necklaces. 

- An apron of some sort, if desired. 

Part of the workshop will involve the use of a high speed polishing 

wheel and a jewellers gas torch, which is used to heat metal to very 

high temperatures. It is requested that participants please exercise 

a high level of care in regards to their personal safety when using 

this apparatus and attend the workshop dressed in an appropriate 

manner. 

The workshop will include a 30 min break. 

Your instructor is professional jeweller Rachel Grose, a Ballarat artist 

with degrees in Gold and Silversmithing from Monash University. 

Rachel has spent 17 years creating unique and custom Jewellery 

pieces for clients across Australia and her work is currently on 

show at Castlemaine Art Gallery, The Convent Gallery Daylesford, 

Warnambool Art Gallery, and The Ballarat Fine Art Gallery. 

UPCOMING WORKSHOPS 

Adults 

Eco Dyeing September 8th - make your own silk scarf using 

materials from the natural environment. 

Introduction to Jewellery Making September 15th - lean 

the basics of creating your own silver rings earrings and 

necklace. 

Children 

Mosaics September 13th - mini concrete paver Children will 

create their own mini concrete paver over two after school 

sessions 

ENROL ONLINE or CALL www.claymotion.com.au 

0438382522 

Friends & Family Drop in Day September 8th - drop in anytime 

between 12-5pm and make your favourite animal from clay. 

$10 gets you studio access, clay and kiln firing. No bookings 

necessary. All welcome 

Pottery classes - enrolments are now open for term four 

classes for both adults and children. Enrol online or call me 

www.claymotion.com.au 0438382522 

CASUAL STUDIO SPACE HIRE 

Casual Studio Space hire is available during shop opening hours 

and is a shared unsupervised/untutored space. It is ideal for people 

who have projects that they don’t have enough space to realise at 

home - anyone from the hobbyist through to a professional artist 

with a short term project. The room has ample bench space and 

loads of shelving for storing works in progress. 

EXHIBITION SPACE 

Pop into Claymotion to see what it or follow on Facebook 

All Welcome 

Exhibition Space - calling for 2018 proposals. This new space 

in Mair Street, Ballarat features a hanging system and plinths for 

the display of both 2D and 3D artwork. Proposals are encouraged 

for all mediums and are being accepted from artists Australia wide. 

For application information visit the website 


CLAYMOTION SHOP 

The ClayMotion shop is proud to support local makers and 

showcases locally crafted giftware. 

If you are a local artist/crafter contact Dawn for 

more information 0438382522 



Sweet Mona’s Choir, based in Ballarat, Australia, is one of Victoria’s 

leading, and longest running, gospel and world music choirs. 

The choir was born organically in mid-nineties, when an enterprising 

teacher used choral singing as an innovative way to teach voice skills in 

a performing arts course. Sweet Mona’s has evolved over time, with the 

complexity and variety of arrangements increasing as the choir reached a 

professional standard that surpassed its original purpose. 

Sweet Mona’s Choir focuses on a Capella and rhythm and performs a 

broad range of contemporary, world and gospel music, including music 

from the Staple Singers and the Golden Gate Quartet. Expertly directed 

by multi-instrumentalist, renowned percussionist and vocalist Stella Savy 

(Los Locos, Ballarat Ska Union), their sound ranges from a rich, deep 

resonance to a lively, energetic tone, to haunting melodies that stay with 

you long after the performance is over. Sweet Mona’s Choir are also 

famous for their world-class arrangements, created by Barry Deenick 

(Melbourne Ska Orchestra, Bustamento), Stella Savy and more. The 

choir has also been privileged to work with some of the best musicians 

on the Australian and international music scene, including Venetta Fields, 

Mal Webb, Tony Backhouse, Hugh Masekela, Valanga Khoza, Andrea 

Khoza and Vika & Linda Bull. Sweet Monaís Choir has performed at 

a huge range of venues including music festivals from Apollo Bay to 

Brunswick, from churches, weddings and community events to Federation 

Square in the heart of Melbourne. 

Comprising 30-40 singers, from a diverse range of backgrounds and 

ages, countless people from the community have enjoyed, and benefited 

from, performing with the choir over the past 20 odd years. Each member 

offers something different to the choir, keeping Sweet Mona’s Choir a 

colourful and lively human music machine! 

AUDITION 

Want to audition? Read on 

Places in the choir are very limited. When we audition, we are looking for 

a combination of factors- the ability to hold and match pitches, blending 

and balancing your voice with others, the ability to clap and step in time 

and the ability to be a proactive member of a group. 

Please note: Rehearsal is held Tuesday nights (in Ballarat) 7-9pm during 

school terms and is mandatory. Choir members are expected to be 

available for gigs throughout the year. 

*Don’t be alarmed if you don’t hear from us for a long time, we usually 

only hold auditions once a year! 

We will email you when we are holding auditions. Your details will be held 

safely in our database! 

MINI MONA’S CHOIR 

The Mini Mona’s are a community children’s choir who perform a Capella 

and accompanied contemporary, world and gospel music. Singing these 

styles of music opens avenues of understanding and appreciation of other 

culture’s musical styles, languages, attitudes and perspectives. Children 

of any age and ability are welcomed and given the opportunity to sing, 

create and perform! 

Ballarat’s longest-running community choir, BCS has a focus on 

classical work with regular explorations of more contemporary works. 

Founded over one hundred years ago, BCS maintains a friendly 

community feel and a high standard of singing. We are a small choir with 

a big sound, a collective of people who are passionately committed to 

singing great music, and doing it well. With the support of our talented 

Musical Director, Helen Duggan, we are known for our beautiful renditions 

of the classics - from Mozart to Beethoven and beyond - and our 

exploration of the lighter side of music. Please join us on our vibrant 

musical journey, as an audience member, a supporter or a chorister. 

@ballaratchoralsociety 

info@ballaratchoralsociety.com 

http://www.ballaratchoralsociety.com 

@sweetmonaschoir 

https://sweetmonaschoir.com 

Genre: Gospel and world music choir 

Band Members 

www.myspace.com/sweetmonaschoir 

https://sweetmonaschoir.com/ 

www.facebook.com/sweetmonaschoir 

Home Town : Ballarat 

About: 

Vibrant, harmonically magnificent Sweet Mona’s Choir is a Ballarat based 

gospel and world music choir of exceptional quality! For over 20 years, 

the ‘Monas’ have continued to delight audiences with their energetic stage 

presence and stunning vocals. 

Biography: Born organically in mid-nineties, when an enterprising teacher 

used choral singing as an innovative way to teach voice skills in a 

performing arts course, Sweet... See more on the website! Booking agent: 

Sarah Sainsbury - go to ‘contact us’ at https://sweetmonaschoir.com/ 


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Darlings, I would like to acknowledge the traditional 

owners of Ballarat, the Wadawurrung people, and I 

pay my respects to all elders past, present and future. 

LaNCE tv 

Local stars Lance DeBoyle and Gabriella Labucci chat with an array of VERY 

interesting local / national guests, via a blend of mixed media and live 

studio interviews, as they bring you a variety show with a difference! 

Streaming LIVE to Facebook 

Saturdays from 8:30pm AEST 

from Ballarat in Western Victoria 

Interviewing the Infamous! 

www.facebook.com/pg/LanceTV 

e: lancetv@gmx.com 


Plastic Flower making workshops at the Ballarat Tramway Museum 

1st Tues of Month 11.00-12.30 

2nd Sunday of Month 1.00-3.00pm. 

Sep 4th & 9th Oct 2nd & 14th 

Contact Details: 

Pam Waugh, Floral Tram Coordinator 

pamelawaugh@aapt.net.au 

0429 601605 

Ballarat Tramway Museum 

South Gardens Lake Wendouree 

P.O. Box 632 Ballarat Vic 3353 

Ph 53341580 

peter.waugh@btm.org.au 

http://www.btm.org.au 

Invitation 

Join us at the Ballarat Tramway Museum to reinvent a “FLORAL TRAM” for the 2019 Begonia festival 

We need everyone’s help to 

RECYCLE and REUSE PLASTIC to COVER A TRAM with FLOWERS 

You can help: 

• Collect material (see materials advice below) and deliver them to the Tram Museum or contact us to collect (We need lots!) 

• Make flowers (we need thousands!) at home, at the Tramway Museum flower workshops or as a group activity with a club 

or friends 

• Deliver finished flowers to the Museum as you make them 

(Please let us know when you are coming as sometimes there is no-one there) 

• Contact us to collect from you 

• Final flowers by Xmas 2018 

• Help to cover the tram with flowers during January 2019 

• Be a special guest at the Official Launch, March 2019 

• Ride and enjoy the Floral Tram at 2019 Begonia Festival 

Don’t have much reusable plastic? Ask your friends to collect as well and we’ll keep it out of landfill. Looking forward to your 

involvement with us. 

Materials for Begonia Festival 2019 Decorated Tram: 

Collect for us or use in your own creations PLASTIC that would normally be thrown away or placed into recycling bins 

• Grocery plastic bags 

• Plastic bottles with lids 

• Vegetable plastic bags 

• Vegetable net bags 

• Lids all sorts (wine bottle lids are 

excellent) 

• Acrylic wool/string (needs to be 

strong enough not to break) 

• Ribbon waterproof 

Flower Criteria for Begonia Festival 2019 

Decorated Tram: 

Flowers should be 

• Made from PLASTIC that would 

normally be thrown away or placed 

into recycling bins 

• Waterproof 

• Light weight 

• Able to be joined together e.g. 

Plastic bag flowers with long ties /or 

• Able to be stapled or glued to backing board e.g. Plastic bottle flowers 

• Durable enough to cope with wind and rain while travelling along Wendouree Parade at speed. 

Flower Colours 

• Predominantly one colour or have a definite main colour. 

• Plastic can be already coloured, Painted or Coloured with waterproof felt markers 

o White , Red, Pink, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Purple, Clear 

Flowers can be as creative or interesting as you like. Workshops will concentrate on some basic styles, but interesting base 

materials create interesting flowers. 

Repeat flowers for us to create bunches and groups, 

• Styles: Colours: Sizes - Inspirations: Pinterest - You Tube - Instruction Sheets on Web pages - Workshops - Vintage paper 

flower patterns. Substitute soft plastic for crepe/Tissue paper - Historic photos 


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A STITCH IN TIME 

14 September at 18:00 - 19:00 

Gold Museum - Sovereign Hill 

Bradshaw St, Ballarat, Victoria 3350 

Lecture by Laura Jocic, Research Associate at Museums 

Victoria and independent curator. 

Arriving in Port Phillip from Ireland in 1844, Anne Trotter 

was one of many assisted emigrants who, along with 

other members of her family, were deemed suitable 

emigrants. 

Amongst the possessions that Anne packed in her 

trunk to start a new life in Australia was her needlework 

specimen book. 

This lecture will discuss the context of the needlework 

book and posit its value to a young female emigrant. 

Ticket includes entry into the Gold Museum exhibition ‘A 

Victorian Silhouette’, showcasing our collection of 19th 

century women’s fashion. 

HAND PAPER MAKING WORKSHOPS 

For beginners and experienced 

SATURDAYS 2-4PM 

Newington 

$10 and $5 for students per session. 

Bookings essential. 

contact: 

Rosalind lawson 

rosalind@activ8.net.au 

0403 303 185 


ORGAN CONCERT: LET’S PRETEND 

Sun 23 September - 2.30pm 

Pretend that the beautiful gallery space is an amazing picture 

palace and be transported into the wonder and magic of the 

world of the theatre organ. With Her Majesty’s Theatre closed for 

building works, the Gallery welcomes the Ballarat Theatre Organ 

Society for their annual concert. Join renowned theatre organist 

David Johnston as he plays a Yamaha Organ in the Oddie 

Gallery, joined for duets with Phil Cockerill. 

Shop 2/501 

Main Road 

Ballarat 3350 

Sun-Mon: closed 

Tue-Thurs: 10am-5pm 

Friday: 10am-7pm 

Sat: 10am-3pm 

03 5340 0631 

costumes@getchagearon.com.au 

608 Peel St Nth 

Recent acquisition of 800 costumes. 

Extensive vintage selection a feature 

Come and Explore! 

BLOC Costume Hire 

Wigs 

Accessories 

Altering available 

Mon 2-8pm 

Thursday 2-8pm 

or by appointment 0439 811 626 


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ROMANCE of the SWAG… | Create Colour Collage | Linda Jackson 

2 Day Weekend Workshop 10am – 3pm 

22nd - 23rd September 2018 

$289 - includes all materials, morning,afternoon tea and a glass of wine. 

Spend the weekend at Byronsvale Vineyard & Accommodation with Australian Fashion Icon Linda 

Jackson and be inspired to create a unique artwork. Take a trip through the Australian landscape as 

seen through Linda Jackson’s Essence film…. Her archival photographs of fashion, art and travels 

through the outback of OZ, including her creative work with Jenny Kee produced during their Flamingo 

Park days. 

Byronsvale Vineyard & Accommodation, 51 Andrews Rd, Maiden Gully VIC 3551 

https://www.facebook.com/events/734519953613070/ 

www.bendigotourism.com 

Watercolour - Introduction 

Gain confidence in mixing colour and develop and understanding of basic water colour. All materials included. 

No experience required 

Thursday 18 October - 1 November 1.00pm - 3.00pm Cost: $30.00 per person 

Patchwork & Quilting Class 

*Materials are not included* In this relaxed, flexible and creative class you can learn patchwork quilting and 

sewing in depth. Learn a broad range of skills and techniques with an experienced tutor. 

Term 3 27 July - 14 September Term 4 19 October - 14 Dec Friday 9.30am - 12.00pm or 12.30pm - 3.00pm 

Drawing: introduction 

For absolute beginners, this class is a relaxed introduction into basic drawing skills. Learn to draw a simple composition, no 

experience need andcrafT- all the materials provided. Thursday 8 November - 22 November 1.00 - 3.00 Cost: $30.00 

6 Crompton Street Soldiers Hill, 3350 PO Box 83N BALLARAT Telephone: 5329 1101 

Hours: Tue to Fri 9am - 3.30pm - e: Alison.Demuth@aus.salvationarmy.org 



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LOCAL LIVE MUSIC 

ART GALLERY OF BALLARAT 

40 Lydiard St Nth, Ballarat CBD - 5320 5858 

Sunday September 9 

Australian Boys Choir and friends 

Friday September 14 

The Song Company: Four-Colour-Season 


Organ Concert: Let’s Pretend 

CABARET CLUB 

4/9367 Western highway, Warrenheip, Ballarat 

(p 0408 591 213 e dani@thecabaretclub.com.au 

Saturday September 1 

Beccy Cole 


Geoff Achison 


Motor City Sounds 


Elizabeth Stewart’s Music School Concert 


The Little Brass Band 

BALLARAT JAZZ CLUB 

Ballarat Golf Club - 1800 Sturt St, Ballarat - 0456 689 123 


Unspoken Rule 

BALLAARAT MECHANICS’ INSTITUTE 

117 Sturt St, Ballarat - 5331 3042 - ballaratmi.org.au 


James Morrison Academy Honours Ensemble 

BASEMENT BAR 

Underneath The Lost Ones Contemporary Art Gallery 

14 Camp St, Ballarat - 0456 689 123 

Saturday September 15 - 8:30pm 

Broderick Smith 

Sunday September 16 - 3pm 

High Havoc 


Eddie Nuardo 


Mozart Horn and Clarinet Quintet 

Sunday October 7 - 3pm 

The Spoils 

IRISH MURPHY’S 

36 Sturt St, Ballarat CBD - 5331 4091 


Three on the Tree 


Trunk 


No Plans 


Mad Cow 


No Mistake 


Blinder 


MissBehavin’ 


Beattie Boys 


Rothschild 

GEORGE HOTEL - Live at the Lane 

27 Lydiard Street Nth, Ballarat CBD - 5333 4866 


Zeebz vs Miss Vetula + Ryan Bell 


Steffii 


Adam Cameron + Matt Chaps 


Ryan 


Pink Moon 


harry the new kid on the block 


Kailee + Jesse Zahra 


Brodie Glen 

KAROVA LOUNGE 

Field & Camp St, Ballarat CBD - 5332 9122 


Hear My Hands feat’ lady Soup & Peekaboo + TJ Ferrari + Cookaburra 

+ Rhian Willis 

Thursday September 20 

Saviour + Deadlights + Pridelands + Anticline 


Fulton Street + Butterfunked 

Wednesday October 3 

Aunty Donna 

Thursday October 4 

360 + Jordan Dennis 

MAIN BAR 

28 Main Road, Ballarat CBD - 0439 311 668 

Thursday September 13 

Pete Daffy & Torqueflite 


Comedy Ballarat Open Mic 


Jody peck feat’ Aurora Jane & Lesley Williams 

NORTH BRITAIN HOTEL 

502 Doveton St Nth, Soldiers Hill, Ballarat - 5331 1291 

Ring the Pub 

BROWN HILL PUB 

385 Humffray Street North, Brown Hill, - 5331 3037 


Ice Embers 

Sunday October 7 

The Average Band 

BOAA MUSIC 

For all the info on music over the Biennale, go to: 

https://www.boaa.net.au/boaa-music 

Gordon Ukulele Club 

We have several in the group who like to vibrate strings: 

if you are one - or even an aspirant or just curious - 

then this may strike a chord for you! 

The get together on..... 

- Wednesday Evenings at 7pm 

at the Gordon Hotel 

- First Sunday of the month at 3pm 

at the Gordon Hotel 

- Third Sunday of the month at 10am 

at Gordon Bleu 


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WHAT IS BALLARAT EVOLVE? 

Ballarat Evolve is a trial program supported by the Ballarat Arts Foundation. This program is investigating the sustainability of 

linking private businesses with micro-creative enterprises and artists, and permitting access to empty retail spaces throughout the 

regional city’s central business district - focusing on fast tracking the city’s evolution. 

WHAT IS THE REASON FOR BALLARAT EVOLVE? 

Taking learnings from the hugely successful Renew Newcastle and Renew Australia initiatives, and relying upon the advice and 

guidance of Arts Law Centre of Australia, Ballarat Evolve was borne out of genuine interest from local traders. Interested groups 

started to notice the changing profile of the inner city streets, and a private initiative was undertaken. Volunteers logged empty 

retail environments in a selected area of the CBD, noting those buildings highlighted with a ‘For Lease’, ‘For Sale’ and those which 

were clearly empty. This was matched with attitudinal research of 220 individuals living, using and working in the heart of the city. 

“62% of people believe there are fewer people shopping in the heart of Ballarat compared to a year ago.” 

— Ballarat Public Use Survey, Feb 2018 

“87% of those who live and work in Ballarat believe that there are many empty shops in the heart of the city.” 


WHY IS THE BALLARAT ARTS FOUNDATION INVOLVED? 

The Ballarat Arts Foundation was approached with the concept to support a trial, investigating the feasibility of placing creative arts 

practitioners and small businesses into identified empty retail environments. Ballarat Arts Foundation, as the city’s primary grantmaker 

to the creative and arts community, has agreed to support the project’s trial till the end of December 2018. The Ballarat 

Arts Foundation will assess applicants, and coordinate the profiling matching of applicants to suitable locations in conjunction with 

the landlords and their representative agents. It is hoped that following the review period, the program will be established as an 

ongoing concern. 

WHO ELSE IS INVOLVED? 

Ballarat Evolve is supported by a range of different private bodies, including real estate agents Colliers International and legal 

teams offering their services pro-bono. 

“56% of respondents disagree that the centre of Ballarat is vibrant and lively.”” 


“84% of people in Ballarat believe that empty retail shops should be made available to micro-businesses and enterprises. 

” 


APPLYING TO BE A PART OF THE BALLARAT EVOLVE TRIAL 

FOR ARTISTS 

We are currently seeking creative industries, artists and makers to put themselves forward for consideration. The trial will be small 

and tightly managed, so we would encourage you not to be disappointed should you not be successful on this occasion. Please 

submit your Expression of Interest, and we will coordinate interviews and appointments with those who are successful. 

www.ballaratartsfoundation.org.au/evolve-ballarat/ 

FOR LANDLORDS 

We are seeking submissions from landlords with properties in the Ballarat Central region that have proven difficult to lease. We 

seek the support of property owners who have vacant buildings to make them available for this project trial, adding them to our 

existing list of properties under consideration. 

www.ballaratartsfoundation.org.au/evolve-ballarat/ 


ARTISTS CALLS, AWARDS, PRIZES, GRANTS & FUNDING 

PRIZES 

Black Cat Gallery 

Seeking proposals by artists, curators & collectives - all mediums for our 

2017 exhibition program. 1103 Burke Road, Hawthorn East, VIC 3123 

blackcatgallery.com.au/sumit 

No listed deadline 

CFP: A Critical Examination of Arts, Activism 

& Human Rights In Partnership With Amnesty 

International 

Seeking articles by practioners wishing to explore ways of documenting 

their practice. www.intellectbooks.co.uk 

stephaniejaneknight@gmail.com 

Brunswick Street Gallery 

Call for EOI’s in 2017. With multiple gallery spaces, we have a variety of 

approaches for our curatorial platform. Offering space for emerging art 

practice, BSG engages with contemporary theoretical approach 

brunswickstreetgallery.squarespace.com 

Digital picture books 

Like A Photon Creative seeks submissions for an interactive storytelling 

platform with national and international audiences. Pixapops is a digital 

world featuring picture books and animated stories for readers up to six 

years of age. For more information: aimee.lindorff@gmail.com 

Mundaring Arts Centre 

Mundaring Arts Centre | 2018 Call for Submissions 

Do you have a good idea for an exhibition or know artists looking for a 

venue? If so, we want to hear from you! MAC is now inviting exhibition 

applications from visual artists and curators for consideration in our 2018 

exhibitions program. We encourage applications from emerging, mid- 

≠career and established artists from across all disciplines and visual art 

forms, as well as curatorial proposals. 

If you are interested in exhibiting your work or curating an exhibition in one 

of our gallery spaces at Mundaring Arts Centre you can apply using the 

process below. 

Download and read the Information and Terms & Conditions Form 

Download and complete the Exhibition Applications Form 

Email or post completed proposals to info@mundaringartscentre.com.au 

or Mundaring Arts Centre 7190 Great Eastern Hwy Mundaring WA 6073 

For more information contact our Administrator Louella Hayes on 08 9295 

3991 or lhayes@mundaringartscentre.com.au 

Belconnen Arts Centre 

Belconnen Arts Centre Artist in Residence Program 

Belconnen Arts Centre is developing its seasonal Artists in Residence 

program and is offering assistance to local artists, writers, performers, new 

media collaborators and other creative professionals looking to use studio, 

performance and exhibition space for development and presentation 

of new work. As part of this program, the Centre can offer significant 

discounts on the hire of space, mentoring and professional development, 

plus support through profiling and marketing. 

The aim of the Artist in Residence program is to encourage practising 

individual artists, writers and performers or small groups to develop a work 

or series of works within the Arts Centreís available studios and workshops 

and to then have the opportunity to present or exhibit that work. Available 

spaces include the Dance Studio during school holidays and the Creative 

Workshops, suitable for creation of larger work and or group work, and 

writing, multimedia and some performance development work. 

Venue specifications, costings and terms and conditions for each of the 

available spaces are available here. 

If you are interested in applying for an Artist in Residence at Belconnen 

Arts Centre, please complete the Venue Hiring Enquiry Form here and 

return with the completed Artist in Residence Proposal and CV to info@ 

belconnenartscentre.com.au. Please attach any additional relevant 

information, to give us a better idea of what you want to do. 

To discuss your idea with the programming team, please feel free to 

contact the Centre on (02) 6173 3300. 

We are happy to accept applications from Artists in Residence at any time 

GRANTS 

QuickstART 

No Interest Loan Scheme For Artists Commercial no interest loan scheme 

for individual artists, groups, and creative practitioners, created by Positive 

Solutions & Brian Tucker Accounting info@foresters.org.au 

No Deadline 

Regional Arts Fund 

The Australian Government’s Regional Arts Fund program supports 

sustainable cultural development in regional and remote Australia. The 

Regional Arts Fund is managed in Victoria by Regional Arts Victoria and is 

delivered in two main categories, Community Grants and Quick Response 

Grants. 

Quick Response Grants 

Quick Response grants of up to $1500 for individuals and $3,000 for 

organisations are available throughout the year. 

The Regional Arts Fund Quick Response Grant Funding is open. 

www.rav.net.au/funding-opportunities/regional-arts-fund 

Looking for more 

Calls, Awards, Prizes, 

Grants and Funding? 

Why not try checking out these sites? 

melbourneartnetwork.com.au 

melbournefringe.com.au 

mountalexander.vic.gov.au 

artshub.com.au 

calendarforartists.com 

art-prizes.com 

visual.artshub.com.au 

art-almanac.com.au 

competitionsforartists.com 

bluethumb.com.au 

visualarts.net.au 

moranprizes.com.au 

hadleysartprize.com.au 

of the year. 


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WHAT IS UNSCENE? 

Unscene in a short film competition that gives emerging Australian filmmakers the 

opportunity to showcase their talent on the big screen. 

Make an engaging film that answers the prize for your chance to win a share in an 

amazing prize pool worth in excess of $25,000. First prize includes $10,000 cash 

and a slew of gear courtesy of Blackmagic to help you keep creating! 

Each short film will be voted on by the public and judged by industry experts with 

winners announced at the Gala event at Village Cinemas Rivoli on December 6, 

2018. 

This year’s theme is ìChoicesî. Submissions open on July 2, so get creating 

BRIEF 

This year’s theme is to make a short film (maximum 5 minutes including credits) 

based on the theme ìChoices”. 

Choices dictate our lives. We feel the impact of good choices, the burden of bad 

choices, and the constant ìwhat ifî of how our lives would change if we’d done 

things differently. Your film could explore any genre, be it comedy, documentary, 

animation, horror, musical ñ whatever you like to make! We just want to see your 

point of view. 

The judges are on the lookout for innovation, good storytelling and the ability to 

move an audience. 

Submissions will open on July 2 so get a team together and start creating! 

HOW TO ENTER 

Create a short film, under 5 minutes (including credits) that explores the theme 

ìChoices”. 

Download the end card and include it at the end of your film. 

Upload your film to Vimeo and submit your film via the submissions page. 

ENTRY DATES 

June 1: Call for submissions 

July 2: Submissions open 

October 17: Submissions close 

October 22: Online voting commences 

November 2: Online voting closes 

November 9: Finalists Announced 

December 6: Gala Event, winners announced at Village Cinemas Rivoli 

PRIZE DETAILS 

FIRST PLACE 

$10,000 Cash 

Blackmagic URSA Mini Pro, URSA Viewfinder, Vlock Battery Plate & URSA Mini 

Shoulder Mount Kit 

The First Place Film to play in selected Village Cinema locations foyer video walls 

for six months 

SECOND PLACE 

$2,000 Cash 

Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K 

The Second Place Film to play in selected Village Cinema locations foyer video 

walls for six months 

Through November - screenings will be 

on nights when the weather is good. Free 

The Mallow Hotel will be hosting it’s first 

ever Short Film Festival. 

Screening late November (weather 

dependant) we plan to make this an 

extraordinary welcome back to summer! 

We’ve got some awesome guest judges & 

some even better prizes to be won for our 

filmmakers (we will reveal these later!) 

Our very own outdoor cinema will be decked 

out with couches & pillows so you’ll feel 

right at home! 

We’ll chuck on a few drink specials, pop 

some popcorn & possibly even have 

something awesome for intermission. 

Anyone can enter & it’s free to attend! 

Details for filmmakers: 

Duration: 7 minutes or under (but we 

don’t mind if you go a bit over) 

The signature item originally required to 

be incorporated into each entry (Beer) is 

no longer required. You can include the 

signature item in any way you like, but it 

must be present and our guest judges will 

be looking for it! 

To enter: 

You will need to upload your video on either 

YouTube or Vimeo and simply fill out the 

form provided in this event and send that to 

our email themallow.filmfest@gmail.com 

and you’re in! It’s that easy! 

Entry is open now & closes 4th 

November. 

The Mallow Hotel 

20 Skipton Street, Ballarat, 

Victoria 3350 

THIRD PLACE 

$1,000 Cash 

Blackmagic Video Assist 4K, DaVinci Resolve Studio License & Da Vinci Micro 

Panel 

The Third Place Film to play in selected Village Cinema locations foyer video walls 

for six months 

ABOUT THE VOTING PROCESS 

Films will be available for public voting on October 22 via Facebook likes. 

Voting will close on November 2, with the winner gaining automatic entry to the 

finals. Additional finalists will be determined by a panel of industry judges, who will 

be invited to a Gala event at the Rivoli Cinemas on December 6. 


RESOURCES 

Arts Access Victoria 

222 Bank Street, South Melbourne 3205 - 9699 8299 

Delivering opportunities for arts and culture participation for people with 

disabilities. info@artsaccess.com.au 

Art Education Australia 

150 Palmerston Street, Carlton 3053 - 93546 5188 

Supporting art educators, students, researchers, and others with an interest 

in visual arts education. enquiries@arteducation.org.au 

Arts Hub Australia 

Find jobs, see what’s on, and read news in the arts. www.artshub.com.au 

Arts Law Centre of Australia 

Low-cost specialist legal advice and services, including advocacy, 

publications (inc’ sample contracts), education www.artslaw.com.au 

Ausdance Victoria 

45 Moreland Street, Footscray 3011- 9689 2055 

Supporting the dance sector with training, education and curriculum 

development, advocacy, and programming. 

Australia Council 

372 Elizabeth Street, Surrey Hills, NSW 2010 - 1800-226-912 (02) 9215 

9000 

The Australian government’s arts funding and advisory body, providing 

funding, research, and audience development. mail@australiacouncil.gov.au 

Australian Performing Rights Association (APRA) 

We’re here for the music. We help music creators get paid for their work and 

give music users easy ways to legally play and copy what they like. Royalties 

keep the music coming and ensure the industry’s future. 

General Enquiries - 02 9935 7900 General Enquiries - apra@apra.com.au, 

apraamcos.com.au/about-us/ 

Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society 

16 Mountain Street, Ultimo NSW 2007 - (02) 9935 7900 

Supporting the music sector with advocacy, promotion, and ensuring 

royalties on work that is played, performed, or reproduced. apra@apra.com. 

au 

Australian Writers Guild 

National Voice Report – Annual survey and analysis of theatre programming 

across Australia’s 10 top theatre companies. www.awg.com.au 

Auspicious Arts Incubator 

228 Bank St, South Melbourne 8682 0470 

Supporting independent artists and arts practices through mentorships 

developing sustainable creative businesses. www.auspiciousincubator.com. 

au 

Australian Art Prize Planner 

On-line calendar of upcoming awards and competitions. 

www.art-prizes.com.au 

Career Lounge 

Build your portfolio and network with young people and industry pros. www. 

careerlounge.com.au 

Creative Partnerships Australia 

Level 2, 405 Collins Street, Melbourne 3000 - 9616 0300 

A resource hub for the facilitation of business partnerships, social 

investment, and philanthropy for the cultural and creative sectors. 

info@creativepartnershipsaustralia.org.au 

www.creativepartnerhipsaustralia.org.au 

Craft Victoria 

31 Flinders Lane, Melbourne 3000 - 9650 7775 

Fostering creativity, experimentation, and professionalism in contemporary 

craft and design through exhibition and retail opportunities, advocacy, 

programming, professional development, and promotional support. 

craftvic@craftvic.org.au 

Creative Victoria 

Level 31, 121 Exhibition St, Melbourne 3100 - 8683 3100 

State government body responsible for the arts; policy advice, funding and 

opportunities for Victorian artists, and overseeing the state’s cultural facilities 

and collections. artsvic@dpc.vic.gov.au 

Cultural Development Network 

Level 2, 17 - 23 Lygon St, RMIT Building 96 PO Box 48, Carlton South, 

Melbourne 417 038 824 

Independent non-profit linking individual practitioners, community 

organisations, and government around issues of cultural vitality through 

networking, projects, advocacy, and discourse. 

admin@culturaldevelopment.net.au 

Culture Victoria 

Online educational resource for those interested in Victoria’s stories, 

collections, and places. www.cv.vic.gov.au 

Expert Arts eNewsletter 

Learn about free and low-cost monthly events focused on empowering the 

arts sector www.creative.vic.gov.au 

Heritage Victoria 

Department of Planning and Community Development Level 4, 55 Collins 

Street, Melbourne 3000 - 8644 8800 

Victorian government’s heritage agency; identifying, interpreting, protecting, 

and advising about Victoria’s cultural heritage resources and administering 

Victorian Heritage grants. heritage.victoria@dpcd.vic.gov.au 

Koorie Heritage Trust 

295 King Street, Melbourne 3000 - 8622 2600 

Community non-profit that preserves, protects, and promotes the living 

culture of the Aboriginal people of southeastern Australia. 

info@koorieheritagetrust.com 

I’ll Show You Mine 

Blog showcasing contributions by Australian artists and producers about the 

arts industry, funding and sustainability. www.illshowyoumineaus.wordpress. 

com 

Multicultural Arts Victoria (MAV) 

South Melbourne Town Hall, Level 1, 208 - 220 Bank Street, South Melbourne 

3205 9188 3681 

Victoria’s peak organization supporting cultural diversity in the arts through 

programming, networking, and advocacy. Inter-faith spoken word prog 

documented in video series. Visible 10 - Work by musicians participating 

in the MAV Music Mentoring Program. ReMastered Myths Intercultural 

collaborations and eclectic new music captured on video. office@ 

multiculturalarts.com.au 

Museums Australia (Victoria) 

PO Box 385, Carlton South 3053 8341 7344 Regional freecall 1800 680 082 

Victorian office of the national Museums Australia, supporting professional 

development opportunities for staff, volunteers, independent contractors, etc. 

www.mavic.asn.au 

Music Victoria 

Level 3, 233 Sydney Road, Brunswick 3056 - 9380 1566 

Contemporary music industry peak body supporting all genres through 

advocacy, promotion, and professional development opportunities. 

info@musicvictoria.com.au 

National Association for the Visual Arts (NAVA) 

Level 1, 43 – 51 Cowper Wharf Road, Wooloomooloo NSW 2011 (02) 9368 1900 

Australia’s peak body for the visual arts, craft, and design sector, working 

through advocacy and service provision including research, funding, and ed. 

nava@visualarts.net.au 

Performing Lines 

Producers, marketing and production experts avail to offer project advice, 

budget templates, freight tips/social media advice. www.performinglines.org.au 

Public Galleries Association of Victoria 

Ian Potter Centre NGV Victoria, Federation Square, Melbourne 3000 8662 1585 

Membership organisation supporting public galleries across Victoria through 

networking, advocacy, education, promotion, and administration of the 

Robert Salzer Foundation grant program. anne.robertson@pgav.ngv.vic.gov. 

au 

Regional Arts Victoria 

Level 3, 370 Lt. Bourke St, Melbourne 3000 - 9644 1800 - 1800 819 803 

Victoria’s peak agency resourcing and supporting contemporary and 

innovative regional cultural practice through research, funding, advocacy, 

and personnel. 

enquiry@rav.net.au 

Reverse Art Truck 

17 Greenwood Avenue, Ringwood 3134 - 9879 1264 

Member organisation providing recycled materials for the wider community, 

artists, crafters, and art educators. info@reversearttruck.com.au 

Small Is Beautiful 

Microbudget Case Study - Producer Chris Kamen sharing his experience 

developing the microbudget documentary Small Is Beautiful. 

www.smallbeautifulmovie.com/blog/micro-budget- documentary-case-study 

Arts Information Exchange 

New online Q and A forum enabling anyone to post questions about the 

arts and receive answers from a collection of skilled and experienced arts 

advisors drawn from arts agencies, organisations, and individuals across 

Australia. 

Developed with support from Creative Victoria and a range of Victorian arts 

organisations. www.castanet.net.au 

How Music Can Change Your Life 

Online course providing free video, audio and journal resources explaining 

the 6 basic principles of how music can influence individual and communtiy 

health and well-being. University of Melbourne www.coursera.org 

Paxinos and Habash Arts Tax 

Company offering advice for artists and companies Run by John Paxinos 

and Shadi Habash, PHtax is based in Southbank, Melbourne. Tax related 

services, a monthly e-newsletter providing concise tax and other arts related 

advice. There will also be space in the newsletter to advertise shows and 

events. protect-au.mimecast.com to receive the newsletter. To advertise a 


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COMMUNITY RESOURCES 

Ballarat Neighbourhood Centre 

507 Eyre Street - 5331-4107 

manager@ncable.net.au www.ballaratcommunityhouses.org 

Ballarat North Neighbourhood House 

6 Compton Street - 5329 1101 

alison.dumuth@aus.salvationarmy.org 

Ballarat South Community Hub 

Tuppen Drive, Sebastopol - 5329 3273 

www.bschub.com.au 

Wendouree West Community House and Learning 

Centre 

18 Violet Grove - 5339 5069 

wncadmin@ncable.net.au 

Ballarat Community Health Centre Lucas Community Hub 

12 Lilburne Street - 5338 4500 

City of Ballarat Library 

178 Doveton St Nth, Ballarat Central - 5338 6850 

www.centralhighlandslibraries.org.au 

Buninyong Community Website 

www.buninyong.vic.au 

Hepburn Shire Neighbourhood Centres Creswick 

Neighbourhood House 

19 Victoria Street, Creswick (03) 5345-2356 

creswick@ourneighbourhood.org.au 

Clunes Neighbourhood House and Lee Medlyn Home For 

Bottles 

70 Bailey St, Clunes, VIC 3370 (03) 5345 4078 

thegateway@clunes.org 

Daylesford Neighbourhood Centre 

13 Camp Street, Daylesford - 5348 3569 

daylesford@ourneighbourhood.org.au 

Trentham Neighbourhood Centre 

High Street, Trentham - 5424 1354 

trentham@ourneighbourhood.org.au 

LOCAL RESOURCES 

ABC Radio Ballarat 

Events Calendar www.abc.net.au/ballarat 

ARTeFACT e-Newsletter 

Monthly compendium of all things cultural. Freely available via the link on 

the front page of the Central Highlands Arts Atlas website. 

Submit articles by the 15th of each preceding month. 

Community Art Co-ordinator: deborahklein@ballarat.vic.gov.au - 5320 5643 

ARTeFACT layout and design: petersparkman@gmail.com - 0424 874 598 

Arts Atlas Website 

Integrated information about art events, news, spaces, people, and 

opportunities across the Central Highlands. www.artsatlas.com.au 

Ballarat Arts Alive 

24/7 News, views, reviews, and all the happenings in the arts www. 

facebook.com/ballaratartsalive - www.ballaratartsalive.org 

Ballarat Light Opera Company Wardrobe Hire 

Mondays and Thursdays, 2-8pm 

608 Peel Street North - (03) 5331 8559 

Getcha Gearon Costumes 

Tue-Thur 10-5pm, Friday 10-7pm, Saturday 10-3pm 

shop 2/501 Main Road, Golden point, Ballarat (03) 5340 0631 

City of Ballarat Community Events Calendar 

Ballarat hosts a huge number of events and festivals throughout the year 

which celebrate the best of the region. View the calendar or submit your 

event. It’s free! 

www.ballarat.vic.gov.au/lae/events.aspx 

The Ballarat Courier - ArtConnect 

Caleb Cluff and several other journalists - by 5pm each Tuesday 

www.facebook.com/CourierEntsArts 

The Miner (Weekly local newspaper) 

0353424796 - 0408317 617 

e: news@theminer.net.au 

www.theminer.net.au 

Forte Magazine 

Local and regional live music news 

www.fortemagazine.com.au 

Trouble Magazine 

Arts news and reviews 

www.troublemag.com 

DISCLAIMER 

Any views or opinions expressed herein are solely those of the 

authors and do not necessarily represent those of the City of 

Ballarat. 

The City of Ballarat accepts no legal liability whatsoever 

arising from, or connected to the accuracy, reliability, currency, 

relevance, or completeness of any material contained in 

ARTeFACT or on any website or email linked to the ARTeFACT 

Newsletter. 

The maximum amount of care is taken to include concise, 

updated information at the time of publishing. 

It is the responsibility of each reader to make their own decisions 

and ultimately do their own research and sourcing. 

The newsletter is a helpful guide only. 

*NOTE! 

You may have received 

an e-mail containing the 

link to the on-line viewable 

and downloadable PDFs of 

the ARTeFACT Newsletter 

because you chose to 

subscribe to our email list, 

back when the newsletter 

was only available as an 

e-mailed PDF document. 

Now, it is freely available 

to anyone that follows 

the link on the front page 

of the Central Highlands 

Arts Atlas website. If you 

wish to unsubscribe to the 

e-mail list, just drop a note 

to deborahklein@ballarat. 

vic.gov.au with ‘ARTeFACT 

cancel’ as the subject. 

However, please be aware 

that you can check out the 

current version (or past 

versions) of the newsletter 

via the Arts Atlas at any time, 

as can any member of the 

general public… 

Please feel free to pass the 

link onto others that may 

be interested. It still comes 

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SEPTEMBER 2018 EVENT QUICK GUIDE 

FEB EVENT PLACE TIME 

W5 The Arts program on 99.9 VOICE FM (pg 54) 99.9 VOICE FM 6-7pm 

Th6 West African Drumming & Percussion workshop (pg 51) 

Ballarat SQribblers / Wrainbow Writers meet (pg 47) 

Eastwood Leisure complex 

Ballarat Library 

7-8:15pm 

6:30-9pm 

F7 Songwriting workshops (pg 47) 

Ballarat Centre of Music & the Arts 12-3pm 

Ballarat Cat Comedy performance (pg 54) 

George Hotel 

7pm 

S8 Fairbanks Eye Gallery ‘Nature in Detail’ exhibition commences (pg 41) 

Fairbanks Eye Gallery, Sturt St 

LaNCE TV Variety interview Show Streams (pg 54) 

Facebook 

Hand Paper Making Workshops (pg 56) 

Newington 

S9 Plastic Flower Making Workshop for tram in 2019 Begonia Festival (pg 54) Ballarat Tramway Museum 1-3pm 

M10 RAT Art Space: ‘The Journey Folio’ exhibition commences (pg 38) 

Ballarista café 

Jam’N’Jar Improvised Movement Theatre open Practice (pg 49) 

7 Camp Street 

T11 Ballarat Photography Group meet (pg 49) PINAC, 222 Otway St Sth. 7:30pm 

W12 The Arts program on 99.9 VOICE FM (pg 54) 

‘She Too’ performance season commence (pg 44) 

99.9 VOICE FM 

Fed Uni Arts Academy 

Opening hours 

8:30pm 

2-4pm 

Opening hours 

7pm 

6-7pm 

7:30pm 


‘This House, My Body’ exhibition commences (pg 43) 


Ballarat Film Society meet (pg 49) 

F14 

‘Hell Ship’ performance 

Songwriting workshops (pg 47) 

S15 CONTAINart Mobile Gallery: Mass and Void exhibition finishes (pg 8) 

Unicorn Lane Gallery: Oblivious exhibition closes (pg9) 

James Morrison with the JMA Orchestra performance (pg 45) 



The Pirates of Penzance performance (pg 59) 

S16 Backspace Gallery: Neo_Gineering exhibition closes (pg 10) 

‘This House, My Body’ exhibition finishes (pg 43) 

M17 

T18 


Lal Lal Moorabool Camera Club meet (pg 48) 

Th20 West African Drumming & Percussion workshop (pg 51 

Words Out Loud meet (pg 47) 


F21 BIENNALE OF AUSTRALIAN ART commences (pgs 11, 26 – 35) 



Newstead Railway Arts Hub 


Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute 


Ballarat Centre of Music & the Arts 

Black Hill lookout 

100 block, Sturt St, CBD 

Wendouree Performing Arts Centre 

Facebook 

Newington 

Trades Hall Ballarat 


Newstead Railway Arts Hub 

99.9 VOICE FM 

Lal Lal Soldier’s Memorial Hall 


The Printers Room 


All around town 


7-8:15pm 

11-4pm 

6:30-9pm 

7pm 

5:30pm 

12-3pm 

Morning 

Morning 

7:30pm 

8:30pm 

2-4pm 

2 & 7:30pm 

4pm 

11-4pm 

6-7pm 

7pm 

7-8:15pm 

7-9pm 

6:30-9pm 

Daytime 

12-3pm 

S22 ‘She Too’ performance season finishes (pg 44) 



Linda Jackson – Create Colour Collage workshop (pg 58) 

S23 

Organ Concert: Let’s Pretend performance 

Linda Jackson – Create colour Collage workshop (pg 58) 

Fed Uni Arts Academy 

Facebook 

Newington 

Byronsvale vioneyard 

Art Gallery of Ballarat 

Byronsvale vioneyard 

7:30pm 

8:30pm 

2-4pm 

10-3pm 

2:30pm 

10-3pm 

M24 

T25 Ballarat Photography Group meet (pg 49) PINAC, 222 Otway St Sth. 7:30pm 


Ballarat Arts Alive Monthly Member’s soiree (pg 67) 


Creative Industries Meet Up (pg 42) 

99.9 VOICE FM 

The Lost Ones Basement Bar 


Lost Ones Basement Bar 

6-7pm 

6pm onwards 

7-8:15pm 

6-7pm 

F28 BOAA Music: Art Of Footy Party (pg 35) 

‘A Creative Life: The Art of Susie Surtees’ exhibition commences (pg 41) 


S29 ‘A Creative Life: The Art of Susie Surtees’ exhibition commences (pg 41) 



S30 

M1 





Facebook 

Newington 

8pm 

6:30pm 

12-3pm 

9pm 

8:30pm 

2-4pm

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