Tag: Arts

A road trip for art lovers

The Mornington Peninsula has a long, colourful and story-filled history. Front Beach, Back Beach (FBBB) aims to celebrate this with its ambitious site-responsive public art works. This November, Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery…

MASTER OF THE arts

By Andrea Louise Thomas Photos Yanni Mount Martha artist David Glyn Davies draws, paints, sculpts, is a stone mason and makes and restores leadlight and stained glass. Born in Essex, England, to…

BESTSELLER Storyteller

By Andrea Louise Thomas Photos Yanni Balnarring author/screenwriter Christian White could rightly be called the King of the Cracking Pace and Master of the Plot Twist. His books are addictively readable and…

Comedy and Connection Workshops at The FAC

What if the links of that chain were smiles and the fools were happy to be fools? Being silly, laughing and sharing mirth with others is one of the purest forms of…

MPRG 2022 National Works on Paper

Anna Hoyle is the Winner of the 2022 National Works on Paper $20,000 major acquisitive award. NWOP is an award, a curated exhibition, a celebration of the materiality of paper, a showcase…

Art imitates life

By Andrea Louise Thomas Photos Gary Sissons Mount Eliza artist Rosie Barber creates huge, multi-panel artworks. Her favourite subjects are landscapes, seascapes and flowers. Because of their scale, her floral works are…

Rotary Art Show

The 50th Anniversary Mornington Art Show will feature renowned artist Yesim Gozukara. Yesim finds an intimate joy and excitement in creating bold, dynamic, expressive and spontaneous contemporary paintings in watercolour.  Her predominant…

Finding creative inspiration in lockdown

Local artist Wendy Grace’s Transitions artworks explore the changing boundaries of freedom throughout Melbourne’s lockdowns of the last two years. Aiming to ‘invite association with ideas and connect with the imagination’, Wendy’s…

Ten years of Aboriginal Art at Whistlewood

While the Spring Salon exhibition of new Aboriginal works from around Australia continues at Whistlewood, the gallery’s curators Susan & Emily McCulloch are sorting through works gathered over 10 years for a…

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