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In this issue
President’s Report .............. 2
Music and Musings ............. 2
Station Gallery News ........... 3
Cut Ink Print Helen Timbury 4
News from KWT .................. 5
Indigenous Art Workshop .... 5
Shows and Market .............. 6
Gallery report continued ...... 7
Upcoming Events ................ 8
Slant on Life Opening .......... 9
Exhibitions @ Yarragon .... 10
Groups and Exhibitions ..... 10
Regular Groups ................ 11
Contacts ............................ 12
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Baw Baw Arts Alliance N e w s l e t t e r
www. bawbawartsalliance.org.au Vol. 7, Number 3, Jun/Jul 2019
Check the Creative Gippsland website for great
art events in Gippsland.
https://creativegippsland.com.au/
Winners of A Slant on Life
Bbaa Memberships
Please note that Bbaa Memberships fall due on the
30th June each year
Existing Members: Check the expiry date on the back of your
membership/name badge.
First Prize went to Colleen Bright for Alene’s blinds revived. Second Prize went to Dot Thorne for Askew View. The Hangers Prize went to Janet Wyllie for her mosaic. More pictures on p9.
Janet Wyllie with her mosaic which won the Hangers Prize.
Askew View by Dot Thorne
Alene’s Blinds Revived by Colleen Bright
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President’s Report Anita George
I'm running round in circles. I have just come from the opening of our May exhibition in the Station Gallery. It was wonderful to see a variety of works. A Slant on Life seemed a challenge to some, but as artists I think we see life a bit different anyway.
A painting, a hanging sculpture and a mosaic were all winners. It was great to see our groups represented. Congratulations Colleen, Dot and Janet. Workshops next, then our Winter Arts market has gone indoors, into the Fountain room, so please call in for a look as we are there for just four monthly markets.
We have been invited by the West Gippsland Art Centre (WGAC) to display work on the walls for the town's SnowFest. How lovely to be involved, so thinking caps on
everyone. More info on our web page.
On another note many of you will be aware of the result of the February fires on two of our artists. The emotional, and therefore financial, loss of artworks is hard to comprehend as we all put ourselves into our art, no matter what form it takes. Laurel Foenander and Janine Riches will be having an Exhibition in the WGAC and we offer our support to them. The opening is Wednesday 15th May at 5pm. and then open till 17th when we hang our Winter themed exhibition. We wish them all the best.
I hope you take the opportunity to enjoy Come and play - all of May with all our friends. Anita
Friday Fibre Challenge 2019
In 2019 the Friday Fibre group will exhibit on The Wall in October.
As this will coincide with Gardivalia our theme this year will be Floral Emblems and Australian Flora.
The Gallery Manager will provide shelving so that 3D and smaller items will be able to be displayed.
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The Bbaa newsletter is coming out earlier this issue so you will still be able to catch some of our May offerings. People’s Choice voting for our ‘Slant on Life’ exhibition will still be open so do call into Yarragon and have a vote for your choice. You will see a great variety of work from our members. A thank you to our members for continuing to support our exhibitions.
We greatly enjoyed our April exhibition featuring the work of Cathy Smith with her ‘Cats on the Internet’. Great to see the Gallery filled with different cats. On The Wall we were able to appreciate the variety of embroidery from Robyn Couch.
May has started as another busy Month in the Gallery. We have our Bbaa members exhibition called ‘A Slant on Life’ and are pleased to once again have some V/Line sponsorship to provide prizes. At the Exhibition Opening at 2pm on Saturday 4 May prize winners were announced. Congratulations to our winners-
First Prize: Colleen Bright ‘Alene’s Blinds Revived’ Second Prize: Dot Thorne ‘Askew View’ Hangers Prize: Janet Wyllie Mosaic
Many thanks to our Judges Joan Bognuda and Ross Jacka and Dot and Ross for the Hangers prize.
Photographer Milly Telford has some colourful works on The Wall.
A number of workshops will be happening in May;
On Saturday 25 May Cheryl Cook is running a felting workshop ‘Design Your Way To Felt’ in at her Tanjil South studio from 10-4. $95 including all materials. Contact her on 0414 390 419 for more information.
On Saturday 25 May a 6 Wrap Bracelet Workshop with Beady Wendy is in AS1 at Trafalgar Railway Station from 10-1. Cost is $50 including supplies.
Saturday 25 May Kay Lancashire is running ‘Little Bits of Metal-Fun’ in AS2 at Trafalgar Railway Station from 10-12. To book call 0419507594. Cost is $50.
Our June exhibitions are Arty Bird in the main exhibition space with our MMaD group on The Wall.
In July will be Artists On The Move in the main exhibition space and Ross Jacka will be on The Wall. Should be an interesting couple of months for exhibitions.
Jo Watts is organising an exhibition for us in the Maffra Exhibition Space for our Group participants from the 30th May until 22nd July 2019.The exhibition is called ‘Up’. Work will be conveyed to Maffra on Wednesday 29th May and set up from 10am.
Our October Gardivalia exhibition will be called ‘Gardens’. It is for members but open for others to exhibit as
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Station Gallery News Sue Murphy, Gallery Manager
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CUT INK PRINT: the Linocuts of Helen Timbury
Helen Timbury made her first linocut print when she was 17 and is still creating beautiful images in this medium at 52.
There are three main reasons she has continued making prints all her life; first and foremost is the desire for multiplication. Secondly, she is attracted by the sheer graphic beauty of the craft, and finally she enjoys the strict discipline of printmaking.
Timbury's work can be found in homes all over the world, as well as here in West Gippsland where she lives. Her limited edition handmade prints are known and loved for their simple depictions and gentle humility.
Drawing with the artist: Helen will be working at the Gallery each Friday afternoon throughout the exhibition 1-4pm. She will be working on drawings for a new series of linocut prints. Bring your sketchbook and join her.
Exhibition dates: 26th April - 28 May
Hours: Daily 9-5, free entry
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News from KWT - Baw Baw Shire Council Karen Whitaker Taylor - Cultural Development Officer, Baw Baw Shire Council
karen.whitaker-taylor@bawbawshire.vic.gov.au P: 03 5624 2407 F: 03 5624 2525 M: 0407 637 721
Sat, June 8 - Sun June 16, 2019
Mt Baw Baw Alpine Resort has partnered with local artist Ronald-Edwards Pepper for a week full of art and alpine adventure!
An Indigenous Art Display will kick off on the Saturday of Opening weekend at Village Central Restaurant!
Art workshops will be run on Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th with Ronald Edwards-Pepper.
Workshop Details:
Sessions: Maximum 10 people per session, 2 hours per session
Saturday June 15, 2.30pm - 4.30pm
Sunday June 16, 10.00am-12.00pm
Cost: $99 base rate, package options available
Location: Village Central Conference Room
Includes art supplies (A3 size canvas, paints, brushes) and free resort entry!
Go to https://mountbawbaw.com.au/indigenous-art-workshops for more information.
Indigenous Art Display and Workshops
Short Cuts Film Festival Entries close Tuesday 2 July 2019
Calling all new and experienced filmmakers: entries for the 2019 Short Cuts Film Festival are now open.
Short Cuts celebrates art, community and storytelling by providing an artistic platform for local community members, emerging artists and accomplished professionals from across the globe to share their stories.
Entries are open across the following three categories:
Emerging – current or recent film graduates with less than five years’ experience
Community/Student – primary and secondary students and people with no professional filmmaking training
Open – professional film makers
Meet the Artist - Michelle Roger Meet Michelle who is Baw Baw Shire Artist in Residence, as part of Creative
Gippsland ‘Come and Play, All of May’.
Michelle’s host for the residency is the Warragul Community House where she
will be working on her project ‘Augury and Aether’. Michelle will be available
on Tuesday 21 May 2.30pm at the WGAC for a ‘meet the artist’ casual session.
You are invited to join them in the foyer, enjoy a free coffee or tea and as Michelle says, “I want people to feel free to come up and chat while I’m working on the images and accompanying written pieces. There will be a free discussion about the main themes of the project.
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Make a note in your diary…
18th May, 15th June, 20th July and 17th August
The inside Winter.Arts Market is held on the third
Saturday of the month during the winter months from
May to August.
It is held inside the West Gippsland Arts Centre,
Warragul - Fountain Room and runs from
8.30am - 1.00pm
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well. I thought I would mention it now to give time for thought and work to be produced.
Start your planning also for our 2019 December/January Groups exhibition which will be based on the theme Under the Sea, a maritime extravaganza of amphoras, octopi, fish, mermaids, boats, coral atolls etc. The exhibition is called ‘Octopuses Garden’.
Please call in to The Station Gallery -Yarragon to see our exhibitions and to view our Gift Shop. It is great to support the work of our local artists.
The Gallery Shop coordinator is now Alene Bonser. Alene can be contacted on 0427402117 or galleryshop@bawbawartsalliance.org.au. If you are already an artist who displays work with us please ask the volunteer to put your new work on the shop shelf in the office and Alene will attend to it when she is in the gallery. Please ensure that all pieces are clearly labelled with your full name, item number and price on a sticky label or swing tag that can be easily removed to put in our Day Book when item is sold. This really helps our volunteers who can then mark it off your catalogue of work, which you also need to provide, and makes payment to you easier. Thanks for your help with this. If you are a new exhibitor and would like to put some work into the Gallery Shop then please contact Alene to discuss this.
The Station Gallery Trafalgar has the ‘Pop-up Shop That Stayed’ gift shop which is now open Monday-Friday 10.30 – 4 every week and on the first Saturday of the month so do drop in. You will be surprised at the excellent range of work we have for sale from our members. If not open someone in the next door art space will
let you in. A Station Book Nook has been established at both galleries so please feel free to drop in and borrow a book. There are no rules so you may return, keep, or give away. I welcome any books you may wish to donate. At the moment they are mainly adult fiction but the range is expanding. If you would like to put work into the Pop-up Shop That Stayed please contact Marlene or myself but you must be a member.
The Exhibition space and The Wall are fully booked for 2019. ‘The Wall‘ is only for members at a cost of $20 or free if you give an Artist’s talk or demonstration.
Bookings are now being considered for 2020. Please let me know if you have any ideas you would like us to consider.
For anything to do with Exhibitions please contact the following people on exhibitions@bawbawartsalliance.org.au
Bookings for Exhibitions - Sue Murphy
Ingrid Thomas is organising the hanging and taking down of the exhibitions and also ‘Openings’. Cheryl Cook is designing the flyers for artists and doing labels and catalogues for Bbaa exhibitions.
We have Groups running at Trafalgar Railway Station every week day: Monday - Painting and Music and Musings Tuesday-MMaD and Arty Crafts including weaving Wednesday-Drawing and Clay Thursday-Mosaics and Drawing Friday - Fibre and Printing First Saturday of the month-Felting
At Yarragon we have Drawing on a Friday.
The two new groups are- The Printing Group which runs on the 1st and 3rd Friday of the month from 10am-3pm with special activities organised for the odd 5th Friday of the month. This is now well under way thanks to Alison and Greta for providing the initiative and expertise to get this group up and running. Contact Alison Bain: bain.alison.w@gmail.com The Printing Group now has the use of a bookbinding press thanks to a donation to one of our members who has given us the use of it.
The Weaving Group which runs on a Tuesday thanks to Barbara Twining for her expertise and experience in this area.
Bbaa is very fortunate to have so many people who are prepared to share their knowledge.
We still have room for more groups if you have any ideas please let me know.
News Flash: New Group on Mondays!
I am pleased to let you know that another new group will be starting at Trafalgar Railway Station on a Monday.
The new group will be called ‘Music and Musings.
It will be about playing music, sharing writings, sharing performance. Every Monday 12-3 at Trafalgar in AS1. Bring your lunch and musical instruments if you have any. Cost will be $5 for members and $6 for non-members. Yvette Stubbs will be running the group.
Please call in and see us.
Many thanks to you all for your ongoing support.
Sue
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A Slant on Life - Photos from the opening
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The Station Gallery Yarragon
Exhibitions 2019
June
5-30 Jun
Artybird
The Wall: MMaD
July
3-28 Jul
Artists on the Move
The Wall: Ross Jacka
August
31 Jul- Sept
Timothy O’Shannessy
The Wall: Wayne Pollard: Photography
September
4-29 Sept
Anita George
The Wall: Janine Richardson
October
2 Oct-3 Nov
Gardens - Open Exhibition
The Wall: Friday Fibre Floral emblems &
Australian Flora
November
6 Nov-1 Dec
Printing
The Wall: Sharon Wootton
Dec/Jan 20
1 Dec-2 Feb
Bbaa Groups - including The Wall
Octopuses Garden
2020
March Dale Plew
The Wall:
Contact Sue Murphy for further information or to
book Exhibition or Wall space.
exhibitions@bawbawartsalliance.org.au
Bbaa Members Gift Shop
There is no display charge to artists on works for sale. For enquiries contact Sue Murphy. - see back page.
Trafalgar Station Gallery - Art Space 1 Opening Hours
Tuesday - Friday 10.30am - 4.00pm and the first Saturday of the month 10.00am-4.00pm
Trafalgar Pop-up Shop
The club meets at 7.30pm on the first Monday of
each month.
Mawarra Centre
70 Albert St, Warragul
Photographic tutorials will be held at 7.30pm on
the second Monday of each month.
The current newsletter is available on the website:
https://www.warragulcameraclub.org/
Warragul Camera Club
Open daily from 10.00am to 4.00pm
420 Main Jindivick Road, Jindivick Ph 5628 5224 info@lauriecollins.com.au
Exhibitions
May 30 - June 26: Teresa Kallo - Paintings of a reflective and abstract nature
June 27 - July 24 Lynne Bickhoff - Landscape Paintings
For more information contact Laurie Collins
A creative and diverse group of artists with different
skills and styles.
Where: Yarragon Public Hall
When: Every Thursday during school terms
9.45am - 2.00pm
Tuition from Joan Bognuda, Margaret Koopmans
and Melbourne guest artists.
Contact Joan on 0418 131 870
Creative Yarragon Art Group
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Regular Groups and Activities Come and do your own thing with other artists
All group sessions listed are $5.00 for members and $6.00 for non-members unless otherwise stated.
Drop in & Be Creative - School Terms Apply
BYO materials (fees apply for some materials)
Day Session Location/Contacts
Monday
10:30am - 3:30pm
Painting- untutored
Trafalgar Art Space 2
Monday
12.00 - 3.00
Music and Musings
Play music, share writings and performance.
Bring lunch and musical instruments if you have any.
Led by Yvette Stubbs.
Trafalgar Art Space 1
Tuesday
10:00am - 2:30pm
MMaD Group Mixed Media and Drawing Trafalgar Art Space 2
Tuesday
10:30am - 3.00pm
Arty Crafts
Bring along your choice, weaving, embroidery,
scrapbooking, or beading. May include demonstrations
and special activities.
Trafalgar Art Space 1
Wednesday
10:30am - 1:30pm
Hand Building in Clay (guided)
Trafalgar Art Space 2
Wednesday
1.00pm - 3.00pm
Just Drawing Trafalgar Art Space 1
Thursday
10:15am - 3:30pm
Mosaics (untutored) Trafalgar Art Space 2
Friday
10.30am - 12,30pm
Drawing
A small informal group.
Bring along your A5 sketchbook and HB pencil
Yarragon Station
Gallery
Friday
10.00am - 3.00pm
First and Third Friday of the
month.
Fifth Friday: Special activity
Printing
Practise your printmaking and learn to use the Bbaa
printing press. Bookings for Press use is required.
Contact Alison Bain: bain.alison.w@gmail.com
Trafalgar Art Space 2
Friday
10:30am - 3:30pm
Friday Fibre - Fibre and Fabric
Bring your fibre related craft - knitting, crochet, felt, hand
or machine sewing - and join with like minded people.
Once a month we will have a skill sharing session. In the
past this has included crochet, spinning, fabric scrap
bowls and dyeing.
You can also join in working to a theme for an exhibition
at the end of the year.
Trafalgar Art Space 1
First Saturday of the month
10:00am - 3.30pm
Saturday Felting @Trafalgar Station
Bring your own project and materials.
Beginners class arranged with Marlene Ogden
Bbaa Members: $20.00 Non - Members: $25
Trafalgar Art Space 1
Contact Marlene
Ogden
Mobile: 0490 055 313
Second Saturday of the month
1.00pm - 4.00pm
Mosaics
Bring your own project
Trafalgar Art Space 2
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Printing of the Bbaa Newsletter is generously provided by
Gary Blackwood MP
Bbaa Contacts President Anita George president@bawbawartsalliance.org.au
Vice President Ingrid Thomas vicepresident@bawbawartsalliance.org.au
Secretary Carol Monson secretary@bawbawartsalliance.org.au
Treasurer Prue Barridge treasurer@bawbawartsalliance.org.au
Past President Kay Lancashire
General Members Sue Murphy exhibitions@bawbawartsalliance.org.au
Marlene Ogden volunteers@bawbawartsalliance.org.au
Cheryl Cook
Sally Alsop
Joan Best
Ex officio /
Co opted Members
Jessie McLennan
Warragul Arts Market Cathy Smith warragulartsmarket@gmail.com
Publicity Sub-committee Anita George, Ingrid Thomas, Carol Monson, Sue Murphy, Sally Alsop, Cheryl Cook
Memberships Marlene Ogden
Elisabeth Smoorenburg
membership@bawbawartsalliance.org.au
Gallery Manager Sue Murphy galleriesmanager@bawbawartsalliance.org.au
Volunteers Manager Marlene Ogden volunteers@bawbawartsalliance.org.au
Exhibitions Cheryl Cook
Ingrid Thomas
exhibitions@bawbawartsalliance.org.au
Gallery Shop Alene Bonser
0427 402 117
galleryshop@bawbawartsalliance.org.au
Yarragon Gallery Phone 0409 173 103
Newsletter Heather Brimblecombe newsletter@bawbawartsalliance.org.au
e-Newsletter Cheryl Cook newsletter@bawbawartsalliance.org.au
Six print issues per year: Feb/Mar, Apr/May, Jun/Jul, Aug/Sept, Oct/Nov, Dec/Jan. Deadline is the 13th of the month previous to publication
e-Newsletter: Mid Jan, then end of Feb, Apr, Jun, Aug, Oct. Deadline is 13th of the publication month.
Next e-news deadline 13th June 2019 Next print newsletter deadline 13th July 2019
Bbaa Meeting Schedule
Bbaa Committee of Management
Second Tuesday of the month.
4.00pm at The Station Gallery Yarragon
Next meetings: 11th June 2019
9th July 2019
Gallery Committee Meeting
Third Thursday of the month.
9.00am at Art Space 1 Trafalgar
Next meetings: 20th June 2019
18th July 2019