Belgrave Lantern Parade . Saturday 19th June.
2010 Theme: Make it yours
This year we’re thinking about what the Belgrave Lantern Parade means to us.
Why are we celebrating the Winter Solstice in Belgrave in 2010? What does it mean to you? Why do you like participating? How do you like participating?
The Winter Solstice is when the sun is at its lowest point in the sky in the annual cycle and our days become longer. It’s the shortest day and the longest night. All over the world people come together in their communities to acknowledge this important moment, celebrating with festivals, food, music, rituals, costumes, arts and more.
Come and express yourself with your lanterns, your outfits, with your community group, with your sense of creativity and your festive spirit.
What does the winter solstice mean to us? Make it yours.
29th & 30th May 2010 Dandenong Ranges OPEN STUDIOS.
It's coming round again, with even more artists than last time for you lucky lot to check out. Open Studios is a unique way for you to meet artists and view their work outside the commercial gallery context. Artworks are for sale direct to the public from each studio including paintings, drawings, prints, fabrics, ceramics etc. In the brochure you can refer to individual artists details for further information. Visiting studios you can find out about classes and workshops that the artist might be running, order commisions, create opportunities for art within your business, and find possible collaborations. It's an exciting weekend where loads of conversations and connections are made. Visitors find it a rich experience, seeing an artist in their studio breathes a magical layer to the story of their work.
Burrinja is base camp for the event, hosting the Open Studios group exhibition from May 21st to June 13th. The theme for the group show this year is 'Out of the Blue'.
Open Studios Exhibition 'Out of the Blue' at Burrinja Gallery. Opening at 7pm Thursday 20th May
p: 03 9754 8723
e: openstudios@burrinja.org.au
Colouring for Kids at Sherbrooke Art Society
Every monday afternoon 4pm - 5.30 at Sherbrooke Art Society, 62 Monbulk Road, Belgrave. $15 per lesson. Under 13's. All materials provided. These will be running every Monday during the school terms. No class during school holidays and public holidays. Please book in advance by calling me on 0449 541626.
The aim of the class is to teach drawing. Using only paper and pencils, the students work individually and collaboratively through exersizes exploring all sorts of subject matter; landscapes, portraits, movement, light, stories, symbols, abstraction and more.
The classes are held in the lovely Sherbrooke Art Society studios, which are clean, light and cosy. Outside we are surrounded by beautiful forest and inside beautiful art. There are many art classes that run at the Society, check out www.sherbrookeartsociety.com
Visit an Artists Studio. Find out more at Kallista Market.
Get ya unique and very special items and produce here. There is a whole heap of us lovely hills artists for you to get to know. Kallista Market is on the first Saturday of every month. The market is out the front of the community house from 8am to 1pmish and there's plenty of parking.
Download the 'Visit an Artists Studio' brochure
Christmas set up at the market, 19.12.2009
5.12.09 Finally! I've written up, organised and documented emma's 2009 creative adventures.
Check out some fancy pics and maybe your own artwork in updated projects; Demolition 2009AD: A Space Odyssey, another dead possum and Graphic Design 2009.
Captin Emma, apocalyptic survivor, Demolition 2009AD: A Space Odyssey.
20.11.09 No more batcave studio at Burrinja.
Times are changing. Burrinja, my studio home, for the last year has recently downsized for a period of 18 months. They are developing the centre and adding on a big Performing Arts Centre, which means a 400 seat theatre. To do this the lovely artists had to move out and they closed down the Multi-Purpose Room, the Performance Space, the Jarmbi Gallery and part of the Burrinja Gallery. It's all for a good cause, the new facilities are going to be so much fun. I've now set up studio in my Belgrave home and am looking forward to artful collaborations with the community in 2010.
