Friday 4 July 2008
	Cultural Capers Entertainment, Arts and Culture from Across the North East Region		In This Issue Cultural Capers Overview Music, Theatre, Film & Literature Festivals & Events Awards & Opportunities Regulars Who Meet Visual Arts & Exhibitions Workshops & Activities

Cultural Capers Overview 30x30 For $30 Exhibition - 16 Jun - 14 Jul Moyhu Farmers Market - 19 Jul If Not You Then Who - Sustability & Environment Seminars - 22 May - 17 Jul  GOTAFE World of Food - Masterclass Program - 27 May - 2 Sep txtART - Youth Textiles - 7 Jul NAIDOC Week Celebration - 8 Jul Stitched Up Textile Festival - 21 Jun - 13 Jul A Red World - Textile Exhibition 21 Jun - 27 Jul Kath White & Anna Bienvenu Exhibition - 21 Jun - 13 Jul New Quilts by Zig Zag (Textile Exhibition) 21 Jun - 13 Jul Generation X-Posed (Art Exhibition) 5 - 31 Jul The Bald Archy (Art Exhibition) 5 - 25 Jul Beat the Winter Blues n Jazz - 11 - 13 Jul Community Singing Gathering - 12 Jul All Saints Regional Community Open Day - 13 Jul Everton Hotel Open Mic - 13 Jul A Red World Coffee Morning & Curator's Talk - 23 Jul Heritage Victoria Grants - Closing 24 Jul Printmaking Workshops - 26 - 27 Jul Signature of M Art Prize - Entries Close 29 Jul Fleurieu Biennale - Entries Close 1 Aug Dwell Exhibition - Call to Artists - Closing 8 Aug Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize - Entries Close 8 Aug Janet Holmes a Court Artists Grants - Closing 15 Aug Community Grants - Applications Close 12 Sep Cafe Concert Series 08 - 22 Feb - 21 Nov Regional Arts Australia Conference - 3 - 5 Oct Ostinato - Meets Every Tuesday Art, Community & Education (Graduate Course @ LaTrobe) Music, Theatre, Film & Literature Beat the Winter Blues & Jazz 11 - 13 July 2008 Milawa Gourmet Region The Milawa Gourmet Region will turn up the heat this winter, when it swings into action for Beat the Winter Blues ‘n’ Jazz weekend (11-13 July). Wineries, cafes, restaurants and country pubs will serve up a feast of blues and blues-inspired music, along with the great food, wines and hospitality for which the Milawa Gourmet Region is renowned. The line-up of bands will deliver a range of musical styles, from raw acoustic delta blues, old country tunes, to urban/Chicago sounds and blues-rock.  This year's line up includes; Sid Barone, Andy Cowan, Leigh Barker Quartet and the Real Gone Blues.  Contact Details: Wangaratta Visitor Information Centre Freecall 1800 801 065 tourism@wangaratta.vic.gov.au or download a program brochure here - Winter Blues n Jazz Cafe Concert Series 2008 Until 21 November 2008 The Vine Hotel, North Wangaratta Following a sell-out performance in May, there are two remaining concerts for 2008 : General Store on 29 August, and Bric-a-Brac on 21 November. Tickets are available one month prior from Disclocation, Wangaratta, phone 5721 4594 : $22, and $20 concession. Unless the concerts are again sold out, tickets at the door are $25 (non concession). Festivals & Events Stitched Up Textile Festival Wangaratta & Surrounds 21 June - 13 July 2008 Featuring exhibitions, workshops, demonstrations and competitions, this year's festival is gearing up to be as big as ever.  Celebrating our diversity exhibits in 2008 will represent many different cultures and many different uses of textile techniques.  For further information telephone 1300 795 999 or Liz Salmon on 03 5753 5321 or go to www.stitchedupfestival.com   NAIDOC Week Celebration King George Gardens, Ovens Street Wangaratta Tuesday 8 July 2008 at 11am Come join us at the King George Memorial Gardens to celebrate the achievements and culture of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.  There will be a flag raising, dancing, didgeridoo players and you will be able to taste some Indigenous food while you are there.  There is also a heritage walk on Friday 11 July at Northern Beaches (off Park Lane).  For further information or to book into the heritage walk contact Maddy on 5722 7101 or maddy.selwood@dpcd.vic.gov.au   All Saints Estate Regional Community Open Day All Saints Estate, Rutherglen. Sunday 13 July 2008. Each year hundreds of locals wine, dine, wed, work and play at the heritage listed All Saints property.  Take this opportunity to unlock the secrets of a century of wine making history as they throw open the castle doors especially for the local community.  There will be historic displays, Kids play and entertainment, bbq, Art Exhibition and a Local Producers market.  For further information go to www.allsaintswine.com.au or call 02 6035 2222.   Moyhu Farmer's Market Lion's Park Moyhu / Moyhu Memorial Hall (wet days and winter months) Saturday 19 July (Third Saturday of the Month) 8am - 12pm A small but popular market this is a great opportunity for local producers to put thare wares on sale.  Straight from the farm to you - great fresh food and produce you will love.  Espresso Coffees, hot farmer's breakfast, plants, cakes and breads, organic jam and berries - Yummy!!  For further information contact Sarah on 03 5727 9229 or sarheathcote@hotmail.com Goulburn Ovens Institute of TAFE - World Of Food Masterclass Series The Tower Restaurant, Docker Street Wangaratta 29 July 2008 - Allen Woo from Laksa Me. Allen's extensive knowledge of Asian cuisine has led this master chef to be awarded the gong for best modern Asian restaurant by The Age Good Food Guide from 2001 - 2004.  Cost is $75 which includes a selection of wines from the Alpine Valley 2 September 2008 - Yasu Yashida from Ocha Kew. Yasu is known to many as Melbourne's "Iron Chef" with his restaurant receiving cult status.  Cost is $75 which includes a selection fo wines from the King Valley. For further information or to book, contact Gabrielle Redfern on 1300 468 233 Awards & Opportunities Energised Creative Writing Prize - Part of Albury City's Write Around the Murray Festival Entries Close 5pm 30 June 2008 Energised is the creative writing of three selected writers to be published in the contemporary medium of SMS format.  Suddenly short stories take on a whole new form as SMS language can include images made from characters.  The best known would be smiley face :-).  Did you know of the spider /\(oo)/\ or the fish <*(((<.  This techno take on publishing is calling for creative writers to submit stories of 160 characters or less (including spaces).  Your short story could be commissioned by the Write Around the Murray Festival to be sent to thousands of mobile phone users.  A total of three commissions will be awarded valued at $500 each.  For further information contact Narelle Vogel on 02 6023 8753. Heritage Grants Victoria Applications Close 24 July 2008 Heritage Victoria is please to present its 2008 funding round.  Funding is available in four categories; 1. Repair and Conservation of Heritage Places & Objects; 2. Interpretation of heritage places and objects including heritage trails; 3. Local Government Heritage Studies and Advice; 4. Community Collections Management.  Further information can be obtained from their website - www.heritage.vic.gov.au or via phone on 03 9367 9475. Signature of M Art Prize Entries Close 29 July 2008 Melbourne Is … the art and "Signature of M" is the search to explore the question ‘What is Melbourne?’ The aim is to create a new iconic, artistic emblem for Melbourne, that gives the city a contemporary image. This is a visual time capsule for Melbourne - A personal signature for the city.  The SIGNATURE OF M ART PRIZE with its $150,000 first prize and a total prize pool of $180,000 will be one of the largest arts projects in this nation’s history. The theme for the artists to work with was decided by the public: “Melbourne is Unforgettable… Melbourne is Unforgettable for its fashion, its culture, its lifestyle and unforgettable for Australian Football.  Most importantly, the winning artwork will capture Melbourne’s culture. SIGNATURE OF M will be viewed as a historical footprint for the city and a time capsule that future generations can look back on and ponder. This is not just an arts Competition. The winning artist will give Melbourne a lasting icon!  For further information go to www.signatureofm.com Fleurieu Biennale - Landscape Painting Prize Entries Close 1 August 2008 Valued at $50000, the Fleurieu Art Prize is Australia's richest for landscape painting.  An entry fee of $40 is required with only one painting per category accepted from artists.  Along with the Fleurieu Art Prize, there are other categories such as The Art of Food and Wine Prize, the Water Prize and a Youth Scholarship.  Further information can be obtained from the website - www.artprize.com.au or via telephone, 08 8323 7984.  The works are exhibited from 7 - 30 Novembera at the various locations around the Fleurieu Peninsula in South Australia. Dwell - An Exhibition About Where We Live Call For Artists Submissions accepted until Friday 8 August 2008 The Dwell Exhibition will be installed from 20 September until 5 October 2008 and will then be toured to a variety of locations around the North East.  Proposals for artwork in any media will be accepted based on the theme of "Where we Live".  For further information contact Sally Huguenin on 03 5722 0865. or email s.huguenin@wangaratta.vic.gov.au   Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize 2008 Entries Close 8 August 2008 The Woolahra Small Sculpture Prize is the first and only national award for an original, freestanding small sculpture of up to 80cm in any dimension.  There are three prizes valued at $13000.  For further information contact Woollahra Council on 02 9391 7135. Janet Holmes A Court Artists Grants Applications Close 15 February, 15 May, 15 August & 15 November A grants program managed by the National Association for the Visual Arts to provide assistance towards the costs of public presentation of visual arts, craft and design – which can include, but is not limited to: framing, media releases, media photographs, advertising, space rental, installation costs, promotional printing, mail outs, documentation, freight, travel, equipment rental, insurance, technical assistance and opening costs. Amounts available are: $500 for individuals and $1,000 for groups. Website www.visualarts.net.au/grantsprizes/vcags Rural City of Wangaratta Community Grants Program Applications Close 12 September 2008 Your organisation is invited to make an application for a 2008/2009 Rural City of Wangaratta Community Grant.  The aim of the program is to provide funding of up to $5000 towards community projects and events that benefit the whole community and would not normally attract funding from other sources.  Grant guidelines and applications forms can be found on the Wangaratta Rural City Council website www.wangaratta.vic.gov.au or at the Wangaratta Government Centre, Cnr Ford and Ovens Streets Wangaratta.  For further information contact Bridget Lindsey on 03 5722 0876 or b.lindsey@wangaratta.vic.gov.au Regional Arts Australia Conference Art at the Heart - Alice Springs 3 - 5 October Registrations Open now until the 15 September 2008 The sixth biennial Regional Arts Australia national conference will be presented by Regional Arts Australia and the Northern Territory Government.  Providing an opportunity for artistic and cultural exchange, cross cultural collaboration and best practice approaches to working in the arts, Art at the Heart will be a once in a lifetime experience.  Artists, actors, academics, artsworkers, curators, filmmakers, musicians, performers, producers, students, volunteers and writers are invited to attend and contribute to the dialogue.  For further information go to www.artattheheart.com.au Art, Community & Education Graduate Program at LaTrobe Taking enrolments for Term One 2008. Interested in a qualification which links the arts with community and cultural education? La Trobe University's exciting new course in Art, Community and Cultural Education will provide you with the skills to link the powerful mediums of the arts with education and cultural studies.  The course will enhance your career options in a range of employment situations which could include working and communicating with people in areas of health, youth, cultural development, community education and art museums / galleries.  Course struction eables participants to continue working whilst studying.  For further information contact the Faculty of Education (Albury-Wodonga Campus) on 02 6024 9865 or go to their website www.latrobe.edu.au/education.  Regulars Who Meet txtART - Youth Textile Group The Workshop Space - behind the Wangaratta exhibitions Gallery Monday 7 July at 4pm. The Gallery has formed a textile art (txtART) group for funky young people aged 12 - 16.  Since the first workshop in July 2007 participants have made "quilted" artworks on canvas, learnt basic knitting, crochet and embroidery techniques, felting, beading and textile jewellery techniques, and machine embroidery.  The txtART group meets monthly for after-school workshops where members will be able to see demonstrations of traditional & experimental textile skills from textile artists and members of our regional textile groups, before incorporating their new skill into a fun project.  Ideas for workshops include iPod covers, crocheted or embroidered accessories or customised clothing; however txtART members will also be given the opportunity to choose some future projects for themselves.  So if you are aged 12 - 16 and would like to learn some new tricks to show off your creative flair and individuality, you need to join txtART!  Bookings are essential. For more information on the txtART group & workshop, please call the Gallery on 03 5722 0865 or email s.huguenin@wangratta.vic.gov.au Everton Open Mic Session Everton Hotel Beer Garden 2nd Sunday of each month -  8 June, starting at 1pm. If you can sing, play and instrument, recite poetry or tell a good yarn come along to the Everton Hotel for fun family friendly activity.  Contact Cheryl and Allan on 03 5725 1998 for further information. Wangaratta Ukulele Showband Beginner's Classes and Rehearsals Pangerang Community House, 38 Ovens Street Wangaratta Thursdays from 5.30pm For experienced ukulele musicians the Ukulele Showband meets on Thursday evenings at 5.30pm. Pangerang Community House.  All Welcome - $5.  For further information contact Maz McGann 5722 0762 or m.mcgann@wangaratta.vic.gov.au  Ostinato Choir St John's Village, Williams Road Wangaratta Tuesday Evenings from 7.30pm Ostinato is a Community based Choir which welcomes members of all ages.  For further information telephone 03 5721 3639. Visual Arts & Exhibitions Leon Pericles Exhibition The Muse Gallery of Milawa, Milawa Cheese Factory, Factory Road Milawa 7 June - 13 July.  Open Thursday - Monday 10am - 5pm including public holidays. Pericles, who has been exhibiting since 1969, holds an international reputation as a fine art printer and has been represented in every major national and state gallery collection, as well as in important corporate and private collections in Australia, the United Kingdom and Japan.  Don't miss this rare opportunity to see Pericles' work in the North East.  For further information contact the Muse Gallery on 03 5727 3599 or go to their website www.musegallery.com.au 30x30 for $30 GOTAFE Art Exhibition Bainz Gallery - Wangaratta Library Foyer 16 June - 14 July 2008 Back by popular demand, Goulburn Ovens Institute of TAFE are pleased to present an exhibition of artworks created by their printmaking, photography and jewellery design students.  A Red World Wangaratta exhibitions Gallery, 56 Ovens Street Wangaratta 21 June - 27 July 2008 Coinciding with teh 2008 Textile Festival, this is a showcase of Australian textile art curated around the theme of the colour red and all the multitudes of connotations, emotions and responses it invokes.  Featuring nationally and internationally recognised artists including Ilka White, Sara Thorn, Pamela Fitzsimons and Beth Hatton.  For further information contact the Wangaratta exhibitions Gallery on 03 5722 0865. Kath White & Anna Bienvenu Milawa Mustard, The Crossroads, Milawa 21 June - 13 July 2008.  Open 10am - 5pm A diverse collection of textile works created since the recent retirement of local craft identity Kath White, featuring embroidery & patchwork. Also on display, proprietor Anna Bienvenu's (Mother Mustard) popular & ever increasing collection of photographic collages.  For further information contact 03 5727 3202, email: milmustd@iinet.net.au or go to the website www.milawamustard.com.au . New Art Quilts by 'Zig Zag' Anna Bienvenu Photographic Gallery, The Crossroads, Milawa 21 June - 13 July 2008.  Open 10am - 5pm ZIGZAG consists of June Brown, Susan Mathews and Yvonne Voss. They are 3 well known local artists who meet regularly for experimentation, and inspiration and all enjoy the challenge of exploring the possibilities of art and design with textiles. Included in this exhibition is “DESERT DYNAMICS” by June Brown.  This large piece was part of a juried exhibition "Across Australia", which travelled the world and Australia in 2005/06, but has never been exhibited locally.  For further information contact 03 5727 3202, email: milmustd@iinet.net.au or go to the website www.milawamustard.com.au . Generations X-Posed an exhibition of works by emerging artists Muse Gallery of Milawa, Milawa Cheese Factory. 5 - 31 July 2008.  Open Thursday to Monday. A unique gallery setting, the Muse Gallery provides the perfect location for an istallation of contemporary artworks by emerging artists.  Artists featured in the exhibition include ceramicist George Piercy, painters, Mandy Cunningham and Anneke de Wilt, sculptors Adam Hoss Ayers and Sam Anderson  and mixed media artist Wesley Harrison. The Bald Archy - Exhibition Bright Gallery and Cultural Centre 5 - 25 July 2008 The Bright Art Gallery is the only gallery in Victoria where the Bald Archy exhibition will be installed this year.  A satirical and comical exhibition of paintings that is a must for all to see.  It features 62 artworks from across the country.

Edition 117 Friday 4 July 2008 Well, school holidays are half over - take a deep breath and prepare to celebrate winter next weekend at the Milawa Beat the Winter Blues n Jazz Festival - good music, fine food and the spectacular hospitality of the Milawa Gourmet Region.  What more could you want. It is NAIDOC week next week and there is a celebration in the King George Gardens on Tuesday 8 July 2008 starting at 11am - take the kids along there will be an official flag raising ceremony, indigenous food tastings, dancing and didgeridoo music. Have a great weekend  By Ilka White - from the "A Red World" Exhibition on at the Wangaratta exhibitions Gallery. Images from the Leon Pericles Exhibition currently installed at the Muse Gallery at the Milawa Cheese Factory.  Cultural Capers - Our Story Cultural Capers is produced by the Wangaratta Rural City of Wangaratta and developed by the Council's Cultural Services Unit.  One of the aims of the Cultural Services Department is to encourage people to participate and enjoy arts and cultural activities and Cultural Capers is a great way to spread the word about what is going on in both the Rural City of Wangaratta or the broader North East Region.  We also hope to provide information to artists about opportunities that might be coming along which can assist in their development and further their arts practice.  We hope you enjoy getting this regular update of information in your inbox and we would always welcome feedback or ideas as to how we could improve things.  Feel free to drop us a line if you have any questions or thoughts you would like to share. 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Contacts Maz McGann Cultural Development Officer Wangaratta Rural City Council E : m.mcgann@wangaratta.vic.gov.au T : 03 5722 0762 or 0402 883 387 F : 03 5722 2969 Workshops & Activities Colour Bound - Book Bookbinding Workshop Uniting Church Hall, Rowan Street Wangaratta Saturday 28 June 2008 10am - 12pm & 1pm - 3pm Participants in the morning workshiop will make a small book using a Japanese method of binding.  Itajime papers will be available for the covers and the Itajime tie dye techniques will be demonstrated.  The Afternoon workshop involves the creation of individual snake books with reinforced paper hinges which folds out to make a small book.  All materials supplied.  Cost is $25 per workshop.  For further information or to book telephone 03 5721 3095. If Not You, Then Who? Making Significant Changes in the Sustainability of Life, Land & Water. The Centre, Chisholm Street Wangaratta. A series of three inspiring and informative public talks designed to generate future actions with local and national expert speakers. Session Three - Sustainable Water, Healthy Rivers. 17 July at 6.30pm What is the current state of our rivers, riverbanks and fish?  How can we use the rivers more sustaiably in the future? Presented as part of the Rural City of Wangaratta Generations Project - in partnership with the Centre for Continuing Education. Community Singing Gathering - Beechworth Beechworth Neighbourhood Centre, 30 Ford Street Beechworth Saturday 12 July 2008 Community Music Victoria are bringing accomplished Community Singing Leader, Jane Coker to Beechworth for a great gathering of singers and singing leaders.  If you are interested in joining a singing group, or possibly starting one of your own - or perhaps you just want to come along and see what its about and have a great sing!!  Cost is just $20 which includes lunch and afternoon tea.  Spaces are limited and you must book - for further info an bookings contact CMV's North East Music Making Catalyst, Karen Roben on 0458 454 050 or karenroben@bigpond.com A Red World Textile Exhibition - Curator's Talk and Coffee Morning Wangaratta exhibitions Gallery, 56 Ovens Street, Wangaratta Wednesday 23 July at 11am.  As part of the Gallery's Public Program, Exhibitions Officer and "A Red World" Curator, Sally Huguenin will present an informal tour of the exhibition.  A great way to discover the ideas behind the art and its creators.  Light refreshments provided RSVP Tues 22 July on 03 5722 0865. Printmaking Workshop - Artist In Residence Bright Art Gallery - 28 Mountbatten Avenue, Bright 26 - 27 July 2008 Experience printmaking at a workshop run by Aileen Brown, national printmaker and book illustrator.  Learn how to make your own cards and works of art using lino-cut printmaking.  No previous experience necessary - Aileen's classes cater to all levels.  Cost is $75 per day all inclusive - all essential materials provided.  For further information contact the Bright Art Gallery on 03 5750 1660.  Image by Wesley Harrison and will be featured in the Muse Gallery's Generation X-Posed Exhibition Muse Gallery looks at the Generation Next Artists Muse Gallery of Milawa is pleased to announce ‘Generation X-posed’, a forthcoming exhibition of diverse, selected new works by six up-and-coming artists. Gallery owner George Piercy says, ‘this is an exhibition devoted to a group of young artists who (other than myself) haven’t previously had their work showcased at the Muse Gallery. These are young, happening artists who are excited about what they’re doing, and the work is of high quality and serious intent.’ George Piercy, who is also a ceramic artist, will be exhibiting for the first time a series of large love-heart shaped teapots entitled ‘Pouring from the Heart.’ Simple in form with boldly coloured glossy glazes, they are a celebration of love. ‘For a potter, making teapots is special,’ he says. ‘There’s such a sense of history behind them. Everyone has a connection with teapots: there are so many cultures where they’re important.’ Melbourne-based Adam Ayres works in both glass and metal, often combining the two media to produce sculptures with organic forms derived from nature. After an apprenticeship in the steel trade led him into steel sculpture, he was able to add glass sculpture to his skills after being mentored by well-known Melbourne glassmaker Peter Crisp. While Adam describes some of his recent kiln-fired ‘slumped glass’ sculptures as ‘glass alien jelly-fish type things,’ he adds that new works increasingly draw upon a ‘deep realm with darker motifs.’ The pop art paintings of Melbourne-based Anneke deWilt depict strong women. Her bold ‘art noir’ characters speak to the viewer through comic strip-styled voice bubbles with an air of coolness that suggests they don’t suffer fools gladly. Describing his style as a ‘contemporary derivative of comics,’ Bendigo artist Wesley Harrison produces black and white three-dimensional ‘layered paper collages’ in cardboard relief. His works depict figures in what he describes as a ‘disjointed narrative,’ with the interpretation deliberately left open to the viewer. ‘This way viewers can involve themselves in the picture and draw their own conclusions.’ Melbourne painter Mandy Cunningham produces joyous and colourful paintings that reflect on nature and its surrounds. ‘I paint what I love, the beauty of what nature holds and the sensuality of its colours and textures… its wonderful mysteries and surprises that disguise themselves in many forms.’ Mandy says painting helps her to deal with the chronic illness Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE), with which she was diagnosed in 1994. Eldorado-based Sam Anderson produces sculpture that he says ‘recreates nature in metal.’ Often impressive in scale, Sam’s works have included birds, sharks and goannas, as well as abstracts. Originally trained as a jeweller, Sam says he’s gravitated naturally towards sculpture and now works exclusively in recycled steel, tin and timber, all sourced locally. ‘I buy from local farmers, and find materials though word-of-mouth,’ he says. ‘I’ll see something in one piece of metal which provides the inspiration, and it just goes from there.’ Running from July 5th to July 31st, ‘Generation X-posed’ promises a fresh and challenging experience. The formal opening of the exhibition is Saturday the 5th of July at 2pm, and George says, ‘We’re looking forward to having a great day.’ The exhibition will be opened by guest speaker John Stokes of Wood Park Wines, with live music by string duo ‘Ludwig & Moor’ and wine & cheese from Wood Park Wines and the Milawa Cheese Company. Members of the public are cordially invited to attend. Dianne Firth, Cell Structure #4, 2006, heat fused, stitched and cut wollen felt