we've been inspired!

Yes - Gippsland's be inspired arts festival is over for another year, but the Creative Gippsland team is already planning for something even bigger and better for 2011. We hope you'll be a part of it.

PS. Creative Gippsland is looking for an Artistic Director for Be Inspired 2011. Full details are now online.

In the meantime ...

we'd love your feedback as we plan for the future!

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Museum Victoria’s “Art of Scientific Observation”
Thu, 12 Aug 2010
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To celebrate International Year of Biodiversity and National
Science Week 2010 Museum Victoria is conducting a one day
program of performance and art activities.
Monday...
Trevor Nickolls Colours Latrobe Regional Gallery
Thu, 12 Aug 2010
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Warmun mandala, 2002. Synthetic polymer paint on canvas. Private collection.

A NETS Victoria touring exhibition developed by the Ian Potter Museum of Art, The University of Melbourne.
Trevor Nickolls is a senior indigenous artist, and a seminal figure in...
Fab Wearable Art Workshops
Mon, 12 Jul 2010
Andrea

Calling all textile artists, designers, secondary and tertiary students or just anyone who wants to experiment with the idea of creating art that you can wear! GRAS is excited to launch this...
Dick Bishop Memorial Prize
Mon, 12 Jul 2010
Andrea

Latrobe Regional Gallery is looking for applications from emerging artists for the Dick Bishop Memorial Prize 2010.

It is open to artists or groups of artists of any age who are residents...
Arc Biennial Drawing Prize
Mon, 12 Jul 2010
Andrea

Entries are now being called for the 3rd Biennial arcYinnar Drawing Prize. Hosted by Gallery arc, this years prizes include $2,000 Major Award; $500 Commendation Award and a $300 People’s Choice...
Fringe Furniture 2010 – Call for entries from regional artists
Mon, 12 Jul 2010
Andrea

The city has a face, the country has a soul !

Melbourne Fringe is calling all Australian based artists and designers, emerging and established, to submit new work for the 2010 Fringe...
Latrobe's Landscape competition
Mon, 12 Jul 2010
Andrea

Latrobe Contemporary Gallery's Landscape Competition

Grand Prize: Free Solo Exhibition

Location:
Latrobe Contemporary Gallery
209 Commercial Rd Morwell...
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Darren Gilbert's environmental perspective.
Darren Gilbert

One man's trash is another man's treasure; come along and see what artist Darren Gilbert has created from a pile of scrap metal and discarded timber. Town & Country Gallery invite you to their upcoming exhibition, An Environmental Perspective, featuring statement sculptures and pen & ink artworks by Darren Gilbert. The exhibition will...
The Humble T as Art
Art-T by Dave Urban

Art T is on show at the Stratford Courthouse Gallery 21-30 May 2010.

Gallery owner Anna Roberts gave us the lowdown on the humble T-shirt.

The T- shirt evolved from undergarments used in the 19th century. They were originally popular in the United States as part of the...
Miles to France
Montferrand du Perigord by Gary Miles

Montferrand du Perigord Series, A series of 25 works, Mixed Media, all 42x52 cms works on 350 gram French hand made rag paper made at the local paper mill called Moulin de Larroque.

Gary Miles: The French Connection - Opening Friday 21 May

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New work at the Old Factory
Kimberley Rose, Lucy Chapman, acrylic on canvas

Drouin Artists Lucy Chapman and Helen Timbury are exhibiting new paintings and prints at The Old Drouin Butter Factory from May 7th to May 22nd 2010.

Lucy’s current series of conceptual works is inspired by music, which plays an important part in her life, whether simply listening to music at home or at concerts, attending the opera,...
Hats by Angela
Hats by Angela

Magnificent Millinery in Natural Fibres – Nickelby At Darnum May 1st-May 30th

Come and enjoy the wonderful world of millinery at the “Magnificent Millinery in Natural Fibres” hat exhibition being held at Nickelby At Darnum during the month of May.

Nickelby At Darnum is already a very popular destination with the wonderful alpacas...
Flamenco - for beginners
Hedy and Peter Kirkbride

Hedy and Peter Kirkbride are bringing the rhythms of Flamenco to Darnum on Saturday the 8th of May.

http://creativegippsland.com.au/?q=event/flamenco-rhythms

Hedy told us a little about where...
Top 6 Inspirations
Jeni Irwin: Fragility Hanging by a Thread - Around the Edge with FoGL

To help you find your way around our stunning program we like to compile an ever-changing list of our Top 6 Inspirations. Here's our current pick!

1. Around the Edge with FoGL. Looking at the Gippsland Lakes from a different perspective.
(1-18 May) East Gippsland Art Gallery, Bairnsdale.
Dirty dozen - working in every other colour
Richard Morrison

Art Teachers Art , a collective of West Gippsland Art Teachers, started as a group in 2008 hoping to exhibit once a year. They've now held two successful exhibitions showcasing their amazing diversity.

Joining together to exhibit allows the teachers to show their work while it is current - and also provides the opportunity to...
Pippi Cards - young, arty AND an entrepreneur
Butteflies - Pippi Cards

Stacey Medley is the artist and entrepeneur behind Pippi Cards. At just 17, Stacey is already well ahead of the 'pack'. :-) . Her latest brainchild is a range of reasonably priced, hand-made cards, created with her own unique style. Stacey's goal is to make greeting cards at or under the going rate for mass-produced cards. Pippi Cards are...
Finding your way around the festival (online)
creativegippsland.com.au

Gippsland’s be inspired arts festival is coming. Our creativity kicks off on 1 May 2010.

Gippsland is the new adventure for creatives. The destination for artists, makers and art lovers looking for new galleries, new experiences, undiscovered spaces ... [and a few wilder places too].

The be inspired arts festival has over 130...
Beady Wendy on beading (and the good life).
Beady Wendy

'Lampworking' is the art of melting glass rods in a flame of oxygen & LPG, which is then wrapped around a mandrel to create a bead. Beady Wendy began beading to 'while away' the winter months in Canada. Now she's here in Gippsland sharing her love of glass bead making at Jindivick on Saturday, May 15.

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The Winning Eye of Colin Little
Happy Eye Man . Colin Little

Have you been wondering where we got this year's fabulous 'eye' artwork?

Well, late last year the Creative Gippsland team called on Gippsland artists to submit their own eye artwork for consideration in the 'Eye Competition' . Colin Little, a sculptor from Briagolong, was the winning artist.

Col is a man of many skills. He...
Creative Gippsland - the mag!
Creative Gippsland E-Mag cover

Find out what's so special about Gippsland.

Flick through our online mag of art, artists, cultural and heritage highlights.

It's a 16-page read, full of eye-catching images and text extolling the heritage and cultural richness of our region.
Creative Eye Competition
be inspired! eye

The Creative Gippsland - be inspired! Festival 2009 featured Sharon Anderson's artwork as our Creative Eye. In November 2009 the Creative Gippsland team called on Gippsland artists to submit their own eye artwork for consideration as the eye for 2010.

If you'd like to see a selection of the work submitted, take...

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