The creativity of our local people is front and centre in our popular Community Art exhibition, opening at 2pm on Saturday 30 November at Central Goldfields Art Gallery. This exhibition will be launched by Central Goldfields Shire Council General Manager - Community Wellbeing Emma Little.
Paintings, drawings, craft and sculpture are just part of the variety of art created by local residents from Central Goldfields and Avoca, that have flooded in from across the breadth of our community.
Central Goldfields Shire Interim CEO Sally Jones said the new exhibition was a perfect end to a wonderful year for our Gallery.
"This is a not-to-be missed, end of year free festive event. A local DJ will be spinning discs, there will be delicious food and drink, and it will be a great chance to mingle, meet new people and enjoy a fun, community atmosphere. No bookings are needed – everyone is welcome to come along to our beautiful Gallery and celebrate the creativity of our local people."
"It's a perfect finale to the year, following our Emergent exhibition which celebrated the creativity of our young, VCE 2024 students."
This year there was a special 9 x 5 category that has resulted in a fascinating tableau of paintings on small-scale wooden boards.
Painting workshops at the Gallery have been a popular activity leading into this exhibition, with many participating in guided lessons led by local artist Patricia Walsh, helping local people to create their own landscape painting. Community members from Central Goldfields have found this approach inspiring for their own experiments with the compact form.
Gallery Coordinator Helen Kaptein said this new approach made artistic expression achievable for everyone, allowing many newcomers into the exhibition.
