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Michelle Thomas wears many hats in the arts, and is a leading expert in caring for wildlife, largely through Animalia Wildlife Shelter. In a fairly late night chat, I discovered she also was an enthusiastic founding member, director, set designer, costume-maker etc of People's Playhouse Inc which i…

Moreno Giovannoni's beautiful and much-celebrated books deal with the experiences of being an immigrant; an outsider. His books are influenced by stories from his life, including his family's inability to settle comfortably in either the small village of their birth - San Ginese in Tuscany, or th…

The Green Bus: Andrew Chapman's 55-year photographic journey through the streets of Melbourne. This delightful exhibition at CIty Gallery, Melbourne Town Hall features 55 photographs of Melbourne, from 1971 to today. They tell the social history and community life in Melbourne's city streets and…

Lorena Carrington talks about her work as an illustrator and writer, mainly in the genre of fantasy and fairytales for children, young adults and adults. Based in regional Victoria, she now has 16 books for which she's designed, often using collaged photographic images. Her most recent book is …

Amanda Western has quickly risen to prominence in the arts. Here she talks about her growing interest in immersive installations, after an initial focus on linocuts. Her work reflects her deep interest in the environment and history. She collaborated with Deborah Parkinson in the current collaborat…

Ceramicists Julie Burleigh and Pegs Marlow talk about collaborating for the Ross Creek Gallery's Infuse Art Prize. Although they've known each other for years, this is the first time they've worked together to create one artwork. The result is a delightful miniature of the Ross Creek Art Gallery wi…

The Infuse Art Prize is showing at Ross Creek Gallery until 30 August 2026. This is an annual prize for collaborations between artists. Thirty finalists were selected by a panel, with Dr Deanne Gilson judging the $3,000 Infuse Art Prize, and the $1,000 Peter Pilven Collaborative Ceramics Award. Mer…

Beth Lamont is the General Manager of BPAC. This is an adventurous project to purchase four buildings from the former Neil Street Uniting Church in Soldiers Hill, Ballarat. The two halls and church offer a variety of performance, rehearsal and meeting spaces for arts groups. Already many groups are…

Sylvia Hollis modestly says she "just makes art". As with so many artists, she draws and makes exquisite small sculptures of nudes. She also organises life drawing classes at Sebastopol Community Centre and teaches art for correctional services. Regular life drawing and modelling informs an ar…