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25.01.2022 The Gallery is back and you can finally see art again! Maroondah Federation Estate Gallery will open from Tuesday 24 November, 12 to 5pm, Monday to Friday. Come and see the fascinating exhibition 'CIVICS' curated by Laura McLean. Historic documents and photographs of old Ringwood are having a chat with contemporary installations, textiles, painting and design. Featured are stellar artists Fernando do Campo, Tom Nicholson, Rose Nolan, Raquel Ormella, Zoë Sadokierski & Ka...te Sweetapple, alongside works by locally born 19th Century romantic painter, James Alfred Turner and Maroondah based Jan Sebinski. Historic photographs, maps and objects are from the collection of Ringwood and District Historical Society. All the COVID safe measures are in place. Register upon entry. See you at 32 Greenwood Avenue, Ringwood. @maroondahcitycouncil #ringwoodartsprecinct @ferdocampo #tomnicholson @raquelormella @zoesado @katesweetapple6903 #rosenolan #jamesalfredturner #jansebinski @laura.mclean @Ringwood & District Historical Society #installation #contemporarytextiles #maps

25.01.2022 The COVID-19 pandemic has been hard on us all. Now that restrictions are lifting, we want to ask you to grab your phone or camera and show us the special moments that lift the spirits. The Maroondah Moments photography campaign aims to promote a positive outlook and to encourage creativity as a way of improving mental health. Share photos of things that you appreciate in your world - family, pets, neighbours, a favourite meal, your garden, surroundings, or your favourite acti...vity. Be as creative as you like! Use the hashtag #maroondahmoments and we'll repost your photo. * Please note: consent for us to share your photos is implied by use of the hashtag. If you need urgent assistance contact Lifeline on 13 11 14 or visit lifeline.org.au #maroondahmoments #bekindmaroondah #maroondahcitycouncil #maroondah #gratitude @artsinmaroondah @lifelineaustralia @beyondblueofficial @maroondahcitycouncil https://bit.ly/352ew2X

24.01.2022 A lovely #maroondahmoments post from @sa4mel for NAIDOC week which finished yesterday Regram - Another look at the Mullum Mullum Creek near my house. During lock down this place was a source of mental stability. The word for water in the Woiwurrung language is 'yarra' and 'yarra yarra' means fast flowing water. Story goes that when the British first colonized the Port Phillip area a British leader and an Aboriginal elder were walking along what is now known the Yarra River i...n the city. The British man asked what the Woiwurrung people called it and the elder responded, "yarra" so the British decided to name the river that. They then came to another river and the British man asked what it was called. The elder replied 'yarra' again and at that point the British realized 'yarra' was the word for water. #mullummullumcreek #mullummullum #naidocweek #alwayswasalwayswillbeaboriginalland #maroondahmoments Maroondah City Council https://bit.ly/3lyDsVO

23.01.2022 Are you interested in inclusion and equity and want to be more involved in your local community? Our advisory committees provide advice to Council to inform activities on a range of issues and we are now recruiting for new members! The Maroondah Arts Advisory Committee provides knowledge and advice to Council to realise the community’s vision for its creative future.... In particular, the Committee: - provides advice and support for the development and implementation of key strategic directions for arts and cultural development in Maroondah, including the Maroondah Arts and Cultural Development Strategy - advocates for the arts and creative industries in Maroondah - provides advice on key cultural policy and planning considerations - advises on approvals such as public art commissions and other acquisitions for the Maroondah City Council Art Collection - promotes integration across other committees and advisory groups of Council including for example Maroondah Disability Advisory Committee, Maroondah Community Safety Committee and Maroondah Business Advisory Committee. Applications close Thursday 4 February 2021. Find out more about the Maroondah Arts Advisory Committee and how you can get involved at: https://www.maroondah.vic.gov.au//Maroondah-Arts-Advisory-

22.01.2022 Putting public art in Maroondah on the map Title: GlowB Artist: Benjamin Gilbert & Playce / 2017 Address: Wyreena Community Arts Centre , 13-23 Hull Road, Croydon GlowB, a collaboration between playspace designers, Playce, and artist Benjamin Gilbert, was awarded best cubby at the 2017 Melbourne Flower and Garden Show - primarily because it is so much more than a cubby. GlowB is interactive public art at its best, standing alone as a sculptural element within Wyreena’s mature... gardens, but happy being climbed over, and into. Maroondah has a diverse and interesting collection of public art. You can enliven your daily walk and bike ride by visiting a public artwork near you. Check out the public art map on our website showing public artwork locations so you can easily identify works of interest that are close to where you live. https://bit.ly/2F3TBT2 See more

20.01.2022 Putting public art in Maroondah on the map. Do you know where this public artwork is located?

18.01.2022 Visit Wyreena Christmas Windows Come and enjoy a series of uniquely crafted window installations bringing to life some of our Christmas favourites. Lively and whimsical scenes have been designed especially for Wyreena by the talented creatives from local business True Fairies. Christmas Lights can be viewed until 10pm daily until Christmas Day.

16.01.2022 Putting public art on the map in Maroondah. Located at the entry to Maroondah Federation Estate, this work from 2012 by Benjamin Gilbert is titled 'Leaf Cubby'. Crafted from stainless steel, the work plays on the way children interact with their environment by creating hiding places from natural materials. The work creates an elegant entry point to this much-loved community meeting place. Check out the public art map on our website showing public artwork locations so you can ...easily identify works of interest that are close to where you live. https://bit.ly/2F3TBT2 @MaroondahCityCouncil #naidoc #maroondahfederationestate #ringwood #ringwoodartsprecinct #maroondah #benjamingilbert

15.01.2022 A #maroondahmoments Christmas in Ringwood Town Square Regram - @sa4mel This was taken on the first night that I went out for dinner after restaurants were allowed to open for dine in again after Melbourne's second lockdown. At the start of 2020 I had ideas of being in Europe around this time and seeing the Christmas markets for myself. Instead I found myself appreciating the Christmas decorations of my local shopping centre and feeling a bit surprised that I wasn't more disa...ppointed about not getting to travel overseas and especially to make use of French and German which I speak with reasonable fluency for traveller needs (I remember last year in Brussels telling a waiter 'je suis d'Australie' - I am from Australia - and having him start bouncing like a kangaroo!). Yet there was also a sense of empathy as I knew a lot of my European friends have just gone back into lockdown. So, European friends, this lit Christmas tree in Australia is for you! #maroondahmoments #eastland #christmastree #covidchristmas #ringwood #australia #horsdelisolement #townsquare Maroondah City Council Eastland https://bit.ly/36TCpd1

14.01.2022 Thank you Ringwood Art Society and photographer @shirleyadixon for this terrific #maroondahmoments photo of their plein-air artists painting in Croydon Hills. Maroondah City Council #maroondah #croydonhills #artsinmaroondah https://bit.ly/35zd0FN

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12.01.2022 We are celebrating NAIDOC this week by sharing some of the great arts and cultural work by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders that has been happening in Maroondah. Here’s a flashback to the Cultural Connections exhibition held at Maroondah Federation Estate Gallery in 2017. The exhibition brought together works by members of the Mullum Mullum Indigenous Gathering Place including Amanda Wright, Aunty Daphne Milward and Aunty Irene Norman. This exhibition was funded throug...h the Maroondah City Council Arts & Culture Grant Scheme. @MaroondahCityCouncil #naidoc #maroondahfederationestate #mmigp #ringwood #ringwoodartsprecinct #maroondah @amandarivart2 Image: installation view, ‘Cultural Connections’, Maroondah Federation Estate Gallery, 2017. See more

11.01.2022 William Eicholtz, Mullum Mullum the Owl, Bronze & crystal, 2017 Located at Acacia Court on the Mullum Mullum Creek Trail, Ringwood. This sculpture of a Powerful Owl by the artist William Eicholtz pays homage to an important native species of the Mullum Mullum Creek catchment. The work was commissioned as part of drainage and stormwater management works in Ringwood. The owl casts its watchful eye over cyclists and pedestrians using the trail and the footbridge over the Creek.... Maroondah has a diverse and interesting collection of public art. You can enliven your daily walk and bike ride by visiting a public artwork near you. Have a look at the public art map on our website showing public artwork locations so you can easily identify works of interest that are close to where you live. https://bit.ly/2F3TBT2 @MaroondahCityCouncil #ringwood #maroondah #publicart

10.01.2022 We are pleased to welcome a new suite of works by the artist Beric Henderson in the lightboxes at San Carlos Way in Croydon, on display until February 23rd. Based in Port Macquarie in New South Wales, Beric Henderson has a background in art and science and his art explores the connection between humans and nature. Describing the current display, the artist notes that the works are abstract reflections of the intimate connection we have to nature and the planet. Through my art I aim to inspire appreciation of the environment and the need to preserve it!.

07.01.2022 Putting public art in Maroondah on the map Artwork: Spotted Marsh Frog Artist: Ian Bracegirdle / 2019 Address: Near Fred Geale Oval, Croydon Here's the artist, Ian affectionately standing with his delightful creation.... Ian Bracegirdle’s sculpture captures the Spotted Marsh Frog, a species found in the nearby Tarralla Creek Wetlands, as it perches on reeds. The dynamic pose and engaging features of this artwork may endear it to local families, but the subject matter is also a reminder of the fragility of urban ecosystems. The sculptor captures a local species quite literally, in the balance. See more

06.01.2022 Following today’s announcement of new COVID-19 cases in Melbourne’s East and listing of exposure sites in Victoria, the Victorian Department of Health & Human Services and Eastern Health will be setting up a pop-up COVID-19 testing site at East Ringwood Reserve (the former Maroondah Sports Club), 49A Mount Dandenong Road, East Ringwood. The site will be operating from Friday 1 January and will be open between 9am and 5pm. If you were at any of the exposure sites during the ...listed times, you must get tested, and isolate until you get a negative result. See the DHHS website for exposure site details: https://bit.ly/37YyIV1 For all other COVID-19 testing sites, see: https://www.dhhs.vic.gov.au/where-get-tested-covid-19 If you are experiencing even mild symptoms, get tested, and stay home. #coronavirus #covid19

06.01.2022 "Come dry your eyes and be troubled no more" - beautiful line from a poem by Aunty Irene Norman, proud Wailwan woman and local Elder from Mullum Mullum Indigenous Gathering Place. Poems and weaving by Aunty Irene are on display at Realm in conjunction with the Before Time exhibition in ArtSpace at Realm until 28 February. Mullum Mullum Indigenous Gathering Place #ringwoodartsprecinct #ringwood #maroondah Maroondah City Council

02.01.2022 Putting public art in Maroondah on the map. Do you know where this public artwork is located? Put your answers in the comments section. Maroondah has a diverse and interesting collection of public art and you can enliven your outdoor excursions by visiting a public artwork near you. ... @MaroondahCityCouncil #ringwood #ringwoodartsprecinct #maroondah