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ArtSpace Wonthaggi

Locality: Wonthaggi, Victoria

Phone: +61 3 5672 5767

Address: 1 Bent Street 3995 Wonthaggi, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.artspacewonthaggi.com.au/

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25.01.2022 Lino Cut Prints by Bev Mitch-Symons Drunk Penguin $85 Rabbit- $85 Tree Frog -$85

24.01.2022 Pate Dale is a Natural Fibre Artist! She weaves natural fibre sculptures from what she collects, dries, and dyes. $160 for the Large Size $50 for the Small size

24.01.2022 The KernART Prize 2021 goes online! Artists are once again invited to enter the KernART Prize with a total prize pool of over $2000 available for the winning entries. Due to restrictions brought about by Covid19, the art show is going online and inviting artists to enter through their website www.kernartprize.com which has had a revamp by Design Hound. The collaboration with Gallery 247, a professional virtual exhibition platform, will give artists exposure to a wider audienc...Continue reading

24.01.2022 Jen Manhal is an artist, teacher and printmaker from Inverloch who has been exhibiting with Artspace for many years along with her husband Bob Manhal. She loves the primitive shapes of Edicarian Fauna Traditionally, these fauna have come to represent an important development in the evolution of life on Earth, because they immediately predate the explosion of life-forms at the beginning of the Cambrian Period 541 million years ago.... Family Portrait - $450

24.01.2022 Looking for a unique, locally produced Christmas gift for a loved one, something they can put on the coffee table to pick up and read or just enjoy the history and story telling ....then drop on into the Gallery...no appointment necessary....open 7 days a week 9am till 4pm.

22.01.2022 Locally made Christmas Cards now available at ArtSpace

22.01.2022 NADIOC WEEK is coming to ArtSpace. We are hosting the NAIDOC WEEK CELEBRATION OF INDIGENOUS ARTISTS from November 3 to December 13. ArtSpace is open from 10am and 4pm seven days a week under strict COVID19 protocols. This year's event will also include a virtual showcase from November 8 to December 13. Use the following link to access and view the Celebration from the 8th till the 13th of December.... www.nadioc-art.com.au This year's theme is "Always Was, Always Will Be" The history of NAIDOC is available at https://www.naidoc.org.au/about/history

21.01.2022 Annette Marshall has been busy ! Not only painting another OB parrot but researching other endangered birds! Well done! Gouldian Finch Since drawing the Orange Bellied parrot for the #SaveTheOBP #SaveWesterport campaign, Ive been researching about other endangered birds. This beautiful finch is on the list of endangered species. Makes me so sad that so much of our amazing wildlife are at risk of extinction. I really enjoyed drawing this colourful bird as an act of homage and... awe. #fillthepage #endangeredspecies #inkdrawing #saveourwildlife See more

21.01.2022 One of our members has just returned from Mexico and is currently in Quarantine. Before coming back she got together with a group of indigenous Mexican women and created some beautiful masks that she has for sale. They are all unique pieces and washable. They cost $40 ea and 50% goes back to the community in Oaxaca which got affected by a recent earthquake. Heres some of them.! ... please contact Ale de la Rosa via her email if you would like to purchase one [email protected] See more

20.01.2022 We are closed but have lovely art hanging on our walls for you to buy! You can make an individual appointment with our President Liane by sending an email..... Todays artist is Jeni Jobe - ceramic Artist Cups are $65 each and the Large platter is $215... Jeni is from San Remo and is standing for council this year! here is a little bit about her ...... I have worked in Melbourne as a commercial graphic artist since 1995. In late 2014 my family and I moved to San Remo in Bass Coast. My illustrative approach to design solutions has been embraced and I have had the opportunity to work with some fantastic local organisations and businesses and have met some incredibly passionate people! I started working with ceramics in early 2016 after co designing our new home using Illustrator. The urge to create more in 3D was a compulsion I had to explore further, I hand work stoneware clay using slab-building, rolling and pinching to create functional ware and sculpture. I twice fire the clay to create durable long lasting pieces. I am drawn to art that has a narrative. Illustrations are etched through and on underglaze using a high fire stoneware, creating work that is unique and emotive. My art practice is heavily influenced by my social conscience. My belief that we have a wider responsibility to contribute to the good of our community, from simple acts of picking up rubbish in our path, to larger efforts of joining groups that advocate change and clearer decision making. I am blessed to live in a community that is filled with caring and compassionate activists.

19.01.2022 Saturdays Artist is Mandy Gunn Put this on your wall at home and you will feel the Power of the Sea! Stormy Bay $975 Surf Break $895

19.01.2022 Sundays is a day for something you cant hang on the wall! Marlena Abela is a local Glass Artist from Anderson She creates in Glass Clarity Bowls $125 each

19.01.2022 Ellen Palmer Hubble has been exhibiting for many years at ArtSpace. About Ellen Palmer Hubble I am a full time artist currently living at Cape Paterson, Victoria, amidst the captivating skies, beaches and moods of Bass Coast. I recently moved from the Dandenong Ranges and retain a passion for forests as well as rural open spaces.I have exhibited and sold artworks privately since 1985 specialising in portraits, beachscapes, forests and animals. My main mediums are Oils and Wat...ercolour. Book illustration and commissions are also major aspects of my artistic expression. Palmer-Hubble is my signature name with credit to my father, Peter Palmer, who also as a painter, inspired me to study art and taught me to see. My main influences are traditional; from the Renaissance masters, Dutch Specialists, French Impressionists and Australian Impressionists. Other sources of inspiration are Fred Williams, James Gleeson and Blamire Young. Art is a lifelong passion and an integral part of me. Painting 1 - After the Storm $580 Painting 2 - Catching Llight $540 If you would like to support a local Artist by purchasing one of these paintings and any of the other craft in ArtSpace please Send and Email to organise a personal visit to the Gallery in Wonthaggi!

18.01.2022 Lets start September with a lovely handmade Natural Edged Burl Bowl by Kaye Hatton at only $90....available to purchase from ArtSpace Wonthaggi....send and email to make an appointment!

17.01.2022 John Mutsaers has been a great supporter and committee member for years! John was born in Eindhoven, The Netherlands, in 1942 and comes from generations of artists on both sides of his family. He arrived in Melbourne in 1956. Although he mainly paints John also loves to sculpt and his first international success was a sculpture based on C J Dennis poem, The Sentimental Bloke, which, was sold in New York in 1994.... Here are a couple of his horse paintings that are available to view and purchase at ArtSpace Wonthaggi.....email to make an appointment to view! Cheek - $450 White Horse -$450

15.01.2022 Artist Angela Newberry ......Thoughtful style .....evocative images..... Bird Roosting - $180 Poppies - $180 Somersett 11 - $180 Swimmming - $180

13.01.2022 Fridays Artist is Linda Horsborough local Newhaven Artist Colour and shape is all important when she is painting! Support your local artist by purchasing locally made products!... Beneath the Surface $500

13.01.2022 SADLY the 2020 Archie Gald Portrait Prize has been cancelled for this year due to Covid restrictions. The new Dates are below for 2021 please access the website... for the current application forms. So now you have more time to create something for this wonderful event. Artist Diana Holmberg has sent some of the work she is currently working on for you to view! NEW DATES Selected works will be exhibited at Wonthaggi Town Hall from 20th to the 30th of May 2021with a launch date of Friday, 21st May from 6.30-8.30pm which will include the awarding of the prizes at 7.30pm. Special exhibition preview Morning Tea will take place on 20th of May from 10am till noon.

13.01.2022 Natural materials sculpture by Meg Viney Tee Pee People -$200

13.01.2022 Just because we are temporarily closed at the moment does not mean you cannot buy a great piece of art from ArtSpace! Our wonderful President Liane Arno has volunteered to be at Artspace by appointment for you to view the wonderful new work that has been submitted by our amazing local artists! Each week we will be putting up pictures of their work and if you would like to see in the flesh and purchase, please send an email to Liane...click on the SEND EMAIL link and she will contact you asap!

13.01.2022 Susan Hall's - Coastal Exhibition Ken Griffiths' - Mélange Exhibition Hello again everyone, sadly Ken and Susan and ArtSpace have decided to postpone their exhibition opening until a time when larger crowds are allowed, and there are fewer admonishments and rules regarding masks, food service and social distancing. So put your tiaras back in the safe and we'll let you know when we have determined a new date. ArtSpace is open every day from 10am till 4pm so you can still go and see the show, hopefully it won't be too long till we can help Ken and Susan celebrate their awesome display.

12.01.2022 Ray Dahlstrom is a local artist from Inverloch, not only does he paint but he also dabbles in sculpture! He has exhibits locally, as well as in Melbourne. Like his life, his art has taken many directions. Having never had any formal training, he is not controlled by convention, and everything he does is a learning experience. ... Acidation Revisited - $650 Man in a Bubble $1000

12.01.2022 Stunning Paintings by Artist- Susan Hall who is one of our long time volunteers at Artspace!!! 1. Winter at the Bluff $400 2. Surf Beach Inverloch $400 3. Clouds over the Laggon $460

12.01.2022 Artist for Monday is Janice Orchard so if youe feeling like you need something new on your walls during COVID lockdown these will definitely cheer you up! Wilsons Prom $460 Autumn Inverloch $460 Dinner at Swan Reach Hotel $460... Fresh Lemons $460 Such reasonably priced original works! Email us to organise a time to view or for size! Stay well and WARM! See more

11.01.2022 Need something to do this Cup Weekend? Then visit Goat Island Gallery & Garden - owned by well known artists Frank & Mary Schooneveldt Found along Victoria’s beautiful Bass Coast, Goat Island Gallery and Sculpture Garden will open to the public from 10am to 4pm, Saturday 31 October to the Cup Day itself, Tuesday 3 November. Property location: 18 Boundary Road Wonthaggi - Inverloch.... Bring the kids, a picnic, and some gumboots, and explore our gallery, garden, small farm and grounds, meet our goats Dulcie and Esmeralda, and enjoy the collection of local artist Frank Schooneveldt. Primarily a contemporary landscape painter, Frank also has fund with mixed media incorporating found objects. His latest works include stunning landscapes using a combination of flow paint, beads, resin and glass. My landscapes are aerial shots in painting, taken at 30,000 feet, looking down at the landscape, while other works look up to the cosmos, Frank said. The glass adds another dimension, transforming a 2D landscape to 3D. It encourages you to look within each landscape. People from all over regional Victoria are welcome to visit, but note we’re opening subject to COVID-19 restrictions. We ask that you check in at the Gallery door to sign in and sanitise before exploring the property. Dogs are welcome but must be kept on a lead. Also for COVID-19 reasons, unfortunately we can’t offer you water, tea or coffee, but please feel free to bring your own, chairs and picnic blankets. Frank & Mary Schooneveldt Goat Island Gallery & Garden www.schooneart.com email: [email protected] mobile: 0412485041

10.01.2022 So if you haven't been in lately to ArtSpace in Wonthaggi...I do suggest you get down here soon to see the latest Exhibition by Susan Hall & Ken Griffiths as well the rest of the wonderful art and craft creations from local jewellers, sculptors, glass makers, potters, woodworkers, fabric artists, weavers and handmade cards that are all for sale! BUY LOCAL! SUPPORT LOCAL!

10.01.2022 Can I ask a favour? Would everyone who is a member or supporter of ArtSpace please invite your friends on Facebook to LIKE our page!

09.01.2022 Thursdays Artist is Ken Griffiths Quriky, Fishy, interesting, abstract visions of the world! Dead Fish $400 Decaying Fish $300... Figure in Abstraction $650 See more

09.01.2022 Sofie Dieu -artist was intending to run a workshop just before the last lockdown at BCAS! Because she was from Melbourne she could not make it down here! She has organised a free online workshop for anyone to attend! See below for information.... Dear Artisits It's been a while since I last taught the members of your creative group... I miss you guys. I hope everyone is well down your way? I thought I'd let you know that I am now offering ink painting classes online via Skillshare. Here is the link to my free tutorial "Abstract ink painting for beginners". Members might find it a nice warm up or even better, a kind reminder of what we did together! I hope you enjoy it. https://skl.sh/3no4n7M And if you do it, let me know how you go! Best, Sofie Dieu +61 (0) 413 469 882 www.sofie-dieu.com www.learn-paint-grow.com @sofiedieu

08.01.2022 Artist Roger Breen Colourful, experimental and thoughful works of Art! Blue Skies in Autumn- Acrylic - $600 Sunset Glory - $600

07.01.2022 Pat Wishart - Loves Wombats!!!! Ceramic Handmade Sculptures Large @ $50 Small @ $25

07.01.2022 VALE - Carolyn Henry It is only recently we found out that one of last years entrants, Carolyn Henry, had passed away from breast cancer. We managed to get t...he book out to her befores she passed and her husband tells us that she was thrilled to show it to her many visitors. Here are her entries from last year....she will be remembered by all for by her ART and wonderful sense of humour. Artspace still has the 2019 books for sale...if you would like one please contact ARTSPACE via Facebook to organise it to be posted or a pick up~ Self Portrait - 1 - Madonna and Cancer Self Portrait - 2 - Me, Myself and Zen Self Portrait - 3 - Me looking a lot like Uncle Fester

06.01.2022 Karen Barber is a local of Bass and has been a great supporter of Artspace for many years Drop us an email to view the wonderful art we have hanging on our walls! Bass Coast $450 Bass Coast Sunset $450

05.01.2022 Colourful Handcrafted Bags by Eileen Callaghan Fries before Guys - $80 Handle Me Tote - $120 Laptop Bag - $85 Shopping Toto - $105

05.01.2022 Looking for something to,do to keep you busy at home?

05.01.2022 Time for some gorgeous animal artworks!!! These are all priced at $45 each....our artists are trying to keep their prices low to help you purchase a quality handmade work of art! Artspace charges a commission of course but that goes to the costs in running our little gallery. We rely on volunteers to run ArtSpace.....once we can socialise again and you feel like doing a few hours a week or fortight volunteering in the Gallery then please contact us!

05.01.2022 Bears and Art Objects Exhibition Opens the 15th of December Who hasn’t experienced the enchantment, solace and comfort of a bear, either as a child or in the joy seeing a child with their favourite bear? This year of strange times of social distancing and the unnatural requirement to resist a hug with each other an artist once said: ... ‘If we can’t hug each other we can at least hug a bear’ That artist is Karin Murphy Ellis who has burst from Covid -19 Lock-down with her new exhibition BEAR Show Renowned for her exquisite jewelry, flamboyant hats, medieval dresses, unique textile sculptures and quirky relief paintings, Karin has continued the challenge of thinking outside the norm by creating her bears from a treasure trove of fabulous fabrics, vibrant colours and unique textures. Enjoy her creation of individual, endearing, quirky, characters as cuddly, recycled textile, delights. A must see exhibition for all ages BEAR Show is at ArtSpace Wonthaggi Dec 15- Jan 17 1 Bent Street Wonthaggi 56725767 CoVID Safe Framework and Restrictions will apply

04.01.2022 Bears and Art Objects Exhibition Opens December 15th Who hasn’t experienced the enchantment, solace and comfort of a bear, either as a child or in the joy seeing a child with their favourite bear?... This year of strange times of social distancing and the unnatural requirement to resist a hug with each other an artist once said: ‘If we can’t hug each other we can at least hug a bear’ That artist is Karin Murphy Ellis who has burst from Covid -19 Lock-down with her new exhibition BEAR Show Renowned for her exquisite jewelry, flamboyant hats, medieval dresses, unique textile sculptures and quirky relief paintings, Karin has continued the challenge of thinking outside the norm by creating her bears from a treasure trove of fabulous fabrics, vibrant colours and unique textures. Enjoy her creation of individual, endearing, quirky, characters as cuddly, recycled textile, delights. A must see exhibition for all ages BEAR Show is at ArtSpace Wonthaggi Dec 15- Jan 17 1 Bent Street Wonthaggi 56725767 CoVID Safe Framework and Restrictions will apply

04.01.2022 Christmas is coming and it’s time to start shopping locally ....come and visit the lovely volunteers that help us run the ArtSpace Gallery every day of the week!! 2021 Calender is out now and only $12 ....created by the Friends of Wonthaggi Heathland and Coastal Reserve

04.01.2022 Support you local artists during Covid-19 Make a private appointment to view our gallery by sending an email (see top right link) and President Liane Arno will contact you to set a covenient time.... Yes its a bit POSH!! Marian Quigley is our Artist today! Gotta love her ujse of colour! Painting 1 - Floating $750 Painting 2 - Melbourne Star Observation Wheel $750 Painting 3 - Open Wide Come Inside $1000

03.01.2022 Wonderful Photography by one of our Local Wonthaggi Business Owners - Trevor Foon Lily -$350 Negotiating - $600 Seamstress - $450

02.01.2022 Jackie Moss is a local artist who paints in detail what she sees along the wonderful ever changing coastline.....make a private appointment today to view by emailing us! Bejewelled $550 Curious $650

02.01.2022 Dont forget it is the AGM for ArtSpace today....if you are a Life member you would have received a link to the online meeting! Exciting things are happening....so make sure you log in!

01.01.2022 It has been a successful Covid-19 Safe reopening at ArtSpace! We hope everyone can make a visit to the Gallery in the next few weeks and support the hardworking volunteers by dropping in and saying Hello! We have had quite a few sales already and membership is growing! If you're looking for a special gift or a piece of art to put on your wall or display then don't forget to support Local Artists first!

01.01.2022 Artist for Tuesday is John Adam such stunning and strong blocks of colour! Labyrinth $1100 Northern Landscape $900

01.01.2022 Framed Textile artwork by Robyn Porter $130....please email for an appointment to view any of the Arts we have on display at the ArtSpace Gallery in Wonthaggi....we may not be open for everyone but we can be open for just you!!

01.01.2022 When Ray Dahlstrom and Mary Schoonevelt turned out the lights at ArtSpace yesterday (Thursday) they were both closing the door on many years of service to the Arts community, the Bass Coast community in general and, indirectly Bass Coast Shire Council. Mary's service dates back to the original Wonthaggi Information Centre and Ray has volunteered at ArtSpace for many years. Both of them have worked hard to promote Art and Tourism across the region and they will be greatly mis...sed though they will both remain very active with other Art and community projects. As well as creating 2d and 3d artwork and running his own Gallery, Ray is working on exhibitions of his work in other Gippsland Shires. Mary has a leadership role at U3A and will continue to be heavily involved in the Goat Island Gallery. Ray and Mary will be missed and the other BCAS and ArtSpace Volunteers and Artists wish them well as do I. Ursula Theinart, ArtSpace Curator and Geoff Ellis, BCAS & ArtSpace President presented Mary and Ray with a letter of thanks and a token of appreciation during their final shift. ArtSpace Wonthaggi is open 7 days a week, from 10am to 4pm - Geoff Ellis, BCAS & ArtSpace President