The Great Alpine Gallery in Swifts Creek, Victoria | Arts and crafts shop

The Great Alpine Gallery

Locality: Swifts Creek, Victoria

Phone: +61 408 523 498

Address: 6881 Great Alpine Road 3896 Swifts Creek, VIC, Australia

Website: https://www.greatalpinegallery.org.au

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24.01.2022 WANTED! Someone with a ute who can take some small branches away that have been cut away from guttering out the back of the gallery. Would be appreciated very much.

23.01.2022 Here's a easy woolly project to be a part of . .

23.01.2022 STILLNESS THROUGH ART with Sofie Dieu Saturday the 17th of October 6-7.30pm Of all the workshops that have taken place since June, this is the most important one. It has been designed with the help of Dr. Rob Gordon who is specialised in post-bushfire recovery. It will be delivered by London based artist and counsellor Eleonore Pironneau and artist Sofie Dieu. Together, we will look at anniversaries and rituals to help overcome grief and eco-anxiety.... For this, you will need to prepare your journal and pen. You will also need to gather small objects that are meaningful and will give sense to your recovery journey. Eleonore will guide you through an object composition / meditative exercise and prompts will be shared to give you ideas how to prepare for the first anniversary of last summer's bushfires. This first anniversary is according to Dr Rob Gordon the most important one to support recovery. If you have suffered due to fires and drought, it is important for you to prepare and be supported. Please register to the Creative Ritual workshop now. https://www.learn-paint-grow.com This art and meditative workshop is offered for FREE thanks to the precious and generous support of East Gippsland Shire Council and the Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal Thanks for your help! Best, Sofie

22.01.2022 POETS WALK WORKING BEE this FRIDAY 20th November 9.30am to 12 midday. Preparing a new garden bed, weeding and putting out new tree guards. Hope you can join us for a while! Byo gloves, small spades and water. Come and see all the recent work done too!! Enquiries to: Anne Richardson M 0408 523 498

21.01.2022 Remember the Living River Project and the gorgeous waterbugs we made? It all started with catching and identifying waterbugs in the river. Come along and try it, such an eye-opener to the fascinating life all around us.

20.01.2022 This is aa novel idea! Reposted from Regional Arts Victoria. If you’ve been looking for somewhere to release some lockdown tension, you might want to check out 1300 ROAR.... An initiative of Creative Ballarat, 1300 ROAR is 3 minutes of permission to sing, shout, rage, whisper, laugh or cry down the phone line. Sound files from your call are then compressed along with others and turned into a piece of music with the help of a local composer. Whilst some restrictions are beginning to lift (again) in Victoria, there are still some obstacles to clear. We know this, just as we know we won’t always be able to clear them all first time, every time. When we’re working through a slow and often frustrating process, it’s important to allow ourselves moments of relief. This too we know, though occasionally it takes a creative project to remind us. A creative project, as well as three minutes of permission. 1300 728 760 More details from https://www.creativeballarat.com.au/1300-roar

18.01.2022 A great chance to see what the local video project participants have been doing!

17.01.2022 The next General Meeting of the gallery is this Thursday 8th at 11am. All welcome.

17.01.2022 What a great day we had yesterday with the Phillip Island Art and Craft Gallery ladies Maureen Ellard and Debbie Wright who travelled up to deliver a free workshop and left some beautiful resources. This is the first of three workshops offered by their gallery. Such a generous reach out to us ,originally after the fires but put on hold due to COVID-19. Thanks so much Maureen and Debbie. Photos Ann Bingham

17.01.2022 Many of our local artists, and artists from all over Gippsland, are taking part in the CARE project, see below.

16.01.2022 Our friend in Dinner Plain, Kathy Anstey, is again hosting the DP Easter Exhibition, which features some of the Gallery's members, as well as others. Worth a visit over Easter.

15.01.2022 The Phoenix Trail is a trail throughout East Gippsland promoting and supporting artists and galleries impacted by the bushfires of 2019/2020. Ranging from Omeo... to Mallacoota, open studios and galleries are open to all visitors. Your support helps them and the communities they live in. Plus it's fun and the scenery is beautiful! Please check out our FB page for full details. https://www.facebook.com/groups/806942940104091

14.01.2022 Have a look at this beautifully made video from 2013 of the gorgeous Deirdre Jack! Deirdre is now living in Bairnsdale and we miss her very much. A glimpse into our a unique location and creative community.

13.01.2022 Documentary Photography Gippsland Call Out for Participants https://aldonakmiec.com/documentary-photographic-project-pa This is a call out to anyone res...iding in #Gippsland and interested in taking part in the documentary photography project I have been commissioned for by the State Library Victoria. The key aim is to create a social archive of photographs and stories documenting the effects of the recent Victorian bushfire season and the COVID-19 global pandemic. The project allows an opportunity to get a true, authentic, contemporary and respectful documentation of the impact in real time. The images captured, with accompanying stories will be added to SLV’s Picture collection for current and future generations. Consent forms need to be signed by all participants. Who am I looking for? I’m looking to photograph anyone: - farmers - emergency services workers - shop/small business owners - artists/musicians etc - people affected by the current situation located anywhere in Gippsland. If you are interested in taking part in this project, I would love to hear from you via my website contact form (link in bio) or by calling/SMS your details to me on 0433 162 791. I really appreciate your time and look forward to meeting you soon x *feel free to share with relevant people/organisations Photo: my nephew Filip on our dairyfarm in Poland

13.01.2022 Lovely to see the Poets Walk featuring in the latest Victorian Landcare Magazine.

13.01.2022 Great opportunity for an illustrator, for the East Gippsland Winter Festival.

12.01.2022 Just an update. Lots of rain forcast so if it is raining heavily overnight we will postpone the working bee. I will post on the site. Hope you can make it to t...he next working bee! Bring along digging and weeding gear. We will meet half way along the track near the bend to clean up around the newly planted grass area. Everyone welcome. Masks and social distancing apply. See more

11.01.2022 Those last minute or ‘I forgot cousin Vinnie’ presents could be found at the Gallery. Drop in to check! And a very happy Christmas to everyone, especially those unable to be with family this year.

11.01.2022 Emily Travis is back with another fab weaving workshop!

11.01.2022 Dahlias for sale tomorrow. $10 a bucket. BYO bucket. Proceeds go towards gallery backyard renovation.

11.01.2022 BE PART OF THE FESTIVAL! The #EGWinterFest will feature a series of lantern parades and displays (19 June - 11 July). We are inviting community members to come... and take part in a lantern making workshop over the coming weeks. You can create a beautiful lantern to carry in one (or all) of the Festival’s lantern parades, or to form part of a display LANTERN PARADES & DISPLAYS: Sat 19 June- Bruthen Winter Solstice ‘Fire & Light’ parade Sat 26 June - Lakes Lights parade, Lakes Entrance Tues 29 June - Swifts Creek display Sat 3 July - Orbost lantern parade Fri 9- Sun 11 July - Bemm River display Stay tuned for further details with the festival program to be released very soon! (Next few days) Help us illuminate East Gippsland this winter with your very own hand-made lantern ....... FRRR Creative Victoria East Gippsland Shire Council Love East Gippsland Visit Gippsland Visit Melbourne Lakes Entrance Action and Development Association - LEADA The Great Alpine Gallery Bemm River and District Neighbourhood House Orbost winter festival collaborative Bruthen Blues & Arts Festival

10.01.2022 Calling all creative East Gippslanders .... Created in East Gippsland 29 April 23 May 2021 Looking for something to do? Amegilla Gallery is inviting p...articipation in an exhibition that celebrates ‘creativity’. Created in East Gippsland is open to East Gippsland artists/craftspeople who are working in any medium. Wood, clay, glass, textiles, jewellery, knitters, weavers, paper in all its forms, metal or any of the traditional arts for example sculpture, painting, drawing or printmaking. There is a Participation Fee of $10 for 1 or maximum of 2 items per Participant and 20% commission applies to work sold. Artwork must be the Participant’s original work and completed within the last 2 years. Entry Form and Conditions are available from Amegilla. Work is to be delivered on Sunday, 18 April 2021. Created in East Gippsland follows the principles of East Gippsland on Show by putting the focus on creativity and highlighting the excellence of local artists and craftspeople. See more

10.01.2022 Mothers Day is almost on us. Still haven't got your mum, grandmother, great grandmother anything? We've got your back. We're open all weekend and have cards, scarves, hats, artworks, sculptures and everything a discerning woman may want. (Except wine or chocolates.) And at prices that suit every budget. Drop in - 10.30 - 3.30 today, Saturday and Sunday.

10.01.2022 Come into the gallery and grab a bunch of dahlias for $5 and see the variety of quality work from local artists. Open today until 3.30pm.

10.01.2022 Some of our beautiful framed prints - suitable for any wall. Why not buy local for your Christmas gifts, and get something unique, hand crafted and not mass produced? Drop by Thursdays to Mondays and other time by appointment.... We love visitors!

09.01.2022 What could be better on a rainy day than knitting some gorgeous soft wool? Come along to the Great Alpine Gallery this Thursday from 10am, it's warm, cosy and delightful inside. Learn to knit or learn some new stitches, or just have a chat and a play.

02.01.2022 One of our members has her exhibition on at the moment so hope you can catch up with her beautiful work.

02.01.2022 We do love the rain but unfortunately it flooded the roof and has done some damage to the new plaster ceiling. Steve has cleaned it all out so we hope that is it!! Bit scary watching him up there!! Its a steep roof.

01.01.2022 Don"t forget you can purchase a gift voucher at the gallery for Christmas.