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Newstead Arts Hub

Locality: Newstead, Victoria

Address: 8a Tivey Street 3462 Newstead, VIC, Australia

Website: https://newsteadartshub.org

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25.01.2022 Join Liminality a Celtic Trio at their Bushfire Relief Concert online this Saturday 1st August 7.30pm. Booking is essential tickets are free or you can donate to their fund-raiser and bookings close Friday 31st July at 10pm. Book at: https://www.trybooking.com/book/event?eid=629509. We hope to see them back in Newstead soon.

25.01.2022 Art Most Fowl extended to 4 June! With the COVID lockdown this weekend, we’ve extended Art Most Fowl an extra weekend. Open Sat-Sun 3 & 4 June, 10am-4pm. Don’t miss this stunning exhibition. (And fingers crossed we come out of lockdown next Friday!)

25.01.2022 New work by Marcela Olea, Richard Sullivan and Cherryl Fyffe: now on our online Artist Market. Support local artists and enjoy their work https://newsteadartshub.org/welcome-to-our-artist-market/

25.01.2022 Did you know that you can make a rug from your old clothes? Only two spots left for Cathy Tobin's Weaving Sticks workshop this Sat 17 Oct. Cost is $95 and includes a set of weaving sticks to take home. Email us at [email protected] to book in! - Gypsyweaverstudio

25.01.2022 Liminality play Celtic: creating a rich, beautiful musical interplay that is the signature of the trio’s style. Sample their music and get a ticket to their (online) bushfire relief concert via our Artist Market: https://newsteadartshub.org/welcome-to-our-artist-market/

25.01.2022 The Newstead Railway Station (pictured here in the early 1900s) is part of our history and heritage. Built in 1874, it adopts the ‘Dunolly’ architectural style ...as does Carisbrook, the next station on the line from Castlemaine to Maryborough. After facing an uncertain future empty and unused after more than 130 years today the station is alive again, as a creative hub for our community. See more

24.01.2022 Last chance - Sally Roadknight Lockdown Landscapes & Baskets and Lee Shelden Retrospective. Beautiful works. Drop in Sat & Sun 10am-4pm. Closes Sun 31/1 at 4pm!

24.01.2022 From plants to prints Join renowned printmaker Dianne Longley of Agave Print Studio for her Embossing With Plants Workshop. You’ll learn how to make photopolymer plates using leaves, weeds or plants, and create gorgeous prints to frame or send as cards. Sat 28 Nov, 10am-4pm, $125 plus $20 for materials. To book, email us at [email protected]

22.01.2022 Shearwaters dancing over the Southern Ocean, graceful and powerful, captured in this evocative monoprint by Castlemaine printmaker Rhyll Plant. Explore our online Artist Market continuing July & August: https://newsteadartshub.org/welcome-to-our-artist-market/

22.01.2022 Don’t miss seeing the work of these two amazing artists

21.01.2022 Quirky creatures drawn with energy sit with abstract photography in Tony Day’s collection online at the Newstead Arts Hub Artist market: https://newsteadartshub.org/welcome-to-our-artist-market/ @ Newstead Arts Hub

21.01.2022 TA-DA! Our new branding and website is here! Created by Newstead-based graphic designer Vincent Casey. We’re super lucky to have such an amazing artist collaborating with us on our new look and very swish website, www.newsteadartshub.org. Vincent also designed the branding for some of our favourite local businesses The Bridge Hotel, Newstead Live Music Festival and This Little Piggy Market@newstead_live_music_festival and @this_little_piggy_castlemaine

20.01.2022 Welcome back. The Newstead Arts Hub is open again this weekend for a final chance to enjoy Art Most Fowl a stunning exhibition by local print-makers Rhyll Plant and Bridget Farmer. See their work and learn about their processes. Open 10am-4pm Sat-Sun 5 & 6 June. We will have a COVID safe plan in plan. Please bring and wear your mask, use our QR code or sign-in list, and stay home (and get a test) if you are not well. There will be density limits, and we regret that we can’t welcome any Melbourne visitors yet.

20.01.2022 Check out what's coming up at the Newstead Arts Hub: hands-on workshops kick off in February. Go to Events to see what's on offer.

19.01.2022 Want to loom like these lovely weavers? It’s fun and easier than you might think. Cathy Tobin from Gypsyweaverstudio will be back on Sun 22 Nov to host one of her popular Freeform Loom Weaving workshops. Only 4 spots available. $120 incl all materials. To book, email us at [email protected] -

19.01.2022 Join us at the Hub this Sunday afternoon to celebrate our reopening, and get a sneak peak of our December exhibition. Register via event page or our website

19.01.2022 Kids Spark Stories Get ready to light up your winter school holidays and bring your imagination to the table with a short story writing adventure! Two writing workshops will kick off the school holidays. Designed for kids of all ages and skill levels, come along on either Sat 26 June or Sun 27 June at 2pm for a short fun workshop to help you plan your story. Learn some tricks of the trade to bring your story to life. Local author extraordinaire Hannah Collins will draw out th...e writer in you. Finish off your story and deliver it to the Hub on Sunday 11 July by 10am, and then come back at 2pm with friends and family for the big reveal! Free. Book via Humantix to be part of it! Links via our website or social media. [Photo: Annie Spratt on Unsplash]

19.01.2022 Lee Shelden’s stunning drawings featuring at the Hub - every Sat & Sun in January 10am-4pm

18.01.2022 Rhyll and Bridget come together with their delightful printmaking, often based off the birds they see and photograph on walks around our local area. Stop by and view some beautiful works of art to inspire you on this sunny weekend.

18.01.2022 Newstead Arts Hub is on the hunt for a coordinator. Might that be you? Are you well organised, good at coordinating events and activities, and love communicating on social media, updating websites and managing mailing lists? And could you help us expand our reach by identifying development and funding opportunities, and helping build new program elements? You need to be an independent contractor to apply. That means you are freelancing / running your own business and able to... take on the Newstead Arts Hub within your portfolio at around 15 hours a month? And you need to love working collaboratively with volunteers, organising and coordinating a variety of activities. If you are good at most or all of these things, we would love to hear from you. Find out more on our website https://newsteadartshub.org//are-you-our-future-coordinat/ read the full description of the role and send us your Expression of Interest on or before Wed 26 August to [email protected]. Or to have a chat about the role, please contact NAH Committee members Chris Johnston (0418 512 471) or Geoff Park (0418 138 632) or email us with any questions to [email protected].

18.01.2022 Carol de Graauw (De Graauw Designs) makes stunning jewellery sometimes in silver and cloisonné, or perhaps resin embedded with tiny found objects. Glowing pieces, full of colour and life. Enjoy more of her work on our Artist Market - https://newsteadartshub.org/welcome-to-our-artist-market/

18.01.2022 Rhyll Plant’s quirky and beautiful prints just jump right off the page: from a ‘tangle of grey hares’ to flights of ‘downfall’, her etchings, nature prints and linocuts are magical. Craig Gaston’s photographs gather the light, looking closely into the details and shimmering of his surrounds. Enjoy these new works on our Artist Market: supporting local artists during ‘iso’ https://newsteadartshub.org/welcome-to-our-artist-market/

17.01.2022 One spot left in next Sunday’s free form weaving workshop with Gypsy Weaver Cathy Tobin - a chance to make something stunning in just a few hours! Book by email to [email protected] - for more check the event listing

17.01.2022 Head out into the landscape near the Hub for a plein air watercolour workshop guided by Castlemaine artist Mark Dober. Mark will demonstrate the steps in building your composition, how to see and mix colour and tone, and how to apply a variety of mark making and wash techniques to make for a vivid and expressive result. Sat 21 Nov, 10am 2.30pm, $95. Book by emailing [email protected] Artwork; Bull Paddock, Weebo Park 2019 by Mark Dober: Watercolour on paper.

17.01.2022 Closed ... so sad but the Hub will be closed until Friday 4 June. We'll update you on changes to our current exhibition and Embers soon. Stay safe everyone.

17.01.2022 The power and beauty of birds, so well captured in these layered drawings - using ink, pastel, charcoal, gold leaf - by Chrisanne Blennerhassett. Set poignantly against her ‘endanger series’ etchings. Support local artists and enjoy their work https://newsteadartshub.org/welcome-to-our-artist-market/ @ Newstead Arts Hub

17.01.2022 Mt Feathertop by John S. Turner The exhibition JOHN S TURNER - BOTANIST & ARTIST opens this Sat 5 Dec. Every weekend in December, 10am - 4pm. Free Entry.

17.01.2022 This is a ripper of a show

16.01.2022 What better way to spend the day... Join artist Mark Dober for an outdoor plein air watercolour workshop. Sat 21 Nov, 10am 2.30pm, $95. Email us to book a spot: [email protected] We’ll be crossing our fingers for gorgeous sunshine like today

15.01.2022 Want to know What's On at the Hub? Check our website and sign-up for our eNews. Here's the link to our Jan-Feb eNews https://mailchi.mp//newstead-arts-hub-enews-come-on-over-j

15.01.2022 What to do in lockdown? Sally Roadknight created intimate drawings of home and stitched beautiful baskets. On show at the Arts Hub Sat & Sun 10-4 thru January

14.01.2022 Congratulations to all the wonderful artists who joined our inaugural online Artist Market. Did you visit and enjoy the beautiful works on show? Perhaps you made a purchase? And should we do it again? Please share your thoughts.

14.01.2022 The doors are open! I John S. Turner Exhibition Opens This Weekend I Looking ahead to 2021 - https://mailchi.mp//newstead-arts-hub-back-on-track-oct-51

13.01.2022 Visit Newstead Arts Hub this weekend to enjoy the Lee Shelden Retrospective and Sally Roadknight's Lockdown Landscapes and Baskets - the beauty in everyday objects. Open Sat & Sun 10am-4pm

13.01.2022 It's a new year full of all those good intentions ... so start your writing project now! Join author Hannah Collins for a three-week creative writing workshop for women to help you get started, find your unique writer’s voice and build a writing practice that will get you on the writer’s path. Wed 10-12, 10, 17 & 24 Feb. $125 covers all three sessions. Bookings: https://events.humanitix.com/pen-to-paper-getting-started-a

12.01.2022 Picnic under the peppercorns at Newstead Arts Hub on Sunday 27th December, starting at 1pm. Enjoy a relaxed afternoon after the hustle and bustle of Christmas. Bring along your picnic, rug, chairs etc. All welcome! This is also the final day of the John S. Turner exhibition so it is your last chance to take a look at this very special retrospective. (Image ‘Christmas in Australia’, wood engraving. State Library of Victoria IAN23/12/65/COL)

12.01.2022 The creativity of Newstead artists unfolds week after week through our online Artist Market. Today, two more fabulous artists: Diane Thompson and Carol de Graauw. Diane Thompson uses her quirky sheep to interpret colonial impacts on First Nations people and the landscape. Her work is both humorous and profound, and each piece a unique expression. Carol de Graauw (De Graauw Designs) says that creativity is her escape pod; it engages heart, mind, soul and body in the act of making unique pieces. Her jewellery is inspired by nature, architecture and found objects. And she makes ceramics too! Supporting local artists - share this post and enjoy their work https://newsteadartshub.org/welcome-to-our-artist-market/

11.01.2022 Join writer Hannah Collins (hannahcollins.com.au) in second three week writing course for women. Her first workshop series was a great success, so she has agreed to run a second series. A chance to get your writing project jump started, restarted or given a boost to finish some writing. Perfect for new writers or those seeking a refresh. Join this small supportive group. Starts Friday 30 May 10am-12pm, for three successive weeks. Book via Humanitix: https://events.humanitix.com/pen-to-paper-getting-started-a

10.01.2022 Thank you to everyone who joined us for our reopening! To our supporters who signed up as a Friend Of The Hub, made a donation and offered their time, we are very grateful . And a big thanks to Mount Alexander Shire Council for supporting the event

10.01.2022 The two phenomenal minds behind our latest exhibition ‘Art Most Fowl’ - Rhyll Plant and Bridget Farmer. Come take a peek at this stunning show. Open weekends 10-4!

10.01.2022 Weave your way into Spring with gypsy weaver Cathy Tobin. One spot only left in her freeform loom weaving workshop on Friday 2 October: this workshop is based on the Japanese philosophy of Saori weaving that encourages individual creativity unhindered by rules, patterns and perfection. Cathy’s second workshop on Saturday 17 October uses weaving sticks to recycle old clothing into a rag rug. The handheld weaving sticks are yours to take home. For details on how to book, go What's On - newsteadartshub.org

10.01.2022 Watch the landscape dance in John Smith’s beautiful works, created from the materials and colours of the earth or rock around him. @ Newstead Arts Hub

10.01.2022 Newstead Arts Hub is on the hunt for a coordinator. Might that be you? Part-time. Suit a freelancer or contractor. You might love art or be an artist but that’s not necessary at all. We’d love to see your expression of interest by Wednesday 26 August. Read more on our website - https://newsteadartshub.org//are-you-our-future-coordinat/

10.01.2022 A lovely photo and article featuring Sue Turner in the Castlemaine Mail about the upcoming retrospective of her father's artworks; John S Turner - Botanist & Ar...tist. Opens this Saturday 5 Dec. Weekends in December 10am-4pm. Free Entry. https://www.castlemainemail.com.au/scraping-back-the-under/ See more

10.01.2022 Diane Thompson celebrates Parzival, a knight in the time of King Arthur, in this new work. Parzival pursued the Holy Grail, searching for spiritual meaning in a world of matter. His quest can be translated into a contemporary story of spiritual discovery. Explore our online Artist Market continuing July & August: https://newsteadartshub.org/welcome-to-our-artist-market/

09.01.2022 For the first official day of winter a sheep in a feathery coat perhaps! ‘Go lightly’ is one of Diane Thompson’s sheep on country series, a story of devastation for Aboriginal peoples and landscapes. Diane’s work dreams up a sustainable planet, transforming sheep into harmonious symbols of going lightly. Enjoy more of her work on our Artist Market - https://newsteadartshub.org/welcome-to-our-artist-market/

08.01.2022 Will you be our friend? Sign up as a Friend for 2021 with a $15 donation, and register to attend our relaunch celebration on Sun 29 Nov. You'll be helping us kickstart our recovery from lockdown and support us to fill our 2021 program with exciting possibilities!

08.01.2022 Opening at the Hub: Art Most Fowl by @bridgetfarmerprintmaker and @rhyllplant delves into the ephemeral beauty of nature.

08.01.2022 The making of our current exhibition has been a labour of love for the local family of the late John S. Turner. They embarked on a long process as they searched, restored and collated his many artworks. Here is Sue Turner with one of her father’s beautiful scraper board prints. The exhibition is open weekends in December 10am-4pm

07.01.2022 Just ONE spot left in our first workshop for Spring! Join with Cathy Tobin and three others to explore Saori weaving on a loom that is already threaded and waiting for your creativity! Saori weaving encourages individual creativity unhindered by rules, patterns and perfection. This Friday 2 October10am 3.30pm, $120. You'll create a scarf or table runner. Email us straight away to book this spot - [email protected]. Enjoy some of Cathy’s beautiful weavings on instagram: gypsyweavercathy

06.01.2022 Coming soon: John S. Turner - Botanist & Artist. Weekends in December. You can also get a sneak preview of the exhibition if you come along to our relaunch event on Sun 29 Nov, 2pm-5pm, register to attend here; https://events.humanitix.com/be-a-friend-of-the-hub-and-cel

06.01.2022 Chris Johnston works in clay, expressing the colours and textures of nature in her thrown and hand-built ceramics. The rich ochre colour is created by terra sigillata, a thin surface wash of the finest clay, dug locally. Explore our online Artist Market: https://newsteadartshub.org/welcome-to-our-artist-market/

06.01.2022 Love colour? Milton Moss paints evocative places and people: on show at Newstead Arts Hub’s online Artist Market right now. Drop in and enjoy the creativity of our locals! https://newsteadartshub.org/welcome-to-our-artist-market/

06.01.2022 We’re feeling a little nostalgic today as we wander through our quiet building with its empty walls. We are very excited to welcome you all back to the Hub soon

05.01.2022 Out and about this long weekend? Our Arts Hub is still closed but our online Artist Market is open 24/7. New works on offer: finely-crafted drawings of local landscapes by Belinda Prest and Chrisanne Blennerhassett‘s powerful drawings and exquisite 'endanger' prints. Both are inspired by the land and nature the beauty of the local. Support local artists and enjoy their work https://newsteadartshub.org/welcome-to-our-artist-market/

05.01.2022 POSTPONED ART AUCTION & DINNER: Our second annual Dinner and Art Auction to be held on the 8th May is to be postponed to June-July - BUT it will be inside the cosy Hub! Watch this space for a new date and format or follow us here, on Instagram or get our monthly eNews via our website newsteadartshub.org.

04.01.2022 Imagine the weight of this bowl in your hands in it your ‘tiffin’ your light lunch steams gently. The iron-speckled ash glaze connects to the earth. Simplicity and beauty. See other examples of Angie Izard’s work on our online Artist Market, continuing during August: https://newsteadartshub.org/welcome-to-our-artist-market/

04.01.2022 Sue & Peter Turner on John S. Turner: the Botanist & Artist. The exhibition is open weekends in December 10am-4pm. Take a sunny day drive to Newstead for Turner’s exhibition and continue on to explore his beloved Yandoit

04.01.2022 A lovely day spent with Mark Dober for his plein air watercolour workshop

04.01.2022 Roll up your sleeves, pop on your gardening gloves and come along this weekend to help us plant up some beautiful perennials. Sat 26/9 10am-4pm, or Sunday 27/9 10am - noon. Register with Janet please ([email protected]). It will be fun and socially distant in a COVID safe way. BYO mask, trowel. An hour or two is all we ask!

04.01.2022 Embers - Light up winter @ the Hub with hands-on creativity. A time to come out after COVID lockdowns and be part of our offerings of music, community art, writing and stories. Launching with a spoken word Open Mic on Sunday 6 June, our Embers winter program has something for everyone. Check our website as we reveal what’s on offer!

04.01.2022 We're thrilled to be one of the grant recipients for local council events in 2021! We'll be presenting "Platform Pieces" - a series of outdoor entertainment events to be hosted on our railway platform, including live music, film and performance. A huge thanks to Mount Alexander Shire Council for supporting this project. Stay tuned for more info on Platform Pieces in the new year!

04.01.2022 On this glorious but chilly winter’s day, hunt down some beautiful birds online via Geoff Park’s fantastic images. Visit our Artist Market to support local artists - https://newsteadartshub.org/welcome-to-our-artist-market/

03.01.2022 This absolutely delightful snapshot of @rhyllplant and @bridgetfarmerprintmaker‘s exhibition that Bridget put together shows some of their work you can come see, on now, at the Hub. Open every weekend in May, 10-4pm. See you tomorrow?

03.01.2022 Opening this Saturday 9 January, every weekend to 31 January: don't miss it.

03.01.2022 Would you like to exhibit at The Hub in 2021? Expressions of interest are now open. Visit our website or email [email protected] to find out more. Pictured artwork by Georgina Duckett

03.01.2022 Newstead Arts Hub eNews Jan 2021 - https://mailchi.mp/b907084/newstead-arts-hub-enews-jan-2021 Check out our January eNews.

02.01.2022 Out Loud: Words & Stories @ Art Hub, POSTPONED - pending COVID density limits lifting Calling all poets, storytellers, writers and songsters to the Arts Hub’s next Open Mic event, held inside the cosy Arts Hub. Part of Embers: Lighting up winter @ the Hub. Poetry or prose, local stories, jokes, songs and more, all invited to the stage. Come and share or just listen and applaud.... Want to read, recite or tell a story? Be there at 1.30pm to put your name on the whiteboard. Five minute time limit. We’ll kick off at 2.00pm. MC’d by Poet Ken Smeaton. All welcome. No need to book. Mic & speakers provided. Gold coin entry donation, plus wine, snacks and warming drink options. [Photos: Stephen Picilaidis & Arthur Miranda on Unsplash]

02.01.2022 Opening Sat 1 May 10am at the Hub - ‘Art Most Fowl’: this new exhibition by two outstanding local printmakers will fill the Hub with birds! Bridget Farmer (@bridgetfarmerprintmaker) and Rhyll Plant (@rhyllplant) delve into the ephemeral beauty of nature.

01.01.2022 Land and light resonate in this week’s featured works by artists John Smith and Tony Day. John Smith makes highly textured abstract landscapes inspired by and made in the bush. Tony Day’s photographs and drawings explore light and line, and express a personal mythology. Support local artists and enjoy their work https://newsteadartshub.org/welcome-to-our-artist-market/

01.01.2022 Milton Moss paints places and people, expressing his love of colour in each and every work. Geoff Park photographs birds, catching their colours, patterns and behaviours. A stunning combination of work added today to our online ‘iso’ Artist Market: support https://newsteadartshub.org/welcome-to-our-artist-market/