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24.01.2022 Fish Creek has a new fish! Originally designed by Melbourne artist, Ian Bracegirdle, for the opening Yarra River flotilla at the Melbourne Commonwealth Games. Two fish were lured to Fishy by former councillor, Nigel Hutchinson-Brooks. Local artist/sculptors, Andrew McPherson and Ray Jones then amalgamated the frames and applied a beautiful new skin, tail & dorsal fins made from road signs and sheet metal. Grant Flather and Adam Bright constructed the base, and Charlie Thomso...n brought in his crane to lift it all into place. Big thank you to you all. Dont miss it if you can!! (And you cant!). And in more fish news, Colin Suggetts beautiful, beloved fish sculpture that has sat atop the Fish Creek Hotel for the past 25 years, has now been fully renovated by Colin. It will be back in its spot on the hotel roof within the next couple of weeks, ready for the kids to point at excitedly over the summer hols.

24.01.2022 The Fish comes down today! Colin Suggetts famous mullet atop the Fish Creek Hotel comes down for gutting and re-skinning, before being released back onto the roof to live again!!

23.01.2022 ACCLAIMED SINGER ZULYA TO PERFORM AT WARATAH HILLS IN FEBRUARY Multi award-winning Zulya Kamalova - a leading proponent of Tatar and Russian music - will perfor...m at Waratah Hills Vineyard on Saturday 25th February. Zulya is regarded as one of the most versatile and accomplished vocalists on the world music scene today. The Prom Coast Arts Council is presenting Zulya in concert at the Waratah Hills Vineyard Cellar Door in Fish Creek. Zulya began performing publicly at the age of nine throughout Tatarstan-Udmurtia in central Russia, where she was born. Having studied both music and language at the university level, Zulya chose to relocate to Australia in 1991, inspired by our reputation for diversity, and hoping to share her music and culture here. She has released eight albums to date, including the ARIA-nominated Elusiive, and, together with her band The Children of the Underground, The Waltz of Emptiness, which on its release in Europe in 2005, spent 16 weeks in the European world music charts - a feat no other Australian album has ever achieved. Although she is well-known in Australia, Zulyas performances of her stunning blend of traditional and original music have recently been enchanting audiences from Serbia to Siberia, Luxembourg to Moscow, Tatarstan to Helsinki and almost everywhere in between. Zulyas albums feature traditional and original songs in her distinctive Tatar style but with unusual instrumentation, presenting the traditional music from a new perspective. Several tracks from her albums have been included in various compilations such as Putumayos Music from the Tea Lands and Dreamland along with many others. Zulyas work has featured regularly on national radio and television to high acclaim, and she has been awarded "Female Artist of the Year" at the World Music Awards and Best World Music Artist by Australian Live Music Awards. In the recent years Zulya has continued to explore new directions. In 2014 she presented Evolution, Revolution and the Mail Order Bride, a theatre piece, which she wrote and performed in. In 2012-13 she collaborated with a highly acclaimed electronic artist OMFO (The Netherlands), which resulted in her first sci-fi experimental pop album Kosmostan (released in Australia in 2015). Zulya has just finished composing music for Snow White, a joint production between Opera Queensland and La Boite Theatre in Brisbane. This piece written in collaboration with Suzie Miller and Lindy Hume premiers at Brisbane Festival in September 2016. Zulyas performance will start at 7.30 pm, but come along and enjoy a glass of wine and food platter before the show. Tickets will cost $30 and will be available from the usual outlets in Fish Creek and Foster. Details will be announced shortly, so check back here again soon.

23.01.2022 Come and see the 2017 Great Southern Portrait Prize on now at Stockyard Gallery in Foster....dont forget to cast your vote for your favourite work in the junior and open sections! You could win a prize....

23.01.2022 The Great South Portrait Prize is on again! Hung yesterday at Stockyard Gallery in Foster, its open to the public from 10am today. The official opening and announcement of winners will be at 11am this Saturday! Make sure you get along and see this most splendid show! Well over 120 junior entries and around 45 open entries...a visual feast of faces!

22.01.2022 The rising of the mullet....this morning

21.01.2022 Linda Keagle with her portrait "Ouch" of Roger, her husband. A very strong black and white photograph. Congratulations Linda!

19.01.2022 PLEASE NOTE THAT ZULYAS SHOW AT WARATAH HILLS VINEYARD ON SATURDAY 25th FEBRUARY IS SOLD OUT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT. SEE YOU THERE. IT PROMISES TO BE A GREAT SHOW!

18.01.2022 Yes its on again! The 2017 Great Southern Portrait Prize is up and open! Stockyard Gallery in Foster is where its at...openings and announcement of prizes is 11am this Saturday 1st April. Hope to see you there, its a stellar show this year!

16.01.2022 Venus Bay artist, Colin Suggett, thought his fish sculpture might survive a few months on top of the Fish Creek Hotel. He certainly didnt think it would be the...re decades later. Although the fish has survived, it needs substantial maintenance to ensure it remains perched on the pub as one of the states best-known regional landmarks. Over the past couple of years, Prom Coast Arts Council has been collecting money in tins placed around local businesses. Your donations, along with a contribution from the Lyrebird Arts Council, are now sufficient to enable Colin to carry out restorative work on his fish. Next Monday (22/8), the fish will be taken down from the Fish Creek Hotel roof and trucked to Colins workshop where hell start work on refreshing this much-loved icon of South Gippsland. Thanks to all of you whove contributed to the collection tins, and to the businesses whove helped with this project.

16.01.2022 Wonderful show tonight by Jali Buba Kuyateh at Waratah Hills Vineyard in Fish Creek. Thanks to all those who came along. Stay tuned for announcements of more shows soon...

15.01.2022 TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE FOR VINOD PRASANNA & THE SOUND OF INDIA. Youll enjoy Indian music at its finest when you hear Vinod Prasanna - one of the most outstand...ing Indian musicians currently living and playing in Australia - performing with his group at Waratah Hills Vineyard on Saturday 16th September. The trio, known as The Sound of India, will present fusion music featuring expressive and dynamic improvisations inspired by North Indian Classical and contemporary music. The Prom Coast Arts Council is presenting The Sound of India in concert at the Waratah Hills Vineyard Cellar Door in Fish Creek. Born into one of Indias greatest bansuri (flute)-playing families, award-winning bansuri virtuoso Vinod Prasanna shines as an outstanding performer of authentic traditional and contemporary Indian music, continuing a family legacy that celebrates more than two-and-a-half centuries of performance. With his group, The Sound of India, Vinods emotive melodies, exquisite improvisations and divine flute songs distinguish his performance of Indian classical and world music. Vinod has performed and toured extensively throughout his homeland and overseas. Performances include the Folk Dance Festival in Delhi, Bhagavad Gita recitals and performances at Varanasis famous Benares Hindu University. He regularly tours internationally and nationally, playing festivals and concerts, and has featured on a variety of ABC Radio music programs. In 2006, Vinod won the prestigious Sahara All-India Flute Competition. Based in Australia since 2008, Vinod is recognised as an unrivalled Bansuri soloist. At Waratah Hills Vinod will be joined by Aman Kalyan a tabla player committed to the style of Punjab Gharana. Aman has established himself as a modern voice of the tabla art form in Melbournes Indian Classical music scene. The trio will be rounded out with James Jablonka on electric guitar whose emotive playing style reflects the diverse world and contemporary musical influences he has explored throughout the years. The Waratah Hills Vineyard, at 20 Cottmans Road, just outside Fish Creek in South Gippsland, will provide a superb setting for the beauty of this exceptional music. The Sound of India performance will start at 7.30 pm, but come along and enjoy a glass of wine and food platter before the show. Tickets $29. Book on line at https://www.trybooking.com/RHLT (30c booking fee applies) or at Main Street Revelations (31 Main Street, Foster Ph 5682 1381) - weekdays 10am - 5pm, Saturday 9:30am - 4pm & Sunday 10am - 4pm) & at Waratah Hills Vineyard - open every weekend and public holidays 11-5pm, (Ph 5683 2441). Further information from Tony Walker on 0417 565 753.

15.01.2022 Put this one in your diary. Prom Coast Arts Council presents A Collective Exhibition...

14.01.2022 Horse Arts Anzac is a community project that commemorates the role of the horse in WWI as part of the 100 year Anzac centenary. Key dates around the project are: February 27th - Horse rugs presented in Grand Parade and an exhibition in the pavilion at the Foster Show of project artworks... March 2016: 11th-20th - Exhibition at Federation Gallery, Korumburra and March 23rd-26th- Exhibition at Stockyard Gallery, Foster Check out https://www.facebook.com/Horse-Arts-Anzac-1658884951065283/ Anda Banikos and Kim McDonald are managing the project - Anda 5687 1206 / 0409 180 346 / [email protected] and Kim 5684 1417 / [email protected]

13.01.2022 Prom Coast Arts Council presents SHIFT - A survey of works Stockyard Gallery - Foster, July 30 to August 24 - 2015... To assist with planning, were asking members to reply email an Expression of Interest, or contact Anda at [email protected] to let us know if you plan to exhibit work(s). This is not a binding commitment but provides us with an indication of the volume of works we may be dealing with. Who/what: Were encouraging all members to participate. Our last show was some time ago and hope to reinstate this as a regular feature on the Prom Coast Arts Calendar. Recent works are best, but important or favourite works can also be included. Size - Depending on quantity of works - 2D - 2 square metres (eg 10X200) max or 2 cubic metres for 3D. Please let us know if these dimensions are a concern. Cost - There is only a single entry cost for the show - $10/work with a maximum of five works per artist. Prom Coast Arts Council will pay the exhibition fee to Stockyard which makes sales of your work FEE FREE. When - Works can be left at Stockyard Gallery on Tuesday the 28th of July (10:00 to 4:00) or be delivered by 11:00 on the morning of Wednesday the 29th. Collection day is Tuesday, August 25.

12.01.2022 Prom Coast Arts Council presents the fourth in its ongoing occasional series of artist talks. Tom Murray-White Love is the Goal, Art is the Gift Wrapping - Friday May 12 at 7.30pm in the supper room of the Fish Creek Memorial Hall, 13 Falls Rd, Fish Creek. Entry by donation, no bookings required. Bring your own drinks and nibbles. Tom Murray-White is a resident of Wonthaggi but is quite well known to many locally through his work appearing in the Great Southern Portrait... Prize, appearing on the panel in the PCA forum focused on portraiture back in 2012, as well as his work with youth and the Wonthaggi laneway project. Tom is very much a free spirit, especially when it comes to his art. He has some very interesting views on art and life and is driven to share these views because he feels there is not enough love in art and life generally. Below is just a small selection of statements that Tom has provided PCA with in the lead up to his talk. This will be an invigorating and edifying talk! LOVE IS THE GOAL, ART IS THE GIFT WRAPPING Observations and points of view that support my art making. The Art World - The Art World wont make you happy / Wheres the Love? Fun? Playfulness? Art Theory - Art theory is Art hate Artists - Nave artists are pure artists - they produce art with integrity, without needing external validation / Children aged between 3 7 are the best artists Experiencing the art of others - There are no bad (or good) artworks / I dont read artwork titles, artists statements and often dont find out who the artist is Making Art - There are no bad (or good) artworks / Art is pointless if it is just about demonstrating human skill, talent or cleverness. These arent gifts honouring the miracle of life / Artists have an opportunity to tell the secrets of a communitys heart Exhibiting/Entering Competitions- Going Public - Let go of needing validation / The bigger the artist statement the greater the doubt Love - Embrace the here and now / Ultimately, love is the goal. The artwork is the gift wrapping Come along to hear Tom speak, to ask questions and to open yourself to new experiences. (Photo of Tom Murray-White by Kerry Spokes)

12.01.2022 TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE FOR VINOD PRASANNA & THE SOUND OF INDIA. You’ll enjoy Indian music at its finest when you hear Vinod Prasanna - one of the most outstanding Indian musicians currently living and playing in Australia - performing with his group at Waratah Hills Vineyard on Saturday 16th September. The trio, known as The Sound of India, will present fusion music featuring expressive and dynamic improvisations inspired by North Indian Classical and contemporary music.... The Prom Coast Arts Council is presenting The Sound of India in concert at the Waratah Hills Vineyard Cellar Door in Fish Creek. Born into one of India’s greatest bansuri (flute)-playing families, award-winning bansuri virtuoso Vinod Prasanna shines as an outstanding performer of authentic traditional and contemporary Indian music, continuing a family legacy that celebrates more than two-and-a-half centuries of performance. With his group, The Sound of India, Vinod’s emotive melodies, exquisite improvisations and divine flute songs distinguish his performance of Indian classical and world music. Vinod has performed and toured extensively throughout his homeland and overseas. Performances include the Folk Dance Festival in Delhi, Bhagavad Gita recitals and performances at Varanasi’s famous Benares Hindu University. He regularly tours internationally and nationally, playing festivals and concerts, and has featured on a variety of ABC Radio music programs. In 2006, Vinod won the prestigious Sahara All-India Flute Competition. Based in Australia since 2008, Vinod is recognised as an unrivalled Bansuri soloist. At Waratah Hills Vinod will be joined by Aman Kalyan a tabla player committed to the style of Punjab Gharana. Aman has established himself as a modern voice of the tabla art form in Melbourne's Indian Classical music scene. The trio will be rounded out with James Jablonka on electric guitar whose emotive playing style reflects the diverse world and contemporary musical influences he has explored throughout the years. The Waratah Hills Vineyard, at 20 Cottmans Road, just outside Fish Creek in South Gippsland, will provide a superb setting for the beauty of this exceptional music. The Sound of India performance will start at 7.30 pm, but come along and enjoy a glass of wine and food platter before the show. Tickets $29. Book on line at https://www.trybooking.com/RHLT (30c booking fee applies) or at Main Street Revelations (31 Main Street, Foster Ph 5682 1381) - weekdays 10am - 5pm, Saturday 9:30am - 4pm & Sunday 10am - 4pm) & at Waratah Hills Vineyard - open every weekend and public holidays 11-5pm, (Ph 5683 2441). Further information from Tony Walker on 0417 565 753.

11.01.2022 A SPECIAL PREVIEW of the beautifully restored Stunned Mullet - local artist Colin Suggetts much-loved sculpture that sits atop the Fish Creek Hotel. A couple of years ago, when the fish started to look a bit worn, Prom Coast Arts Council coordinated a restoration project with Colin and the Peavey brothers, who run the hotel. With hundreds of small donations from locals and visitors, along with substantial donations from the Lyrebird Arts Council and the Fish Creek Tea Cosy F...estival, Colin has been able to renovate and re-skin the mullet and it will soon be released back onto the hotel roof. THE HISTORY OF THE STUNNED MULLET. In 1989 Colin Suggett was one of 12 artists invited to be involved in a group art show organised by the Riddoch Gallery, Mount Gambier to be held in the Mount Gambier lime stone quarries and titled The Quarries - An Archaeology. As part of his larger installation titled Fishy Story Colin built the 5.6 mtr. fish on site, using a generator for power. At the completion of the 3-week exhibition the fish was brought to South Gippsland and purchased by the then owner of the Fish Creek Hotel, Rob Moncur, for installation on the buildings parapet and re-titled The Stunned Mullet. While some locals thought the fish should be propped up like an advertising device this was not the intention of the artist, who wanted it to remain as a sculptural object, appropriating the building as part of the artwork. It refers to the old mythology of fish raining from the skies, Colin says. Although the fish may be seen by some as just another Australian big thing like the big banana, Colin hopes that its context and casual positioning transcends that description. Is it a very big fish or a very little building?

11.01.2022 Early morning fishing at the Fish Creek Hotel... for those who came in late: The beautifully restored Stunned Mullet - local artist Colin Suggetts much-loved sculpture that sits atop the Fish Creek Hotel. A couple of years ago, when the fish started to look a bit worn, Prom Coast Arts Council coordinated a restoration project with Colin and the Peavey brothers, who run the hotel. With hundreds of small donations from locals and visitors, along with substantial donations from... the Lyrebird Arts Council and the Fish Creek Tea Cosy Festival, Colin has been able to renovate and re-skin the mullet and this morning it was released back onto the hotel roof. THE HISTORY OF THE STUNNED MULLET. In 1989 Colin Suggett was one of 12 artists invited to be involved in a group art show organised by the Riddoch Gallery, Mount Gambier to be held in the Mount Gambier lime stone quarries and titled The Quarries - An Archaeology. As part of his larger installation titled Fishy Story Suggett built the 5.6 mtr. fish on site, using a generator for power. At the completion of the 3-week exhibition the fish was brought to South Gippsland and purchased by the then owner of the Fish Creek Hotel, Rob Moncur, for installation on the buildings parapet, and re-titled The Stunned Mullet. While some locals thought the fish should be propped up like an advertising device this was not the intention of the artist, who wanted it to remain as a sculptural object, appropriating the building as part of the artwork. It refers to the old mythology of fish raining from the skies, Colin says. Although the fish may be seen by some as just another Australian big thing like the big banana, Colin hopes that its context and casual positioning transcends that description. Is it a very big fish or a very little building?

10.01.2022 TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE THE LONG WEEKEND IN OCTOBER PROMISES TO BE A BEAUTY... A PERFECT TIME TO GET OUT & ABOUT AFTER A LONG, COLD WINTER... ON SATURDAY OCTOBER 3RD Prom Coast Arts Council is presenting Melbourne-based African musician, Jali Buba Kuyateh, in a concert at the Waratah Hills Winery at Fish Creek.... Jali Buba will captivate you with his amazing talent and addictive style of performing, as he sings and plays the traditional stringed kora. A master of traditional kora tunes, Jali Buba has applied his kora to the Afro Manding styles, soukous of Mali and Guinee Conakry, the mbalax made so popular by Youssou Ndour, reggae, salsa, jazz and the blues. The Waratah Hills Vineyard, just outside Fish Creek in South Gippsland, will provide the superb setting for the beauty and excitement of this vital music. 7pm for 7.30pm start. Concert at Waratah Hills Vineyard, 20 Cottmans Rd, Fish Creek. Ph 5683 2441 Tickets $27 or $22 for PCA members. Available at Gecko Studio Gallery (15 Falls Rd, Fish Creek.Ph 5683 2481, open Thursday to Monday, 10am to 4pm, Main Street Revelations (31 Main Street, Foster. Ph5682 1381. Weekdays 10am - 5pm. Saturday 9:30am - 4pm. Sunday 10am - 4pm) & Waratah Hills Vineyard. PCA looks forward to seeing you and your friends for this first 2015 performance in its new series of musical events.

09.01.2022 The Fish Creek fish is down and tucked safely away in artist, Colin Suggetts, workshop at Venus Bay. 26 years ago Colin supervised installation of the fish on top of the Fish Creek Hotel. He had no idea how long it could withstand the elements. Now, after weathering two-and-a-half decades, the fish needs some renovation. The Prom Coast Arts Council worked with the town community, and with Colin and publicans, Terry and Kevin Peavey, to raise the necessary funds for the job.... Colin is hoping to have renovations finished and the much-loved mullet back to its familiar spot on the hotel roof within 4-8 weeks, depending on how much structural work needs doing.... But for now, the Fish Creek fish is on ice...

09.01.2022 TICKETS NOW ON SALE FOR ACCLAIMED SINGER ZULYA Multi award-winning Zulya Kamalova - a leading proponent of Tatar and Russian music - will perform at Waratah Hills Vineyard on Saturday 25th February. Zulya is regarded as one of the most versatile and accomplished vocalists on the world music scene today....Continue reading

08.01.2022 Prom Coast Arts Council presents SHIFT - A SURVEY OF WORKS

08.01.2022 Horse Arts Anzac features tonight on WIN News...

08.01.2022 A beautiful video by Philip Scott Johnson, 500 Years of Female Portraits in Western Art. Music: Bachs Sarabande from Suite for Solo Cello No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007 performed by Yo-Yo Ma.

07.01.2022 Today was the announcement of the winners of the 2017 Great Southern Portrait Prize. 1st Prize went to Tom Murray-White for his work "I LOVE PAUL " Congratulations Tom!

07.01.2022 Presentation of awards for the Great Southern Portrait Prize 2017. From left - the judges this year, Deborah Milligan and Rosalind Atkins, treasurer of PCA Anda Banikos and Kerry Spokes.

07.01.2022 Have you discovered the superb music of Senegal and Gambia in West Africa? On SATURDAY OCTOBER 3RD Prom Coast Arts Council is presenting Melbourne-based African musician, Jali Buba Kuyateh, in a concert at the Waratah Hills Winery at Fish Creek. Rarely do you see such a complete musician as Jali Buba Kuyateh. Born in Casamance, the southern region of Senegal, Jali Buba grew up living between, neighbouring countries, The Gambia and Senegal, now living in Victoria. ... Jali Buba comes from a griot (hereditary musician) family, where he has played kora since the age of five. He comes from the famous Kuyateh family of Medina Wandifa. All his brothers and sister play kora, sing and dance. His father, Jali Dembel Kuyateh and his mother Jali Fenda Kuyateh, are well known throughout Senegambia. His older brother, Jali Lamin Kuyateh, is also a master kora player who performs internationally with his band Silaba. Jali Buba has toured Australia continuing to captivate his audiences with his amazing talent and addictive style of performing. Appearances have included WOMADelaide, The Melbourne International Festival, Woodford and Port Fairy Folk Festivals, to name a few. This will be the fourth concert in Prom Coast Arts Councils new music concert series. It follows the tremendously enjoyable and successful performances over the past year that featured mostly Mozart by the Kammermusik String Quartet, the Portuguese fado of Carolina Cordeiro and the Brazilian guitar sounds of Julian Scheffer and Paul Carey, all at the Waratah Hills Vineyard. Tickets will be available from the usual outlets in Fish Creek and Foster and ticket details will be announced shortly, so check back here again soon.

02.01.2022 TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE SATURDAY OCTOBER 3RD Prom Coast Arts Council is presenting Melbourne-based African musician, Jali Buba Kuyateh, in a concert at the Waratah Hills Winery at Fish Creek. Jali Buba will captivate you with his amazing talent and addictive style of performing, as he sings and plays the traditional stringed kora.... A master of traditional kora tunes, Jali Buba has applied his kora to the Afro Manding styles, soukous of Mali and Guinee Conakry, the mbalax made so popular by Youssou Ndour, reggae, salsa, jazz and the blues. The Waratah Hills Vineyard, just outside Fish Creek in South Gippsland, will provide the superb setting for the beauty and excitement of this vital music. 7pm for 7.30pm start. Concert at Waratah Hills Vineyard, 20 Cottmans Rd, Fish Creek. Ph 5683 2441 Tickets $27 or $22 for PCA members. Available at Gecko Studio Gallery (15 Falls Rd, Fish Creek.Ph 5683 2481, open Thursday to Monday, 10am to 4pm, Main Street Revelations (31 Main Street, Foster. Ph5682 1381. Weekdays 10am - 5pm. Saturday 9:30am - 4pm. Sunday 10am - 4pm) & Waratah Hills Vineyard. PCA looks forward to seeing you and your friends for this first 2015 performance in its new series of musical events.

02.01.2022 You are cordially invited to the HorseArtsAnzac celebration event. Details below... Hope to see you there!

02.01.2022 An encouraging read here on the importance of arts and cultural activities in regional economies... Not that we didnt know, of course, but now policy makers, too, are starting to help push our barrow. Hat tip to Cr Meg Edwards for the link...

01.01.2022 Horse Arts Anzac (HAA) is a community project that will include local schools and community groups to make horse rugs commemorating the role of the 8th light horse regiment in World War One. Horse Arts Anzac is a collaborative community arts project that will result in 12 Horse Rug Art Works, which will be shown in performance as the focal point of the 2016 Foster Show Grand Parade and as static displays at both Stockyard Gallery in Foster and the Federation Art Gallery in K...orumburra. The aim of the Horse Arts Anzac project is to commemorate and honour the role of the horse in theatres of war, specifically focussing on the 8th Light Horse Regiment. Throughout this project we will be looking at the lives and experiences of the men and horses who travelled from South Gippsland to join the war effort. Stay tuned for updates at the HAA Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/Horse-Arts-Anzac-16588849510652//

01.01.2022 Anne & Kim mingle with friends after hanging the PCA SHIFT members exhibition, now open at the Stockyard Gallery in Foster...