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SPARK Deans Marsh

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25.01.2022 Our friends at Surf Coast Art Space are launching an online show! Opening August 24, New Perspectives: Experimentations in Photography and Digital Media is a ...group exhibition exploring how photography and digital media respond to a changing world. Featuring artists Anthony Allardyce, Emma Canaway, Jacob Hayes, Alex Jupp, Rebecca Hosking, Rob Kain, Madeleine Kuklych, Daniela Rodriguez, Passerby Photography, Kim Tobin and Mollie Vaughan. Visit https://surfcoastartspace.com.au/ Image: Madeleine Kuklych, Gold Hour at Cape Raoul.

25.01.2022 Hows everyone going? If youre struggling throughout this time, heres some supports that you can access confidentially and for free. Be kind and lets look out for each other

24.01.2022 Our friends Surf Coast Arts Trail have a jam packed weekend of conversations coming up! Click the link below to read about these events and to register. The MAC: a community-driven arts centre: 11am Saturday 29th August Where to Now? The Future of the Arts on the Surf Coast: Sunday morning 30 August from 11am ... The FLOAT Project: Sunday 30 August from 2pm.

24.01.2022 wishing you all a happy, safe & creative weekend

24.01.2022 Fantastic opportunity for people with a lived experience of disability! Take a look and share with anyone that you think might be interested.

23.01.2022 Attention photographers!

22.01.2022 For 30 years, Desert Mob has been the leading celebration of Aboriginal artists living across the vast region of Central Australia where the contemporary Aboriginal art movement was born. Have a look at the online Desert Mob program including a virtual symposium, market place and exhibition

21.01.2022 Miranda is running a project with local artists called Walking with Artists for Surf Coast Arts Trail. See the latest interview with local legend Mike Robinson - Koss, here!

20.01.2022 Have a creative business or enterprise you want to get off the ground? Check this out!

19.01.2022 This one is for the theatre makers but also offers some pearls of wisdom about adaptability & creativity in these times. COVID-19 is many things. It is hard right now. I know. But maybe this is also a time to be light on our feet again. To work with the flexibility and curiosity of young artists.

18.01.2022 Funding opportunity for artists in regional areas!

18.01.2022 Beautiful stained glass project completed in iso by the one and only Liz Bashford

17.01.2022 Fantastic series of conversations thanks to Regional Arts Australia. Have a look at the program and lock em in!

17.01.2022 Regional Arts Australia are excited to release the details of our Artlands Conversation Seriesa curated program of critical conversations that reflect and resp...ond to emerging trends in regional practice, providing a narrative of art as social change and the articulation of cultural identity. The program will be contemporary, relevant and is increasingly necessary. Presented on a digital platform we hope to diversify our audience engagement through greater accessibility, continuity and connection across the many cultural landscapes of regional Australia. Find the full program details on our website https://conversationseries.artlands.com.au #artlandsconversations #regionalarts

15.01.2022 Have you signed up for the PORTAL Postcards project? The aim of this is to create connection and spread goodwill through arts across our Shire, something we all need at the moment To register, go here: https://forms.gle/yegBovJ5qJjtdkQ57

15.01.2022 Expression of Interest: Public Art Torquay Town Centre Bike Stations Council invites expressions of interest from suitably qualified artists to design, c...onstruct and install bike stations at two (2) locations in Torquay. Documents can be obtained by contacting Kane Rogozik (Project Manager) at [email protected] or (03) 5261 0588. Expressions of interest will close at 5pm on November 11, 2020

14.01.2022 Hi Deans Marsh Community, thanks for your support 'likes' and comments on our new Farm Gate Art project. Very soon we hope to begin an exciting part of the proj...ect in the community building a willow sculpture for the young and 'young at heart' - we are just waiting patiently to get the go ahead from council. Until then please head over to our Facebook page to see other creative gates and entrances in the Marsh or our Instagram #farm.gateartdeansmarsh How beautiful is Byron and Sarah's green garden entrance?...they are new to town so be sure to give them a wave and a warm Deans Marsh welcome when you see them! See more

14.01.2022 When the world is too complex to fully take hold of, art gives us the chance to grab on to something. Its a contemplation with our pens and brushes, with our words and bodies. Everything might feel a bit heavy right now - but this article is a great reminder of why artistic practice is so important and how it will help shape our recovery out of COVID-19

14.01.2022 The Biennale of Sydney (2020) presents contemporary art from around the globe in a First Nations-led exhibition. Art is such an important medium for sharing experiences and stories & this exhibition highlights this in many ways.

14.01.2022 Hasn't it been amazing to see how artists, arts events and organisations have been adapting to limitations enforced by Covid? We're a resilient bunch! Take a look at the beloved CrossXpollinatioN Adaption Exhibition online and marvel at the wonderful works of textile artists both local and from afar!

12.01.2022 Take a look at beautiful Earth Medicine Cards created by local artist Michelle Stewart (Wild Medicine Art). EARTH MEDICINE CARDS These medicine cards have been crafted as a tool for understanding the threads in our web of life, to guide our flow, to help us weave, remembering our entanglement with the old wild ways of Mother Earth and the Universe.... THE DECK The deck consists of 48 cards. Each represents different phases in the cycles of life; the Day Cycle, the Moon Cycle, the Seasons, the Menstrual Cycle the Feminine Life Cycle, the Masculine Life Cycle, a Flowers Life Cycle, the Sun Cycle, the Four Elementals and the Spiral of Life. We are deeply affected by the cycles. They weave in, around and through us. This weaving will give you the gift of insight into the way all life is woven together, remembering your own entwinement within and without. THE GUIDEBOOK The A5 guidebook offers guidance in using the Earth Medicine Card deck. Taking you through a deep immersive process of weaving the cycles. Also offering suggestions of ways in which the cards can be used in daily life, for self inquiry, ritual and ceremony, on your own and with others. The guidebook Includes insight on the dark and light half of the cycles and a map to the weaving of these cycles. $85 AU per deck + Shipping $5 pre-order discount These are available for pre-order and will be printed and sent out before the end of sept 2020. Pre-order via her website www.wildmedicineart.com/medicine-cards/ email: [email protected] You can also find her goddess art at www.etsy.com/au/shop/WildMedicineArt

12.01.2022 Read the latest issue of The Croaker at the link below! Lots happening in the Marsh including SPARK!'s upcoming workshops

12.01.2022 We hope everyone is staying happy & safe - there is a mask sewing morning happening on Wednesday 22nd of July. See post for more details :)

12.01.2022 Book in for one of these weaving circles which will bring connection through creativity and conversation

11.01.2022 Join Miranda in conversation with Iris at 11am today! You can register via Zoom or watch on Facebook live Surf Coast Arts Trail

11.01.2022 This beautiful entrance is on private property in the Pennyroyal Valley now owned by Byron & Sarah. It was planted by the previous owner nearly 20 years ago. Go...od things take time to come to fruition and we look forward to seeing this amazing creation continue to be maintained by owners who are obviously garden lovers!! See more

10.01.2022 Another great conversation presented by PORTAL Surf Coast Arts Trail this Sunday at 11am!

10.01.2022 Amazing resource!

10.01.2022 Geelong Arts Centres Creative Engine grants and support initiatives are designed to support you and your practice reach your creative and professional goals.

09.01.2022 Attention textile and fibre artists: only TWO days now to get your entries into CrossXpollinatioN! Can't wait to see what promises to be a beautiful online exhibition of fibre and textile arts from our region and afar

09.01.2022 Get the young artists in your lives registered for Platform Arts school holiday workshops led by artists

08.01.2022 Beautiful image by Renee Wigley Photography

08.01.2022 Sending virtual hugs to anyone that might be struggling right now - here are some tips for wellbeing in lockdown from ArtsHub.

06.01.2022 Do you have a burning question, a project you'd like some feedback on or arts based mentoring? The Regional Helpdesk has been extended until December and is a great resources for regional creatives. Don't be shy, get in touch!

06.01.2022 Join this free panel discussion tomorrow with Surf Coast public artists Rowena Martinich, Julie Shiels, Grant Fincke and Glenn Romanis

05.01.2022 Yay! Thanks to Geelong Regional Libraries you can get your iso reading list sorted

05.01.2022 Amazing opportunity for young artists in South West Vic! Take a look & share with any young people you know with a passion for the arts

05.01.2022 Want to use this time to learn some new skills? This post has a list of great resources for beginners through to experienced artists

05.01.2022 The crew at Platform Arts have an amazing opportunity available for emerging artists, take a look!

03.01.2022 Fantastic show of community spirit today - mask making in the Hall for community members and loved ones. Stay safe everyone @ Deans Marsh, Victoria

03.01.2022 Surf Coast Shire Council has some great programs happening for Seniors Festival 2020! Local performer Nic Dacomb will be doing a performance via Zoom full of music, puppetry and silliness and Miranda Jarvis is putting together an online exhibition of elder craftspeople within the community! Follow the link in the post to register for Nic's show

03.01.2022 Did you grow up in country Australia? Have a story to tell about your experience? Take a look at this great opportunity to share your story.

02.01.2022 Wonderful idea from Veronica & Sandra

02.01.2022 Amazing Land Art installations by German artist Nils Udo. Imagine the installations we could make in the Marsh!