Another Successful Clarice Beckett Art Award
The 2019 Clarice Beckett Art Award attracted 60 wonderfully diverse entries in all styles, mediums and subjects. This year’s judge, Dagny Strand, well known artist from Penola, South Australia and … Continue reading
Working Small (with the Masters)
The recent challenge for members was to work small. We were to produce five small works. Several members took up the additional challenge of doing a copy of a Master’s … Continue reading
Enjoying the Air and Art
A fine day at the end of October found members of our group at historic Warrock Homestead, not far from Casterton. All were armed with their art materials of choice, … Continue reading
September – A Month of Print
As part of the ‘Artist of the Month’ mini exhibitions featured at Gorman’s Art Gallery, September sees a selection of Jenn White’s work on display. The focus is on … Continue reading
More than just Dogs at this Year’s ‘Kelpie’ Art Show
It was a new format for the annual ‘Kelpie Art Show’, this year. The organisation of the show was taken over by the Casterton Rotary Club and they had … Continue reading
Honouring Clarice Beckett in 2016
This weekend in June sees Artists of the Valley celebrating the Casterton-born artist with the fifth Clarice Beckett Art Award. It’s always a hectic time for the group, with much … Continue reading
Kelpie Roundup
On the Queen’s Birthday long weekend, here in Casterton, visitors would be hard put to not see a Kelpie or fifty. With an influx of people for the annual Kelpie … Continue reading
Linocut a Kelpie Winner
Each year, the Casterton Kelpie Association Acquisitive Art Prize is offered as part of the Casterton Kelpie Muster. All entries for the Prize must be Kelpie related. There are two … Continue reading
‘Best Print’ for Jenn White’s ‘Happy Chappy’
The past week saw the inaugural Portland Fringe Arts Festival, a part of which was the Koalas of Portland Art and Photography Exhibition. Inspired by the koala theme, … Continue reading