Arts
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International acclaim
Performances in short film recognised around the world Castlemaine resident John Flaus is well known to Australian audiences and has been appearing on our cinema and TV screens for more than 50 years (The Castle, Jack Irish, Lillian’s Story), but it is his recent performance in the short film Trust Frank that has earned him and his co-star international…
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Artist moved to mark history
Inspired by our report on the campaign to rename Hutton Street in Kyneton due to its namesake’s links to an Indigenous massacre in 1839, Woodend artist Dr Ray Hearn created a collage to acknowledge this history.In recognition of Reconciliation Week 2021, Hearn shared his work with us. “The collage deals with the Campaspe Downs massacre…
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C-DOC back on terra firma
Castlemaine Documentary Film Festival is set to return to the big screen at the Castlemaine Theatre Royal in 2021.C-DOC was forced online last year due to the COVID-19 lockdowns and therefore it was apt organisers dubbed the 2020 festival ‘C-DOC – In the Clouds’. This year organisers look forward to returning to ‘terra firma’ and…
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Object symbolism in latest Orbit series instalment
Art lovers are urged to be quick to catch the fourth instalment of the Castlemaine Art Museum’s Orbit series featuring the work of Glenlyon-based ceramic artist Minaal Lawn. Lawn creates intimate, domestic-scale ceramic objects that celebrate the reconciliation of her Indian heritage with her Australian upbringing.Her work examines the transformation from an inherited culture, revisiting…
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Deconstructing the museum
Kyneton Museum is hosting a new immersive project titled Museum Undone in June.Undone is a playful encounter with the Kyneton Museum collection, engaging with history and its gaps, as part performance, part exhibition. Created by cross disciplinary artists and Metanoia Theatre, the work is an immersive choose-your-own journey through collective possibilities for an imagined future.Performers (Alexandra Harrison, Jannete…
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Building rainbow bridges
An exhibition opened last week in Kyneton that brings together the voices of both young lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex people and those older members of the LGBTIQA+ community in a way not seen before in the Macedon Ranges. Intergenerational art project Rainbow Bridges, which was funded by the Australian Government’s Regional Arts Fund,…
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Better angels of our nature
Whether you believe in angels or simply endorse the values they represent, the latest exhibition to launch at Maldon’s Cascade Art gallery will likely elevate your spirit. Launched over the weekend, Someone to Watch Over Me is subtitled The Better Angels of Our Nature and features photographic artwork by Castlemaine’s Michael Wolfe in a collaboration with writer Kirsten Krauth.…
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K-town reflections
The interesting mix of people who make up the Kyneton community fascinates local artist Adam Lee. Lee is among 11 artists exploring their creative views of Kyneton in preparation for this year’s Kyneton Contemporary Art Triennial in October. The nine-day event has commissioned the artists to present context-sensitive artwork in a variety of media across…
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Jazz fest makes a comeback
The Castlemaine Jazz Festival is set to return in winter 2021 after a year’s recess. Castlemaine Jazz Festival committee member Lyndal McClure and treasurer Caroline Cox told the Express they were thrilled to be bringing a COVID-safe event to the region on the Queen’s Birthday long weekend – June 11, 12 and 13. The highly anticipated event…
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Connecting communities – A board game to celebrate the Ranges
As we come out of COVID days, Macedon Ranges Council is supporting the community by funding 10 artists to deliver a range of Creative Encounters projects before the end of June. One of these projects is Connecting Communities – a board game about Macedon Ranges Shire. Artist and writer Jenni Ivins is asking for your…
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Taylor a finalist
Kyneton-based visual artist Ross Taylor will be representing Australia as a finalist in this year’s Sovereign Asian Art Prize held in Hong Kong. The nomination-only prize is recognised as the most established and prestigious annual art award in Asia-Pacific and Taylor was one of 30 selected from a pool of 800 artists. The selected artwork, Ember,…
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On location at Lauriston
Production is under way in Lauriston on The Cost, a psychological revenge drama from director/writer/producer Matthew Holmes (The Legend of Ben Hall, Twin Rivers) and South Australian co-writer Gregory Moss. Set over an intense 48-hour period, The Cost is a harrowing tale of vengeance that spirals desperately out of control. “While revenge is a common theme in movies, it’s…