Pottery art as big as an ox…
For years the old Taradale roadhouse has sat vacant and gathering dust - but recently all that has changed.
The transformation of the old main...
Good for your soul
Singing is making a comeback!
Macedon Ranges Shire Council’s initiative #creativeencounters has funded several projects across the shire including a ‘pop up choir’ project that...
Beverley Downie – a celebration of 50 years
The huge diversity of work in Beverley Downie's new exhibition spotlights a prodigious talent.
For this acclaimed local artist, her new exhibition at Castlemaine's Market...
Trentham gallery defies odds
Trentham's artist-run Little Gallery is expanding and coming home to its original High Street premises after defying COVID lockdown odds that badly affected much...
Status boost for Daffodil Festival
Kyneton Daffodil and Arts Festival has been named a shire signature event in Macedon Ranges Events Strategy 2021-25 after councillors pushed for the status...
Where art meets … footy!
Sport and art are often pitched as polar opposites.
But now a Castlemaine artist has teamed up with the Castlemaine Football Netball Club to bring...
Time to Re-Activate
This Saturday for one night only the streets of Castlemaine will come alive with seven hours of free entertainment as part of the 2021...
Festival bursts into life
Award-winning South Sudanese singer-songwriter and activist Ajak Kwai delighted the Castlemaine State Festival opening night crowd with her funky afro-beats and extraordinary voice in...
New publishing co-op launches first book
Friends since their days at the Victorian College of the Arts, Martine Murray and Anna Read are now launching a not-for-profit publishing cooperative in...
Sharing culture through art
Castlemaine Contemporary Art Space is currently featuring an exhibition of works by talented local Indigenous artist Arkeria Armstrong.
The artist said her latest show was...
Sounds of the commute
A community driven sound project is documenting and celebrating the sounds of the commute from Melbourne to Castlemaine and surrounds.
Newstead electronic producer, vocalist, musician...
First festival out the gate
Castlemaine Botanical Gardens sets the scene for this evening's Castlemaine State Festival program launch - and what a festival it promises to be.
The result...
