Arts

  • Stablemates tread the boards

    Stablemates tread the boards

    Zulu and Sinatra are the envy of every horse paddock. It’s not often equine stars get the chance to shine…

  • Poster art provokes

    Poster art provokes

    Peter Drew has had one or two confrontational moments in his successful career as a street artist of renown. His…

  • Dancing a jig with dad

    Dancing a jig with dad

    By Sandy Scheltema It’s been two years since Matt Harding, an internationally renowned sculptor living and working in Trentham, tragically…

  • Landing with wings

    Landing with wings

    Castlemaine author and talented artist Trace Balla will this month launch her latest book, Landing With Wings, which is set…

  • ‘Sweet’ music to launch Woodend Winter Arts Festival

    ‘Sweet’ music to launch Woodend Winter Arts Festival

    Easily some of the most recognised works for cello, Bach’s Cello Suites continue to delight audiences and cellists alike. These…

  • To the beat of a drum at Newham

    To the beat of a drum at Newham

    Traditionally, in Africa, women don’t drum: they dance. But that’s the one tradition that Simone Lang doesn’t mind breaking if…

  • Newstead a perfect platform for long dinner and art auction

    Newstead a perfect platform for long dinner and art auction

    Take a vintage country railway platform, throw in lots of good food and wine, add a very long dining table…

  • Exploring Ibsen in Castlemaine theatre residency

    Exploring Ibsen in Castlemaine theatre residency

    Castlemaine’s latest At Home Phee Broadway Theatre residency kicks off today and will explore the dark themes of 1881 play…

  • Castlemaine ceramicists inspired by the natural world

    Castlemaine ceramicists inspired by the natural world

    A trio of local ceramicists are sharing their beautiful handmade works with the public as part of a new gallery…

  • Boost for Kyneton creatives

    Boost for Kyneton creatives

    Kyneton Contemporary Inc. will receive a $38,000 grant for the development and presentation of the next Kyneton Contemporary Art Triennial…

  • Nothing new? Sixth book from Castlemaine writer Robyn Annear

    Nothing new? Sixth book from Castlemaine writer Robyn Annear

    Castlemaine writer Robyn Annear is a self-confessed fan of op shops and loves nothing better than the thrill of finding…

  • Mount Players’ 12 Angry Men scoops awards

    Mount Players’ 12 Angry Men scoops awards

    The Mount Players’ production of 12 Angry Men has won an extraordinary five Victorian Drama League awards at the league’s…