September 10, 2023
Local artist profile: Lorraine Brigdale
THIS week we chat with stunning Yorta Yorta multimedia artist and First Nations Engagement Curator at Bendigo Art Gallery, Lorraine Brigdale. What initially motivated you...
September 3, 2023
Local artist profile: Jess Keeli
THIS week we chat with watercolour and mixed media artist Jess Keeli, who most recently received the Emerging and Energised trophy at the Bendigo...
August 27, 2023
Local artist profile: Alice Bottomley
THIS week we chat with accomplished singer and musical theatre performer Alice Bottomley. What initially motivated you to become a singer and performer? My grandfather was...
August 23, 2023
Debut mystery novel for local author
BENDIGO wordsmith Amy Doak celebrates the release of her first ever young adult work of fiction next month and quite fittingly will mark the...
August 21, 2023
Tales of two-wheeled transport
A FILM festival with a difference is due to roll in to Eaglehawk’s Star Cinema at the end of the month, with Bendigo’s burgeoning...
August 20, 2023
Local artist profile: Taylah Chisholm
THIS week we chat with uber-talented young musical theatre performer Taylah Chisholm. What initially motivated you to become a musical theatre performer? Growing up as a...
August 13, 2023
Local artist profile: Kim Ritchie
THIS week we chat with legendary long-time local country music singer and guitarist Kim Ritchie. What initially motivated you to become a singer and guitarist? I...
August 5, 2023
Local artist profile: Rose Norton
THIS week we chat with another self-styled emerging local artist whose practice spans signing and visual art. What motivated you to become a singer and...
July 30, 2023
Local artist profile: Tara Muscatello
THIS week we chat with up-and-coming dynamo singer/songwriter (and rapper) Tara Muscatello. What motivated you to become a singer/songwriter/rapper? I will always remember the exact moment...
July 23, 2023
Local artist profile: Peter Fidler
THIS week we chat with prolific multi-instrumentalist and dobro master Peter Fidler. What initially motivated you to become a musician? I bought a guitar with birthday...
July 9, 2023
Local artist profile: Melanie Nash
THIS week we chat with local fine/graphic artist and a home-based art teacher who focuses on personal growth, mindfulness, resiliency, positivity, connection, encouragement and...
July 2, 2023
Local artist profile: Alicia Huddy
THIS week we chat with an amazing local multi-disciplinary artist, Alicia Huddy, a unique talent who is on the up in a big way. What...
June 25, 2023
Local artist profile: Andre Sardone
THIS week we chat with major prize-winning local sculptor Andre Sardone, a unique artist who creates striking organic pieces, principally with steel. What initially motivated...
June 18, 2023
Local artist profile: Alanah Brand
THIS week we chat with local painter, secondary school art teacher and recent Archibald Prize for portraiture finalist Alanah Brand. What initially motivated you to...
June 12, 2023
The Franklin, that year, didn’t get a dam
ONE of the chief protagonists in the successful campaign to halt the damming of Tasmania’s Franklin River more than forty years ago is coming...
June 11, 2023
Local artist profile: Sarah Macumber
THIS week we chat with Bendigo artist Sarah Macumber - also known as Sarah the Painter, who runs after school and adult painting classes...
June 7, 2023
Budding moguls sought for start
ASPIRING entrepreneurs throughout Central Victoria are invited to apply for a free pre-accelerator program designed to help turn their commercial ideas into fully fledged...
June 5, 2023
Talk to provide futuristic peek
A DEEP dive into the use of creative and emerging technologies in education and industry is on the agenda for the next Tech Futures...
June 4, 2023
Local artist profile: Judy Hutchins
THIS week we complete our Heathcote visual artist series by chatting with semi abstract expressionist Judy Hutchins, who works across a number of mediums...
May 28, 2023
Other-worldly Irish production set for Theatre
IRISH dancing with a surreal twist is set to wow the audience at Ulumbarra Theatre on the first Saturday in June. Celtic Illusion Reimagined, the...
May 27, 2023
Local artist profile: Susie Marcroft
THIS week we chat with installation-based Heathcote sculptor Susie Marcroft, whose “frighteningly beautiful” works are renowned for inspiring polarising views. What initially motivated you to...
May 21, 2023
Local artist profile: Irene Majer
THIS week we chat with award winning Heathcote based contemporary/abstract visual artist Irene Majer. What initially motivated you to become a visual artist? I have been...
May 17, 2023
Understanding autism
A REMARKABLE Bendigo family will provide an insight into their shared autism experiences later this month during a seminar at The Bendigo Club. Daniel Giles...
May 14, 2023
Local artist profile: Jessie Bleakley
THIS week we chat with Jessie Bleakley, a multi-disciplinary artist heavily inspired by nature, who said creating is something she thinks about every moment...
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