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WHEN Studio Meraki\u2019s Ian Dodd moved from New South Wales to Bendigo, the stone and wood sculptor was keen to connect with his new neighbourhood\u2019s artistic community.<\/p>\n

That drive has sparked the first-ever Bendigo Open Studios weekend, where he and 29 other artists will open their workspaces to curious art-lovers, taking tours, sharing their creations, and expanding their network.<\/p>\n

Event promoter Wendy Collishaw said the program is set for Saturday 6 to Monday, 8 March, has been boosted by a Bendigo Community Recovery Grant, and will showcase diverse artists, works and practices.<\/p>\n

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Sculptor and artist Yvonne George in her Bendigo studio.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cThe artists work on everything you can possibly think of; exquisite high-quality silver jewellery, metal sculpture, delicate lamp work, glass beading, through to knife-making, watercolour and oil paintings, pottery, mixed media, and printmaking,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Dodd, a retired signwriter, will open his converted garage studio and \u201cmakeshift gallery.\u201d Also a painter, drawer, pyrographer and pellet artist, he will present his pieces alongside his wife\u2019s patchwork.<\/p>\n

\u201c<\/strong>The whole idea is to meet people, other artists, and see what the town is like for the arts. We hope to expand the event in years to come,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe name of my studio, Meraki<\/em>, is an old Celtic term, which means to leave something of yourself within your work.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s always fun to sit in there, have interested people come in and talk about the work, and how you go about making it. Art should disturb the comfortable, and comfort the disturbed.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Work on display at Bendigo Pottery.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Register your interest in attending at bendigoopenstudios.org<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>to be supplied a map of the citywide studio locations, which include Bendigo Pottery and Valentine\u2019s Antique Gallery. Profiles of each artist are also online.<\/p>\n

Ms Collishaw said the event is \u201cessential\u201d at this moment, not just for artists, but for broader Bendigo industries.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re promoting into venues who are desperate. Events have been cancelled and they have nowhere to send people. Arts events all have a flow-on effect into the restaurants and accommodation venues,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor a lot of artists, their work is their bread and butter, and they haven\u2019t been able to sell their works during COVID, so an event like this is important for those whose livelihood is their art.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe can\u2019t let COVID beat us, we have to get arts back up and running. Give the arts a chance, because the events we put on need to be supported to be worthwhile.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

WHEN Studio Meraki\u2019s Ian Dodd moved from New South Wales to Bendigo, the stone and wood sculptor was keen to connect with his new neighbourhood\u2019s artistic community. That drive has sparked the first-ever Bendigo Open Studios weekend, where he and 29 other artists will open their workspaces to curious art-lovers, taking tours, sharing their creations, […]<\/p>\n

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