By Amanda Stevens|2024-06-11T09:34:33+09:30July 10th, 2024|Art, Exhibition / Display, Workshop|
Join Riddoch Curator Chris Clements for a tour on how to look at art. Riddoch Curator Chris Clements will take visitors on a tour through the gallery, giving an introduction to the works and artists on show. Looking at ways we can approach and experience art, Chris will talk through strategies we can use to slow down and find the artwork’s rhythm, and how we can approach galleries as playgrounds for curiosity rather than combination [...]
By Amanda Stevens|2024-06-11T09:33:16+09:30June 14th, 2024|Art, Exhibition / Display|
Please join us at The Riddoch for the opening of three highly anticipated exhibitions. Clarice Beckett: Paintings from the National Collection An intimate, rarely seen collection by one of the most original artists of early twentieth century Australia. Clarice Beckett was born and raised in Casterton, Western Victoria. Beckett’s family moved to Ballarat and then Naarm/Melbourne where she painted everyday life and scenery with an eye for the overlooked, commonplace and fleeting. Deeply sensitive [...]
By Amanda Stevens|2024-01-09T08:20:13+09:30February 2nd, 2024|Art, Community, Exhibition / Display|
Little Blue Wren is delighted to present Mashado| Fine Lines, an exhibition that pays homage to the extraordinary talents of local, self-taught artist, Margrit Mashado. A collection of meticulously crafted drawings, sketches and scribbles offers a profound and awe-inspiring journey into the world of technical excellence and artistic virtuosity. Exhibition on Display from 2nd February until the 1st of March 2024 Located: Little Blue Wren Gifts and Art Gallery, 111 Commercial Street West [...]
By Amanda Stevens|2023-12-07T15:49:39+09:30January 18th, 2024|Art, Workshop|
Resin art workshop (over 18’s) Resin art workshop (wooden serving board w/coaster and bonus item) Immerse yourself in the wonderful world of resin art at this hands-on workshop at one of our pop-up locations. Resin is a great medium to work with and offers many artistic and therapeutic benefits. Over two and a half hours, get familiar with this versatile art form and learn how to create some truly stunning creations. This is a fun [...]
By Mandy Telfer|2023-10-24T11:51:33+09:30December 10th, 2023|
The original New York and Las Vegas hit Menopause The Musical® is coming to Mount Gambier this December! Inspired by a hot flush and a bottle of wine, Menopause The Musical® is a celebration for women who are on the brink of, in the middle of, or have survived “The Change”. This sidesplitting musical parody set to classic tunes from the 60s, 70s, and 80s will have you cheering and dancing in the aisles! See [...]
By Mandy Telfer|2023-10-20T11:33:27+09:30December 2nd, 2023|Art, Exhibition / Display|
2 December 2023 - 28 January 2024 Cathleen Edkins Gallery Penola based crochet artist Trevor Smith completed a Diploma of Visual Arts at Warrnambool Institute of Advanced Education (now Deakin University), majoring in three dimensional studies, in the early 1980s. His work in this exhibition The Taxidermist, brings together a body of work exploring animals, birds, sea creatures, animal dolls and other critters in a quirky take on the preservation and presentation of the natural world. [...]
By Mandy Telfer|2023-10-24T13:15:44+09:30November 28th, 2023|Entertainment|
Anh Do’s bestselling book The Happiest Refugee has made readers laugh and cry and, was described by Russell Crowe as ‘the most surprising and inspiring read I have had in years.’ Anh’s stage show takes it a step further, combining stand-up comedy with real-life stories, photos, and filmed pieces to retell his amazing story. When one of Australia’s most talented comedians delves deep into his own life’s joys and sorrows, the result is an unforgettable [...]