Strathbogie Shire Council’s ARTBOX is currently set up in Avenel.
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Photographer:, kmi
My mother was an artist.
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She told her children that if you are creative in any field you will never be lonely or bored, always happy creating, looking at or discussing what other people do.
This would include the yarn bombing recently on display in Benalla.
I recently took my seven-year-old granddaughter to see the Leonardo da Vinci Exhibition in Melbourne. We spent hours looking at his visionary designs. She built the bridge of sticks with a stranger.
In each area he was quoted, most notably “some people can see, some learn to see and others never look”.
Wow, this also applies to life and using other senses, including the ears to both listen and hear. We talked about this for ages.
Last week we went to Benalla Art Gallery to see the photographs of footballers, the Three Echoes Western Desert Art Exhibition and because my granddaughter doesn’t live in Benalla, the Ned Kelly Tapestry.
Over lunch, she asked if we could broaden her ‘spotto’ rules. In the car, she calls ‘spotto’ when she sees a yellow vehicle and wanted to include yellow flowering plants. On the way home I heard ‘spotto’ wattle, daffodils, canola then forsythia.
If I am not doing a day trip I happily visit the Benalla Art Gallery and library many times in a week. The gallery is my favourite even if just for coffee on the sunny balcony.
My annual $10 Friends membership rewards me with invitations to exhibition openings and to hear artists talk.
If you’re looking for a day trip to see amazing art in regional Victoria you don’t even need to leave Benalla.
I also learn when musical events will occur. Recently, the Grigoryan Brothers played their guitars surrounded by art — it was magical. On Saturday, October 5, nationally renowned duo ZOJ will perform and on Saturday, October 26 it will be violinist Jonathan Glonek and pianist Nicky Poznak. Get in quick, the tickets are only $40.
Being a keen reader I am often at the library. Its newsletter has something of interest for all ages. It tells when authors will visit and all about the library clubs.
One of the staff has introduced me to the wacky fantasy world of wizards, witches and others in Terry Pratchett’s books, most written long before Harry Potter. An English writer, he was knighted by the Queen.
Last Monday I visited Avenel, one of my favourite little towns because it always surprises and never disappoints. It is the town’s arts festival month.
With a friend, we had lunch at the Daily Dose near the railway crossing, picked up the walking tour brochure and followed its directions. All the Ned Kelly connections were revealed, the six-arch historic stone bridge, old coaching house, signal box converted to a home and much more. The information boards at the stone bridge give additional Avenel history.
On our walk we found the ARTBOX owned by Strathbogie Shire Council. This month the mobile container is in the park opposite the Avenel cemetery, and it showcases local arts and crafts. Keep an eye out for Avenel news because the ARTBOX will run murder mysteries in November based on international events — ooh, intriguing!
The ARTBOX now has all the details of associated events, and directed us to Nomad Art (1 Kibble St: 0428 308 793 phone any time for opening details).
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