Roz Avent - Nature Brute

Roz Avent's solo exhibition, "Nature Brute", is a collection of large format charcoal drawings. These works focus on the landscape of Central Victoria, as Roz explains; "For most of my life this landscape with its monotonous yet chaotic appearance and its inhospitable and indifferent nature made me recoil from any thought of exploring it visually. A few years ago a shift occurred in my thinking when I began to see the contrast of light and dark, the wide range of surface textures, multiple points of entry and extraordinary forms as exciting material for drawing. The drawings are drawn, erased, redrawn, rubbed back and layered with marks and tones leaving faint traces of the process. Using, charcoal, ink, chalk and acetone I shape the drawing much as the elements shape the landscape itself. "

Until October 9

'THIS IS ME' - EXAMINATION OF THE ART OF SELF-IMAGE

A group show - 24 August to 11 September

'Red Self'

Mirra Whale

PINNED TO THE WALL:OBJECTS AND OBSESSION

Susan O'Doherty

3 August - 21 August

'Dietitician' (2015)

Soft Drink Bottle, taps handles, metal grate, hammer, shoes, tea pot, metal scales, ceramic tiles, paint, wood and varnish.

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ROSALIND LAWSON

Anakie Gorge: A Living Museum
22 June - 10 July 2016

Anakie Gorge stands as a geographic record of the movement of water, both natural and engineered. In this exhibition, Rosalind Lawson has produced a series of works that express the tension between natural forces and human intervention.

PREVIOUS EXHIBITIONS: MALLEE MYSTERIES

Norman Hofmaier

These works represent a limited collection from the artist and are for sale for the first time. Profits from the sales to go to the Ballarat Arts Foundation, supporting Ballarat’s emerging artists.

13 July - 31 July

'The Eye of the Storm'

Life drawing classes

Regular 6-week series of life drawing classes. Drawing challenges and activities, tutored drawing.

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"Indefinitely" by Katrin Koenning

27 April - 22 May 2016

Katrin Koenning’s collection of beautiful photographic images, ‘Indefinitely’, are the result of her migrant upbringing and her wandering nature.

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"Evidence based research" by Julie Collins & Derek John

25 - 29 May 2016

Evidence Based Research is a collaborative exhibition between Julie Collins and Derek John. At a special event during the exhibition period, Julie & Derek will be announcing plans to for their next ambitious project for Ballarat in 2018; BOAA – Biennale of Australian Art.

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SOPHIE MUNNS

Seed Art Lab: Seeds Through an Artist's Lens
April 6 - April 24 2016
Image: Sophie Munns "Antipodean Inheritance ii" (detail)

Recording of The Lost Ones podcast

Interview with Sophie Munns, exhibiting artist; Belinda Coates, Deputy Mayor Ballarat City Council; Dan Frost, Seeding Victoria; and Matt Pywell, Ballarat Wild Plants