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Hawthorn Kew Court Town Hall Arts Centre House Gallery
Cover image: Forde + Nicol’s interpretation of the English translation of the indigenous word Boroondara: “Where the ground is thickly shaded”.
Welcome For the first time ever, Boroondara Arts presents a multi-arts annual program, offering 12 months full of exhibitions, concerts, workshops and events for all ages. Join us for our year-long celebration of the arts and experience something special in your local neighbourhood. For more information on the full program visit boroondara.vic.gov.au/arts
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6 – Subscriptions: Performance
7 – Town Hall Gallery Supporters Program
8 – Performance
9 – Jackie Bornstein: Jackie with Three Guitars
10 – Tinpan Orange: In Concert
11 – Scattolin, Kennedy & Vains: Italian Virtuoso!
12 – Grace Knight: In Concert
13 – Spirit Level: Kindred Autumn
14 – Majiwa
15 – The Talent: Winners’ Recital
16 – Cookin’ On 3 Burners: featuring Stella Angelico
17 – Benny Walker: Wine, Women and Soul
18 – Lamine Sonko and The African Intelligence
19 – The Melbourne Rebetiko Ensemble: A Live Tribute to Poly Panou
20 – Benaud Trio: Night Flight
21 – Refraction: Refractions in Colour and Mind
22 – The Twoks: It Goes a Little Something Like This
23 – anon.: (Court) House Concert
24 – Spirit Level: Kindred Spring
25 – Firebird Trio: Dark Beethoven
26 – Lamine Sonko with Camberwell Chorale: Singing the Journey
27 – Inventi Ensemble: Chamber Masterworks
28 – Special Events
29 – On the Corner
30 – Sunday Classics
31 – Town Hall Gallery After Dark
32 – Boroondara Eisteddfod Piano Concerto with Zelman Symphony
33 – The Weekend of Beautiful Music
34 – The Australian Boys Choir: A Golden Christmas
35 – Visual Arts
36 – Town Hall Gallery Exhibitions
36 – Rosebud
37 – Elevating the Everyday
38 – DEEPER DARKER BRIGHTER
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39 – Unknown, Untitled
40 – Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
41 – This Wild Song
42 – The Linen Project
43 – Community Project Wall
44 – Without Labels by Margot Westhorpe
44 – NATURE: Finding Inspiration in the Natural World by MAANZ
45 – Colour by numbers - art therapy meets neuroscience by Victoria Schnaedelbach
45 – LA TÊTE by John Ashcroft
46 – Drive by Susan Mountford
46 – ONE MAN show by Hawthorn Artist Society
47 – felt by Victorian Feltmakers Inc
47 – Poetry of Place
48 – The Legacy of Frank Werther
48 – Taxonomy of Precious Plants by Kerri Wilson McConchie
49 – Fragments by Catherine Westerman
49 – Domestic Flight by Nicole Cairns
50 – Town Hall Gallery Public Programs
55 – Families
56 – Peter Combe: Live it Up…and Bellyflop in a Pizza
57 – Inventi plays Peter and The Wolf
58 – The Listies: Ickypedia
59 – Boroondara Arts Kids’ Club
60 – Participate
60 – Creative Professional Development Series
61 – No Lights No Lycra
61 – The Last Letter
62 – Wisdom of the Ages: Building Community Through Creative Story-Sharing
62 – Vessels of Hope: An interactive installation
62 – Open House Melbourne
63 – Opportunities & Commissions
65 – Tickets / Venue Hire
66 – Visit Us
67 – Connect With Us / Accessibility / Communication Assistance
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Subscriptions
Performance
Boroondara Arts is pleased to now offer Individual Ticket Prices*
subscription tickets. This means regular
ticket buyers can save simply by buying
in advance. Hawthorn Arts Centre
Just purchase tickets to three or more
shows in either the Kew Court House $36 Ticket
or Hawthorn Arts Centre programs $29 with Subscription
and you will save 20% off regular ticket
prices. $30 Concession
A Boroondara Arts subscription not
$24 with Subscription
only provides great value, but you can
relax knowing you won’t miss out on
Kew Court House
sold out shows and you can plan your
calendar of entertainment in advance.
In addition you will be kept informed of
$29 Ticket
the latest special offers and program $24 with Subscription
updates.
$25 Concession
Get in early and enjoy the benefits of a $20 with Subscription
subscription to either Kew Court House
*Prices listed are per ticket. Special Events
or Hawthorn Arts Centre.
on page 28 - 34 are not included as part
To book visit boroondara.vic.gov.au/arts of subscriptions.
or call 9278 4770.
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Town Hall Gallery
Supporters Program
The Town Hall Gallery Supporters Annual membership rates:
Program provides an opportunity to • $35 Individual
support local artists associated with
• $60 Dual
Town Hall Gallery, enhancing a sense
of community while encouraging • $20 Student/Concession
supporters to ‘buy local’ and benefit. • $60 Family (2 adults and up to 3
children from the same household)
Membership entitles you to a range of
benefits including: Joining is easy - call us on 9278 4770
or join next time you visit the Gallery.
• Exclusive previews and invitations to
gallery events and exhibitions
• A 10% discount, on purchases over
$10 when shopping in The Emporium
• A discount on ticketed Town Hall
Gallery Public Program events and
workshops
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Performance
In 2018 we invite you to join us for
a performing arts program bursting
with music from around the globe.
From classical to contemporary,
there will be music to dance to,
dream to and escape through…
from renowned Australian icons to
exciting emerging artists and one-off
creative collaborations.
To get a taste of the music on offer, interviews and videos
will be on YouTube in the lead up to selected shows -
search Boroondara Arts TV.
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Jackie Bornstein
Jackie with Three Guitars
Performance
One of Melbourne’s most captivating Known for her rich tones and ability
singers, Jackie Bornstein, presents to get to the heart of a tune, this will
her brand new show; Jackie with Three be an evening of stylish music not to
Guitars. Having a passion for guitar and be missed.
voice duos since childhood, Jackie is
Saturday 17 February, 8pm
pleased to be sharing the stage with
Kew Court House
three of Melbourne’s finest guitarists;
Stephen Magnusson, James Sherlock $29 Tickets
and Nathan Slater. Jackie will perform $25 Concession
an infectious repertoire featuring a
mixture of swing, bossa nova and
poetry-driven songs by influential
composers including George Gershwin,
Cole Porter, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Kurt
Weill and Violeta Parra.
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Tinpan Orange
In Concert
Performance
Tinpan Orange is one of Australia’s and touring globally. This stunning
most loved brother-sister outfits. live performance kicks off Hawthorn
The ethereal and mesmerising Emily Arts Centre’s 2018 season and will be
Lubitz is at the helm, joined by her Tinpan Orange at their best.
brother, guitarist Jesse Lubitz and
Friday 23 February, 8pm
violin virtuoso Alex Burkoy. Tinpan
Hawthorn Arts Centre
Orange’s heavily stylised dark-
folk-country music combines the $36 Tickets
highest levels of song-craft with an $30 Concession
aching, sweeping romanticism.
The band returns home to Melbourne
for their first performances after
launching a brand new EP, writing and
recording new works throughout 201711
Scattolin, Kennedy & Vains
Italian Virtuoso!
Performance
Marrying the Italian virtuosic traditions Highlights include Massimo Scattolin
of the guitar and violin, Italian Virtuoso! recreating the brilliance of Paganini’s
brings the salon entertainment of a oeuvre with the Terzetto in D major and
cultivated 19th century Europe to the two gems for solo violin and guitar, the
intimate setting of Kew Court House. Cantabile Op.17 and his Sonata in A
Well known to Australian audiences, from the historic Centone collection.
Italian virtuoso guitarist Massimo
Join these three soloists of renown for
Scattolin will be joined by prominent
a repertoire which is sure to charm and
Melbourne musicians, violinist Erica
captivate.
Kennedy and cellist Josephine Vains,
in a program featuring Vivaldi Saturday 3 March, 8pm
and Paganini. Kew Court House
$29 Tickets
$25 Concession12
Grace Knight
In Concert
Performance
Grace Knight is one of the most nominations, and they, along with her
enduring talents in Australian music. 2016 album Fragile were released to
Grace’s career spans 40 years, with critical acclaim.
ARIA awards and nominations as well as
Join Grace and her exquisite ensemble
chart topping recordings in each of the
of musicians for an unforgettable
past three decades. Acclaimed for her
evening of jazz classics in the
live performances, Grace is amongst
sumptuous surrounds of the Hawthorn
the finest interpreters of popular music
Arts Centre.
in Australia today. Knight’s spellbinding
performances touch the soul and Friday 23 March, 8pm
lift the heart. Her magical presence Hawthorn Arts Centre
connects with audiences of all ages
$36 Tickets
like few others can. Her most recent
$30 Concession
jazz albums, Willow in 2008 and Keep
Cool Fool in 2012 both received ARIA13
Spirit Level
Kindred: Autumn
Performance
After a sell-out showcase in 2017, The line up will be revealed closer
one of Melbourne’s most exciting to the event so stay connected to
creative communities returns to the the Boroondara Arts website and social
Kew Court House to bring you intimate media. Don’t miss your chance to see
performances from some of the city’s Melbourne’s brightest new talent up close
best kept musical secrets. Join the and personal.
extended Spirit Level family as they
Presented in association with Spirit Level.
carefully curate a night of atmospheric
pop and cinematic sounds just for Saturday 14 April, 8pm
you, pulling together a selection of Kew Court House
Melbourne’s most talented new artists.
$29 Tickets
Spirit Level is an artist-run music label $25 Concession
devoted to developing unique creative *Spirit Level returns to the Kew Court House in
voices. The label was co-founded by September for their Kindred: Spring show, page 24
two friends, Double J radio presenter
Image: Ziggy Cross
and musician Tim Shiel and Grammy-
award winning artist Gotye who have
long been passionate champions of
innovative local music.14
Majiwa
Performance
Majiwa is a Kenyan funk-soul singer and Majiwa has released two more EP’s
songwriter whose distinctive sound will and established himself as an active
melt the hearts and smooth the moods member of the local music scene.
of music lovers at Kew Court House.
At this intimate acoustic-style
Fusing elements of benga, soul-funk performance, Majiwa will play tracks
and reggae to produce a distinct from his new EP and create sounds to
urban-folk sound that is truly his own, savour at Kew Court House.
Majiwa is an urban folk musician whose
Saturday 21 April, 8pm
style is defined by syncopating soulful
Kew Court House
multilingual vocals to his rhythmic
acoustic guitar. His debut EP, Globe $29 Tickets
Trotter, was launched in Johannesberg $25 Concession
in 2011 to critical acclaim. Since
making the move to Melbourne in 201215
The Talent
Winners’ Recital
Performance
Boroondara Arts and 3MBS Fine Music of the winning artist and be among the
are proud to present the winners’ recital first to celebrate Melbourne's finest
of one of the flagship programs of up and coming talent at this intimate
3MBS, The Talent. concert performance.
The Talent is a key program presented Presented in partnership with 3MBS Fine Music
Melbourne.
by 3MBS supporting emerging artists,
offering live to air performance Sunday 6 May, 6pm
opportunities and professional Kew Court House
development. Boroondara Arts is
$29 Tickets
pleased to continue the ongoing
$25 Concession
partnership with this event and provide
the winner this opportunity to perform
before a live audience at Kew Court
House. Keep your ears tuned for news16
Cookin’ On 3 Burners
featuring Stella Angelico
Performance
Australia’s hardest hitting Hammond In true Cookin’ On 3 Burners fashion,
Organ trio, Cookin’ On 3 Burners, is set this show is set to be all live and full
to perform at Hawthorn Arts Centre for of vibe. Ivan “Choi” Khatchoyan, Jake
a night of sweet soul and dirty dance Mason and Dan West will be joined on
floor funk. stage by special guest vocalist Stella
Angelico, whose smoky vocals and
Since its inception in 1997, Cookin’ On
dynamic performances have been
3 Burners has entertained audiences
setting stages ablaze around the
locally and internationally, and
country. Get down to the future sound
continuously evolved and branched
of yesterday with Cookin’ On 3 Burners
out. The 2016 meeting with French
at Hawthorn Arts Centre.
electronic wunderkind Kungs resulted
in the Kungs vs Cookin’ On 3 Burners Friday 18 May, 8pm
version of their classic soul track This Hawthorn Arts Centre
Girl which saw chart success world-
$36 Tickets
wide, reaching No. 1 in Europe, and No.
$30 Concession
2 in the UK.17
Benny Walker
Wine, Women and Soul
Performance
Yorta Yorta singer/songwriter Benny Benny is a star in the making and
Walker is the real deal. His love songs has performed alongside some of
and epic tales are mixed with passion Australia’s finest, including Archie
for people, the land, summer vibes and Roach, Alex Lloyd, Blue King Brown
deep grooves that reach the soul. and Tim Rogers. This performance will
feature highlights from Benny’s new EP
Nominated for four NIMA awards in
and classics from his back catalogue
2016, Benny took home the gong
in the evocative surroundings of Kew
for Best Aboriginal Act at The Age
Court House.
Music Victoria Awards 2016 and in
September 2017 Benny released Saturday 2 June, 8pm
his single GHOST from the new Kew Court House
EP Undercover; both debuting at
$29 Tickets
No.1 on the iTunes Blues Chart.
$25 Concession18
Lamine Sonko and
The African Intelligence
Performance
A performance from The African this band charms and engages its
Intelligence is a percussive blend of audiences from start to finish with
jazz, funk and soul music. Featuring a their own fusion of contemporary and
10 piece ensemble led by Senegalese traditional African rhythms.
singer/dancer Lamine Sonko, The
Hawthorn Arts Centre will come alive
African Intelligence shares with you
with a performance that is exhilarating,
a musical report from the roots of
infectious, and dares you to dance!
afrobeat, reggae and salsa.
Friday 22 June, 8pm
From funky baselines and swift guitar
Hawthorn Arts Centre
riffs to the smooth groove of a message
with meaning, here is a band that has it $36 Tickets
all. With an energetic and colourful line $30 Concession
up of Australia’s finest world musicians,19
The Melbourne
Rebetiko Ensemble
A Live Tribute to Poly Panou
Performance
Following a sell-out performance This performance will feature some of
in 2017 The Melbourne Rebetiko Melbourne’s notable Greek musicians;
Ensemble returns to Kew Court House Stavrina Dimitriou, Dean Georgalas,
to play tribute to the irreplaceable Diva Con Kalamaras and Achilleas Yiangoulli.
of Greece that is Poly Panou. Highlighting the songs and stories of
a unique artist loved by generations,
Described as the “grand diva of
this will be a joyous evening celebrating
popular Greek music” the unique and
music and life.
stylish songs of Poly Panou provided
the soundtrack for a generation. Saturday 23 June, 8pm
Discovered by Grigoris Bithikotsis Kew Court House
at an early age, by the late 1950s
$29 Tickets
Poly Panou was working with famous
$25 Concession
composers Vasilis Tsitsanis, Manolis
Hiotis, Giorgos Mitsakis and Yiannis
Papaioannou, and by age 26 owned
her own recording company.20
Benaud Trio
Night Flight
Performance
The knockabout Benaud Trio presents At Hawthorn Arts Centre the Benauds
a concert of blockbusting new music will present a program featuring works
from Australia and the United States. by Nicholas Buc, Percy Grainger, Kenji
From epic cinematic vistas to smoky Bunch and others in a performance
jazz clubs, Night Flight takes the pulse which promises to invigorate and
of modern life with music that grooves surprise audiences.
as much as it swings.
Friday 20 July, 8pm
Favourites on ABC Classic FM and Hawthorn Arts Centre
considered one of Australia’s finest
$36 Tickets
ensembles, the Benauds are renowned
$30 Concession
as formidable performers of the
standard repertoire, works by Australian
composers and music with a pop/jazz
influence.21
Refraction
Refractions in Colour and Mind
Performance
Melbourne jazz trio Refraction melds Refraction’s line-up of Chris Broomhead
the colours of contemporary jazz on drums, Brenton Foster on piano and
composition and improvisation Jordan Tarento on double bass will be
together into a compelling musical joined by Melbourne filmmaker Bethany
soundscape. Centred around drummer Hamburg who will create customised
and leader Chris Broomhead’s visuals and lighting. The resulting
compositions, the trio celebrates the premier performance promises to be a
sanctity of simplicity, upholding the unique musical and visual experience,
primacy of a song’s melody whilst taking Kew Court House audiences on
leaving space for collective ensemble a journey through the mind and spirit of
interaction and improvisation. Refraction’s music.
Saturday 21 July, 8pm
Kew Court House
$29 Tickets
$25 Concession22
The Twoks
It Goes a Little Something
Like This
Performance
The Twoks are Xani Kolac (electric Hear them live in the intimate setting
violin/vocals) and Mark Leahy (drums). of Kew Court House performing
The Melbourne-based duo have been their art-pop music. Expect epic
making violin and drums dance music layering of violins, percussive
together for the past four years. With grooves and open and honest
influences ranging from Sigur Ros, Kate stories all completely improvised.
Bush, Phoenix, Leonard Cohen to Pat
Saturday 11 August, 8pm
Benatar, this duo is an eclectic mix of
Kew Court House
dark and bright.
$29 Tickets
The pair has released a bunch of
$25 Concession
recordings, and has played all over
Australia including St Kilda Festival,
DARK MOFO (Tas), The Falls Festival
(Byron Bay), Edinburgh Fringe Festival
(UK), and a stack of other gigs, clubs,
parties and cities.23
anon.
(Court) House Concert
Performance
One of Australia’s most innovative Centre, Melbourne Music Week, White
performance groups, anon. presents an Night Melbourne, Port Fairy Spring
exciting new program for Boroondara Festival, St Kilda Film Festival and
Arts. A classical music ensemble with were invited to present and perform
a unique yet approachable take on at TEDx in Washington DC in 2016.
connecting with new and seasoned
This Kew Court House program will
audiences alike, anon. is recognised
feature works by Mozart, Rachmaninov
both for its design-led projects and
and Piazzolla, in a performance that will
quality trio performances.
stimulate your senses and invigorate
anon. was co-founded in 2013 by your love for good music.
Nicole Tj and Thomas Lo, with a vision
Sunday 26 August, 2pm
to reimagine the live classical music
Kew Court House
experience. Cellist Luke Severn
rounds off the piano trio in 2018, $29 Tickets
showcasing a program that balances $25 Concession
poise, passion and spontaneity. They
have performed at Melbourne Recital24
Spirit Level
Kindred: Spring
Performance
Kindred returns to Kew Court House Stay connected to the Boroondara
for more intimate performances from Arts website and social media as the
some of the city’s best kept musical line up will be revealed closer to the
secrets. Following on from the autumn event. These were highly anticipated
show, join the extended Spirit Level events last year and tickets will sell
family as they carefully curate a night out, so don’t miss your chance to see
of atmospheric pop and cinematic Melbourne’s brightest new talent up
sounds just for you, pulling together a close and personal.
selection of Melbourne’s most talented Presented in association with Spirit Level.
new artists.
Saturday 15 September, 8pm
Spirit Level is an artist-run music label Kew Court House
devoted to developing unique creative
voices. The label was co-founded by $29 Tickets
two friends who have long been $25 Concession
passionate champions of innovative Image: Ziggy Cross
local music - Double J radio presenter
and musician Tim Shiel and Grammy-
award winning artist Gotye.25
Firebird Trio
Dark Beethoven
Performance
Immerse yourself in a rare concert performed nationwide to critical
experience, where musicians and acclaim, with a vibrancy of
audience alike are enveloped in an imagination that echoes its name.
unusual ‘in-the-round’ staging. What
Interspersed with readings of
better way to enjoy Beethoven’s
Beethoven’s letters by Peter Burch
glorious music than by the glow of
OAM, join Firebird Trio as they delve
candlelight in the grand acoustic of
into the darkness of Beethoven’s soul
Hawthorn Arts Centre.
as well as his luminescent humanity
The renowned Firebird Trio perform and passion. Don’t miss this beautiful
Beethoven’s iconic “Ghost” Piano experience.
Trio in D major and the fiery Piano
Friday 26 October, 8pm
Trio in C minor Op.1 No.3, two works
Hawthorn Arts Centre
which are as dramatic and relevant
today as they were over 200 years ago. $36 Tickets
Founded in 2010, Firebird Trio has $30 Concession26
Lamine Sonko
with Camberwell Chorale
Singing the Journey
Performance
Presented by Boroondara Arts and Camberwell The show is a choral exploration of
Chorale, made possible through the Boroondara the philosophies of Senegalese poet,
Arts Community Partnerships Program.
scholar and former president, Leopold
The uplifting sounds of Camberwell Sedar Senghor, one of Africa’s most
Chorale join voices with Lamine Sonko significant figures. Leading Senegal
and an ensemble of performers for this to peaceful independence in 1960,
unique musical event. Senghor personified the will to
transcend barriers without denying
Featuring compositions and
them, understand differences and
arrangements by Lamine Sonko, a
celebrate our common humanity.
Melbourne-based Senegalese artist,
this performance will traverse the Featuring songs, stories and of course
rhythmic intricacies and harmonious wonderful music and voices, this
melodies of traditional West African promises to be an unforgettable event.
choral music. Boroondara’s own
Sunday 11 November, 2pm
Camberwell Chorale, led by the
Hawthorn Arts Centre
legendary Doug Heywood OAM, join
with Lamine and unfurl their beautiful $36 Tickets
voices to complete the experience. $30 Concession
Image: Paul McVitty27
Inventi Ensemble
Chamber Masterworks
Performance
Inventi Ensemble presents a program This concert will include the winner of
of classical masterpieces for winds the inaugural Inventi Prize, awarded to
and strings. the best strings player from the 2018
Boroondara Eisteddfod.
Inventi Ensemble is a dynamic chamber
ensemble run by artistic directors Friday 7 December, 8pm
Ben Opie (oboe) and Melissa Doecke Hawthorn Arts Centre
(flute), drawing together Australia’s
$36 Tickets
finest soloists and chamber musicians.
$30 Concession
Internationally, Inventi musicians have
performed at the BBC Proms, London’s
Southbank, with San Francisco’s
Ensemble Parrallele as well as at music
festivals in the UK, Abu Dhabi, Prague,
Italy and the USA.28
Special Events
At various times across the year
Boroondara Arts presents a program
of special events... whether it’s a
collaboration with one of our talented
local arts organisations, a low cost-
high quality performance for lovers
of music or the chance to experience
art in a different way, these events
offer audiences the chance to
immerse themselves in something
just a little bit special.
Note: Ticketed special events are not included as part
of subscriptions.29
Special Events
On the Corner
Make the most of the summer Fridays 16 and 23 February
evenings by catching up and 2 March from 6pm
with friends and family and Hawthorn Civic Space,
listening to great music in the adjacent to Hawthorn Arts
open air, all in the heart of Centre
Hawthorn. FREE
Stay connected to
Boroondara Arts through
the website and socials for
program details.30
Sunday Classics
Events
Special Events
Special
Let Inventi Ensemble guide you Sundays 2pm
through a delightful journey of classical 11 Feb, 13 May, 26 Aug and 25 Nov
music, from operatic arrangements Hawthorn Arts Centre
to enchanting baroque and classical
All tickets $15
masterworks to amazing Australian
repertoire. The Sunday Classics series
includes a wide range of music featuring
harp, strings, piano and woodwind in
an intimate chamber music setting.
Enjoy a Sunday afternoon concert and a
chance to meet the musicians following
the performance.31
Town Hall Gallery
After Dark
Special Events
Enjoy a taste of something different The exhibition curators and artists
and join your friends on Friday night for will be close at hand to answer any
Town Hall Gallery After Dark. questions. Entry is free and gains
access to the Town Hall Gallery and
On select evenings in 2018 the doors
Community Project Wall exhibition
of Town Hall Gallery will open after dark
spaces, live music, the Arts Bar and
for you to enjoy music, the Arts Bar and
The Emporium where you can purchase
special after-hours access to the best
unique hand crafted gifts.
quality art in the eastern region. Pairing
fantastic local live music with exquisite Start your weekend off in the best way
exhibitions in the Town Hall Gallery and possible at Town Hall Gallery After Dark.
Community Project Wall, these Friday
Friday 15 June, 6pm - 8pm
night events provide a feast for the
Friday 5 October, 6pm - 8pm
senses and a new way to experience art
Town Hall Gallery
at Hawthorn Arts Centre.
FREE32
Boroondara Eisteddfod
Piano Concerto with
Zelman Symphony
Special Events
Presented by Boroondara Arts and Zelman Each year over twenty young pianists
Symphony, made possible through the vie for the chance to play with full
Boroondara Arts Community Partnerships
orchestral accompaniment to take
Program.
out this highly coveted accolade,
The renowned Zelman Memorial the Boroondara Eisteddfod Piano
Symphony Orchestra will accompany Concerto Award.
three of Melbourne’s most talented,
Boroondara Arts acknowledges the
burgeoning pianists in one of the most
Zelman Memorial Symphony Orchestra
respected Eisteddfod competitions in
for their generous support of this event.
the state; the Boroondara Eisteddfod.
Sunday 17 June, 2pm
Hawthorn Arts Centre
All tickets $1033
The Weekend
of Beautiful Music
Indulge your musical wanderlust
and immerse yourself in
The Weekend of Beautiful Music.
Special Events
This carefully curated program
features diverse concerts
programmed over one weekend
across multiple Boroondara venues.
Stay connected to Boroondara Arts
through the website and socials
for program details.
Friday 12 October
to Sunday 14 October
Program announced in late August.34
The Australian Boys Choir
A Golden Christmas
Special Events
Presented by Boroondara Arts and the favourites, and a few surprises along
Australian Boys Choir, made possible through the way.
the Boroondara Arts Community Partnerships
Program. Sunday 2 December, 2pm
Hawthorn Arts Centre
The Australian Boys Choir invites you to
start your Christmas celebrations this All tickets $15
December at Hawthorn Arts Centre.
Featuring special guest star Suzanne
Johnston, Nicholas Dinopoulos
conducts the Training Groups of the
Australian Boys Choral Institute in this
special treat for the whole family.
A rich musical offering with all your35 35
Visual Arts
Town Hall Gallery is thrilled to bring
you an exciting range of high-quality
exhibitions and engaging public
programs over the next 12 months.
From a stellar line up of recent
Visual Arts
acquisitions into the Town Hall
Gallery Collection, an immersive
exhibition conveying the wonder of
science through art to an exhibition
featuring portraits of some of the
most important Australian female
artists. Alongside our exhibitions we
have a variety of films, discussions
and workshops designed to expand
your experience of art at the Gallery.
There is something for everyone at
Town Hall Gallery in 2018!36
Rosebud
Saturday 20 January – Sunday 11 March
Visual Arts
Australians’ lifetime love affair with the Featuring:
beach is as timeless as sun, sand and William Ferguson, Robert Jacks,
sea. Highlighting recent acquisitions Dena Kahan, Louis Kahan, Helen
and donations into the Town Hall Gallery Maudsley and Matthew Sleeth.
Collection, this exhibition showcases
Exhibition opening:
Matthew Sleeth’s candid photographic
Saturday 20 January, 2pm - 4pm
series Rosebud, alongside other works
Town Hall Gallery
not previously displayed. Matthew
Image: SLEETH, Matthew, Untitled #1 from
visited Rosebud on the Mornington
Rosebud (2003-05), type C print , 123 x 148cm,
Peninsula in the summer from 2002 © image courtesy of the artist.
- 2006, usually during the first week Town Hall Gallery Collection.
of January when the foreshore was
at its peak. Shot on a medium format
camera, the photographs provide a
rich documentation of a quintessential
Australian experience - summer
holidays camping by the beach.37
Elevating the Everyday
Saturday 17 March - Sunday 6 May
Visual Arts
It has long been the artist’s role to Featuring:
highlight the value of the overlooked Tim Craker, Honor Freeman,
and underappreciated aspects of Elizabeth Gower, Jesse Marlow and
the world around us. Elevating the Lesley O’Gorman among others.
Everyday celebrates the artists who
Exhibition opening:
commemorate the smaller moments
Saturday 17 March, 2pm - 4pm
and humble objects that make up our
Town Hall Gallery
existence. The selected artists focus on
Image: FREEMAN, Honor, Soap Score (2016),
making the ordinary extraordinary, often
slipcast porcelain - 656 components, 3.5 H x 156
through the use of found objects and W x 158 D cm, © image courtesy of the artist and
repurposed materials. Sabbia Gallery.38
DEEPER DARKER
BRIGHTER
Saturday 12 May - Sunday 1 July
Visual Arts
Conveying the wonder of science The exhibition will offer an immersive
through art, Pamela Bain and Carolyn and stimulating space wherein
Lewens explore the universe with fresh awareness of the cosmos and
Swinburne University's Centre for science is mediated via aesthetic and
Astrophysics resulting in an odyssey conceptual means.
of aesthetic and sensory experiences.
Featuring:
DEEPER DARKER BRIGHTER is a
Pamela Bain and Carolyn Lewens.
creative response to an astrophysics
program that is searching for the fastest Exhibition opening:
explosions in the universe. Present Saturday 12 May, 2pm - 4pm
for real-time space observations, Town Hall Gallery
the artists were stimulated by Image left: BAIN, Pamela, Through a Portal Lightly
(2017), achival digital print on cotton rag, 50 x 50
bombardments of astronomical
cm,© image courtesy of the artist.
imagery, data and technology that
Image right: LEWENS, Carolyn, Light Phenomenon
inspired these new bodies of work.
1 (2017), achival digital print on cotton rag,
dimensions variable, © image courtesy of the artist.39
Unknown, Untitled
Saturday 7 July - Sunday 26 August
Visual Arts
The Town Hall Gallery Collection comes their contemporary responses. The
from humble beginnings formed by exhibition will feature items from the
the donations and bequests of local Collection alongside the new works
dignitaries; and the addition of former they inspired, promising viewers a new
Camberwell, Kew and Hawthorn way of seeing historical works and
municipal collections. The Collection cultural objects.
focuses on harnessing the breadth of
Featuring:
creative activity and history our city
EK1, Sai Wai Foo and Mathew Greentree.
encompasses.
Exhibition opening:
Four contemporary artists have been
Saturday 7 July, 2pm - 4pm
commissioned to create new work
Town Hall Gallery
based on the historical and civic
Image: FOO, Sai-Wai, Esther’s Garden (2017), mixed
items in the Collection. The selected
media, 26 x 15 cm, © image courtesy of the artist.
artists will spend time getting to
know the Collection in order to find
aspects and elements that will drive40
Yesterday, Today
and Tomorrow
Saturday 7 July - Sunday 26 August
Visual Arts
August 2018 marks 130 years since the Hawthorn Historical Society brings you
foundation stone was laid at the former an exhibition of historical photographs,
Hawthorn Town Hall, now Hawthorn memorabilia and items from the Town
Arts Centre. This John Beswicke Hall Gallery Collection, which celebrate
designed building has been the centre the many ways in which this building
of community life for 130 years. It has has been a part of the community and
housed the post and telegraph office, adapted to the changes in society since
the police lock-up and fire brigade. the 19th Century.
It has seen mayoral balls, Red Cross
Exhibition opening:
war work, graduations and citizenship
Saturday 7 July, 2pm - 4pm
ceremonies.
Town Hall Gallery
Image: Former Hawthorn Town Hall, © image
courtesy State Library Victoria.41
This Wild Song
Saturday 1 September - Sunday 21 October
Visual Arts
This Wild Song is a long term project by The inclusion of so many artistic
Melbourne artist Ilona Nelson. Nelson mediums in This Wild Song offers
is in the process of photographing over a broad synopsis of contemporary
100 significant Australian female artists, Australian art.
incorporating visual aspects, motifs
Featuring:
or language from the artist’s practice
Megan Evans, Wanda Gillespie,
into the portrait. See over 25 portraits
Michelle Hamer, Emma Lindsay, Ilona
from the series alongside an artwork by
Nelson, Polixeni Papapetrou, Patricia
each artist pictured. A unique concept
Piccinini, Merryn Trevethan and Gosia
is created for each artist, resulting in a
Wlodarczak among others.
deeply personal and emotive portrait.
Exhibition opening:
This Wild Song celebrates the strong
Saturday 1 September, 2pm - 4pm
female leaders in the arts community.
Town Hall Gallery
Coming from varied backgrounds and
Image: NELSON, Ilona, Polixeni Papapetrou (2014),
working in a diverse range of mediums,
photograph printed on Canson Platine paper, 140 x
the featured artists are unified by their 100cm, © image courtesy of the artist.
unique voices and distinct style.42
The Linen Project
Saturday 27 October - Sunday 16 December
Visual Arts
The Linen Project, 2006 - 2018 is an The project is being undertaken with
immersive installation which pays the support of an 18-month artist
homage to past lives and past labour in residence program, through St
and is built largely from the remnants of Vincent’s Hospital at Caritas Christi
Louise Saxton’s practice of reclaiming in Kew.
everyday needlework.
Featuring:
The artist has been collecting domestic Louise Saxton
linens since 1988 and for more
Exhibition opening:
than a decade, has extracted and
Saturday 27 October, 2pm - 4pm
reconstructed the embroidery and
Town Hall Gallery
lace from those linens, to build several
Image left: SAXTON, Louise, Crazy Beautiful -
major bodies of work. From these
Shroud # 2 (2016), studio view, reclaimed vintage
discarded and disinherited materials, linens, cotton thread, lace pins, muslin.
Saxton creates unique two and three-
Image right: SAXTON, Louise, detail from Wall
dimensional assemblages. Garden (2016), reclaimed Chinese silk embroidery,
lace pins, nylon tulle. © Both images courtesy of the
The Linen Project celebrates the artist and Gould Galleries. Photo: Gavin Hansford.
materiality of linen and investigates its
role in caring for family and community.43
Community Project Wall
Exhibitions
Town Hall Gallery is committed
to supporting local artists and
community groups from the
City of Boroondara through the
Visual Arts
Community Project Wall.44
Visual Arts
Without Labels NATURE: Finding Inspiration
by Margot Westhorpe in the Natural World
Tuesday 16 January - by MAANZ
Sunday 11 February Tuesday 13 February -
Margot Westhorpe’s exhibition raises Sunday 11 March
awareness of violence against women. This is a group exhibition from the
As a way of bearing witness to these members of the Mosaic Association of
women and acknowledging their pain, Australia and New Zealand (MAANZ).
Westhorpe has created a collection of Members have been asked to submit
portraits of faceless women. The title of mosaic artworks that take their
the exhibition underscores the notion inspiration from the natural world. The
that there are no stereotypes when it exhibition promises to provide visitors
comes to being a victim - age, socio- with highly engaging and ingenious
economic status, religion and ethnicity responses to the theme, including
provide no protection. hanging and sculptural artworks.
Proceeds from this exhibition will be MAANZ will welcome votes for a
donated to WIRE - Women's Information People’s Choice Award.
Referral Exchange. Image: CLEARY, Lucy, Aloe amongst Strelitzia
(2013), flame and kiln-worked glass, 30 x 20 cm, ©
Image: WESTHORPE, Margot, In my dreams I see image courtesy of the artist.
you: 2 (2017), acrylic on board, 90 x 60cm, © image
courtesy of the artist.45
Visual Arts
Colour by numbers - art LA TÊTE by John Ashcroft
therapy meets neuroscience Tuesday 10 April - Sunday 6 May
by Victoria Schnaedelbach Throughout history, the head has been
Tuesday 13 March - Sunday 8 April the focus of enhancement in the form
of hairstyles, hats, bonnets, cosmetics
Victoria Schnaedelbach presents
and jewellery, especially during the
a body of work produced whilst
Renaissance at a time when the inner
participating in a neurological
essence of a sitter was intended to
rehabilitation program. This program is
be revealed by the artist. Yet, while
extremely disciplined and repetitive in
artists such as Bronzino, Raphael and
order to maintain an emotionally neutral
Donatello are exalted, the names of
environment. Using an old children’s
hatters, milliners, jewellers and hair
colouring activity she learnt to retrain
stylists remain silent. It could be argued
her brain and build up neurological
that these were the abstract sculptors
muscle. Trained in both arts therapy and
of their day. Hence, LA TÊTE explores
medicine, Schnaedelbach is uniquely
the idea of the head as the sculptor’s
placed to share her knowledge and
mandrill.
first-hand experience with others.
Image: ASHCROFT, John, BOLEYN 1534 (2017),
Image: SCHNAEDELBACH, Victoria, Pile of acrylic, ink and gold leaf on stretched canvas, 90 x
Cushions (2017), acrylic on paper, 30 x 21 cm, © 90 cm, © image courtesy of the artist.
image courtesy of the artist.46
Visual Arts
Drive by Susan Mountford ONE MAN show
Tuesday 8 May - Sunday 3 June by Hawthorn Artist Society
Drive is a meditation on the suburban Tuesday 5 June - Sunday 1 July
ritual of driving kids to sporting venues. Hawthorn Artist Society presents a
Susan Mountford spent many years group exhibition of one subject by
driving her three children to their many artists. The subject is a life model
basketball games. The title references that often works with the Society. As
the journey but is also a reflection the model has been rendered in many
on drive in terms of ambition, for her different poses over time, this exhibition
children, for Mountford as a parent describes his form - torso, head, hands
supporting her children to realise their and limbs as they appealed individually
ambitions, but especially drive in terms to the artists. Featuring paintings
of how she now directs her energies and drawings in a variety of media,
as an emerging artist. Working across the exhibition is a comprehensive
photography, painting and printmaking, description of a single subject, over
Mountford’s works are an abstraction of time, by many observers.
maps, landscapes and time.
Image: ERICSON, Tony, Face the Light (2017),
Image: MOUNTFORD, Susan, 39 Drives (2015), acrylic on canvas panel, 35 x 28cm, © image
drypoint on paper, 25 x 35 cm, © image courtesy courtesy of the artist.
of the artist.47
Visual Arts
felt by Victorian Poetry of Place
Feltmakers Inc Tuesday 31 July - Sunday 26 August
Tuesday 3 July - Sunday 29 July Poetry of Place brings together five
felt features diverse works by local artists who create artworks
members of the Victorian Feltmakers inspired by landscapes and nature. The
Inc - including wearable art, jewellery, selected artists work across a range
sculptures, wall hangings and framed of different media, including paintings,
works. The exhibition aims to change photography, glass work, and etchings.
people’s perceptions of contemporary Featuring: Kathey Fahey, Stephanie
felt as well as raise public awareness of Gabor, Liz Johnson, Deborah Nerurker
it as an artistic medium. The featured and Grace Turner.
artists will share their love of this
Image: NERURKER, Deborah, detail from Urban
ancient craft and hope to attract new Combine #3 (2017), digital image, © image courtesy
contemporary artists to consider of the artist.
working with felt.
Image: CROSWAITH, Sabrina, Exploring (2017),
prefelts, hand stitched in wool, 42 x 52 cm, © image
courtesy of the artist.48
Visual Arts
The Legacy of Frank Taxonomy of Precious
Werther Plants by Kerri Wilson
Tuesday 28 August - McConchie
Sunday 23 September Tuesday 25 September -
After two years of teaching an art class Sunday 21 October
at Camberwell Community House, Boroondara is often described as the
Linda Judge noticed a distinctive style “leafy east”. Kerri Wilson McConchie
among the students and discovered will research and locate the nineteen
that some of them had learnt under the plants that are indigenous to the area,
late Frank Werther, an abstractionist and use the plants themselves as
who taught in an old coach hall in tools to draw and paint an abstract
Chrystobel Crescent, Hawthorn in the taxonomy of the flora of Boroondara.
late 1960s, early 70s. This exhibition The outcome is a series of delicate ink
will feature the work of current students drawings indicative of each species of
who all attended classes in Chrystobel plant; as well as an attempt to capture
Crescent with Werther. Also included their unique traits and essence. The
will be some of the original work from exhibition will also feature a projected
previous students as well as some animation based on the drawings.
historical pieces completed in the
Image: WILSON McCONCHIE, Kerri, Plant Flash
coach house by Werther himself. (2016), ink on Fabriano paper, 115 x 230cm, ©
Image: KHAZAM, Gaby Khaza, Bushglow 2 (2017), image courtesy of the artist.
oil on canvas, 60 x 75cm, © image courtesy of
the artist.49
Visual Arts
Fragments by Catherine Domestic Flight
Westerman by Nicole Cairns
Tuesday 23 October - Tuesday 20 November -
Sunday 18 November Sunday 16 December
Catherine Westerman found herself Nicole Cairns’ work offers viewers
with short moments of time in which an opportunity to take a pause, and
she could create her artwork. For concentrate on a simple object or
Fragments she set herself strict common scene that they would
parameters, choosing to work otherwise pass by without a second
exclusively with found materials and thought. She is influenced by the
on a small scale. After creating over colours and shapes of packaging,
forty collages in the same format, utensils, crockery, and all the things we
she added variations to the formula, use everyday and how we use them.
adjusting the paper size and adding Expanding on her practice of still life
more materials, but fundamentally the painting, Nicole began to wonder what
concept remained the same. The result might happen if she invited local birdlife
is a series of process-driven collages, into her home. Domestic Flight takes a
where the method is as important as light-hearted look at our busy lives and
the end result. Catherine’s exhibition sometimes chaotic homes, and what
offers an opportunity to reflect on your it might look like if the local birds and
own ability to find the time and space to wildlife inundated it.
get creative. Image: CAIRNS, Nicole, Magpie Larks (2017), oil on
Image: WESTERMAN, Catherine, Zigzag (2017), linen, 51 x 51 cm, © image courtesy of the artist.
collage with found paper, 29.7 x 21cm, © image
courtesy of the artist.50
Visual Arts
Public Programs
Town Hall Gallery has an exciting
range of events, talks and workshops
planned for 2018. All of the public
programs are designed to run as
Visual Arts
parallel events to the main exhibition
themes presented, offering a chance
to expand your experience of art at
the Gallery.51
The session will commence with a tour
January of Victoria Schnaedelbach’s exhibition
Walk and Talk – Rosebud Colour by Numbers on the Community
Saturday 20 January, 1pm-2pm Project Wall, led by a MIECAT Masters
Join us for a curator-led tour of the trained Arts Therapist with extensive
current exhibition just before the trauma therapy experience. Participants
official exhibition opening. Hear directly are then invited to attend a presentation
from the artists and gain a deeper by Dr Paul Noone, Applied Clinical
understanding of the artworks and Neuroscience Practitioner and senior
the exhibition. lecturer at The Carrick Institute. Dr
Noone has a special interest in art and
Free, bookings essential. creativity and will discuss retraining the
brain and his approach to neurological
Visual Arts
February rehabilitation that resulted in Victoria’s
Mid-Week Walk and Talk – Rosebud exhibition on the Community Project
Wednesday 14 February, 11am-12pm Wall. The afternoon promises to be
Join us for a curator-led tour of the dynamic, revealing and insightful.
current exhibition. Hear directly
Free, bookings essential.
from the artists and gain a deeper
understanding of the artworks and April
the exhibition.
Walk and Sketch:
Free, bookings essential. Alexandra Gardens, Kew
Saturday 7 April, 9am-12pm
March Join the City of Boroondara Parks and
Walk and Talk – Infrastructure team along with Town
Elevating the Everyday Hall Gallery curatorial staff for a tour
Saturday 17 March, 1pm-2pm of Alexandra Gardens, Kew. Learn
Join us for a curator-led tour of the about plants, flowers and wildlife, and
current exhibition just before the spend time sketching or photographing
official exhibition opening. Hear directly amongst nature. BYO art materials.
from the artists and gain a deeper
$5.50 Tickets
understanding of the artworks and
Free THG Supporters
the exhibition.
Cinema Session:
Free, bookings essential.
Giorgio Morandi’s Dust
Colour by numbers: Art meets Wednesday 11 April, 6.30pm-7.30pm
neuroscience in a therapeutic alliance Join Town Hall Gallery for a free
Saturday 24 March, 1.30pm-4pm screening of this bio-pic about
renowned Italian artist Giorgio Morandi,
Great emphasis is now placed on the
famous for his tonally subtle still life
arts and how working creatively can
paintings of vases and bottles. Made
support health and wellbeing. Join us
with the patronage of Museo Morandi
for an afternoon of dialogue revolving
and the Museum of Modern Art
around art therapy and neuroscience.52
Bologna, the film focuses on the three Join the artists for a workshop to learn
most crucial locations of Morandi’s about the universe - how telescopes
art to show us the secret places of allow astronomers to look deep into the
his secluded life. Morandi’s peculiar universe to discover amazing images of
personality is shown in unprecedented galaxies, planets and supernovae.
ways thanks to memories, anecdotes
Free, bookings essential.
and emotions of friends and art critics
chosen among his few intimates. Astronomy and Star Gazing
Wednesday 23 May, 6pm-8pm
Free, bookings essential.
The planets and stars above our heads
Mid-Week Walk and Talk – have provided artists with inspiration
Elevating the Everyday for thousands of years. Town Hall
Wednesday 18 April, 11am-12pm Gallery is partnering with Swinburne
Visual Arts
Join us for a curator-led tour of the University’s Centre for Astrophysics
current exhibition. Hear directly and Supercomputing to offer our
from the artists and gain a deeper audience an evening of astronomical
understanding of the artworks and delight on the balcony at Hawthorn
the exhibition. Arts Centre. Dress for outdoor viewing.
Supper provided.
Free, bookings essential.
$15 Tickets
May $10 THG Supporters
Walk and Talk –
DEEPER DARKER BRIGHTER
June
Saturday 12 May, 1pm-2pm Cinema Session: Between the Folds
Join us for a curator-led tour of the Wednesday 6 June, 6.30pm-7.30pm
current exhibition just before the Origami may seem an unlikely medium
official exhibition opening. Hear directly for understanding and explaining the
from the artists and gain a deeper world. But around the globe, several
understanding of the artworks and fine artists and theoretical scientists
the exhibition. are abandoning more conventional
career paths to forge lives as modern-
Free, bookings essential.
day paper folders. Through origami,
Craft Station: these offbeat and provocative minds
DEEPER DARKER BRIGHTER are reshaping ideas of creativity and
Saturday 19 May, 1pm-4pm revealing the relationship between art
Get inspired by the current exhibition and science.
about the cosmos and try your hand at
Free, bookings essential.
our craft station. For the duration of the
exhibition, mock telescopes will be set
up in the foyer, like those that helped
Swinburne astronomers search deep
into the universe for fast bursts of light.53
Mid-Week Walk and Talk + AstroTour
Wednesday 20 June, 11am-1.15pm September
Join us for a curator-led tour of the Walk and Talk – This Wild Song
current exhibition DEEPER DARKER Saturday 1 September, 1pm-2pm
BRIGHTER. Hear directly from the artists Join us for a curator-led tour of the
and gain a deeper understanding of the current exhibition just before the
artworks and the exhibition. Following official exhibition opening. Hear directly
the Walk and Talk we’ll head across from the artists and gain a deeper
the road to Swinburne’s Centre for understanding of the artworks and
Astrophysics and Supercomputing for the exhibition.
a 3D AstroTour. Using innovative virtual
reality technologies developed by the Free, bookings essential.
Centre, AstroTours are designed to
Visual Arts
Creating iPad Portraits
educate and entertain audiences about with Hawthorn Artist Society
astronomy. Get ready to explore the Wednesday 5 September, 10am-12pm
planets and stars of our Solar System Presented by Town Hall Gallery and
through animations and simulations! Hawthorn Artist Society, learn how to
$15 Tickets draw on iPads. Held in the Gallery in
$10 THG Supporters conjunction with our exhibition This
Wild Song, teachers from Hawthorn
July Artist Society will guide you to draw
portraits based on the artworks. BYO
Walk and Talk – Unknown, Untitled iPad or tablet loaded with your favourite
Saturday 7 July, 1pm-2pm drawing program.
Join us for a curator-led tour of the
current exhibition just before the Free, bookings essential.
official exhibition opening. Hear directly Panel Discussion: Women in the Arts
from the artists and gain a deeper Saturday 15 September, 1.30pm-3pm
understanding of the artworks and Join us for a conversation about
the exhibition. women in the arts, with a panel of artists
Free, bookings essential. from the exhibition This Wild Song.
Artists will be discussing their work, art
August and motherhood, how to deal with an
overload of ideas and what it’s like to be
Mid-Week Walk and Talk - a female artist.
Unknown, Untitled
Wednesday 1 August, 11am-12pm Free, bookings essential.
Join us for a curator-led tour of the
current exhibition. Hear directly from the
artists and gain a deeper understanding
of the artworks and the exhibition.
Free, bookings essential.54
Mid-Week Walk and Talk – Walk and Talk – The Linen Project
This Wild Song Saturday 27 October, 1pm-2pm
Wednesday 19 September Join us for a curator-led tour of the
11am-12pm current exhibition just before the
Join us for a curator-led tour of the official exhibition opening. Hear directly
current exhibition. Hear directly from the artists and gain a deeper
from the artists and gain a deeper understanding of the artworks and
understanding of the artworks and the exhibition.
the exhibition.
Free, bookings essential.
Free, bookings essential.
November
October Textile Assemblage
Visual Arts
Cinema Session - Annie Leibovitz: with Louise Saxton
Life Through a Lens Saturday 17 November, 10am-4pm
Wednesday 10 October, 6.30pm-8pm Meet artist Louise Saxton and share
This film traces the arc of Annie her passion for reclaiming domestic
Leibovitz’s photographic life, her textiles. In this one-day session, Louise
aspirations to artistry and the trajectory will lead you in a hands-on workshop,
of her career including touring with transforming no-longer-used doilies
The Rolling Stones, and a mentorship and tablecloths into an ‘assemblage’.
by Hunter S. Thompson. The archival Bring along your heirloom or second-
material presented here is invaluable hand embroidered linens to transform
for framing and understanding of this into an artwork. You will also need a
immeasurably influential visual artist. pair of sharp embroidery scissors.
Embroidery loop supplied.
Free, bookings essential.
$120 Tickets
Walk and Sketch: Maranoa Gardens,
$100 THG Supporters
Balwyn
Saturday 13 October, 9am-12pm Mid-Week Walk and Talk –
Join the City of Boroondara Parks and The Linen Project
Infrastructure team along with Town Wednesday 21 November
Hall Gallery curatorial staff for a tour 11am-12pm
of Maranoa Gardens, Balwyn. Learn Join us for a curator-led tour of the
about plants, flowers and wildlife and current exhibition. Hear directly
spend time sketching or photographing from the artists and gain a deeper
amongst nature. BYO art materials. understanding of the artworks and
the exhibition.
$5.50 Tickets
Free THG Supporters Free, bookings essential.55 Families There’s no better way to unite the family than to experience a fun, exciting, laugh out loud moment together! From memorable songs to sing along to, the best wise-cracking jokes going around to the magic of classical music telling a classic tale, our program for families has something for everyone. For those young ones who like to get involved, any one of our great school holiday workshops will get them off their play stations and into piles of Lego or dancing like there’s no one watching. How do you find out more? Read on and join the Boroondara Arts Kids’ Club - that’s how!
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Peter Combe
Live It Up… and Bellyflop in a Pizza
Families
Peter Combe returns to Hawthorn Arts in Orange Juice, Newspaper Mama,
Centre to entertain kids, both young Juicy Juicy Green Grass, Spaghetti
and old, with his fabulous show Live it Bolognaise and more!
up… and Bellyflop in a Pizza. Peter is a
Tickets sold quickly when Peter was last
multi award winning icon of Australian
at Hawthorn Arts Centre so don’t miss
children’s music and recognised
your chance to join in the fun with one
as simply the best and most loved
of Australia’s favourite entertainers.
children’s songwriter in the land. Peter
captures the imagination of audiences Suitable for 1 - 6 years.
with his funny, inspirational and
Thursday 12 April, 11.30am
irresistibly catchy songs for children.
Hawthorn Arts Centre
This new show features a unique mix
$20 Single
of quirky songs from Peter’s brand
$16 Groups 6+
new album LIVE IT UP plus plenty of
Free for children 1 year and under
old favourites like Wash Your Face
(no seat allocated).57
Inventi
plays
Peter and the Wolf
Families
Follow young Peter and his Grandfather Suitable for ages 3 - 10 years.
and their friends the bird, duck and
Thursday 12 July, 11am
cat on their exciting adventures in the
Kew Court House
forest! Featuring Prokofiev’s classic
music and a new narration, this show is $20 Single
an exciting musical journey for all ages. $16 Groups 6+
Free for children 2 years and under
With each character represented by
(no seat allocated).
its own instrument - the bird by a flute,
the duck by an oboe and Peter by the
strings - children will fall in love with this
classic tale and go home with a new
appreciation of classical music and an
understanding of the sounds made by
instruments found in an orchestra.You can also read
