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February 2019
SAM GOES LOCAL
SAM EDULAB: HEATHER HESTERMAN (1 March – 7 April 2019) Artist, educator and landscape designer Heather Hesterman will create an education laboratory (eduLAB) inviting students, teachers and the general public to participate in the creation of a immersive green-space installation that will transform a SAM gallery space. The artist will be present and working in the gallery two days per week, and the space will evolve over the 5 week exhibition duration. DRAWING WALL: #34 STEVEN RHALL (22 February –…
Find out more »March 2019
STUBBS WALLACE ART WALL
The Festival Wall is an exciting collaboration between the Shepparton Festival and accounting firm Stubbs Wallace and the students from secondary schools in Mooroopna and Shepparton. Asking students what does Shepparton mean to them, where has it come from and where is it going? What are the places, people and connections that are important? This temporary art space is where local and emerging artists can be supported, commissioned and curated as part of the Festival program.
Find out more »BIG KIDS STORY TIME
Come and enjoy stories in the park with our Kids BIG Story Time. Families will delight in the opportunity to listen and interact to some diverse and interesting story books while enjoying the outdoors. This will be one to mark in the calendar for parents and carers and their pre-schoolers.
Find out more »CONVERGE ON THE GOULBURN
For the first time, Shepparton Festival will launch with Converge on the Goulburn, the festival by the lake that brings together food, culture and performance from Shepparton’s diverse community in one incredible event. Enjoy traditional and contemporary music and performance, check out the vibrant marketplace with authentic craft, culture and visual arts, participate in cultural workshops and activities and relax in the outdoor lounge featuring authentic foods cooked by local communities. The opening event of Cultural Diversity Week will be…
Find out more »STORIES THROUGH CLAY
Facilitated by Splinter Contemporary Artists during the Converge on the Goulburn event, participants will be invited to create a small sculpture. Using terracotta, and with a focus on bird forms, the act of creating will prompt the sharing of stories between participants and artists about birds from all over the world and our unique relationships with them.
Find out more »WEAVING OUR STORIES TOGETHER
Splinter Contemporary Artists will facilitate a community art opportunity during the Converge on the Goulburn event. Using a large sculptural bowl form, participants will be invited to weave a length of material (i.e. fabric, yarn, etc.) into the bowl, representing through line and colour, time and effort, the unique story they bring to the Goulburn Valley.
Find out more »STORY BOWL STORY TIME
AND 22 March @ 10.30am – 11.15am Come and be apart of our special Rhyme and Story Time, The Story Bowl Story Time where members of our community will be sharing traditional fairy-tales and stories from their cultures. We will also be singing some traditional nursery rhymes in a range of languages to celebrate the diverse communities living in our local region. The performance is an interactive session for participants.
Find out more »I AM
After a sell-out season with “Voyage” (2018), “I AM.” is Awaken Dance Theatre Company’s newest performance work. We are all uniquely constructed with DNA, shaped by the world around us and the product of our own decisions. Who we are is more than skin deep. Our quest for true identity is explored in this contemporary dance piece through the lenses of our past, present and future. This project is made possible through support from Rotary Shepparton/Mooroopna, Shepparton Festival, Riverlinks and…
Find out more »ALBANIAN HARVEST FESTIVAL
The Shepparton Albanian Harvest Festival showcases the Albanian culture unlike any other event in Australia. The Harvest Festival will entertain audiences with traditional Albanian music, dancing and cuisine. The Harvest Festival features traditional Albanian food available for purchase. There is also plenty of entertainment for the family with jumping castles, kids giant games and face painting.
Find out more »FIRST ON THE LADDER: SHOPFRONT
Audiences of all ages can get a glimpse into the Rumbalara Football Netball Club and Polyglot Theatre First On The Ladder project as Shepparton shopfronts are transformed into beautifully curated exhibitions of art, video and sound works. Stay to watch and listen to animations and music clips created by children of the club. First On The Ladder combines art and sport to cultivate imagination and self-expression and to celebrate the vibrant community centred around Rumbalara. Times: Daily – Animation run…
Find out more »MY BOOMERANG WON’T COME BACK
Do all Boomerangs come back? Come and find out about the different designs and purposes for a boomerang. Learn about how each Man’s Boomerang was marked and then paint and mark your own decorative boomerang with your own symbolic story. Suitable for all ages, children must be accompanied by an adult.
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