Mt Worth inspires art

Despite the onset of cooler weather, Baw Baw Arts Alliance’s printers’ and painters’ groups recently spent time creating artwork in the Mt Worth State Park.

The excursion was originally sparked by enthusiastic members of the Friends of Mt Worth State Park who are keen to promote this beautiful area of Gippsland.

The members will now hold a Mt Worth theme exhibition at the Station Gallery in Yarragon in June.

A fitting accompaniment to the natural theme of the Mt Worth exhibition will be the work of artists Alison Bain and Tamara McKimmie. The duo have collated a range of wonderful print and collage works to be hung “On the Wall”.

Over recent years, Alison has stimulated many artists to develop their skills in printmaking and collage through her highly creative mixed media workshops in the Trafalgar Artspaces while also encouraging them to exhibit.

While the exhibitions in Yarragon are the public face of the Baw Baw Arts Alliance (Bbaa), much community work goes on quietly behind the scenes.

Bbaa recently provided financial support to the school section of the Warragul Camera Club’s National Photographic Competition. Encouraging young people to develop their photographic skills, the alliance provided a cash prize to the winning school and its entries. Warragul Regional College was the winning school, with student Keiley Mitchell winning first place for photograph “Eyes” and Sofia Blaney achieving second with “Shapes”.

Bbaa will also sponsor the Tanjil Valley Art Show held over the Queen’s Birthday weekend at the Hill End Community Centre.

The Station Gallery in Yarragon and Artspaces in the former Trafalgar Railway Station offer the opportunity to view and purchase unique, locally made works of art.