Apparently Castlemaine XXXX was started here but is now made in Brisbane ... This is a fascinating area, gold rush, first alluvial digging for gold ... must buy a spade ... Have just visited Castlemaine Art Gallery to meet the Director - Peter Perry, Curator - Kirsten MacKay and Education Officer - Kate Stones. Excellent collection and developing education programme. Huge opportunities coming up in the next year to build new audiences as they plan for an exhibition of 10 artists who came from Scotland and settled in Australia. Rob Maclaurin is one of the contemporary artists, a fellow Hospitalfield student, now living in the bush in Chewton with his family. Visiting his studio this week.
For a small regional art gallery that is privately funded mostly, they are innovative in their practice and committed to showing works of those who have not been well represented in other Australian collections, which makes this a special place to visit. Thank you to Peter, Kate and Kirsten.
Tuesday 23 March 2010
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