PRESENTED as part of MPRG’s Festival of Drawing 2021, the exhibition Wall Drawings brings together eleven leading contemporary artists from across Australia, exploring the expansive nature of wall drawings and paintings, through newly commissioned wall-based works, showing 12 November – 13 March. Curated by Danny Lacy and Ellinor Pelz, featured artists create diverse spaces of intimate, vast and imagined landscapes throughout the gallery’s foyer, walls, alcoves and façade. The exhibition features work from artists: Penny Evans, Emily Floyd, Tony Garifalakis, Julia Gorman, Yuria Okamura, Jason Phu, Kerrie Poliness, Cameron Robbins, Gemma Smith,…
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THE Peninsula Music festival is a music and food festival located within the natural amphitheatre and surrounds of the Briars on the Mornington Peninsula. A family-friendly event with a line-up that would rival even the most renowned music festivals, featuring some of the most celebrated names in the Australian music scene. Music legends, good vibes, food trucks, and affordable drinks. If this sounds like a great time, then the Peninsula Music Festival is definitely worth adding to your calendar this year. The December 2021 festival is a whose who of the 80 and 90’s The lineup includes: Mark Seymour, Boom…
PENINSULA Leisure has set up a program to address what it calls an “industry-wide swim teacher shortage”. COVID-19 lockdowns have forced many swim teachers into other jobs. At Frankston’s Peninsula Aquatic Recreation Centre, problems were compounded by the fact that workers were ineligible for Jobkeeper payments last year. The Swim Teacher Active Recruitment Program has been set up by Peninsula Leisure. The organisation’s CEO Katherine Thom said “sadly, we are in the midst of our national swim teacher shortage. It’s hard to become a swim teacher – you need to fork out money to get qualified and then do in-water…
THE second stage of the Karingal Hub Shopping Centre redevelopment has been completed. The new fashion and lifestyle shopping area was officially opened last week. It contains a TK Maxx, Cotton On Superstore, Pivot, Skechers, Sportsgirl, Bonds Outlet, Rivers, Jay Jays, Rockwear, and Sussan. There are now 2760 free parking spots at the shopping centre. Karingal Hub centre manager Catherine Polley said “we are so pleased with how our local community has embraced our revitalised, convenient offering and supported our fresh food precinct retailers – a very welcome result in the current retail climate. The feedback we have received on…
THE McClelland Gallery and Sculpture Park has finally reopened after a long closure period. The gallery once again opened its doors on 10 November after the easing of COVID-19 restrictions. Gallery director Lisa Byrne said “McClelland is delighted to reopen its gallery doors. It’s time to reconnect with McClelland’s unique combination of art with nature – what better way to reinvigorate your senses?” “Our beautiful bushland setting is bursting with the joys of Spring, our sculpture park and gallery has exciting new works for you to discover, and our café has been reconfigured for your comfort and pleasure, with a…