Mar
12
2009
Welcome to YASSarts.
The Yass Valley Shire, just north of the Australian National Capital, Canberra, boasts a remarkable variety of talent in the field of arts, either in people who choose to live here or who have been raised in this region
The purpose of YASSarts is to draw attention to arts & culture in our region. This website’s broader purpose is to be that of an inventory – a kind of listing of all individuals or groups working within the arts, whether professional or amateur, within the Yass Valley Shire.
The amount of professional practitioners in the region is quite astounding – people with national and international standing – but the idea of the YASSarts website is to also provide a platform and profile for those who do not make a living from their art but whose work is no less noteworthy.
Homepage banner: Kim Nelson (concept and design) Anne Hind (artwork) Michelle Bond (photography) – ‘Bare Facts’ calendar project 2007
Have you ever been inspired to somehow capture the incredible landscape or identities of the Wee Jasper valley?
The 13th-14th February 2010 will see the Wee Jasper Art/Craft Fair taking place as part of the ‘Wee Jasper Naturally‘ weekend.
Entries, which must be Wee Jasper inspired, are invited for the competition and potential workshop presenters or art/craft suppliers are invited to contact Wee Jasper Reserves Trust about taking part in the weekend.
Contact: Kate Howarth at the Trust on 6227 9626 or email kate@weejasperreserves.com.au
STOP PRESS: Arts Fair entries close 15th January
For full details & entry forms click here
Supremo cellist David Pereira wraps up the year with a series of concerts, two of which are at the Wesley Music Centre in Forrest (ACT) and the other in the Memorial Hall in Yass. See here for details or check out the calendar.
'Fire Head' 2009
oil on linen
82 x 84 cm
Yass Valley artist John Forester Clack is now represented by one of the nation’s premier contemporary art venues, Australian Galleries, and is staging his first solo exhibition with them from 24 November until 19 December.
John’s son Toby is following in his father’s footsteps with a major work featured in the current CIT Graduation exhibition being featured at the ANCA Gallery, Rosevear Place, Dickson (ACT). The exhibition, entitled ‘Collidascope’ runs until 12 December
