The restrictions that the Victorian and Federal governments have been rolling out over the past few weeks due to the COVID-19 pandemic are unprecedented.
As the Executive officers we are notifying you that King Valley Arts WILL NOT hold the 2020 King Valley Art Show.
We thank all of you for your constant support of KVA and look forward to when we can next meet & socialise. KVA will bounce back with another great art show in 2021 and more live shows via KVA Presents.
Stay well & enjoy life.
Anita, Michael and Rowena
President, Secretary and Treasurer KVA
and the KVA Committee
Do you have a fabulous idea for an arts based project in the King Valley? Do you need a little bit of money to get your project off the ground? King Valley Arts is proud to offer small grants of up to $1500 to enrich the King Valley arts culture.
The 2020 Arts Culture Grant application forms are now available.
Closing date Monday 23rd December 2019
Visit our Community Grants page or for more information phone Michael Ashby Secretary 0439 386 027
The Kutcha Edwards Hour is an invitation to be immersed in the lifelong experiences of a Stolen Generations member through songs and stories. Kutcha’s path has taken him from a child institutionalised to winning the Melbourne Prize for Music. Kutcha is a story teller and, using these skills, he delivers a concert that proves to be both riveting and enriching.
Removed from his family and culture, he has recaptured his Songline and spends his life casting ‘pebbles in to the pond’, creating wave upon wave of cultural awareness through his music and performance charisma.
Writing music and singing have been Kutcha’s lifeline as well as a continuation of his Songline. Throughout the hour with Kutcha the audience will hear firsthand how it was growing up as an Aboriginal in a land that did not recognise his people as citizens of their own country.
Kutcha’s songs are incredibly moving and personal, including a song written about the time he turned 18 and was freed from State care, despite having returned to his Mother at the age of 14 after removal at 18 months. Kutcha sings of the impact of Government policies of removal and assimilation on his people and the ramifications that have pervaded the wellbeing of Aboriginal people since.
Humour also plays a strong role alongside his songs, playfully engaging his audience throughout the hour. Kutcha presents an inclusive and inviting conversation with the audience, while also provoking emotive responses to his personal story, that of his family and his community.
Each show concludes with the singing of what is virtually an anthem, the beautiful song Yil Lul by Jo Geia. The audience is invited to sing together and are left feeling they’ve had a positive experience, and their cultural awareness heightened.
On Saturday 26th October 2019 at 7:30pm
Myrrhee Soldiers Memorial Hall
1736 Benalla-Whitfield Rd, Myrrhee
Doors and Bar open 6.30pm Show starts at 7.30pm Duration approx 1 hour – no intermission. All tickets include a delicious supper. Drinks are available at bar prices.
Tickets are $25 and available at the door or book here:The Kutcha Edwards Hour Children under 15 FREE if accompanied by an adult
Two ʻmust seeʼ artists of outrageously funny proportions combining their talents into one incredible show for your pleasure!
Starring award winning, five star internationally renowned physical comedian Daniel Oldaker aka “Dandyman” (La Soireé, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Melb. Int Comedy Fest) and the inimitable circus variety star Rani Huszar, as seen on ABC’s “Live at the Memo”, “The Sideshow” and the world renowned variety show La Cliqué.
Varietyville is based around two characters. One wants to present meaningful art that has a message whilst the other loves creating entertainment that is accessible to everyone. It’s art versus entertainment, variety with vavoom.
Varietyville takes variety to a whole new level. Bite sized morsels of masterful magic, chaotic clowning, preposterous physical feats, musical mayhem, hilarious hi-jinks and much, much more!
“I laughed harder and longer at one act this evening than I have anything else I have seen this fringe” – Clothesline (Charissa McCluskey-Garcia) Fringe World, Perth
On Friday 30 August 2019 at 7:30pm King Valley Community Complex (AC Swinburne Pavillion),
LOT 2 Mansfield-Whitfield Rd, Whitfield
Doors and Bar open 6.30pm Show starts at 7.30pm Duration approx 1 hour – no intermission. All tickets include a delicious CWA supper (after performance). Drinks are available at bar prices.
Tickets are $25 Book here or available at the door
Children under 15 FREE if accompanied by an adult
Will all go to plan for these strong-willed bombshells?
A black comedy dripping with noir, glamour, murder and suspense.
As Alfred Hitchcock and his films are iconic and influential points in pop culture and film history, Three Birds One Cock is a show that takes his famous heroines and gives them stories of their own, with a contemporary punch and a dose of dark-humoured comedy.
A bit about the show!
Three of Alfred Hitchcock’s iconic blondes from Vertigo, Psycho and The Birds find themselves trapped in an absurd “whodunnit” murder mystery. Something sinister is lurking in the shadows and things are not quite what they seem.
Terrified that any one of them could be the next victim, these blondes must use their feminine charm and cunning skills to unravel a storyline much darker than they realize, tumbling towards morbid endings of their own.
On Friday 5 July 2019 at 7:00pm Moyhu Soldiers Memorial Hall 24 Bartley St, Moyhu
Doors and Bar open 6.15pm Show starts at 7.00pm Duration approx 1 hour – no intermission. All tickets include a delicious CWA supper. Drinks are available at bar prices.
Tickets are $25 and available at the door or here: THREE BIRDS ONE COCK TICKETS Performance is not suitable for kids under 16.
For more information please contact
Louise – 0412265665
or email contactus@kingvalleyarts.com.au
Grand Prize Winner artist Maxwell Wilks with his award winning art work ‘Through the Trees’
‘ Masterful work with a colour sensitivity for Australian light exploiting a large variety of mark making which evokes movement. Taking what might be an unassuming scene and creating a beautiful classical artwork’
Due to many requests, we have introduced a SEASON PASS for our 2019 performances. This will include a Season ticket to all three events, for a reduced price of $70.
Supporting the King Valley Arts Presents events, means you are contributing to the ongoing success of this program. These events encourage your local community to socialise together and they bring original and quality entertainment to your area. They introduce young children to live entertainment and it remains cost effective to enable everybody to enjoy the events.
SEASON PASS 2019 includes all 3 events (Supper included & Drinks at Bar Prices)
• Three Birds One Cock – Friday 5 July, 7pm – Moyhu Soldiers Memorial Hall Hosted with Moyhu Action Group & Moyhu CWA
• Varietyville – Friday 30 August, 7pm – King Valley Community Complex Hosted with King Valley CWA
• The Kutcha Edwards Hour – Sat 26 Oct, 7.30pm – Myrrhee Soldiers Memorial Hall Hosted with Myrrhee Hall Committee
Plans are well afoot for the 2019 King Valley Art Show, held on the Queen’s Birthday Weekend we expect to receive 400 entries from local, intra and interstate artists, which makes for a diverse and interesting art show.
We are thrilled to announce artist Christine Wrest Smith as this year’s judge, and with 19 awards to the value of $17,250 there are plenty of opportunities for artists to enter work to suit the varied categories.
We thank Dal Zotto Wines for sponsoring our major award the $3000 Grand Winner Acquisitive Award.
Artists wanting to enter we encourage to sign up to our mailing list to be first to receive an entry form in late March.
Key dates :
Entry forms available late March
Closing Date for entries Friday 24 May
Artwork drop off Saturday 1 June and Sunday 2 June
Gala Opening
Friday 7 June 7.30pm
Exhibiting Artists $15
General $30 (all inclusive)
Join our judge Christine Wrest Smith when she announces the winners. Savour premium King Valley wines and delicious canapes
Venue -King River Brewing 4515 Wangaratta-Whitfield Rd King Valley
Exhibition open 10am-5pm Sat-Mon Adults $3
The Gala Opening is always a highlight. Enjoy fine wines and canapés made in the King Valley. Bookings essential
We have changed our name to King Valley Arts to better reflect the many activities the committee is involved in. This decision was made at our AGM in October.
Our main activity is still the King Valley Art Show which is held annually on the Queen’s Birthday Weekend in June at King River Brewing. With the committee working towards another great art show, the only change you will see is a new logo.
We are also excited to announce that we have received a Creative Victoria Small Regional Presenters grant for our King Valley Arts Presents which brings performances from Regional Arts Victoria’s Connecting Places 2019 program to Moyhu, Whitfield and Myrrhee . Working with local community groups in each town we will be presenting four diverse performances that will pique the interest of all from the young to the young at heart.
Grand Winner – $3,000. Sponsored by Dal Zotto Wines
Awarded to Winter Vines by Vanessa Kelly.
Winter Vines by Vanessa Kelly
This luminous painting elegantly and economically conveys the melancholy of a vineyard in winter. Painting with restraint, the artist conveys the gleam of winter light in a pale sky and the darkening perspective of the tangle of old growth before pruning – evocative and spare.
People’s Choice – $500. Sponsored by King Valley Tourism Association
and
King Valley Theme – Barb Sartori Memorial Prize $1000.
Awarded to King Valley Remains by Julian Bruere.
This masterly watercolour creates both an authentic image of place and the sense of the dry heat and harsh summer conditions typical of the region. Paint is applied loosely and fluidly with judicious use of highlights and sparks of colour for emphasis.
King Valley Remains – watercolour by Julian Bruere
Most Innovative Work – $500. Sponsored by Brown Brothers
Awarded to Free Your Mind by Tirelle Peter.
Incorporating elements of surrealist imagery and collage, this work inventively and cleverly combines its graphic elements with great finesse.
Judge’s Gem – $500. Sponsored by Chandon
Awarded to King Parrot Feather by Bronwyn Van De Graaf
An exquisite and delightful work.
Still Life Pastel or Watercolour to $500. Sponsored by Chrismont Wines
Awarded to Diplolaena Grandiflora by Margaret Zaal.
A fine and sensitive rendering of one of the first specimens of Australian native flora ever collected. The Diplolaena Grandiflora was first collected at Shark’s Bay in Western Australia by William Dampier in 1699.
Local Emerging Artist – $750 Sponsored by RBA Financial Group
Awarded to Peony by Joelene Mitchell
This work demonstrates the earnest endeavours of the aspiring artist. The peony’s striking colour and tones are well observed in this bold composition.
Pastel to $500. Sponsored by Boonderoo Farm
Awarded to Luscious Peaches by Mary Briggs
This little still life is reminiscent of the domestic intimacy of a Pierre Bonnard. The simple subject has a quiet sense of celebration of nature’s most succulent fruits.
Pastel $1000. Sponsored by Pizzini Wines
Awarded to My Distant View by Ben Jenkins
A subjective and moody work utilising the pastel medium’s natural qualities for softness and blending of tones, this work creates an image that evokes a quiet sense of reverie.
Watercolour/Gouache to $750. Sponsored by Eminence Wines
Awarded to Dusty Hills by Linda D’Agostina
An elegant and restrained interpretation of a landscape as it might appear in one’s memory; colours and tones are used economically to create this whimsical and layered image.
Watercolour/Gouache to $1000. Sponsored by Friends of the Art Show
Awarded to Wren’s World by Sharon Pate
The wren is immersed in its shifting world of leaves and light. The camouflage of the beautifully painted foliage almost conceals this busy bird at work.
Work on Paper to $500. Sponsored by Casa Luna Gourmet Accom.
Awarded to Duck Feathers by Bronwyn Van De Graaff
This exquisite drawing confounds the eye and mind in its subtle rendering of the lightest of subjects. In a simple and fluid composition, these feathers almost float off the page.
Work on Paper – $1000. Sponsored by Friends of the Art Show
Awarded to Disorder by Janet Grealy
The abstract and layered impressions of this frottage drawing evoke a great many associations. It invites contemplation by the viewer to speculate on its many intersections and spatial elements.
Printmaking – $750. Sponsored by Ovens & King Builders
Awarded to Stud Muster by Libby Schreiber
A cheerful take on the life of the sheep farmer – sheep, truck, man, dog and bird. Striking contrasts of texture and tone make this little print a joy to behold.
Printmaking – $1000. Sponsored by Friends of the Art Show
Awarded to King and Queen (after Don Dale) by Robert Hague
This work is a commentary on the impact of colonialisation in the era of Empire. The image of the plate is utilised as a fragile and fractured device to convey the artist’s concerns.
Oil/Acrylic to $500. Sponsored by King River Estate Wines
Awarded to Silverstreak by Kylie Sirett.
In this contemporary view of scattered objects, the eye closes tightly on its subject, creating a striking composition — a dramatic use of light and shade with a gleaming high note.
Oil/Acrylic to $1000. Sponsored by Hargraves Secured Investments
Awarded to Wild Quince by Gregory R Smith.
Gregory R Smith brings vitality and nuance to this traditional still-life subject. His mastery of the medium is outstanding; the paint is handled loosely and yet with precision. The work carries much of the baroque Dutch sensibility.
Oil/Acrylic to $1,500. Sponsored by Friends of the Art Show
Awarded to Valley Memories by Kate Gorman
This painting’s subdued palette evokes a feeling of subjective memory. Vestiges of the figurative elements of landscape linger, as do one’s fleeting memories of place, temperature, light and shadow.
