Soldiers Hill Artist Collective
Art’s collective force
The Courier 24 June 2015 - Dellaram Vreeland IT started with Lynne Makings walking her dog. As the two made their daily treks through the neighbourhood, they met a range of people, many who seemed to have one thing in common – they were artists. And so the Soldiers Hill Artist Collective was born; a group of artists – experienced and emerging – who came together to share their love for art. Soldiers Hill Artist Collective is an eclectic group of artists from all various disciplines, living within the region of historic Soldiers Hill. “Because you’re walking your dog, you talk to people and people will talk back and you can make a connection with them,” Ms Makings said. “It was a Eureka moment. I saw a need for artists to have a space where they could talk to other practising artists.” The Soldiers Hill Artist Collective held it's first exhibition - Diversity within Boundary - from July 4 to 31 in 2015 at the Fairbanks Gallery in Sturt Street, Ballarat. Since then, the collective has gone from strength to strength in staging exhibitions in Ballarat and beyond showcasing the wide variety of artworks produced within Soldiers Hill and has become a fixture in the City of Ballarat's art scene. |
A LOVE FOR ART: Soldiers Hill resident and artist Lynne Makings. Picture: Justin Whitelock
Map of Soldiers Hill.
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