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Community Art: the Growth of the Victor Harbor Creative Community - Part Five

This is the final post in the series on the Growth of the Victor harbor Creative Community. We conclude by seeing more works created by members of the Victor Harbor Regional Gallery and celebrate the companionship brought about through a shared love of art.

Exhibition

Community Art: the Growth of the Victor Harbor Creative Community - Part Four

Today we are going to meet the members of the Victor Harbor Regional Gallery and see some of their work. This post is part of the series Rowdy Wylie and Anne Newman have been presenting on the growth of community art in Victor Harbor, South Australia.

Exhibition

Community Art: the Growth of the Victor Harbor Creative Community - Part Three

Rowdy Wylie and I are back to continue the story of the development of the Victor Harbor Creative Artistic Community on the Southern Fleurieu Peninsula in South Australia which is one of the oldest and most active visual arts communities in Australia. Today - the Victor Harbor Regional Gallery.

Narrative

Community Art: the Growth of the Victor Harbor Creative Community - Part Two

South Australian artist & member of the AnArt4Life team Rowdy Wylie continues the story of the development of the Victor Harbor Creative Artistic Community on the Southern Fleurieu Peninsula in South Australia - one of the oldest and most active visual arts communities in Australia.

Narrative

Community Art: the Growth of the Victor Harbor Creative Community - Part One

South Australian artist & member of the AnArt4Life team Rowdy Wylie shares the history of the development of the Victor Harbor Creative Artistic Community on the Southern Fleurieu Peninsula in South Australia - one of the oldest and most active visual arts communities in Australia.

South Australia

Community Art: Brief History of "Port Victor" now Victor Harbor, South Australia

Today Rowdy Wylie and Anne begin a series of posts to bring to you the township and the creative peoples of Victor Harbor -located on the Southern Fleurieu Peninsula in South Australia.

War Art

Rowdy Wylie donates his war paintings to RSL museums in South Australia

Regular vistors to the AnArt4Life blog will be familiar with the paintings of Rowdy Wylie especially those he does to commemorate Australia's involvement in wars. Today he reports in on donating two of the paintings to two RSL Museums in South Australia.

Exhibition

Pop In to the Pop Up Art Exhibition: Middleton Arts & Craft Hall, South Australia Part 2

Continuing on from yesterday's showcasing of the PopUp Art Exhibition for the works of Rowdy Wylie and Geraldine Rosser - today we look more in depth at the works of Geraldine.

Exhibition

Pop In to the Pop Up Art Exhibition: Middleton Arts & Craft Hall, South Australia Part 1

Rowdy Wylie has an exhibition commencing today with Geraldine Rosser - both from the Fleurieu Peninsula in Sth Australia. In the next two posts you will see two inspiring artists with vastly different styles representing their view of their world. Today Rowdy's works, tomorrow Geraldine's.

Exhibition

Art All Around

I am always emphasising that "Art is All Around" - you only have to open your eyes and look about. And if you look very carefully you might find out that there is a local Community Art Gallery in your area which can be a treasure trove of fabulously interesting art creations.

Seascapes

Haven in the Sandhills by Rowdy Wylie

A little while ago Rowdy and I were exploring the theme "Coast to Coast" because who doesn't love the sea? Today we compare a Harry Pelling Gill and a John "Rowdy" Wylie view of the Hindmarsh River Entrance at Encounter Bay, Victor Harbour, South Australia.

Naive and Folk Art

Life is Art and Art is Life with Victor Maloney: Part Three

In this post we travel with Victor Maloney to the beautiful isle of Tasmania where you will meet tigers and devils and Mona amongst just a few of the many interesting characters appearing in his Organic 3-D Art.

Exhibition

Rowdy Wylie invites us to the Victor Harbor Regional Gallery Art Events

You all know our wonderful team member Rowdy Wylie and you have recently seen his Remembrance Day painting. Rowdy not only paints, builds frames, restores & mounts cricket bats Rowdy is a volunteer at the Victor Harbor Regional Gallery - why don't you drop and say hello if you are nearby.

Collector

Steve Cook: My Story in Art Part Four

Over the past 3 days you have seen the remarkable collection Steve Cook has of Hermannsburg School paintings & memorabilia. You have seen Steve's own painting of buildings. There is one more "activity" he enjoys so "click through to the post" to discover what else this "collector artist" does.

Collector

Steve Cook: My Story in Art - Part Two

Most people who have collections don't tend to showcase their beloved objects but keep them cosseted at home for their own satisfaction and viewing. But Steve Cook shares his Hermannsburg paintings & memorabilia with others.

Collector

Steve Cook: My Story in Art - Part One

Here on the AnArt4Life blog we love introducing you to someone passionate about art especially someone who has amassed such a collection he needed a larger house!

Seascapes

“Our Coastlines are A-Changing” Part Two

The era of the new low maintenance jetty is upon us!! We continue the story of the demolition of the Victor Harbor Causeway and what it means to local artist and AnArt4Life team member Rowdy Wylie.

Seascapes

“Our Coastlines are A-Changing” Part One

A little while back Rowdy and I started a series on "Fences, Posts and Gates" and today's post slots in nicely to this theme because it is about a "causeway" - the causeway that links "Ngarrindjerri Island" (Granite Island) to the South Australian mainland.

Exhibition

Victor Harbor, South Australia: 43rd Annual Art Show

It's the 43rd Annual Art Show at Victor Harbor in South Australia and Rowdy Wylie brings us the winning paintings. Artists: Greg Allen (Melbourne, Vic), Henry Cockington (South Australia), Maxwell Wilks (Melbourne, Vic) and Kristian Mumford (a roving Australian!!)

Landscapes

Colours of an Ancient Landscape with Rowdy Wylie Part 3

The climax of Rowdy Wylie's trip to the Flinders Ranges for inspiration is expressed in the paintings of this big, beautiful, colourful country where, if you stand still and listen, you can hear the sounds from millions of years ago.

Landscapes

Colours of an Ancient Landscape with Rowdy Wylie Part 2

The ancient landscape of the Flinders Ranges is peppered with the ruins of early European settlement. Some settlements survive to serve the farming communities and tourists but the spirit of the ancient Sahul landscape continues to dominate. Image: a slice from Land of Dreamtime by Rowdy Wylie

Colour

Back in the Shed with John "Rowdy" Wylie who talks about colour - and a little more

Following on the post yesterday on "the colour orange", Rowdy Wylie invites us into his shed studio where he talks about the colour of the outback in Australia and showcases some of his inspirational works. Image: Remote Flinders Northern Flinders Ranges by John "Rowdy" Wylie.

Award

Victor Harbor Art Show

Live in South Australia? This post is for you as you can attend the Victor Harbor Art Show 9-16 January 2021. Check out the prize winners. Be inspired by the art works of the winners: Iroda Adril, John Lacey, Tom O'Callaghan, MIke Barr, Catherine Fitzgerald.

Sense of Place

Igloos in coastal Eastern Eyre Peninsula, South Australia

Showcasing some strange "igloo type buildings" in outback South Australia which were built during WWII as air raid shelters and a Radar Station 203. Photo credit: Rob Nankivell

Photography

Capturing the Beauty and Intrigue in Ruins: A Journey with Rob Nankivell

South Australian Rob Nankivell loves to roam the countryside taking photos of ruins: houses, community halls, schools, caravans. Come with us and enjoy a journey back in time. Image: Wagon Wheel near Arno Bay, Eyre Peninsula, South Australia by Rob Nankivell

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