Have Fun at the Online 2021 Gunning Arts Festival

The creative people behind the Gunning Arts Festival have put together an interesting and varied package of events that anyone with computer access can tap into free of charge.

Here are some highlights:

• What’s Out There? Spectacular images of local wildlife have been captured via trail cameras for the Gunning Landcare trail camera competition. As well as being a fun event, the result is useful for local landholders to be able to identify the native and feral animals on their properties.
• Story Reading Time: Access audio recordings of six short stories written by local authors. The stories were selected from entries to the Festival’s Flashwrite project, in which local writers submitted short stories about their life in our region.
• Creativity Off Leash: Southern Tablelands Arts has created a special activity for young people (and old) on how to create a small book called a Zine. What a fabulous way to unleash your children’s creativity!
• Art Inspired by the Festival Theme “Rejuvenation”: The Picture House Art Prize has attracted artworks from near and far this year. Margarita Georgiadis, from ‘The Picture House Gallery’ in Gunning said, “Finalists have now been selected and will be available to view as an online exhibition. Art works will also be available to purchase.” You are invited to vote in the People’s Choice Awards and the prize for the People’s Choice artwork is a Derivan prize pack of art materials worth $200.
• SnapWrite Selection: A sample of images from the hugely successful SnapWrite Facebook page has been posted on the Festival website for everyone to enjoy our beautiful landscape and special lifestyle. Browsing these pictures is a great way to remind yourself of how lucky we are to live where we do. How many places can you recognise?
• The Nail House: What is a Nail House? And what trouble can they cause? Local author Greg Baines brings a story of modern China to life in his new novella ‘The Nail House’. Greg has recorded readings from the book for the Gunning Arts Festival.
• Music Just for Us: Gyan has produced some gorgeous music videos exclusively for the Festival. Enjoy listening to Gyan and the talented band she assembled.
• Millicent Armstrong Comes Alive Again: Not many people know that the Gunning region was home to our own playwright, Millicent Armstrong, who lived from 1888-1973. Rehearsed readings of four of Millicent Armstrong’s plays were performed in 2021 at the Picture House Theatre in Gunning and have been recorded for all to enjoy.

To tap into all the wonderful events of the online Gunning Arts Festival visit: https://www.gunningartsfestival.com/festival-2021/

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