3rd & 10th April
Paverpol is a sculptural art, using a liquid that dried like concrete so that your sculpture can be placed in your garden. This will be a 2 week activity. Week 1 at the hall creating our armature (structure to coat in paverpol) Week 2 will be at Sue’s house to coat our structures. (address to be supplied in week 1)
$20 per member. Materials list and cost will be supplied when booking.
The AGM will be held on Wednesday 17th January, 2024 at the Woorinen South Community Hall. This will be followed by a General Meeting to discuss exhibitions, workshops and activities for the coming year. Contact Secretary Lorri 0467 879 261 for more information.
All Welcome!
Mosaic Mondays will run every Monday from 13th November until 11th December at Lorri’s House from 10am, or until our arms get sore. (usually around 2pm). $5 for financial members. Adhesive, Grout & old china included. BYO snacks/lunch & substrate. (item to mosaic) Visitors on application. Contact Lorri via mash email malleeartists.swanhill@gmail.com
The Annual General Meeting of Mallee Artists Swan Hill Inc.
Will be held at 10.30am on Friday 27th October at 128 Doors Cafe, Curlewis Street, Swan Hill.
This will be followed by a short General Meeting.
Order your cuppa on arrival.
All Welcome!
$50 members $70 non members
*If insufficient numbers full price of $70 will apply to all participants
For those who came to Jon’s previous workshop in 2018 you will remember HIS relaxed and helpful tutoring.
Jon paints for the sheer pleasure it gives him. He has won over 40 awards during his career and he seems to be going from strength to strength with 5 successful entries in this year’s Camberwell Art Show!
Jon is competent with watercolour, oil, acrylic and pastels and his works vary between traditional to contemporary.
Bring some landscape reference photos and your own choice of medium for this one! Oils, Acrylics, Watercolour!
Bookings essential!!
Visit Jon’s Facebook page or website:
https://www.facebook.com/jonfonglam
https://jonfonglam.wixsite.com/mysite
And on the Ballarat Art Society page:
Another year on and we are still battling the pandemic. Creativity keeps us going in troubled times and our groups will still meet to give members some time out with friends in an environment that is as safe as we can make it.
Woorinen South Community Hall starting Wednesday 12th January
9.30am. Gold coin donation to help pay for hall hire and cuppa supplies.
Murray River Motel, Campbell Street, Swan Hill starting Tuesday 1st February. 9.30am
Workshops will be announced soon following a sub committee meeting to set up the schedule.
Annual Fees Now due! $25 per person
#Participants must be double vaccinated to attend art days.
Create a beautiful watercolour painting with us on Anzac Day. Enjoy a relaxing afternoon in good company, with a delicious afternoon tea.
$30 per person
All art materials supplied.
Woorinen South Community Hall
(behind the kindergarten)
12.30pm until 3.00pm
Run by volunteers of The Mallee Artists of Swan Hill
Payment is required when booking
Gail 0438 376 730 or Lorri 0467 879 261
Email: malleeartists.swanhill@gmail.com
https://www.facebook.com/groups/malleeart
The 4th Saturday of each month will be a Brush ‘N’ Brew held at the hall, 12.30-3pm (yes while it’s open to visitors). These will remain $30, all materials supplied, as our aim is exposure and affordability. Cuppas will be self help with plates of cake etc. made up ready to go.
We are again offering workshops free for paid members with a small fee for visitors $20 (includes hall fee of $5)
Any member of MASH is very welcome to offer a workshop to the group. We still have July to December to fill!
February Watercolours with Val
March Abstract background/bird with Donna
April Impasto texture painting with Sue
May Watercolour jellyfish or tree with Gail
June Gel Plate printing with Lorri (Recipe for making your gel plate will be given prior to the date & a demo given)
Mosaic Mondays
@Lorri’s from 19th January. For any MASH member who has been/or wants to dabble in mosaics. January /February Project create a Mosaic Ball Extra cost (for materials) $15
Broken china and tiles, tile adhesive and grout are supplied. BYO substrate eg: terracotta pots, old saucepan/frying pan, wall or floor tiles, old microwave turntables. BYO Snack, Regular Cost: $10 Newbies Welcome!
11 Parkview Drive Swan Hill, contact Lorri: 0467 879 261 for more information.
We have tried to source a range of mediums, styles and subjects for the workshops in 2026.
May Sat 23 & Sun 24: Oils with Jon Lam. Focusing on basics for those who have not used oils before and then painting a seascape or lake scape. $120 for members $150 for non members.
August Sat 15: Pallette knife with Graham Hearne. This acrylics workshop is still in planning stages, and further details will be released as they are known. All material supplied, including large framed canvas.
October Sat 3 & Sun 4: Pastels with Caroline Ellis. Some beginners activities to start us off and then we will be painting a favourite animal. This is a great opportunity to learn about texture with this beautiful medium. All materials supplied. $120 for members $150 for non members.
All artworks entered need to be created withing the past 12 months. Size for regional galleries: a minimum of A4, for sale, framed and/or ready to hang with D Rings and wire. Cards will be made for all artworks to include Artist name, Title, Medium and cost. A brochure is being developed to feature the artist profile of all current paid members.
Moulamein Art Gallery, May 1 to 29
Afternoon Tea/meet the artists for the local community Thursday 14th May. Share rides to be arranged.
Balranald Art Gallery, July 2 to August 5
Delivery and collection volunteers needed. Opening of Exhibition Sat July 4, 2pm. Share rides or mini bus to be arranged.
Woorinen South Community Hall Oct 31 Nov 1 (Melb Cup weekend)
Celebrating the end of the year with new works.
We will be open for visitors while we are at the hall on Wednesdays (10-12) and on Saturdays (11-3). Members will man the hall, enjoy another day of art and sometimes utilize the big TV for free online workshops. Cuppa and cake will be available for visitors. This is purely voluntary and anyone is welcome to help out. We are developing a flyer to be placed in motels, information centre and other suitable outlets.
During 2026 We will be offering art workshops for the community on the 4th Saturday of each month. Starting in February with the elephant pictured on the flyer below. Only $30 per person, all materials supplied and a delicious afternoon tea is included.
#This is a not for profit event run by volunteers.
Image Credit : https://app.jesserobertson.com/
Mallee Artists would like to thank all of our supporters for a fabulous 2025!
Highlights:
Community Mural Project
Two Exhibitions of our Artworks!
Balranald
“Home is where the ART is”
January: 4 February to mid March.
Woorinen South 8-9 November
“A Celebration of Art in our Community“
Our First Wednesday in August produced some great drawings for our panels on the old piano we are painting. The murals are currently getting their shiny coat of Anti-Graffiti seal and they will be ready to go up very soon!
A Committee meeting will be held on 20th August to plan activities for the remainder of the year. It seems to get really busy from now on!
A trip to the “Spannerman” gardens in Boort.
Perhaps a visit to the quirky and original artist, Steve Cole in Goodnight.
During the School Holidays in September we will be offering Children’s art workshops again, as well as some “Brush ‘n’ Brew workshops for the grown ups during the warmer months :)
MASH will be helping out at the Annual Show as we do each year by donating prize money to the art section, and by helping to hang artworks.
We will be holding an exhibition to help raise funds for the group. This will be held on the weekend just prior to the Melbourne Cup. Saturday 1st & Sunday 2nd November.
Our usual First Wednesdays will be on offer with topics to be announced shortly. So buckle up for a busy few months!
We started July with some very sad news. Two of our beautiful artists and friends passed away. Members would like to express their deepest sympathy to family and friends.
Hendrika “Riekie” van Kesteren 1947 – 2025
Our beautiful Rieke brought sunshine into the lives of so many people. She was a much loved and joyful artist and friend to many of the Mallee Artists of Swan Hill (MASH). Her colourful artworks embodied Rieke’s view on life and her positive attitude.
Joan Mellahn 24/5/1931 – 3/7/2025
Joan was one of our Life Members, a dear friend and great supporter of MASH for many years. She will always be remembered for her beautiful piano playing and her gracious presence.
Mallee Artists ran their first School Holiday Program in July on two Wednesday afternoons. Week 1 was Fingerpainting with older children creating beautiful trees and younger children creating a range of different images.
Week 2 the theme was funky animals.
The group has been very busy this year. Our Annual General Meeting was held in January and we welcomed a new President, Gail Groat and Treasurer, Val Waylen (pictured below at the Balranald Exhibition Opening).
We travelled to Balranald and exhibited a collection of art, new and old for 6 weeks. The exhibition ran from the last week of January until mid March. At the conclusion MASH donated $100 to the Balranald art gallery as a thank you.
February: In conjunction with the Woorinen District Progress Association we were granted funding to create 5 small murals for the Woorinen South township. This was a community project with members of MASH supporting residents to paint the murals. These are now in their final stages of detailing and further funding is being sought for the installation. (see the Mural Project Post for more information)
February: Mixed media (newspaper trees on painted background) with Maxine
March: Funky Trees and Animals with Merrilyn
April: Meditation and mixed media faces with Donna and Gail (Lorri was ill)
May: Neurographics with Donna
Upcoming in June: Paint like Picasso with Jenny and Norma
Please bring good quality paper suitable for the medium you choose, or can be done in your journal. A pencil and eraser. A dice. A Black Marker ie Sharpie or similar and paints, (watercolour or Acylic), pencils, paint pens. Whatever you like working with.
A VERY BUSY WEEK FOR MASH
Mallee Artists Swan Hill Inc. 