Miss K
.... A vixen in the Sun. The mercury is rising and Miss K is searching for reason. Is it The Greenhouse Effect, the apocalypse or merely the heat radiating from her knickers? As the city hits boiling point it's impossible to stay sane. The only thing that’s certain is that heads will roll.....but who's? A one-hour cabaret extravaganza with songs that soar, satire that sizzles and knitting, strangely enough.
From Woodford Folk Festival to Port Douglas’ Carnivale; Adelaide Fringe Festival back to Melbourne, Miss K has won Australia over. Come play with Miss K, you’ll have a ball. Miss K, as played by Klara McMurray.
Where: Town Hall Supper Room,
Wilson Street Horsham
When: Fri 26th March, doors & bar open 8pm. Performance 9pm.
Cost: General $25, Concession $22.50
Contact: Festival Office
Ph: 03 5381 0297
Preview the Hot Spell show.
Grants Workshop
Do you have a great idea for an arts project and wonder how to get the resources you need? Attend this free practical session for artists, community groups and agencies.
Where: Meeting room, Level 1, 43 Firebrace Street, Horsham
When: 3pm - 5pm Fri 26th March
Cost: FREE
Bookings: RAV Office Ph: 1800 819 803
Download information sheet
Garage Party
One night only to get down and dirty in the heart of town at this custom built garage party with a twist. Grove to the sounds of DJ Ziggy and indie electro outfit The White Electric. Check them out on My Space at myspace.com/thewhiteelectric
Where: Wilson and Bolton Garage
47-49 Pynsent Street, Horsham
When: 8.30pm – 12.30am Saturday 20 March
Cost: $8 entry at the door
Enquiries: Art is...festival office
Ph: 5381 0297
Refugee Realities
Come and experience the reality of being a refugee through this community education experience. Installations include exhibition and soundscape spaces to replicate journeys to refugee camps. Presenters will take simulants through interactions with border guards and government officials. Within the camp, participants will be introduced to everyday life including food and water gathering, shelter building, medical care, as well as pathways to 'future homes'. The simulation ends with an action tent to inform people about what they can do to help refugees. This will particularly focus on how the Wimmera community can support refugees being resettled in our community. This is a joint project with Oxfam, Many Moons Group, Rural Australians for Refugees (Wimmera branch), and the Art is... festival.
oxfam.org.au/refugee/ for a preview!
Where: Russell Hall and Maydale Pavilion, Horsham Showgrounds
When: 11am-4pm Sunday 21 March (open to public); 9.30am – 3pm Monday 22 and Tuesday 23 March (secondary schools only)
Cost: FREE
Contact: Abby Cooper, Project Coordinator
Ph: 5381 0297
Photo Muster
Attention all photographers! Enter the Art is..elemental photo competition and receive a list of secret locations to photograph. Present the judges with four of your best ‘elemental’ photos to win fantastic prizes. Photographs will also be displayed in the windows of local businesses.
Where: Various locations within Horsham
When: Saturday 20 March
Cost: $5 early bird (before 5pm Friday 12 March); $10 (after Friday 12 March)
Enquires and registrations: Festival Office
Download rego form
Ph: 5381 0297
Grey Matters
Four farmers take four agricultural myths and argue their merit.
Four experts armed with a paddock of data, critically analyse them.
One audience then put in their 20 cents worth.
And two judges, Jo (Adam) Bourke and Darryl (Jamie) Argall decide whether the myths are busted or plausible.
It all adds up to an explosion of entertainment, healthy debate and food for thought at Art is… elemental’s Grey Matters forum - AgBusters.
The event will also feature the opening of Department of Primary Industries (DPI) weed expert Michael Moerkerk’s Science Art, nature photography exhibition being run at Grains Innovation Park from March 21 to April 1. Viewings will be Monday to Friday 9am-4pm.
Where: Conference room, Department of Primary Industries, Natimuk Road, Horsham
When: 2 – 4pm Sunday 21 March
Cost: Gold coin donation
Contact: Simone Dalton
Ph: 5362 0762
Please download the full program for a full and comprehensive overview here.[2.4mb pdf]
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Neil Murray
Neil Murray is one of Australia’s most original and respected singer/songwriters. He has enjoyed a solo career since 1989 and since then has released nine albums; three of these collectively describe an inner landscape to the heart and soul of Australia. His work doesn’t shy away from social commentary as he is driven by a sense of conscience, justice and honesty.
Where: Wander Inn, Wartook
When: Thursday 25 March
6.30pm: dinner and performance
8pm: performance
Cost: $55 dinner and performance
$35 performance only
Contact: Wartook Studio Gallery
ph: 5383 6243
To find out more about this award winning artist visit neilmurray.com.au/.
Savidas
The music of Savidas is a seamless wave of acoustic rootsy grooves, haunting melodies, and deep vocals that pose the question within the answer. Having been described as Michael Franti meets John Butler, a touch of White Stipes and sprinkled with the ironic truth of Leonard Cohen, crossing the divide between acoustic roots, funk and hip hop.
The SAVIDAS duo- Gumpy Gumpsavidas and Uma Vernau (AKA Umalicious) hail from the deep dark underbelly of the St Kilda music syndicate. SAVIDAS cut their teeth playing at some the most infamous music venues throughout Melbourne and It wasn’t long before SAVIDAS wer, funk’n strum’n and hum’n their unmistakable sound across some of the biggest festivals in Australia. Such as Falls Festival, Rainbow Serpent, Earthcore, The Push Over –(w/Silver Chair), Earthdance just to name a few.
Where: Commercial Hotel, Horsham
When: Saturday 27 March
Time: TBA
Cost: FREE
Contact: Commercial Hotel
Ph: 5382 1056
Listen to their stuff on myspace
Morning Melodies - Mind your manners!
“It’s not that your manners are bad, it’s just that you don’t have any at all!”
A lively musical romp through the mind boggling minefield of 21st century manners. Is etiquette the glue that keeps our veneer of polite society in tact? Or is it redundant in this modern age of emails, mobiles and fast paced lives?! Miss conduct will guide you through the manners maze, so you need never live in fear of putting a foot wrong again! Includes songs by Coward, Argento, Porter, Novello and Sullivan.
Where: Wesley Performing Arts Centre
When: 11am Sunday 22 March
Cost: $15
Contact: Wesley Performing Arts Centre
wesleypac.com.au/
Ph: 5382 6578
Kinetic sculptures
The artists have been in Horsham meeting with community groups to get people involved in the project and are seeking hobbyists, such as woodworkers and metalworkers and others with a love of working with materials to help create parts of the sculpture. Anyone interested in the project can call the festival office on 03) 5381 0297.
Times Four
ROSEMARY KINGSMILL, JILL MCLEOD, ANTHONY PELCHEN, and MICHAEL SHIELL investigate our environment and experiences of the Wimmera through installations and exhibitions placed within Horsham’s CBD. In unexpected and reclaimed spaces, this series of exhibitions presents four of our region’s best contemporary artists.
Supported by Arts Victoria.
Where: Various sites within Horsham CBD
When: Exhibition opening 7.30pm Saturday 20 March
Showing from Saturday 20 – Saturday 27 March
Cost: FREE
Contact: Horsham Regional Art Gallery
horshamartgallery.com.au
Ph: 5362 2888
Schools Workshop- Elemental Expo
Wimmera Mallee primary schools are invited to the Art is...elemental Expo to creatively explore the elements – earth, fire, water and air while learning how to care for and preserve our natural environment.
Where: Town Hall, Horsham
When: 10am – 3pm Monday 16 March
Cost: FREE
Contact: Festival Office
Ph: 5381 0297
Epi-thet
A microscope stands alone. It is lit. The viewer moves forward and as they lean down to look through the microscope, a grand 'orchestral' sound emerges. The viewer is the conductor and as they watch, the luminescent image in the microscope is a continually changing. The light on the viewer fades as the sound rises, and as the viewer moves away, the light rises in intensity again, the sound fading. Others in the space watch the conductor, and experience only the sound. Find out more here.
Where: Town Hall, Horsham
When: Monday 16 March (a component of the school’s workshop, Elemental Expo)
Underwater Bone Garden
Come and watch a huge underwater garden containing bones, coral and skeletons burst forth into an amazing garden of imagination. The garden will be created using black light sculpture and performance installs.
Where: Nexus Youth Place, Horsham
When: Friday 19 – Saturday 27 March
Cost: FREE
Contact: Horsham Nexus
Ph: 03 5362 150
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