I recently had a pleasure of meeting artist Anu Patel who lives in Bacchus Marsh. Anuradha or Anu Patel was born in Gujarat, India and came to England in 1972, having spent a few years in Uganda, East Africa. After receiving secondary education in Essex, she went onto study BA Fine Art at Lanchester Poly in Coventry.…
Sneak Peek wedding photos Melbourne wedding photographer Aldona Kmiec One of the best things about editing wedding images is just the couple that sum up the whole day. Here are two that stood out for me… It’s a true privilege to witness the act of love. Happy Life together guys! Suit: Ben Sherman Hat: an 1950s…
Commissioned work for Central Highland Arts Atlas Fine Art Portraits Photography “Say Cheese”!! Nothing worse than those words when the camera is pointed your way. That’s why these words aren’t often in my photography vocab. I sometimes use the same word in my native Polish language which sounds exotic, or wait. Personal connection with the subject is perhaps the only method of capturing…
We R You Project Update – Large photography prints are ready! Yesterday we received our final batch of large format photography prints from our project partners QuickPrint! They are really big and look amazing!! It’s exciting to see what a little camera and a talented eye of our project participant can create. We are now…
ARTeFACT ed March 2013 CLICK HERE TO VIEW ALL ARCHIVE PROJECT IMAGES What are your thoughts on this project? Tell us using the comments below:
Firefighters photos Yuille Park P-8 Community College in Wendouree has also joined the We R You project! The paste-up portraits will be displayed on the wall near school and will be enjoyed by the local community. We meet each Friday to take and work on images. Last Friday we had a great pleasure to talk to our guests from…
Friday shootouts Look who was passing by our lens during We R You paste-up photo project session last week… Amie Brûlée from Red Jazz Trio. So we took some shots in old Ballarat lane-ways… Oh, the sun! Thanks for posing Amie!! “The Red Jazz Trio is a lovely bunch of musicians. Three to be precise.…
Paste-up photography – we’re in editing stage yay!!! Seven sessions and wow – just have a look! Fun portraits aren’t they! Our group is also growing – we now have Afghani, Australian, Togolese, Chinese, Japanese and Polish participants – we are a very creative multinational, multilingual and multicultural group. Anyone can join us regardless of…
Street art activity – mid February Five sessions so far have produced close to a half thousand of portraits! Next activity day – Monday Feb 18 at 4pm meeting outside the Huyghue House (behind the Art Gallery). We’ll be looking and editing images and choosing the best ones to go on the display. See you…
Commissioned work for Central Highland Arts Atlas New world new opportunities When I first moved to Ballarat in late 2010, I didn’t feel ‘at home’ straightaway. No friends, no family, no ties with the new land and new culture. It was pretty tough. Since then, Australia has just become my second home country and, after leaving…
Paste ups street art Wednesday Portrait Session Feb 6th Exciting! We’ve becoming larger group each time. Thanks to John who brought his friends Lunophare and Andre and thanks to Rachel and Vivianne who introduced Benedicta to our paste up project!! Today we’ve learnt how to use a reflector to bounce back the sun and even…
Ballarat Community engagement project Look who’s in on Monday!! A lot of energy going on – great for the start of our project. Next activity day – this Wednesday Feb 6 at 4pm meeting outside the Art Gallery. Bring your family & friends! WHO We R You is an initiative of the CoB Arts…
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Ballarat community photography collage poster We R You Community Engagement project WHO We R You is an initiative of the CoB Arts & Culture Unit, involving partnerships with community and Council agencies across Ballarat. Those providing letters of support and participation include: Victorian Police CoB Community Safety Committee Ballarat Health Refugee Support Group – participation…
Everything you create is a reflection of you If you don’t have a personal connection to the story, it might not work out at all. You’re only going to tell the best stories when you can connect with them. This is so true. It was always clear to me that if I didn’t connect with…
Visit to the beautiful Lavandula Swiss Italian Farm in Shepherd’s Flat, located just outside Hepburn Springs near Daylesford. On January 6 & 13 this year, Lavandula holds an annual lavender harvest festival. Learn about processing the aromatic plant into rejuvenating natural body lotions, sip a lavender tea, try lavender ice cream and even a lavender…
Between 2012-2014 I took part of then City of Ballarat’s Multicultural Ambassador Program (unpaid). It was two years after migrating to Australia and then choosing to live in Ballarat. My personal experiences were mostly positive, some of my enthusiasm was later dampened down by some bureaucracy which made me think of my growing and uneasy…
Best Shots 2012 What a year… Met more people in one year than I could afford to print business cards for! 😉 But all happy. Everyone reflects on 2012, so why not – it’s a great chance to get all the archives together and clean up my desktop yay! Enjoy the story & I look…
The Courier edited out some important words, so I’m posting a full text here. NAME: Aldona Kmieć AGE: 35 OCCUPATION: Professional Photographer, Multicultural Ambassador City of Ballarat 2012-2014 WHAT ARE YOU HOPES FOR THE FUTURE OF BALLARAT: MORE OPEN I’d like to see Ballarat being liked more by its own people. For people who have…
Pol-Art Festival Perth PolArt, one of the largest Polish cultural festivals held outside Poland, is arriving in Perth this December (28 December to 5 January 2013). PolArt festivals have been celebrating Polish culture in Australia for over 35 years. Organised every three years, the festival takes place in different capital cities of Australia, previously held…