Petschel House will be open during the three day Hamilton Sheepvention Festival this year. Whilst visiting Hamilton; or if a local with visitors in need of a break from the hectic Sheepvention activities why not come out for a walk around our extensive gardens and orchards and visit our fine art Gallery. We will be open each afternoon (Saturday 3 August through to Monday 5 August) between 1.00 – 4.30.
107 Petschels Lane, Hamilton Vic 3300
Phone: 0417 585 102
After a lifetime of living and working in Eltham Jenni Mitchell and Mervyn Hannan will be relocating Studios & Gallery to Hamilton in the Western District Victoria in the New Year.
Both the Gallery and the Mudbrick house on the adjoining property are now on the market for sale.
Mervyn and I have bought a property in the Western District at Hamilton and will be relocating the Studios & Gallery at the end of the year. If you know our property you will realise we have a huge task with packing up the studios and our family goods and arts works.
We have begun to set up a studio clearance of art books, artworks and studio items to help us ‘downsize’ before the move.
We will also be holding our LAST ELTHAM EXHIBITION later in the year – details to be posted in the near future.
Classes will continue until the end of October and the Picture Framing with Mervyn @ STUDIO FRAMING will continue until the end of the year unless settlement takes place sooner.
Do come and see what we have on show – we will have works that have not been see before as well as selected Studio Pieces of the family including: Jenni Mitchell, Grace Mitchell, Mervyn Hannan, Joe Hannan and Sonia Skipper.
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A special book launch will be held in conjunction with Eltham Bookshop, Text Publishing and Eltham South Fine Art Gallery
Wednesday 10 August
Entry: $60 includes a copy of the book or a $45 gift voucher, a glass of wine and refreshments.
Book by phone: 9439 8700 or elthambookshop@bigpond.com
When he died in 1992 Brett Whiteley left behind decades of ceaseless activity—some works bound to a particular place or time, others that are masterpieces of light and line.
Whiteley had arrived in Europe in 1960 determined to make an impression. Before long he was the youngest artist to have work acquired by the Tate. With his wife, Wendy, and daughter, Arkie, Whiteley then immersed himself in bohemian New York. But within two years he fled, having failed to break through.
Back in Sydney, he soon became Australia’s most celebrated artist. He won the Archibald, Wynne and Sulman prizes in the same year—his prices soared, as did his fame. Among his friends were Francis Bacon and Patrick White, Billy Connolly and Dire Straits. Yet addiction was taking its toll: Whiteley struggled in vain to separate his talent from his disease, and an inglorious end approached.
Written with unprecedented behind-the-scenes access, and handsomely illustrated with classic Whiteley artworks, rare notebook sketches and candid family photos, this dazzling biography reveals for the first time the full portrait of a mercurial artist.
This gallery contains 6 photos.
Eltham South Fine Art: Studios & Gallery in conga action with Eltham Bookshop and Melbourne University Press invite you to a special evening with the authors to launch MODERN LOVE – The Lives of John & Sunday Reed. For bookings … Continue reading
Our next special event at the gallery is a book launch in conjunction with Eltham Bookshop and Melbourne University Press –
Modern Love: The Lives of John & Sunday Reed.
Read the flyer below for details and all bookings to be made through the bookshop. Book soon as seating will be limited.
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