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Crafty cafe is not just for kids

A close-knit group of women run the Craft and Caffeine cafe in Hoppers Crossing, where colourful crochet and other creative items abound. Mother Bianca Hosemans...

Big tip for art show

Wyndham council has dumped more than $26,000 of ratepayers money into an exhibition celebrating the Werribee tip. The funds included $11,739 for one artist, Steven...

A warming house party unveiled

For the past 12 years, a heritage house located in a small country town has been at the centre of an art project started...

Students get to work on Palmers Road mural

A group of Point Cook Senior College students are gearing up to create a mural along the Palmers Road noise barrier. Seven year 12 VCAL...

Referendum exhibition comes to Werribee

If the 1967 referendum to include Aboriginal people in the constitution were held today, would the overwhelming vote still be yes? Professor Brian Martin is...

Work is state of the art

Point Cook woman Anindita Banerjee made a bold life decision when she left a career in the IT industry to become a professional artist. Bannerjee,...

MY WYNDHAM: Kiran Aslam

Kiran Aslam, a henna tattooing artist who lives in Tarneit, says she enjoys the creative expression her art form offers. The 27-year-old talks to Wyndham Star...

A new path to discover art

When Cindy Chong started drawing chalk pictures on paths and at playgrounds around Point Cook, she had no idea her artwork would charm an...

Werribee plant graced with aerial treatment

Aerial photographs showcasing dazzling views of the Western Treatment Plant will form part of an exhibition celebrating the Werribee landmark. Titled Treatment 2017 Flightlines, the...

Moving win for Wyndham prize

Images of passengers aboard a moving train have won the annual Wyndham Art Prize competition. Sydney artist Tina Barahanos has won $10,000 in prize money for...

Ricardo is carving out a niche in his latest exhibition

A one-way ticket to Australia nearly three decades ago was a game changer for engineer-turned-artist Ricardo Pereyra. Mr Pereyra immigrated from Argentina with a family...

Hardships of war inspires art in Point Cook

When Henk Eykman has a paintbrush in his hand, he thinks of the hardships of war. He thinks of the sacrifices the soldiers made, the...

Drawing on art to heal

A Hoppers Crossing artist is using the tools of her trade to promote positive mental outlooks. Hoppers Crossing artist Aurora Van Mourik will be running...

Suzette Twaddle’s art exhibition turns trash into treasure

Suzette Twaddle loves the environment, fashion and all things beautiful. They’re the three themes that come through in her first art exhibition to be held...

Chieko Hester immerses herself in Gisborne’s art scene

Japanese-born origamist Chieko Hester tells reporter Matt Crossman it wasn’t until she moved to Gisborne that she immersed herself in the art world.   How long...

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Young writers workshop

Award-winning author Alice Pung is returning to the west where she grew up to lead an autobiographical writing workshop. Young writers and creatives from the...