Art
Artworks, illustrations, and visual records depicting people, places, and life in the Arthurs Creek district.
Special Exhibition - Artists of the Arthurs Creek District 1953 - 1970 - can you help?
In March 1970, the Arthurs Creek State School Committee hosted a special exhibition at the Arthurs Creek Mechanics Institute, showcasing works by prominent Australian artists…
Leon Saper (1928-2005)
Leon Saper (1928-2005), a Holocaust survivor who emigrated to Melbourne in 1949, became a pivotal figure within the Dunmoochin Artists' Collective at Cottles Bridge after…
Peter Laycock (1927-2009)
Peter Laycock (1927-2009) was a significant figure in the Victorian craft movement, establishing his pottery career alongside his wife Helen at the Dunmoochin artist colony…
Robert (Bob) Mair (1943- )
Robert Mair (b. 1943) is a New Zealand-born potter whose career spans significant contributions to the Australian ceramic arts from the late 1960s through to…
Alma Shanahan (1923-2015)
Alma Shanahan (1923-2015) was a significant Victorian potter who established her practice at the Dunmoochin art colony in Cottles Bridge after arriving in 1953. Influenced…