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ArtCubes Toora opening party held at Toora Community Hall car park, Dutton St on 28 July 2024

The ArtCubes Toora iteration has begun, celebrating local art and fostering community engagement until October 28, 2024. Small shipping containers turned gallery/studio spaces will host diverse artists and events in Toora.

By news@gippsland - 22nd July 2024 - Back to News

The ArtCubes Toora iteration has begun! Aimed at celebrating local art and fostering community engagement, they are here for the next 3.5 months. Set to bring colour, community and creativity to Toora. They are small shipping containers converted into gallery/studio spaces owned and supported by South Gippsland Shire Council. They are located in Toora from July 19 to October 28, 2024, in the Toora Community Hall car park on Dutton St next to the Toora Kindergarten.

ArtCubes Toora has begun, showcasing local art and community events in shipping container galleries until 28 October 2024

Toora's artistic legacy

Celebrating the town of Toora and the many years of its rich Arts history, including the once thriving Toora Village Creative Art Centre hosted in the Toora milk factory in the early 2000's. The ArtCubes Toora project will see many of the artists involved in the Creative Centre return to once again teach printmaking on the same printing press as well as many new and contemporary artists that reflect the creative hub Toora is today.

Starting off with Corner Inlet Landcare Group installation, Lisa Kennedy and Ellen Taylor. Followed by (in chronological order) :

• Monkia Kucewicz
• Lee Grenfell
• Anne Miller
• Megan Williams
• Toora and District Family History Group
• Sally Wilcox
• Helen S. Tiernan
• Honey Tripper
• The Little Toora Press (community cube)
• Cameron Hayes and Deborah Read
• Sue Gilford
• Sean Cowen
• Bridget Nicholson
• Asriel Encel and Hilary Skelton
• Kim McDonald

Others have also been involved in this project including:

• Toora Primary School
• Toora Lions
• Toora Little Library
• Toora Music Group
• Toora Heritage Pear Orchard
• Best Yarn Society
• Sams Patch
• The Panton Store
• Gurneys Cidery
• Deep Creek Nursery
• Toora Foodworks
• GLAWAC
• TCAT
• Toora Times
• Many volunteer community members

We are pleased to invite the community to join us for the grand opening on July 28th from 12pm onwards at Toora Community Hall car park on Dutton St.

Event details

Event time, date and venue

• ArtCubes Toora Opening Party
• Sunday July 28th 2024, 12pm onwards,
• Toora Community Hall car park, Dutton St, Toora

Event highlights

• Welcome to Country by GLAWAC
• BBQ by the Toora Lions Club
• Plants for sale with Deep Creek Nursey
• Cider for sale by Gurneys Cidery, Art & Music Activities
• Raffle prize by The Panton Store and National Tree Planting Day Celebrations in partnership with Corner Inlet Landcare Group

For more information or to arrange interviews, please follow us on ArtCubes Toora Instagram or ArtCubes Toora Facebook page.

Pictures from Visit South Gippsland website.

Source: http://gippsland.com/

Published by: news@gippsland.com