Ballarat’s creative community.
Ceramicist Cassy Macarthur collects “wild clay” for her practice - image Josh Waddell, 2021
Read more about some of our amazing network of creatives and artists, scattered throughout our city.
Born in London, and brought up on England’s south coast, Chris Dench left Britain permanently in 1987, and is now an Australian citizen, resident in Ballarat. Dench has been a composer since 1961, and has written upwards of seventy works. His music has been extensively performed, broadcast, and recorded, in Australia, North America, Europe and Asia—even in a tent in the Gobi desert.
Read MoreRecently listed in the Top 30 international artists to watch in 2021 by The Guardian, Nicolas Cage Fighter, reformed in 2019, has received high praise from fans and industry alike. With a new EP to be released soon, the year ahead will be a big one for the band. Time to learn more about this Ballarat group taking on the world.
Read MoreAdam McNicol moved from his childhood town of Manangatang to study journalism at RMIT. His career has seen him work as a journalist, writer and most recently, the additional role of publisher with Ten Bag Press. His recent collaboration, ‘The Mallee Book’ has been a great success with its second run almost sold out.
Read MoreNicola is settling into her new shop front on Main Road, Ballarat. A designer and maker, Nicola’s creative designs are made with a practical end in mind. Her creative journey began in high school, new to Ballarat, with an interest in fabric design, following her studies, Nicola opened her Flinders Lane Studios, and now back to Ballarat with her new store filled with her functional designs and artistic side projects.
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Ballarat Arts Alive is a volunteer-run, not-for-profit org that provides a forum for discussion, advocacy and development supporting the arts and artists of Ballarat and surrounds. Regular events are held to meet up.
Crafts Council of Ballarat is dedicated to promoting and supporting the art and craft community of the Goldfields, with a shopfront located at the Adam Lindsay Gordon Collage.
Ballarat Art Collective welcomes new members from all walks of life to regularly gather together and share their passion for art in all its forms.
Goldfields Printmakers is a collective with a website for Printmakers who produce works predominantly in the art form of print and base their practice in the Goldfields region.
The websites role should act as a resource for these artists to connect and share their knowledge.
The Ballarat and District Aboriginal Co-operative (BADAC) was established by members of the Ballarat and District Aboriginal community in 1979, delivering health, social, welfare and community programs to local Aboriginal people.
Soldiers Hill Artist Collective is a diverse group, who’s objective is to maintain an open and inclusive collective that is focused on promoting local arts and artists, whilst reinforcing the positive social benefit of the arts within the immediate community.
Ballarat Evolve’s aim is to place creative arts practitioners and small businesses into identified empty retail environments in Ballarat.
Sonika is the City of Ballarat Youth Services' FReeZA committee. Sonika meet regularly to plan projects, events and gain event management skills. Sonika also runs a range of free or cheap all ages events that are drug, alcohol and smoke free.
The Ballarat International Foto Biennale attracts significant International and Australian photographers as one of Australia’s pre-eminent photographic festivals. It is a not-for-profit event that immerses the historic town of Ballarat in photographic art.
Ballaarat Quilters founded in 1996 by a group of women who wanted to promote the art and craft of quilting in Ballarat. A not for profit association where members meet regularly for a sit, sew and a chat together and exhibit their works to the Ballarat community every two years.
Ballarat Society of Artists unvite you to come along and enjoy a friendly get together with other artists and creatives at to our monthly meeting.
BSA meets on the 1st Saturday of the month (except Jan) at 10.30 am at the Brown Hill Uniting Church Hall, Humffray Street North, Brown Hill.
Ballarat Writers is a grass-roots organisation promoting local writing and writers in the Western Victorian region, with monthly Members’ Nights, regular competitions and workshops.
