By Derek Schlennstedt
Burrinja invites artists, makers and creators who live in the Dandenong Ranges to apply for Dandenong Ranges Open Studios 2019.
Held annually in autumn, it celebrates the region’s rich and vibrant artistic practice in an interactive and eclectic weekend event and group exhibition.
Burrinja’s community cultural development officer Toni Main said there were five funded spaces on offer for emerging artists.
“This category is designed to support practising artists who live in the Dandenong Ranges, but may not have a dedicated studio space, or who would are in the first five years of their arts practise,” she said.
The 2019 program will include collectives, emerging artists and individual artists.
Artists whose practice is unique or experimental as well as those who create traditional visual arts are welcome to apply.
Ms Main said this could include painters, ceramicists, performers, makeup artists, costume designers, writers, graphic designers, architects, sound artists and even tattoo artists.
The Open Studios weekend has attracted art-minded visitors and tourists since 2004, and last year welcomed 7500 studio visitors.
Next year the group exhibition will be held in partnership with the Sherbrooke Art Society at the Sherbrooke Art Gallery in Belgrave.
Applications close Sunday 7 October.
Visit www.openstudios.org.au for more information or to apply.
