The Curator and The Artist in Conversation
In Conversation – Saturday 11 January, 12 Noon – 1pm. This is a free event, but bookings are essential. Click here to book.
The exhibition Mandy Gunn: Interwoven: Collected, Cut, Created was originally exhibited at the Gippsland Art Gallery in mid 2024. Curated by Dr. Sheridan Palmer and with Mandy and Sheridan’s encouragement and assistance, the exhibition is now at Coal Creek Gallery for audiences in South Gippsland, where the artist lives and works, and the curator resides part-time.
Wandering through the exhibition, the materials and techniques seen in the works of the artist are varied and astonishing, yet two themes prevail: the use of recycled materials that others have thrown away and consider nothing more than rubbish, which is re-crafted by the artist to create beautiful works of art. This makes us question our attitudes towards disposable objects and look at ‘rubbish’ through a new creative and environmental lens. The second theme is weaving, but rarely in the conventional sense. Even Mandy’s printmaking and 3D sculpture refers to the art of weaving, which for Mandy is a constant creative drive and inspiration.
Join us for an opportunity to hear from the curator and the artist in conversation who will discuss the artworks in the show and consider practice, materiality, the ideology of recycling and repurposing and the re-imagining of the art of weaving. Hear the stories and thoughts behind the creation of works in the exhibition and how they relate to each other.
Dr Sheridan Palmer is an Art Historian and ARC Senior Research Associate and The University of Melbourne. She is also a guest curator at Gippsland Art Gallery and the curator of this exhibition. Mandy Gunn is an artist living and working on Bunurong country. She is a prolific artist with more than thirty solo exhibitions since 1995 and over 130 group shows, also winning numerous awards.
Tyler Childers – Saturday 22 February 2025
The time has finally come for a return visit for Tyler Childers bringin’ The Mule Pull tour here 22 February, 2025. We couldn’t be more excited. Tickets have unfortunately sold out. For more information about this event, visit OzTiks.
Halloween at Coal Creek – Thursday 31st October 2024
Join us at Coal Creek for an evening of creepy delights. Collect a possessed passport as you enter and have fun being entertained by tricks while children collect their treats. Come dressed as your favourite character or as scary as you dare! Food vans and a coffee cart will be on site. Finish the evening with a frightful bonfire to warm your spooky bones.
Out on the Weekend – Sunday 13 October 2024
Out on the Weekend goes country this October with the beloved western-fest taking its good vibes, great feasts and a wagonload of excellent musicians to Coal Creek, Korumburra Tickets are now on sale – get yours here: www.outontheweekend.com.au
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A Birthday at the Park
A Birthday at the Park!
Coal Creek is turning 50 this year, and we’re inviting you to celebrate this important milestone in style!
A Birthday at the Park will be a festive salute to the people who made it possible, the collection of South Gippsland treasures, and the Park itself, with fun and engaging activities for all. Be entertained by historical displays and demonstrations, celebrity croquet, pop up theatre, heritage rides and games. Help the White Rabbit find the missing time at our Mad Hatters Tea Party! Catch a sneak peak of our trains, and continuing rail works. A broad selection of food and drink vendors will keep you energised and refreshed, or pre-purchase a lunch and/or afternoon tea pack. The day is rounded out with live music including Shouse, Sand Brothers, Harry Hook and Cool Out Sun to name a few. And finally Turning points exhibition is a fascinating exploration through the collections and archives of Coal Creek. Come for a few hours or stay into the evening.
Tickets available now – https://www.trybooking.com/1188707
Summer Series 1
Summer Series is set to be three nights of awesome music, entertainment, food and fun held here at Coal Creek this summer.
Summer Series 1 kicks things off with a night of swampin’ stompin’ Blues. From the gritty garage grooves of Jungle Jim Smith, to the raw meat psychedelic blues of Nick Carver and the Mean Street Butchers, and throw in a heady walk down Ozone St, we guarantee you a night of mad, bad, blues bliss.
Bring a picnic rug or chairs and an appetite for all the good things, and settle in as the sun sets over the atmospheric surrounds of Coal Creek’s rotunda lawns.
With a wide range of food from woodfired pizza to bao buns we’ve got you and your family (if you’re bringing one) covered for dinner and snacks.
And with the Pig & Whistle transformed into a bar by Burra Brewing Co and Gippsland Wine Company, we will have a fine choice of affordable alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages available.
Topped off with entertainment for the kids and you have the complete start to your summer weekend.
Charley Crockett
Carols at the Creek
Carols at the Creek returns for another beautiful night of your favourite Christmas tunes, with the Coal Creek Choir and South Gippsland Concert Band.
We’ll be showing off our newly restored rotunda, with the lake and lawns the perfect setting for some Australian Christmas cheer.
Bring a picnic rug or chair, sing along to your favourite carols, and keep an eye out for Santa who’s rumoured to be in the area.
This is a free event however bookings are essential.
All Hallows’ Eve at Coal Creeeeaak! BOOKED OUT
Wow! Thanks to everyone for their interest and enthusiasm for our upcoming All Hallows’ Eve event.
For those that have missed out, we hate to say it, but the event is now BOOKED OUT.
😳 If you are unable to make the event, please cancel your tickets via Eventbrite so they can be opened up to others.
💀We know most people are good, but occasionally there may be a rotten apple who will message you directly in an attempt to get your contact details. Please keep your personal information secure.
Just in case there are cancellations ahead of the event, we will be keeping the event open online where you can jump on and join the waitlist.
Have you ever wondered why we celebrate Halloween? What is it with the goblins and ghouls, the witches, the vampires, and the pumpkins… why pumpkins??
Well come on down to Ghoul Creek, Tuesday 31 October 4.30-7.30pm, and go on a fun and slightly spooky Trick or Treat trail through the Park to find answers to these questions, and yes, (individually wrapped and Covid friendly) treats.
You have to follow the map to find the treats, and the next clues.
You’ll find sorcery snags, hot cannibal chips, creepy coffee, and a demonic DJ, so you can take a break and unwind (unless you’re a mummy!).
You can also purchase trinkets from our fire and brimstone Blacksmith or catch some classic haunted cartoons along the way.
It’s free, but booking is essential, with entry capped at 1300 souls.
Mwuhahahaha
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