Shepparton Festival

Heather Gange: From humble beginnings

Mon, 31 May 2021 10:34:03 GMT

Heather’s love of food and wine saw her roped into the Shepparton Festival quite early on, but joining the committee seemed a bit daunting as her calendar was already quite full.

Regardless, she took the plunge and in the second year was the inaugural festival coordinator – a role which she held for about 10 years.

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Carmel Johnson: We had no idea how many would attend

Mon, 31 May 2021 10:31:56 GMT

Twenty-five years ago, half a dozen people got together and thought Shepparton’s Maude Street Mall was a good place to have a gathering, Carmel Johnson was one of them.

And that gathering was the Shepparton Festival. Now, 25 years later, Carmel reflects on a what was a chance to showcase talented local performers – and how many favours organisers called in from family, friends, neighbours and more.

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Fiona Smolenaars: It’s a chance to bring in artists that may challenge us

Mon, 31 May 2021 10:26:54 GMT

Events that bring people together and inspire people are probably the most memorable for Fiona Smolenaars.

Terri Cowley spoke with the former chairperson of the Shepparton Festival board as part of her One FM 25 interviews for 25 years of the Shepparton Festival.

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John Lewis: It’s something for Shepparton run by Shepparton

Mon, 31 May 2021 10:23:47 GMT

Shepparton News’ John Lewis was there right from the start as a spectator 25 years ago.

John describes the festival as something dear to his heart as there wasn’t a whole lot happening in terms of public arts events for the community to come together and celebrate in the mid ‘90s.

He’s now a life member of the festival, but he’s also the first to admit he wasn’t one of those ‘hands-on’ members putting in time after work and weekends.

“I was more going along as a media person to show my support and give the events some publicity,” he laughed.

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Rob Robson: There were false starts, and there were challenges

Mon, 31 May 2021 10:21:26 GMT

As the first ever Greater Shepparton City Council conventions and performing arts manager, Rob Robson was there to see the legwork of former council staff in getting a Community arts Management Board and a festival.

“There were many, many meetings through the years of 94-95. There were false starts and there were challenges,” he said.

The original intention was to show how Shepparton saw itself, now, he says the voice of Shepparton is the voice of multicultural Australia.

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Jim Gow: Creating events is important for our young people

Tue, 11 May 2021 09:39:12 GMT

Jim has had a wide involvement with the Shepparton Festival throughout the years, being a board member, festival photographer and even taking part in a festival event where he was described as a ‘tattoo fantasist’. One FM’s Terri Cowley talks to Jim – on his work commute – about how Word & Mouth got involved with the Shepparton Festival. For more info visit sheppartonfestival.org.au

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John Head: Art is a common language that helps share our stories

Tue, 11 May 2021 00:42:30 GMT

Former Shepparton Festival director John Head believes art is a common language, allowing people to tell their story and bring our multicultural community together. One FM's Terri Cowley spoke with John as part of her 25 interviews for 25 years of Shepparton Festival and he shared his most memorable moments of the Shepparton Festival, including ploughing a longneck turtle into the paddock at Tallis Wines in Dookie. For more info about this year's festival visit sheppartonfestival.org.au

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Sam Birrell: Seeing the Shepparton Festival evolve is a reward in itself

Tue, 11 May 2021 00:07:08 GMT

Sam Birrell has seen the Shepparton Festival grow over time, and he sees it as an opportunity to reflect how the community is feeling, as well as promote local talent. One FM's Terri Cowley spoke with Sam about how he feels about a winter festival and what may be in store for this year. The highlight for Sam is Shepparton Theatre Arts Group's 10 in Ten, and how that relates to this year's theme of 'unify'. You can see more info at sheppartonfestival.org.au and at stagtheatre.com

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Jamie Lea: Not letting bad weather rain on her parade

Mon, 10 May 2021 23:56:05 GMT

Jamie Lea hasn't had much luck with good weather on festival day, so why start a winter festival? Well, why not. Terri Cowley spoke with Shepparton Festival creative director Jamie as part of her One FM program to see what it meant to JL to be able to bring art experiences to the people of Shepparton and district as well as discuss this year's theme of 'unify'. Terri is interviewing 25 people to celebrate a quarter of a century for the festival. For more info visit sheppartonfestival.org.au

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StoryLab Ep 3: Liz Zito, Regional Arts Victoria

Fri, 07 May 2021 02:56:47 GMT

In our third episode, we speak to Regional Arts Victoria Director of Partnerships, Liz Zito.

Liz has worked in the creative space for most of her life and thrives facilitating connections between regional Victorian artists, partners, and the greater arts community.

She speaks to us about her role and what it entails, the different support programs offered by RAV, as well as the joy and challenges of her job.

Subscribe to RAV enews, check out the RAV website or on RAVs Facebook and the RAV North East page.

See @RegionalArtsVic and @lizziezito on Twitter or @regionalartsvic on Instagram.

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StoryLab Ep 2: Shelley McSpedden, SAM

Fri, 07 May 2021 02:54:17 GMT

In this second episode, we speak to the Shepparton Art Museum’s (or SAM as known to locals) Senior Curator, Shelley McSpedden.

Having worked as a museum curator for the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI), Monash University Museum of Art, she brings a wealth of experience and excitement to the region.

Shelley chats about her role and the curatorial approach she brings to SAM, the museum’s collections, and its new purpose-built home.

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StoryLab Ep 1: Beci Orpin

Fri, 07 May 2021 02:51:36 GMT

In this first episode of StoryLab we speak to Beci Orpin. Described as a national treasure, Beci is a Melbourne-based multi-versed creative practitioner.

Her work spans across design, illustration, and craft and has been exhibited both nationally and internationally.

Beci chats about her career trajectory, her love/hate relationship with social media, and her tips to having a successful career and getting your work seen.

You can see her work here on jackywinter.com and check out her Instagram.

And read more about her on thedesignfiles.net and at broadsheet.com.au.

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StoryLab Ep0: An Introduction

Fri, 07 May 2021 02:27:27 GMT

In this very short introduction, Kati Hogarth talks about what StoryLab was about and what listeners can expect to hear in the three-episode series.

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