About the Bendigo Bank Southern Art and Craft Trail

WELCOME MESSAGE FROM THE HON DR KIM HAMES MLA, MINISTER FOR TOURISM AND THE HON BRENDON GRYLLS MLA, MINISTER FOR REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT   Southern Art and Craft Trail

The Western Australian Government would like to welcome you to the Great Southern Region for the annual Southern Art and Craft Trail.

Celebrating its 10^th year, the Southern Art and Craft Trail has grown to become a popular event, attracting around 9,000 people to admire the extraordinary talents of more than 300 artists and craft practitioners.

Around 70 exhibits will showcase a great range of paintings, sculptures, photography, printmaking, stained glass and jewellery across a number of diverse venues including galleries, studios, wineries, community halls, retail outlets and restaurants.

The State Government is proud to support the Southern Art and Craft Trail through Eventscorp's Regional Events Scheme, which is jointly funded by Royalties for Regions. 

Local events make a positive contribution to regional communities by adding vibrancy and making a town an exciting place to visit, and a great place to live.

We would like to congratulate the event organisers for their hard work in growing the event over the past 10 years and hope everyone enjoys the spectacular exhibits.

The event provides a great opportunity for visitors to combine art and culture with adventure and nature, by enjoying the extraordinary experiences of the Great Southern region such as the Valley of the Giants Tree Top Walk, whale watching or simply tasting the premium fine wine and local produce.

Hon Dr Kim Hames MLA DEPUTY PREMIER MINISTER FOR TOURISM	Hon Brendon Grylls MLA MINISTER FOR REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT

ArtsouthWA  welcomes you to the 2012 Bendigo Bank Southern Art and Craft Trail.

  Winner of the 2010 Premier’s Australia Day Active Citizenship Award for an Event .

The Southern Art & Craft Trail is an initiative of Artsouthwa Inc., an organisation formed to promote and market fine art and craft created by artists living and working in the Great Southern region of Western Australia and to assist art and craft practitioners, organisations and galleries with professional and skills development. To this end Artsouthwa conducts projects including this Trail, workshops, exhibitions and the management and maintenance of an online database of its member artists, galleries and community groups  www.artsouthwa.com.au.

We hope you enjoy exploring the many studios, galleries and other venues hosting the varied exhibitions that make up this Trail. The exhibitions you will see range from experienced, professional artists to those who work part-time or as a hobby, but all want to share their creativity with you. Similarly, venues range from commercial galleries to displays in unusual places, even some in artist’s homes. We hope you enjoy them all.

This, our 10th year, sees two special events to mark this occasion. You will see full details about the “Silhouette” event and the “Decade” exhibition under ArtEXTRAS. We have continued to present different dimensions to the Trail with several venues presenting art and craft demonstrations and one of the exhibiting artists will present a painting workshop.

1. Exhibitions have varying opening times so please check dates and times when planning your route. Dates blocked out indicate closed that day.
2. Entries in the booklet are geographically adjacent where possible.

3. Artsouthwa Inc.  is not responsible for any loss or damage  or injury , however caused, to the property  or person  of any visitor to studios, or other premises listed in this guide book.     

4. Opening times of venues are indicated in the guide book according to information provided at time of going to print.  Artsouthwa Inc. is not  responsible for any venue not being open when indicated in the guide book.

The Legend

The following symbols can be found next to each entry and
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	Restroom facilities
	Refreshments available at or near venue
	Off-road parking available
	Credit Card facilities Available
	Wheelchair access
	Venue open at other times during the year. (Exhibiting artists and opening days and times may vary)