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PODCASTS
The hosts of the Surf Coast Creatives podcast are Jess Mellington & Ben Hucker. They started their independent project during the early days of Covid, to capture the stories of creatives making a living from their passion. Listen to a wide collection of interviews with Artists, Designers, Photographers, Illustrators, Craftsmen, Speakers, Leaders, Adventurers and more. Each episode is packed full of insight and a good dose of practical hints and tips for taking the leap.

Surf Coast ARTS inc
participates in PORTAL (2020)

Surf Coast ARTS inc committee members proudly participated in the Surf Coast Shire's PORTAL sessions. Each Zoom event is recorded and made available to view through the PORTAL website and the Surf Coast Shire Youtube page. The videos we were involved in directly can be found on this page - just to make it all a bit easier!

PORTAL was produced by the Surf Coast Shire in response to the Covid-19 Pandemic of 2020. Through June, July and August 2020, PORTAL was developed to keep us connected, creative and collaborating – offering an online space to capture the work of our region’s local creatives and how they are adapting to change.

VISIT PORTAL website

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SCA Participants
Treasurer / Co-founder: Julie Dyer
Co-founder: Mark Trinham

Unfurling Surf Coast Artists: Julie Dyer in Conversation with Mark Trinham

Prior to any ideas about a Surf Coast arts sector, artists were ensuring they had a voice. Ideas of environmental groups and the philosophy of local artists were, and are, closely aligned. Join Surf Coast Arts Inc Treasurer Julie Dyer and multi disciplinary artist Mark Trinham as they “unfurl Surf Coast artists”. This is the first of PORTAL's Sunday Morning Sessions 'Women in Conversation'. A series of interviews, panel discussions and in-depth discussion hosted by and featuring pre-eminent women in arts on the Surf Coast.

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SCA Participants
President: Helen Gibbins
Committee Member: Wendy Grose
Treasurer + behind the scenes: Julie Dyer

A Sense of Place: Connecting community to place through arts and creativity

Local artists Jacqui Dreessens and Wendy Grose (current SCA committee member) discuss the importance of creativity and the arts in creating a sense of place.
Surf Coast Arts Inc President Helen Gibbins  joins them both in conversation about creating original site specific community theatre, music and dance in the beautiful environs of the Surf Coast, and in particular during the Torquay High Tide Festival which ran from 1995 to 2014..

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SCA Participants
Vice President: Caroline Hawkins
Past Committee Member: Sally Groom

Launch: Natural Connections Project

Host Sally Groom (President Surf Coast Shire Art Space, Anglesea & Torquay MAC Committee Member) joins artist Caroline Hawkins (Surf Coast Arts Inc Vice President) to discuss the intentions behind Caroline's new project. Caroline is an Anglesea artist who has worked with natural materials to create ephemeral works for several years. Developed in conjunction with the Drolkar Buddhist centre, the project will offer ways for participants to cultivate a connection to nature and promote greater emotional wellbeing - a necessity as we face the difficult reality of climate change.

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The Making of the Surf Coast Arts Trail

Cr Margot Smith in conversation with Julie Dyer, Pat McKenzie and Cinnamon Stephens about this epic Surf Coast event and how it came into being.

SCA Participants
Treasurer / Co-founder: Julie Dyer

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SCA Participants
President: Helen Gibbins
Co-founder: Mark Trinham
Past Committee Member: Daniela Rodriguez

Where to Now? The Future of the Arts on the Surf Coast

Join us in conversation about the future of the arts on the Surf Coast. Geelong Art Gallery Director Jason Smith joins local artists and arts figures Stewart Guthrie (Ashmore Arts), Geoffrey Carran (artist/muralist), Helen Gibbins (President Surf Coast Arts Inc + artist), Daniela Rodriguez (artist/photographer, MAC committee member) and Mark Trinham (multi disciplinary artist and musician) to discuss the future of the arts on the Surf Coast.

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SCA Participants
President: Helen Gibbins
Past Committee Members: Sally Groom, Daniela Rodriguez, Karen Steenbergen

The MAC: A community-driven arts centre

Join Surf Coast Arts Inc President Helen Gibbins to learn about the hugely exciting new development in the arts on the Surf Coast - the conversion of the old sport and recreation centre in Torquay into a community-run multi arts centre.
She'll be discussing the project with MAC's chair George Carman, Torquay Theatre Troupe's Gay Bell, Surf Coast Shire Art Space (Anglesea) President Sally Groom and photographer and cultural leader Daniela Rodriguez.
PORTAL Area Coordinator for this session: Karen Steenbergen