Chameleon Arts Collective is a community arts group in the small town of Balmoral in Victoria's Western Districts. Develop sponsorship.
Local artists founded the Chameleon Arts Collective Incorporated in 2003 as a non profit organisation. Chameleon Arts Collective aims to:
Raise the profile of the arts in the Western District of Victoria. Inspire participation in the creative process and production of artwork. Encourage networks between artists, art lovers, and the wider community. Encourage community, business and government to s
upport the growth and public appreciation of local artists and their work. The objectives of the Chameleon Arts Collective are to:
Present arts events, social gatherings and exhibitions. Keep members informed of upcoming Chameleon Arts events, local art news, opportunities and exhibitions. Develop and strengthen networks with media, government and promotional agencies. Chamelon Arts offers an opportunity to shape the future of the Arts in the region. Projects
2021 - The Merger - in conjunction with Hamilton PAC
2020 - Covid recess
2019 - 2020 - In Situ / Cento Passi (100 Steps) - residency with international artist Virginia Ryan over two summers. Community engagement workshops, artist talks, artist development, book published.
2019 - My Brilliant Divorce - HIT Productions
2019 - Stardust & The Mission - The Space Company
2019 - Splash Test Dummies - Dummies Corp
2019 - Speaker, Greater Hamilton Events Forum "Pushing the Boundaries"
2018 - All My Love - HIT Productions
2018 - Big Tops & Tiny Tots - Solid State Circus
2018 - Knitting - Scarves for Artlands Victoria
2017 - Benny Walker & Tom Richardson live - Parlour Gigs
2017 - Orchestra Victoria - chamber music
2017 - Miles & Simone
2017 - Shirley Valentine - HIT Productions
2016 - Balmoral knitted diorama for Woolly West Fest
2015 - Seeding the Arts - clay workshop in conjunction with WAMA
2014 - Community project created Eweina, the purple sheep, for the inaugural Woolly West Fest
2014 - Let's Stop Here - a pop up photo-essay by Jasmine Blake for Horsham's Art Is...Festival. Held in a caravan, Balmoral Mural Square
2013 - A Night of Roving Music in Balmoral
2013 - A Buzz About Balmoral -Martinich Carran public art mural. Part funded by Regional Arts Victoria
2012 - A Night of Roving Music in Balmoral
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Local artists founded the Chameleon Arts Collective Incorporated in 2003 as a non profit organisation.
Chameleon Arts Collective aims to:
Raise the profile of the arts in the Western District of Victoria.
Inspire participation in the creative process and production of artwork.
Encourage networks between artists, art lovers, and the wider community.
Encourage community, business and government to support the growth and public appreciation of local artists and their work.
The objectives of the Chameleon Arts Collective are to:
Present arts events, social gatherings and exhibitions.
Keep members informed of upcoming Chameleon Arts events, local art news, opportunities and exhibitions.
Develop and strengthen networks with media, government and promotional agencies.
Develop sponsorship.
Chamelon Arts offers an opportunity to shape the future of the Arts in the region.
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PROJECTS
2019 - My Brilliant Divorce - HIT Productions
2019 - Stardust + The Mission - The Space Company & RAV Connecting Places program
2019 - Splash Test Dummies - RAV Connecting Places program
2019 - In Situ - An intercultural project with artist Virginia Ryan - Open Studios in Balmoral and Dunkeld, artist talk ‘The Art of Migration’ in Dunkeld and Hamilton Gallery, free community workshops
2018 - Orchestra Victoria - “The Winds in Balmoral” chamber concert for woodwind
2018 - Live theatre - HIT Productions’ All My Love
2018 - Big Tops & Tiny Tots Circus Show - RAV Connecting Places program
2018 - Woolly West Fest - Crafting the Merch for Artlands Victoria
2017 - Live Music - Benny Walker & Tom Richardson Live - Parlour Gigs
2017 - Orchestra Victoria - ‘Works for small string ensemble”
2017 - Stencil Art Event using woolbale stencils of local iconic properties
2017 - Live Theatre - HIT Productions’ Shirley Valentine
2017 - Live Music - Miles & Simone - RAV Connecting Places program
2016 - Australia Day Junior Art Show
2016 - Woolly West Fest Diorabaa- Balmoral Diorama - hand knitted by locals
2016 - Orchestra Victoria - Afternoon Delights
2015 - Seeding the Arts for WAMA - A community arts event in two workshops in collaboration with the Wildlife Art Museum of Australia. Participants created two interpretations of seed pods and experienced a raku firing of the clay models.
2015 - Theatre excursion - Noni Hazelhurst in ‘Mother’ - Hamilton PAC
2014 - Live Music in Balmoral Mural Square featuring Bec & the Big River Trio and jazz
2014 - Community project created Eweina, the purple sheep, for the inaugural Woolly West Fest
2014 - Let's Stop Here - a pop up photo-essay by Jasmine Blake for Horsham's Art Is...Festival. Held in a caravan, Balmoral Mural Square
2014 - Live Theatre - Unpack This! - RAV Connecting Places program
2014 - Nostalgia - an exhibition of objects from a home untouched
2013 - A Night of Roving Music in Balmoral
2013 - A Buzz About Balmoral -Martinich Carran public art mural. Part funded by Regional Arts Fund Victoria
2012 - A Night of Roving Music in Balmoral
2008 - Balmoral’s ‘Connections and Collections’ festival
2006 - Balmoral’s ‘Place and Diversity’ festival
2005 - Recipient of The Helen and Geoff Handbury and RMIT Hamilton Fellowship : "Balmoral, Building a Creative Community". Report and DVD
2004 - 'Feast of the Senses’ - exhibition and festival
2003 - ‘A Cultural Quencher’ - mixed media art exhibition
