Between the Covers Exhibition

September 29 – October 23

Town Hall Gallery, rear Hawthorn Town Hall, 360 Burwood Rd, Hawthorn

Gallery open: 12-5pm Wed-Sat, 10am-3pm Sun Oct 3

What makes a book? What makes a life? The Evergreen Centre Balwyn, the Boroondara Writers Group and Boroondara residents combine with professional artists to tell their stories and to push the boundaries of what makes a book.

See books which hang on walls, concertina, roll-up or open the wrong way – all handmade by their authors and illustrators to tell their stories.

Sunday October 9, 2-3pm:     Join gallery curator, Mardi Nowak, and project creator, Caroline Carruthers and invited book artists in discussion about the art of the book.

Evergreen Centre members exhibit their books, made by hand in a series of workshops, which tell their stories in memoir, illustration, photograph and collage.  Guest exhibitors include well-known local artists Robert Clinch, Gail Stiffe, Bronwyn Rees and Caroline Carruthers.

During the Victorian Seniors’ Festival, Seniors visiting the exhibit will be able to share in the project experience by taking part in free short workshops in simple bookmaking which include afternoon tea.

Workshop dates: October 6, 7 and 8 from 2-3.30pm in the Community Art Space adjacent to the gallery. Wheelchair accessible.

 To book for these workshops, contact Caroline Carruthers on 0419 399 140. Spaces are limited.