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New Faces at The Hive
Hosting a group exhibition as broad as ‘FLOW – stories from the wetlands’ has given The Hive gallery in Ocean Grove another chance to grow and welcome many new creative faces for the month of June.
“We are exploring new mediums such as textiles in art and photography which is very exciting as a gallery,” Curator Karen Spreadborough said.
Article courtesy Times News Group, 31/05/24
Wetlands the Focus of New Exhibition
Artists will tell stories of the region’s wetlands, one artwork at a time, through a free exhibition in Ocean Grove.
The Hive Gallery will host FLOW Stories from the Wetlands from 10am to 4pm throughout June, showcasing many art pieces like sculpture, painting, textiles and digital media.
As seen in Issuu, page 6, 31/05/24
‘BEING’ with Sally Wilson – Podcast
Artist, Steve Sedgwick, has wondered at (and in!) natural water sources since childhood, and his unique work reflects his experiences of and responses to nature. Here, he speaks of the creative act beyond the thinking mind, feeling imagery and physical and emotional responses to artistic sources of inspiration, and how he transfers this to canvas. He helps us understand artistic expression beyond skills, technique and representation and helps us feel our way into what it might be like to create from intuition.
Lego Explores the Sea at Coming Hive Gallery Group Exhibition
BARWON Heads artist Sophia Legoe has reignited her passion for art as her children have grown. With a studio overlooking the Barwon River, Legoe is in her element exploring ornate glazes, building on a focus that began during her Bachelor, then Honours Degree in Fine Art fromMelbourne University, VCA more than 20 years ago.
Article courtesy Times News Group, 01/03/24
Article courtesy Times News Group, 27/10/23
Talent Abounds at The Hive
Always a hub for creativity, The Hive Gellery’s exhibition is a must see.
Article courtesy Times News Group, 27/10/23
Article courtesy Ocean Grove Voice 08/09/23
Local Gallery’s Efforts Acknowledged
A local art gallery has been nominated for a 2023 Victorian Community Achievement Award for its contributions to the Ocean Grove and broader Bellarine community.
Article courtesy Ocean Grove Voice, 08/09/23
Article courtesy Ocean Grove Voice 08/09/23
Gallery Hosts the Freshest Faces in Art
Young artists will be on display when the Hive Gallery hosts the 2023 Ocean Grove Primary School (OGPS) Art Show.
Article courtesy Ocean Grove Voice, 08/09/23
Article courtesy GT Home 05/08/23
Exploring the Land
Artist Wayne Elliott tells captivating stories through his colourful interpretation of landscapes. He shares with Tessa Hayward what he loves about painting and the joy it brings.
Article courtesy GT Homes, 05/08/23
Article courtesy Times News Group, 30/06/23
Artists’ Exhibition Considers the Consequences
Painter Linda Gallus and ceramicist Kay Clancy share a studio together in a character-filled, tiny 1860s cottage on Clancy’s property in Drysdale.
Article courtesy Times News Group, 30/06/23
Article courtesy Geelong Independent, 23/06/23
Statement of Invasion
Two Bellarine artists’ new exhibition, Consequences, makes an environmental statement on how invasive species affect the land.
Article courtesy Geelong Independent, 23/06/23
Article courtesy Times News Group, 05/05/23
Garden Surrounds Go on Show
THE Hive curator Karen Spreadborough said May was a time to reminisce on the incredible experiences at The RHS Chelsea Flower Show.
Article courtesy Times News Group, 05/05/23
GT HOME, 25/02/23
Capturing the World Through Clay
An artist’s residence at a restored farmhouse in Denmark provided great inspiration for Torquay potter and pottery teacher Karen Steenbergen’s upcoming joint exhibition, Nicole Mayne writes.
Article courtesy Times News Group, 03/02/23
The highs and lows of life as a surfer and an artist
LONG-time Ballarat local Steve Sedgwick fully appreciates the flow of life’s journey.
Article courtesy Times News Group, 03/02/23
Article courtesy Times News Group, 02/12/22
The Hive welcomes new creative talent to the region
A STRONG ethos of supporting local artists pervades The Hive Gallery and gives it a real sense of belonging to and from the region.
Article courtesy Times News Group, 02/12/22
Article courtesy Times News Group, 21/10/22
It’s All Happening at The Hive
Always a highlight of the Bellarine Art Trail, this year the Hive Gallery has a surprise in store.
Article courtesy Times News Group, 21/10/22
Article courtesy Times News Group, 04/08/22
Floating into town, JUST FOR AUGUST
A project conceived during lockdown has sailed onward and upward, becoming far more than its original concept for contemporary sculptor Beatrice Magolotti.
Article courtesy Times News Group, 04/08/22
GT HOME, 16/07/22
Immersed in the Sea
The ocean always shaped the life of artist Pam Connelly but never more so than when a bodysurfing accident left her husband a quadriplegic, Nicole Mayne writes.
As seen in Issuu, page 7 08/04/22
Hive of Artistic Activity
A new exhibition series launching this weekend at The Hive gallery in Ocean Grove will raise vital funds to support ophthalmology at the Royal Melbourne Hospital (RMH)
The Hive, at 41 Smithton Grove in the industrial estate, will launch the ‘Feature Artist Program’ on Saturday, April 10.
As seen in Issuu, page 7 08/04/22
Image and article courtesy Times News Group 20/04/22
Hive’s Initiative Supports Royal Melbourne Hospital Foundation
When artist Georgie Gall approached the Hive Gallery to enable her next exhibition to be a fundraiser for the Royal Melbourne Hospital Foundation, it seemed a natural fit for Karen Spreadborough, the curator and director, who has also spent 29 years as a physiotherapist.
Article courtesy Times News Group, 20/04/22
Article courtesy Buloke Times, 04/02/22
“Tableau” at the Hive Gallery
Linda Gallus is an artist who is fascinated and endlessly inspired by rural Victoria. In fact, for the month of February, her current work will be on display in the Hive Gallery in Ocean Grove, featuring a painting of the Stick Shed in Murtoa.
Article courtesy Buloke Times, 04/02/22
Image and article courtesy Times News Group 03/02/22
Back Roads Inspire Artist’s Landscapes
It is very much the journey rather than the destination that excites Drysdale’s Linda Gallus on her regular country drives around Victoria.
Article courtesy Times News Group, 03/02/22
Image and article courtesy Times News Group 02/12/21
Ocean Grove students put on dazzling display of artworks at The Hive
Ocean Grove Primary School is once again hosting its annual art show at The Hive Gallery.
Visual arts teacher Andrea Thompson said staff and students were really excited to get the art show up and running after a two-year hiatus.
Article courtesy Times News Group, 02/12/21
Image and article courtesy Times News Group 18/11/21
Lon Inspires Exhibition at The Hive
The thrill experienced by Claire Gemes four years ago as she purchased her very first original piece of art for her soon to be re-opened luxury accommodation business Lon Retreat was very apparent.
Article courtesy Times News Group 18/11/21
Image and article courtesy Times News Group, 27/05/21
Matt Walters – A Rise from the Ashes
OCEAN Grove resident Matt Walters has experienced some dark and uncertain times.
As Seen in Surfcoast Times / Armstrong Creek Times,
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Article courtesy Times News Group, 27/05/21
Article courtesy Zeyneb Mohammed, http://artedit.com.au
CONVERSATIONS IN THE ETHER
Margie Delahunty Spencer translates her subjects into dreamlike interactions to celebrate the joys of the everyday. Zeyneb Mohammed writes.
Image and articles courtesy Surfcoast Times & Bellarine Times, 29/04/21
Garden Delights with The Hive Gallery
Known as one of the fi nest gardens in Australia, the cool climate Cloudehill
Gardens of Olinda in the Dandenongs are the creation of owner Jeremy Francis…
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Articles courtesy Surfcoast Times & Bellarine Times, 29/04/21
Image and article courtesy Bellarine Times, 01/04/21
Cherished Memories
Artist Margaret Delahunty Spencer’s four children are all grown up, but when they visit their grandma’s house the first thing they do is wander to the fish pond and check on the goldfish happily swimming there.
Articles courtesy Surfcoast Times & Bellarine Times, 01/04/21
Image and article courtesy Bellarine Times, 29/10/20
Weatherly’s Latest Work Takes Flight
One of Richard Weatherly’s standout childhood memories is of being held aloft by his grandmother as a shark swam dangerously close in the shallows of the estuary at Barwon Heads…
Article courtesy Bellarine Times, 29/10/20
BLUE MOUNTAINS COME TO THE HIVE
Mansfield artist Wendy Jagger has recently returned from an artist residency at BigCi in the Blue Mountains.
Surrounded by the landscapes of Wollemi and the Gardens of Stone National Park, and often painting “en plain air”, Wendy’s response to these unique landscapes will be shown for the first time in a solo exhibition in August at The Hive Gallery in Ocean Grove.
Article courtesy Bellarine Times, 01/08/19
LOCAL SCULPTOR AND TOURISM BOSS MEET THE QUEEN
OCEAN Grove sculptor Will Wilson and director of Australia’s Great Southern Touring Route Roger Grant received a very special visitor to their stand at the Chelsea Flower Show… the Queen.
Joining forces with Mr Wilson, Mr Grant worked with Flight Centre UK to promote the region, including Geelong, The Bellarine, Great Ocean Road, Grampians and Ballarat, to more than 150,000 visitors who attended the prestigious show.
Article courtesy Bellarine Times, 30/05/19
Image and article courtesy Bellarine Times, 13/07/17
The Hive celebrates its first birthday
The Hive Gallery celebrated its first birthday at the weekend.
The event on Saturday featured special guest artists, including Vayu, Jill Barber Richardson and Margie Delahunty Spencer and welcomed newest artist Alexandra Lewisohn.
There was also a roaring fire, live music by One Shoe Highway and warm mulled wine…
Image and article courtesy Bellarine Times, 06/07/17
Aussie Bronzes On Show in UK and Grove
Ocean Grove’s Will Wilson, the artist behind Willie Wildlife Sculptures, featured at the prestigious RHS Chelsea Flower Show for the ninth time in May this year.
His beautiful display was full of hundreds of flowers including lupins, salvia and the striking primula vialii with its mauve petals and red tip.
The planting and build took a week to set up but was worth the effort as the stand was awarded four out of five stars by the judges…
Image and article courtesy Bellarine Times, 29/06/17
Gathering at Hive Gallery to celebrate a year in art
The Hive Gallery in Ocean Grove is delighted to be celebrating its first birthday on Saturday July 8.
From 2-4pm there will be live music from One Shoe Highway, warming mulled wine and roasted chestnuts on offer, and it will be a great opportunity to meet the artists with some of their new artworks.
It has been a big year for the small business that grew out of the garage at home, where Will Wilson of Willie Wildlife Sculptures worked for 15 years.
Now his internationally renowned bronze birdbaths and sculptures are displayed in the garden and downstairs showroom of the gallery.
The business is also honoured to have been nominated for the Geelong Business Excellence Awards…
Image and article courtesy Herald Sun, 16/04/2016
Melbourne International Flower & Garden Show sows food for thought with clever ideas
Tony Fawcett, Home Magazine
April 16, 2016 12:00am
THE recent Melbourne International Flower & Garden Show provided a blooming cavalcade of flowers and fabulous designs, but once again, it was the swag of clever ideas that set it apart.
Everywhere you looked there were good ideas, from clever planting techniques to quirky recycling ideas just right for your own garden.
Interestingly, some of the best ideas were to be found along the Avenue of Achievable Gardens by young garden and design students from Victorian colleges and TAFEs.
These are just 10 of the ideas from the show that grabbed my attention:…
Image and article courtesy Bellarine Times
Bellarine Times – Barwon Heads Arts Trail
THE HIVE IS buzzing.
The Hive Gallery is an exciting new arts space in Ocean Grove.
It is the dream project of Karen Spreadborough and Will Wilson of Willie Wildlife Sculptures.
“Having worked for 15 years from our garage it is wonderful to now display the sculptures in a bright, purpose-built space.”
Situated in the industrial estate with Kyo across the road, the new Stone and Grain homewares store directly behind, and the leafy outlook to the nature reserve beside them, the location is perfect.
Image and article courtesy The Echo
The Echo Geelong
A BRONZE sculptor is realising his creative dream by expanding from the garage to the gallery in a collaborative venture launching in Ocean Grove this month.
The Hive gallery is the artistic brainchild of Will Willson, who hopes to expand his own business – Willie Wildlife Sculptures – while also providing valuable space for several other local artists to showcase their wares.
The Weekly Review Geelong
Imagine spotting a couple of metre-high 100-kilogram chooks in the garden warily eyeing off a three-metre blue-tounge lizard, and a 750 kilogram giant turtle. You’d be forgiven for thinking some sort of genetic modification was at play.
These amazing creatures are just a few of Will Wilson’s magnificent Willie Wildlife Sculptures.