Welcome to the 2012 Blackall Heartland Festival Calender of Events. Our festival is all about showing off our natural assets here in Central Western Qld and for us that means our arts and culture mixed in with amazing landscapes, great people and sense of community, amazing beef and lamb production and a strong sense that Blackall is the centre for the Arts within our region. Hope you can join us somewhere throughout our 10 day event. We are always on the lookout for some new friends to the outback.
All Events on the calender have a Red Meat Menu and Showcase our local producers and the quality product that comes from our Central Western Qld Region. Art and Food are always a great combination.
We would like to thank in advance Andrew and Maree King from Silverwood Organics and Ashley Adams with TendaBeef. Please support their product.
  Ashley Adams TendaBEEF Blackall Watch on YouTube |
  Andrew and Maree King Silverwood Organics Longreach www.silverwoodorganics.com.au |
culturally supporting the Blackall Heartland Festival
Friday 25th May 2012
- Heartland Art Exhibition - Blackall Cultural Centre, Hawthorne Street, 6pm for 7pm start. Dress Cocktail, $20pp, Showcasing Red Meat Menu with aclaimed Chef David Pugh from Restaurant 2 in Brisbane. www.restaurant2.com.auFeature Artist and Judge - Adriaan Vanderlught Opening of exhibition by Annabel Tully, All artwork and sculpture for sale. ART BROCHURE 2012.pdf contact - Sally Campbell 46574693
 Annabel Tully |
 David Pugh |
 Adriaan Vanderlught |
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Poetry in the Pub - 9pm onwards at the Prince of Wales Hotel, Shamrock Street. Featuring our 3 fave poets, Graham Nunn, Sheish Money and Cindy Keong. Open Mic. Night. Free event
YES! You can go to the Art Exhibition and then onto Poetry in the Pub after 9pm as it is just across the road!
 Cindy Keong |
 Sponsored by QPF |
 Graham Nunn and Sheish Money |
Saturday 26th May
- Shockwave Youth Festival - Blast from the Heart - Blackall Memorial Hall and Skatepark - Short Street Blackall. contact - bonny@human.org.au www.human.org.au/programs/shockwave/ Free event/Alcohol Free
- Luncheon and Cooking Demonstration with David Pugh - 10.30am - 2.30pm Come to an award winning Blackall garden, enjoy a relaxing lunch with friends, glass of wine and cooking demonstration with David Pugh. Take home what you will have learnt from David with some of his recipes, as well as a gift bag, and raffle ticket in our Heartland multidraw raffle. Bookings essential for catering by Monday 21st May. Cost - $70 Contact - Danielle Butler 46574129 or info@blackallheartlandfestival.com.au
ACCOMMODATION PACKAGE
- Why not come to the Art Exhibition and Poetry in the Pub, stay the night, have breakfast, tour Shockwave and the newest sculpture by Adriaan Vanderlught at the Living Arts Centre, then move on to a wonderful local garden, have lunch with David Pugh, cooking demonstration, glass of wine and finish up by 2.30pm with enough time to drive home? Only $195 which includes transfers if required.
- The Lunch Package option is $70
- Places are limited and have started selling fast. Contact - Danielle Butler 46574129 or info@blackallheartlandfestival.com.au
Sunday 27th May
- Food and Music Fiesta - 9.30am - 3.30pm Short Street Blackall - Family fun day out. Includes Billy Cart Derby run by Bluelight contact Blackall Police 46574200 Other activities include market stalls, music, food stalls, cooking demonstration with David Pugh, the Best of the Fest BBQ Cookoff, Jumping Castle
- Poetry Open Mic in the morning. If you would like to perform on the community stage or run a market stall for $15 per stall then contact info@blackallheartlandfestival.com.au Alcohol Free event Red Meat Menus only
Saturday 2nd June
- Painting Workshop - Funtastic Acrylics with Jenni Kelly, COURSE OUTLINE - To introduce fellow artists to some very creative ideas with acrylics. Be prepared to scrape, spray, fling, throw, roll, and glaze paint. In other words PLAY WITH ACRYLICS., and leave the workshop with a greater understanding of acrylics and a newfound confidence. Blackall Living Arts Centre, 4 Days, $40 members $45 non members plus material costs. Accommodation also available on request.
- contact - Sally Campbell 46574129
Sunny Side Jenni Kelly 
Tambo Cup Raceday - includes Red Meat Luncheon. Racecourse betting, Fashions in the field contact - Bill Rogers 46546106
 Tambo Races fashion in the field |
 R. Sanderson presents M. Butler and D. O'Brien with the Tambo Cup Trophy for "Flukes Hope" |
Sunday 3rd June
The Blackall Heartland Photography exhibition and sale will be held from the 28th May exhibiting until the 20th July 2012 and is open to all photographers who are invited to submit works with entries closing on Monday 14th May, 2012. The exhibition is being held by the Tambo Arts Council Inc, at the Grassland Art Gallery in Tambo. Images are to be in Tambo no later than Monday 21st May 2012. The official opening is on Sunday 3rd June 2012 in conjunction with the announcement of the Blackall-Tambo Regional Council's O.U.R photography competition. Contact - Alison Shaw Coordinator - Photography Exhibition and Sale emailmailto:emailcfo@btrc.qld.gov.au
- Photographic Exhibition - Tambo Arts Council, Exhibits for sale
- 2012 Photographers invitation- Heart and Soul.pdf
- 2012 Heart and Soul- Terms and Conditions.pdf
- Heart and Soul Photography entry form 2012.pdf
D. Rodgers in front of his work with L. Hardie at the Grassland Gallery Tambo
Pop Up Museum - Blackall Heartland Festival has been working with the Qld Museum for Blackall and Tambo to take part in a project entitled "What do you Collect" www.whatdoyoucollect.com.au The photos and stories of the collectors are on the website and stills will be showcased in a pop up museum in the medium strip of the town of Blackall. We will be collecting these until the start of the festival. The committee has also been working on a concept of a whole community collection. So we have decided to go with hats! Hats will be collected and shown with a piece of text to accompany the hat and state why this hat has significance in this person's life. It could be the good old farm hat or perhaps a jockey's cap or painter's hat. Any hat will do. Contact Lavina Anderson in Blackall 46575030 or Alison Shaw in Tambo 46216 600 if you would like to participate.
Adriaan Vanderlught will be the artist in residence for a six week period, part of which will be during the Blackall Heartland Festival. Adriaan and Denice Vanderlught have been commissioned for this. While living at the centre, they wil tutor workshops in hebel sculpture and patchwork, basket weaving in Blackall and Tambo. Adriaan will also produce a piece of Public Art in the form of a new sign for the entrance to the Living Arts Centre. Another of his duties will be feature artist and judge of the Blackall Heartland Festival Art Exhibition and competition.
Denise Vanderlught
Hope you can join us for this wonderful event and for any more information please contact on info@blackallheartlandfestival.com.au
Regards
Blackall Heartland Festival Committee.
