The Books Illustrated 'Woodend it be Fabulous' exhibition at Woodend Winter Arts Festival

Woodend Winter Arts Festival 

June - Sat 7 to Tue 10

Come and visit the Books Illustrated exhibition of prints and original illustrations Woodend it be Fabulous at the St Mary's Church hall as part of the Woodend Winter Arts Festival on this weekend. The feature artists for this exhibition will be Jane Tanner and Ann James. 

On Sunday 8, both artists will be demonstrating in the exhibition, and at 12.30 to 1.30 we will run a session Woodend it be fabulous to be an illustrator! for budding or would-be illustrators.

This festival is held over the Queen's birthday long weekend every two years and offers a wide ranging arts program. The town of Woodend, is an easy one hour drive up the Calder freeway , is set in a lovely part of Victoria ... well worth a visit to celebrate the start of winter, it also an easy train ride from Southern Cross Station, Melbourne .... we'd love to see you there! Click on the image below to view the full program. 

And here's a map to find us in the beautiful new hall next to St Mary's Church!

New prints from Alison Lester's classic 'Magic Beach'

We are excited to announce three new prints from Alison Lester’s picture book Magic Beach (Allen & Unwin).This well loved classic celebrated it’s 20 year anniversary in 2010 with a special edition with a limited edition wall frieze. This hardback edition, signed by Alison, is available at the special price of $19.99.

'...we walk when it's cloudy and grey' $250

`...we swim in the sparkling sea` $250

'...we bask in the glow of the fire' $250

Look! The art of Australian picture books today

With original artworks, sketches and drawings from over 40 Australian illustrators don't miss The State Library's exhibition Look! The art of Australian picture books today. Including artworks by Bronwyn Bancroft, Bob Graham, Leigh Hobbs and Shaun Tan, just to name a few.

The lovely character Lucy Goosey, illustrated by Ann James, was used as the exhibition's promotional image.

The picture book Lucy Goosey was written by Margaret Wild and published by Little Hare Books.

The exhibition also includes videos of ten illustrators talking about, and demonstrating, specific methods they use to create their work. These are listed below if you want to view them online:

• Ann James on illustrating emotion 
• Sue DeGennaro on generating ideas
• Leigh Hobbs on Mr Chicken
• Alison Lester on techniques
• Jane Tanner on creating pictures
• David Miller on Paper sculpture
• Anne Spudvilas on creating a picture book 
• Anna Walker on creating a character
• Shaun Tan on his style & influences 
• Sally Rippin on Chinese brush painting.   

Exhibition details:
Dates: Friday 3 December 2010 - Sunday 29 May 2011 
Entry: Free
Location: The State Library Keith Murdoch Gallery, main entry, Swanston Street.

For more information about the exhibition visit  The State Library of Victoria's website.