Warrnambool Standard 6/08/1998 - ©Copyright Warrnambool Standard 1998. All rights reserved.
A local arts group turned a disused nightclub into an impressive one-night gallery and artist performance venue last night. To coincide with youth radio network Triple J's unearthed program to find local talent in Warrnambool this week, the Kuureen Community Arts and Environment Group showed off the city's cultural side in the Lady Bay Hotel's Bayview room. Title "What do you call a man with a shovel on his head?", the night featured local poets, bands and solo musicians including debut gigs for unearthed runner-up Cherie Amor and band the Funstoppers - a combination of former members of the defunct local groups Hoedown Five and Project Artichoke. Coordinator Georgia Henderson said at least 20 etchings, drawings, paintings, sculpture and screen prints were displayed for sale by current and former Deakin University and South West Institute of TAFE students and uneducated artists. The night was only a month in the planning and Ms. Henderson and fellow coordinator Kate Gane said it had become a reality with the help of many people. "It's getting the community involved in art" Ms. Henderson said. Kuureen, a word from the Peek Whurong clan language, translated as mist - represented cohesion, she said.
