Cooroy custom framing business Frame Tree has jumped on board as a new sponsor for the annual Mary Valley Art Festival. Entries open on May 15 and you can use the online form or pick up a print entry form at local outlets. Entry forms are due by July 8 and you can find them [...]
The forced closure of the highly popular fine art gallery in Imbil has prompted the managers to build their own arts hub in the Mary Valley town. Construction of a Mary Valley arts and cultural hub encompassing the Art on Yabba Fine Art Gallery will begin at the Imbil Heritage Railway Precinct in Imbil as [...]
Judges had such a hard task deciding the winners of the 2023 Mary Valley Scarecrow Festival that we ended up with a tie for grand champion 'crow! The Wild West Wedding (B3) by Michael Granger and the Spirit Guardian Crow by Jasmin Hartmann (C16) were the standout entries awarded equal status. It has almost re-ignited [...]
Gympie photographer Bela Bakonyi provides a snapshot of 40 families in the Mary Valley in his new publication The Book of Imbil and Brooloo. It took Bela six months to interview and photograph families in the two Mary Valley villages, building a picture of what makes this small community special. The book will be launched [...]
Mary Valley’s vibrant art community has kicked off its event program with a successful fabric painting workshop led by fabric artist Denise Burkitt. The first of a series of events under its Get Linked program, Mary Valley Artslink hosted the session where participants created their own designer fabric featuring beautiful flowers. The art group has [...]
