Friday marks the launch of the second Granite Belt Art and Craft Trail Open Studios event. The arts festival is the first major event to proceed on the Southern Downs since COVID-19 lockdown. Event founder Rosy Chapman says, “We are over the moon that this wellbeing event can now proceed. For several months, we had [...]
Accommodation operators across the Granite Belt are reaching capacity in the lead up to the second Granite Belt Art and Craft Trail Open Studios event, with over 80 per cent of accommodation fully booked with just over a week to go before the event opens on Friday 30 October. (Source: Booking.com) Event founder Rosy Chapman [...]
The Granite Belt Art and Craft Trail Open Studios event is set to capitalise on the winter tourism boom experienced across the region, building on the extraordinary publicity generated over the last few months as Queenslanders look to holiday here this year in support of regional economies. Arts trail founder Rosy Chapman was inspired by [...]
Thanks to the Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal's Tackling Tough Times Together program, the Granite Belt Art and Craft Trail is one of 36 community-led projects that is celebrating the news that they will be sharing in $1.3 million of funding. Arts trail founder Rosy Chapman worked closely with member for Southern Downs, James [...]
The Granite Belt Art and Craft Trail is announcing a strong artisan line up for the 2020 open studios event. Over thirty artisans will be exhibiting on the trail at 17 different venues, from wineries to art galleries and beautiful small community halls. Featured image above: Louise Jenkins, Watercolourist Event founder Rosy Chapman reports that [...]
Heritage Estate Wines vigneron Therese Fenwick is gearing up for an art extravaganza in readiness for artisan applications to be part of the 2020 Granite Belt Art and Craft Trail which open on 1 July 2020 It’s a family story here at Heritage Estate, as young Jackson Scanlan works at our cellar door on the weekend, [...]
The Annual General Meeting of Granite Belt Art Trail Inc. is on Tuesday 28 July, 2020 at 7:30pm at the Stanthorpe Civic Centre Supper Room All Welcome!
In a much-anticipated boost to the Southern Downs economy, October 2020 will see artisans, visitors and locals alike come together to celebrate the wealth of creatives in its midst with a trail of art trails. These back-to-back open studio events are expected to surpass the well-known Silo Art Trail. Granite Belt Art and Craft Trail [...]
The Granite Belt Art and Craft Trail – Open Studios Event will now be held over a three-day weekend at the end of October. Organiser Rosy Chapman will be meeting with James Lister, member for Southern Downs at his Stanthorpe office Friday 12 June at 3pm to discuss a recovery plan to build economic resilience [...]
The Granite Belt Art and Craft Trail opening night was held Friday 19 October Stanthorpe Regional Art Gallery. Over 100 invitees attended, including speakers James Lister, Member for Southern Downs, Lady Mayoress Tracy Dobie and acclaimed bronze sculptor Phillip Perides. Function attendees were entertained by music on grand piano by Morwenna Harslett as artisans, supporters [...]
