Describing herself as an Australian wildlife artist, Catherine devotes herself to using pastels to lovingly capture ‘up close and personal’ portraits of all sorts of creatures great and small. She has spent over 20 years honing her skills and refining her craft, resulting in her receiving critical acclaim and numerous awards for her wonderful depictions of wildlife.

Catherine won the People’s Choice Award and the Unpacker’s Award at Crookwell’s 2018 Art on the Range Exhibition. Both works were quickly snapped up. 

The great news for budding artists is that Catherine is running a pastels workshop at the Crookwell District Art Gallery, where you can learn how to use this versatile medium to create your own stunning artworks. What a wonderful opportunity to learn from a truly great contemporary artist!

The workshop is suitable for both beginner and intermediate students and is being held at the Crookwell District Art Gallery on Saturday, March 30, from 9.30am to 3pm. The cost is $80 per person, including materials, morning tea and light lunch. Bookings are essential, please contact Lesley Gartrell on 0421 178 082.

You can see some of Catherine’s art on display at Wall Candy, 44 Goulburn Street, Crookwell. Wall Candy gallery is open on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from 10am to 4pm.

For more information on Catherine Lidden’s art, see: www.catherinelidden.com

World class opera performers, Voci Stupende, return to Crookwell Uniting Church on Sunday, March 31. At their concert last year, these incredibly talented performers with their powerful voices and superlative acting took their Crookwell audience by storm and had them clamoring for more. 

Voci Stupende provides a platform to showcase and promote talented young Australian opera performers, and in particular to bring them to regional audiences. For the performers it is an invaluable opportunity to broaden their horizons, visit rural Australia and experience a great diversity of venues and audiences. Country towns get to experience the very best of classic opera without having to travel for many hours to the nearest city.

If you haven’t experienced truly talented opera singers before, prepare to be taken on an epic roller-coaster ride of raw emotions as these wonderfully gifted young men and women take you out of the everyday world and on a fantastic musical journey encompassing every aspect of human existence and drama!