Mundaring Artists
- Mundaring & Hills Historical Society
- Oct 13
- 1 min read
As this weekend is the start of the Mundaring Hills Open Studios, we thought we would look through our Collection for information and especially photographs of some of the artists that have lived in the Shire.
Many of the artists lived in Darlington and Darlington Arts Festival came into being in the 1950s.The early festivals were informal one-day events showcasing the work of local painters and potters. These were organised as a thank-you gesture to raise funds for volunteer firefighters who regularly saved both homes and studios from summer bushfires.
Early festivals were organised by artists Guy and Helen Grey-Smith. They were soon joined in Darlington by other ambitious young artists: Robert Juniper, George Haynes, David Gregson, Philippa O’Brien, Mac Betts, Brian McKay, Wim Boissevain, Richard Woldendorp, Leon Pritchard and others whose works were widely collected. You can read more about the festival’s history in Arts on the Edge: Darlington, the Place, the People, the Festival written by local author Trea Wiltshire and published by the Darlington History Group, www.dhg.org.au.
The Mundaring Shire has its own Art Collection which comprises donated pieces and others purchased. The collection is managed by Mundaring Art Centre and can be viewed on their (MAC) website. The artists shown in the gallery below can also be found on the MAC website.
In 1979 the Mundaring Art Centre (MAC) was first opened in a building on Great Eastern Highway, near Brooking Road. It had been a service station but came with its problems so 18 years later MAC moved to the old Post Office building on the corner of Great Eastern Highway and Nichol St.
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