Arts on the Edge: Darlington, The Place, The People, The Festival

Arts on the Edge: Darlington, The Place, The People, The Festival
TREA WILTSHIRE
 
Author Trea Wiltshire and Graphic Designer Mich Lee have used their wide range of professional, creative and research skills to produce a book that tells a story of the energising impact of the arts in a community - how they bind and build a generosity of spirit, forge a sense of collaboration and a sense of place, and shape the culture and history of that community. It is also the story of how a bohemian group of creatives in Darlington set the seed for one of Western Australia's longest running Arts Festivals. The book is peppered throughout with impressive illustrations from both public and private collections, and State Archives. This beautiful book is a culmination of four years of researching, collating and collaborating with the Darlington History Group. It has also been made possible with generous donations and assistance from the Western Australian History Foundation, Matthew Hughes MLA, and the Shire of Mundaring.
 
"These are our stories and we need to know about them because in many ways the people who settled here from the 1880s onwards helped to set the template for the Darlington of today - our strong sense of place and community, our volunteering for the greater good. We need to celebrate them and that's exactly what this book does, in words and images - and the images alone are worth the price of the book because many are provided by the legendary photographer Richard Woldendorp who generously gave us access to his collection of photographs of artists in their studios, and of Darlington itself." Trea Wiltshire, Author of "Arts On The Edge".
 
Softcover and hardcover available.
ISBN: 978-0-9870954-0-4