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NORTHERN TERRITORY
ALICE SPRINGS BEANIE FESTIVAL 2012 June 22-25 2012. The challenge in 2012 is to tell a yarn or express stories through your work. Explore your own heritage. What tales are important to your family? Be inspired by mythological creatures and heroines. Dream of your favourite bedtime story. Let your imagination find new details to share. Categories: 1 Family Yarns; 2 Cultural Stories; 3 Favourite Bedtime Yarn; 4 Spirit of the Land; 5 Natural Fibres Beanie; 6 The Eileen Bladon Tea- Cosy Prize; 7 Ashfords prize for Best Hand-felted Beanie; 8 The Central Australian; 9 Festival Committee Acquisition Prize; 10 The Robbie Beard Handspun Prize; 11 School Age Beanie Encouragement Prize; 12 School Age Beanie Prize; 13 People's Prize. Beanie Competition and Exhibition: Gallery One, Araluen Centre, Alice Springs Cultural Precinct, Larapinta Drive, Alice Springs. Open from Friday June 22- Sunday July 17 2012. www.beaniefest.org
BARTHULA WEBS will happen again this year over the long weekend from August the 3rd to August the 5th at the Springvale Homestead in Katherine. This location has suited the project perfectly with its huge shade trees, access the river and accommodation onsite for artists and participants. In 2013 Jayne and Adrienne plan to host Barthulha Webs at the Godinymayin Yijard Rivers Arts and Culture Centre aka the brand new Katherine Cultural Precinct. Workshops can be booked easily online: www.barthulhawebs.com.
