
Merilyn Hyde
I’m Merilyn, I live in Oakdale NSW, a small semi rural town on the SW outskirts of Sydney. I have a small backyard Studio where
Artists

I’m Merilyn, I live in Oakdale NSW, a small semi rural town on the SW outskirts of Sydney. I have a small backyard Studio where

Contemporary Creative Soul and is a multiform artist, who delves into genres such as creative memoirs, contemporary poetry, lived experience opinion pieces, sculpture, photography and


Jess started playing guitar about 7 years ago. She didn’t start singing until she joined the school choir. Soon after sge started busking and realised

Jacqui’s artistic path began in the tranquil landscapes of Burrawang, NSW, where the influences of a quilting mother, a crafty grandmother, and a sketch book

A Maker/Artist living and working in the Southern Highlands of NSW.

Neil is a figurative sculptor who creates large public sculptures installed in various locations throughout the region.

Steve Harrison and Janine King creates unique porcelain pieces using the ancient technique of milled sericite porcelain stones.

Ellen and Jess, Mother and daughter, printmakers, designers, seamstresses, artists and entrepreneurs! They love to bring their creativity to life on baby and children’s clothing!

An established artist who has completed numerous commissions and residencies in Australia and internationally.

Natural plant fibres collected from the garden and the bush on my property are woven, twisted, coiled and sewn into many different forms. Nests, baskets

Hand built pottery. Seeking inspiration from the natural world.

Ben is an Australian Artist; Painting, Acrylic, Prints,

Gabrielle Grégoire, a filmmaker renowned both nationally and internationally, calls Bungendore, NSW, home. Her passion revolves around uncovering untold stories, striving to enhance our lives,

Shard Music I am a Singer/Songwriter local to the Southern Highlands. I play a mix of originals and covers at various venues, community events, and

I am an artist/printmaker who specialises in etching. My work is narrative and figurative, the subject matter ranges from landscape to local scenes and to

Rock and pop and all that good stuff… Seamus, Olly, Paddy, Greta and Sophie are an indie-rock band pumping out punchy yet ethereal tunes. Come

Playwright, director and actor has had locations as diverse as Michigan and Moscow for her playground, but home is in Bungonia.

An artist keeping life simple & vanlife.

Elise Bennett paints in a style that captures the finest details within her paintings with the use of vibrant colour palettes and understanding of light.

Whimsical paintings on oil and pastel

Wingecarribee, ceramic artist.

Alfie is a Wiradjuri Gibir, Yuin man & local Aboriginal story teller. Alfie is sharing his stories through Contemporary Aboriginal rock painting

AngHart Gallery- Contemporary Australian Abstract Artist. Ang Hart captures the essence of the Australian landscape and infuses it into her canvases with bold colours, abundant

In a musical career spanning over 50 years, Peter Campbell’s music has explored political and environmental concerns alongside the bitter-sweet matters of the human heart.

Where the classic art of crochet has been revived. Located in the small village of Wingello in the Southern Highlands of NSW, Castle Handmade is

Robyn Sykes is a multi-awarded poet and dynamic performer who loves to entertain. Her passions include social justice, building community, environment and family. Binalong

Outsiders wear their badge with pride. Not an outsider as trying to look in, but looking forward and backwards in order to escape the triviality

Warwick has been a practicing artist for over 40 years and an Art Teacher since 1995. During his time as a teacher he has been

Sarah Norton Creative As a multidisciplinary artist, my work is a reflection of the interconnectedness of various art forms and the human experience. Through my

Painting – Loraine Coles’, art is her passion! Creating abstract works using mixed-media.

Cintia Yamane Lemann. An Architect, turned Designer, turned Ceramicist.

Whimsical works in watercolour, oil, acrylic and sculpture at Dirty Janes Bowral and Canberra.

Amelia was part of the ensemble cast in the current Lieder Theatre Production of Motherhood the Musical, a laugh-out-loud musical comedy that documents the wonderful,

Acrylic artist specialising in botanical studies

Bonnie Wynne is the author of the Aurealis-shortlisted fantasy novel ‘The Ninth Sorceress’ (Talem Press, 2020). She has since released a further four novels in

Rosa is an Australian contemporary artist focusing entirely on painting portraits of vintage classic cars, and the first to incorporate your fur friend as well,

The art she makes is unashamed, it’s bright, it’s bold and it is very present and not intended to sit flat and fade nicely into

Vintage Italian Button Jewellery Designed and made in Goulburn NSW. Cathy HuttonVintage Caterina I have been a committed Italophile for many years, regularly visiting the

Multidisciplinary artist, writer, editor and creative consultant. Her work typically considers existential questions about meaning and mortality.

My works reflect the world I live in, the changes, the society, the trends, spirituality and nature around me. My painting gives me a quiet,

Artist and photographer. My work is a way of making sense of the world around me. It is a way of expressing my response to

Aboriginal Designed and Hand painted Wooden Cheese Boards. I have a variety of Items available – Wooden Cheese Boards and Coasters, Wooden Spoons and Clocks.

Ricky Khan of Bundjalung origin & nation Northern Rivers (Grafton NSW). Member of the Robinson, Daley, Khan & Roach families. Welcomed & residing on Gundungurra Country

My artwork evokes an emotion in the viewer, it ‘cracks’ a smile or creates a memory. I love colour and am inspired by my surroundings.

Camilla captures photos of those special moments in life for individuals & families on location, showcasing her work in her Boorowa Studio.

Wollondilly artist Ruth creates exquisite pieces of furniture in her chosen medium.

Garth Prentice is a singer songwriter, vocalist, guitarist and educator from Goulburn Australia. He is a powerful performer, guitarist and vocalist and gives a soul-full

Ceramics – Meg has a wide range of plates, bowls, jugs, and platters showing expressive use of brushwork and slipware techniques

Kate is a contemporary artist. Working in cross stitch without patterns. Original work; plus designs are printed for walls, home, writing and to wear. Stitches on

Carl is a nationally recognised sculptor, working primarily with bronze, stone, clay and wax. His skills have been refined since he began his working life

Singer/Songwriter/Poet from Yass in Australia. Original albums on most streaming platforms. Filk albums and B-sides on Bandcamp.

Sharing creative pursuits, including from Music Theatre Projects Ltd (NFP production company), and Wild Voices Music Theatre (voice & piano studio).

I’m a mixed-media multi-disciplined community arts worker with 35 years working in the Hilltops region, though I’ve lived and worked all over Australia. I run

My Bottle Top jewellery is based on traditional Khmer takao 8 petal lotus design. The materials used to construct the jewellery were collected from my

Sisters Robin Ezra and Annie Day travel around the country and overseas teaching waterless lithography.

Workshops for Youth & Community by International Award Winning Filmmaker: Green to Screen — youth-led digital storytelling and short film production Green Not Screen —

Emmalene is compelled to portray the rich and intricate life stories she sees in the human face and using the spontaneous gestural paint on the

As an Australian artist working in the medium of sumi-e and Chinese brush painting, Stephen undertook training in Australia with Janet Twigg-Patterson of Red Crane

The Rich Pitcher began their journey in Goulburn NSW as an acoustic duo in 2014. Wanting to develop a bigger sound, they have since expanded

Ink Business Award-winning, best-selling author and journalist, Tanya Nellestein, writes page-turning, gut-churning Viking romance, romantic suspense, domestic thrillers and crime mysteries. I offer a range

The menagerie of characters are created from salvaged materials that reflect Kevin’s life working the land.

Artist, Author and Creative powerhouse, Sami Sparrow designs with cute characters and bold pops of colour!

Painter Tim’s brush work faithfully depicts his subject matter in glorious detail and more than that, somehow in the alchemic process of capturing the bottles,

The Woodland Wanderers formed when a few friends played at an amateur ‘open mic’ concert organised by the Gunning Focus Group. Before they joined together,

I am an emerging Artist based in historic Goulburn, on the beautiful Southern Tablelands of New South Wales. I love to paint and learn and

Independent creative arts producer and creative manager. Curates and designs programs and projects with community focus. Consultant for ideas, grant applications, career mapping and strategic

Melissa Garside is a children’s author and teacher, whose books draw on her love of language and a deep understanding of what children love to

From my hands to your heart and home, I make one-of-a-kind pottery and stories that honour slowness, ritual, and the beauty of everyday moments.

Mud Dept. Ceramicist and artist pursuing design excellence and tactile perfection inspired by land and place. Phone: 0447046359 Email: [email protected] Website: https://muddept.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mud.dept/?hl=en Facebook:

Cathy creates contemporary paintings, collages and mixed media art for purchase and by commission. Her artworks are held in private and corporate collections in Australasia,

Lisa is a fibre artist who uses locally harvested natural materials to create beautiful woven works of art.

24-year old Mariah K’s debut album “Journey” takes her from behind the family’s Greek café counter in the small NSW rural village of Crookwell, and

Sue Orchison is an iconographer living in Wamboin 30 minutes east of Canberra. A lifelong artist, her love of iconography developed in adulthood out of

I have always been an abstract artist and dabbled early on in my career with oils but now I love the freedom of pastels and

There are so many people doing amazing things – but it’s not always front-page news. Tina loved taking photos and documenting the stories of Goulburn’s

A professionally designed 4-room facility located on a picturesque 200-acre farm overlooking the historic village of Crookwell in the NSW Southern Tablelands. The studio features

Jerikye Williams is a Wiradjuri man, born in Cowra and living in Queanbeyan on Ngambri/Ngunnawal land. Jerikye is said to have been born with a guitar

We are Shortis and Simpson, a musical cabaret duo that specialises in productions and projects that reflect Australian history and politics in a way that

Everything I write, whether it’s a novel or a short story or something for the newspaper, everything starts as handwritten notes made at a desk.

Jean Mills is a Wollondilly artist, writer, poet and activist.

Wollondilly based street, graffiti and fine artist

Stah trained hard at The National Centre for Circus Arts in London for two decades, keeping her skills sharp with one-on-one sessions in Swinging Trapeze,

Stewart is a Wiradjuri man, born and raised in Narrandera and now residing in Young NSW. “My art has given me opportunities that I did

Keith has been a performer all his life, including ten years in professional music theatre. (including a Royal Variety Performance and contributing a song to an

An awareness and love of natural environment in the landscape still continues to provide the inspiration for a great deal of Ann’s work. Painting landscape

Cat Sheedy is a young First Nations woman from the Hilltops Shire, currently residing in Young after spending much of her childhood and early teens

Libby Wakefield works with and in the landscape, rendering in her paintings the timeless theme – connection to water. At the center of her current

Harriet has been singing her whole life, and started learning guitar at just 12 years old and has been progressing her songwriting skills ever since!

Ben started learning guitar as a child, playing in school bands and at his local church. Now he is a popular performer in the Southern

Performer & Visual Artist. Ali is an award-winning actor & director from Ngunnawal Country. She is known to delight young audiences as a playwright &

Australian contemporary artist creating unique 2D and 3D art.

One Saturday in the middle of May, 2024, I’m sitting on my Indian Motorcycle singing and playing in Corbett Plaza in the middle of Bowral

Sylvie is an Australian representational artist specialising in landscape, figurative and portraiture painting. She describes her style as direct and intuitive and believes that at

I’m an expat Texan living in Australia, and the author of the humorous fantasy series The Western Lands and All That Really Matters., which, if you

Annemaree Dalziel is an interdisciplinary artist and creative producer. She creates costumes, sets and installations for contemporary performance, notably with Stalker Theatre, The Opera Project,

Alex took up art in 2008. His works have been hung in exhibitions including Camberwell, Sydney Royal, Canberra Royal, TAP Gallery, Goulburn Workers, Goulburn Regional

Sharing life’s journey as a refugee from Iran. Giving Voice To My Story Through Art… My works are raw pieces with a narrative that show

The creation of Angela and Matthew Smith, run from ‘Blackwattle Alpaca Farm’, located in Murrumbateman, NSW. They offer a wide range of crafting activities, with

David’s sculptures are designed to engage viewers with a mix of humor and intellect.

Australian Contemporary Artist and Historian. Proud Bisexual. Proud Mother. Proud Woman.

Eddie has been a street artist for 20 years with murals across the ACT, his hometown in Young, throughout Australia and abroad!

Canberra born artist Michael Simic has built a substantial recording and touring career over 20 years under his moniker of Mikelangelo. He has released 11

Rebecca’s bold acrylic paintings resonate with emotion and vibrancy, showcasing her expertise in color, texture and composition.

An accomplished artist exhibiting paintings, drawings and prints in regular solo shows. As an educator, I have held several positions, teaching at secondary, tertiary and

Dashanti is a 17-year-old 4th generation Aboriginal artist living in Berrima.

Bubbling under in the Australian music scene for the past two years and is beginning to grab the attention of a national audience. Refusing to

Cecilia McKenzie Singer / Speaker / Advocate

Robyn is an oil, watercolour and acrylic painter living in Southern Highlands. She also creates works on paper including prints and mixed media.

The V&M collection is handcrafted and upcycled in our workshop using salvaged materials. Earthy, authentic, individual pieces for a modern aesthetic. Stackable, adjustable, collectable… set your

Greg from Platypus Knives makes gorgeous and functional uniquely handmade from recycled materials from his studio in Hilltops. Check out the work at instagram @platypusknives

Wingecarribee mxed media artist, Catherine, takes her inspiration from wildlife.

Doreen’s a printmaking, painter and nature is always my inspiration. She taught herself how to make eco prints into paper and get the plants into

Eclectic by nature, her diversity comes from a desire to visually communicate her inspirations and learnings.

Naomi H Brown is an Australian horror writer. Her most recent book, Reign of Flesh is an adrenaline-fueled apocalyptic horror story about one young woman’s

As a Māori artist, Jamie crafts artworks that bridge cultural narratives, embodying spiritual connections to land and honoring Indigenous identities across Aotearoa and Australian Country. Artistic Vision:

Margarita’s work functions as an enactment of our human impulse for philosophical exploration. The act of creation triggered by Margarita’s research then finds momentary resolution

I have worked in Pastels for over 35 years and been teaching for 30 years. I have taught and exhibited around Australia and internationally. I

Tracy’s work is grounded in her Chinese Malaysian heritage and her life in regional Australia.

We are an outfit from the Southern Highlands performing a mix of Jazz, Blues, Funk & Soul.


Ongoing studies and reinterpretation of the landscape and natural forms.

Expert Visual Storyteller – filmmaker with 20 + years industry experience: cinematographer, editor, photographer.

Jess is a proud Gumbaynggirr woman and a Contemporary Aboriginal Artist with a strong connection to Culture and Country, living in Crookwell NSW. Jess describes

Painting & Printmaking – Gillian Baldock shares her passion for the natural world with a particular focus on animals.

Good Hope Pottery. We are a mother and daughter pottery team working together to create nature inspired pieces of ceramic that are both useful and

First and foremost art for me is about communication and being human. Its a way to make you feel the way that I do and

Artist Jeremy captures his home town and surrounding areas in exquisitely detailed watercolour illustrations.

Judy loves working in a range of mediums from acrylic, pen and pastels to mixed media print making. Capturing light and the feel of a

Melinda’s work reflects her own story. She has always had a passion for photography and art, and after studying graphic design she followed another passion

Mandy’s art is influenced by Bauhaus movement. She also likes the egalitarian notion of no separation between art and craft.

Displaying versatility in her solo and numerous group exhibitions Ekaterina Mortensen (BA Fine Art) from St Petersburg, Russia has producing over 500 works and has

Harry Laing is a poet, children’s author, creative writing teacher and comic performer.

Ann is an internationally recognised composer whose music is truly Australian, but embraces her close connection with European music through her family of professional musicians

Helen has been playing with clay for more than 20 years and loves to throw but more recently has been exploring sculptural pieces. She has

Wood Turning & Furniture Restoration – Michael Adamietz.

Sara Berki is a Southern Highlands-based country singer-songwriter with the voice of angel and songs to melt the hardest of hearts. At 24, she is

Fiona is the creative director behind Zynska, (formerly 4 leaf clover). She is drawn to, and loves capturing the organic forms and raw beauty in

Green Glass Studio Making bespoke unique recycled jewellery from unwanted scrap under a magnificent gum tree in the Hilltops Region. Locally sourced recycled materials used

Aboriginal family (3 generations) We paint a wide range of upcycled & usable art

Creativity, Collaboration and Community in the Southern Highlands of NSW. Gundungurra Country.

Tika Robinson is a sculptor who works in Clay. She is interested in the natural world in particular fungi and the connection of the human

Alsin creates work from memory of colour experiences in the natural world.

I hope to re-enchant the world through my art. There is so much magic that we seem to have lost, but it’s not lost really,

Elite hand sculptured cajons, made with the best materials on the planet and all the love in the world…at prices everyone can afford! Punchy bottom

Sharing creative alchemy through beautiful sustainable jewellery and expansive workshops.

An artist run initiative based at Retford Park, Bowral NSW. We bring diversity of media and artistic styles to arts events and exhibitions free to

Cara is a visual artist living in Goulburn who loves to paint nature, and animals using acrylics and water colours.

Sally Rasmussen is a textile artist whose work explores the intersection of sustainability, natural forms, and human connection. Working primarily with reclaimed and sustainable fibers,

My creativity manifesto underlies my intention to overcome inhibiting factors and promote our creative potential. From little creativity, big creativity grows. After a decade working

Glass Homewares & Jewellery. Handmade in Australia. Sustainable design 🌱 @smallimpactstudio or visit www.smallimpactstudio.com

In recent times Desmond has begun to devote most of his time to painting and has participated in commercial exhibitions of his work and has

Lisa makes pots that are wood or gas fired, while living off grid. Showing the amazing landscape where I live and work in rural NSW,

Keva is a singer, pianist and music educator based in the Southern Highlands, NSW.

Judith has been deeply influenced by themes of death and other worlds, particularly the sacrifice of Inca children in 500 AD. This inspired her to


Roxanne is a Painter and sculptor living and working in the Southern Highlands region of New South Wales

Hand crafted, custom designed timber boxes for sale in Wollondilly, NSW.

Ceramic and metal artist. I have been focusing on custom lighting and unique home decoration. I have many finished works on display in my studio,

Working across drawing and installation using spatial experiences and memory as a trigger.

Jane loves to adapt traditional stories and fairytales to theatre, having produced micro performances, and some larger stage pieces.

Local Southern Tablelands author Rhiân Williams celebrated the release of her very first picture book – Ten Little Figs, It was published by Walker Books and is for budding readers aged three to six.

Djon Mundine OAM is a proud Bandjalung man. Mundine is a curator, writer, artist and activist and is celebrated as a foundational figure in the criticism

Life is unpredictable and sometimes amazing

Ron sings songs of Australian Folk and Bush Ballads, Irish and Scottish songs , Country, Blues and popular songs of the 1960s and 1970s

Ryan Paranthoiene one of the leads in the production Blackbird; “To me it is an important piece of theatre, as it gives voice to and

I am a neurodivergent emerging artist. I am studying for a Bachelor of Visual Arts and art has always been my passion. I like to

Mosaic Artist. Stones whisper stories from the past. Their language travels through touch, smell, sound and their embedded memories. Kate works with a diverse mixture

Andrew May practices across the fields of Photography, Painting, Sculpture and Works on Paper and has exhibited artworks in numerous local and international awards and

Southern Highlands artist known for her vibrant contemporary Aboriginal art that reflects her Daruk heritage and deep connections within the Indigenous community. Pam’s creative process

Hand carved sandstone sculptures made with locally sourced sandstone from the Southern Highlands, NSW. Drawing inspiration from local flora and fauna. Sculptures available for sale

Karen’s use of multiple images arranged often in a grid, refers to the likelihood that with the destruction of wildlife habitat, bushfires and climate change,

Clare, Abstract Mixed Media Artist, from the Yass Valley, loves to create hand crafted books, wearable art and all kinds of extraordinary Gelli printed creations.

Peter Ramm is a Poet and teacher based in the Southern Highlands has been widely published in Australian academic and literary journals and has won

Bronwyn is fascintated by colour & texture, and loves to use raw edge, free form aplique techniques in her work. She also creates quilts by

Ken is mostly known for his sculptural work but he is also an amazing oil painter! His work is inspired by the bush and natural

Creativity is a subtle beast. At times in my creative life I haven’t been able to keep up with the torrent of ideas and possibilities.

I’ve been working with glass for over 20 years in a few forms but for 18 years using my kiln to make unique and colourful

Photographer, digital artist, illustrator and truffle farmer in Marulan. Richard features birds and animals found on his property and neighbouring Bush land.

Naomi’s sculptural works often reveal that which is hidden, forcing the viewer to question their own veiled emotions or to experience, just for a moment,

Artist, designer, observer & maker

Indigenous Artist on on unceded Ngambri-Ngunnawal Country.

Creating experimental stories, Virtual Reality Literature, VR sculptures + paintings, XR experiences and games.

Paul Paviour OAM FRCO (14 April 1931 – 24 May 2024) was an English composer, organist and conductor based in Australia. He is best known for his contribution to

The Bong Bong All-Stars, a group of four highly talented musicians, deliver a one of a kind sound that fuses funk, rock, jazz & blues into

Inspired by luminaries such as Kelly Joe Phelps, Kieran Kane, and Kevin Welch, Nic began crafting his own songs at the age of 16. These

Alice Leda Pettirosso – I have been a textile artist for over 30 years and have a Studio and workshop in Queanbeyan . I have

Kimi is a devoted teacher & burgeoning author and illustrator of quality children’s literature. Raised as a biracial child of a single parent home, surrounded

Adornment is commonly known as what we wear or what we take and appropriate to fit the body, this can be seen as how we

A respected artist and art tutor in drawing, painting, etching and printmaking.

Contemporary abstract landscapes that explore themes of grief, love, connection and belonging. Inspired by the wild.

Peter Schmid is a Swiss trained production potter, based in Australia. Apprenticed to Thomas Herman 1986-1990.Zweisimmen.Switzerland.

I’ve been a photographer since the 70s. I pursue many different styles of photography, and creating abstract images has been a passion in recent years.

Marjo Hallowell has been writing as long as she can remember. Find out more about Marjo

Mahala Hill is a contemporary ceramic artist based in regional NSW, striving to push both the limits and the pre-conceived notions of her medium. Hill’s

My stories are for the young and young at heart. The animals tell their tales about real events. I have written and illustrated I Know

Intrepid Arts Australia – A sense for detail and precision always looking for life on the subtle side of the landscape. The focus for Craig

Julie Vulcan is an independent Australian artist working across multiple forms. Creative outcomes include objects, performance & installation, text & digital media, and durational &

Ria Tierney is a Yass Valley based multidisciplinary artist and arts educator residing just outside of Yass. She is the founder of Draffin Studio which

Rosie is a creative producer working across film, theatre, podcast, and community engagement.
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