Thanks Yarra City Arts for financially supporting and helping promote the Alphington Neighbourhood Gallery. Here’s a link to their latest enews post about Gabe Freeman, the artist currently on our fence.

Also … you might like to sign up to receive their news in your inbox … to keep up to date with what’s going on and coming up. Yarra City Arts do a fabulous job supporting a wide variety of artists, arts projects and events, and art spaces across Yarra each year.

We’re creating a set of building blocks for everyone to play with … featuring the houses in our neighbourhood. And we’re hoping you’ll help us out, by picking up a block from our collection bin, drawing your house on it with a black sharpie and returning it to us. Then we’ll add some colour … and a roof.

Look out for our community arts bins out on the corner over the next few days and join in.

Unfortunately plan 6.0 doesn’t have any more clarity that 5.0. We’re working away behind the scenes and will try to get everything back up and running as soon as possible … when it is possible.

Like the last time, if we open up midweek it is likely that we wont resume formal programming (eg. short courses) until the following week. We’ll try to reschedule them if we can. If you are enrolled we will be in touch with you to clarify things when we get more direction. Don’t hesitate to call or email if you are unsure.

Vague I know .. but we just have to roll with all the things and see how it pans out.

None-the-less we are looking forward to seeing you again on the other side. And in the meantime we’ll keep writing regular posts. You can follow us on Facebook on Instagram if you’d like to read them in real time!

Never fear!

Kalimna and I may well too be lying face down on the floor or prone on the stairs at our respective homes (how funny are these photos - I typed ‘lockdown’ into Pinterest and this is what came up) … but we’ll have our phones📱in hand and laptops 💻 at the ready to take your call or answer your email!

Alternatively we’ll most likely see you around the ‘hood on our daily walks with our doggies 🐶 and families.

Look after yourself. If you need anything we’re here and can help. Food. A chat. Links to services etc.

Hooray! Adam was here all day installing our new cubby and sandpit … doesn’t it all look 👀 great. Thanks Castle and Cubby. We love it.

All the bits and pieces.

The walls going up.

The roof going on.

We just need to fill the sandpit up now … and plant out the garden beds.

And look, some new outdoor tables as well … pop past for a play!