Darren Robinson
Arts, Culture & Heritage
Art learned, art loved, art lived. Inspiration surrounds Oliver, from sunsets, to the snow-dusted mountain peaks, to vineyards, to music in the air. Our performers act, sing, dance and play all year, your invited to be their audience. Oliver is a hub of creative talent, and invites you to explore your own. From visual arts to performing arts, there is a whole palette of exhibits and shows to take in year-round. If you feel inspired by the arts yourself, there are plenty of opportunities to develop your own talents. Take a scenic photo tour, set up your easel for landscape painting, or take a cooking class at a winery. Register for a host of local workshops in watercolours, felting, tapestry, and more. From “sheep to shawl’, Oliver has them all. The area is renowned for its fabric artists, many of whom raise their own herd, spin, card, and dye, their own yarn, as well as creating colourful, award-winning weaves and quilts. Visit the local alpaca farm, then feel the wares of the Desert Sage Spinners and
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Weavers at Oliver’s country market.
Explore Olivers galleries: Leza Macdonald Art Gallery, the Sage Brushers on Main and many of the wineries exhibiting a feature artist. Grace your walls with award winning art, or fall in love with a new work by a yet-to-be discovered painter. Stimulate all your senses - including a feast for your eyes. The technicolour beauty of farmer’s orchards and the desert sky inspires painters, sculptors, and other artists to put their best brush forward. Landscapes pose daily for en-pleinair painters. Take in a concert, take an art class, or take in a movie at our classic, independent film theatre which features the Winter Global Film Series. Tony Munday
