June 6, 2025
The annual two-month Queensland Winter Craft Festival was officially launched at the Kingaroy Regional Art Gallery last Saturday evening.
The festival has been hosted every June and July at the gallery since 2016.
Local and visiting craftspeople take over the gallery spaces and also host a series of demonstrations and workshops.
The June exhibitions feature works by six members of the North Pine Country Potters group in Galleries 1 and 2.
Local potter Fay Stumm also has joined in the pottery display.
Kingaroy artist Lyn Kenny’s exhibition, “Happiness Is A Garden”, in Gallery 3.
Lyn’s works include collages combining stencils, photos, textiles, prints and quilting techniques to create celebrations of nature.
Cr Danita Potter officially opened the 2025 Winter Craft Festival, describing the works on display as “amazing”.
The June exhibitions will be changed over in July, with the galleries being refilled with patchwork, quilting, jewellery, textile art and alpaca winter woolies.
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Workshops & Demonstrations
Pine Rivers potter Lyndall Petersen hosted the first workshop – which was booked out before opening night – earlier last Saturday in the 1913 Council Chambers building.
About 20 local residents learned how to hand-craft their own clay Highland “Coos”.
The cattle will be dried and kiln-fired and delivered back to the workshop participants at the end of the festival.
Upcoming events include:
- June 11 – Artist’s talk by Lyn Kenny – free
- June 14 – Macrame workshop by Sue Beadman – $75 (limit eight people)
- June 17 – Magical Monoprints With Botanicals by Lyn Kenny – $85 (limit 12 people)
- June 28 – Pelican Sculpture by John Marshall – $111 (limit 12 people)
- July 5 – Mini Prints by Fran Van Vegchel – $40 (limit 10 people)
- July 13 – Kokedama by Romaine Undery – $65 (limit 12 people)
- July 15 – Inktense Sunflowers On Fabric – $85 (limit 12 people)
All workshops can be booked by phoning 0488-793-419 or in person at the Kingaroy Art Gallery.
More information is also available online
