Welcome to the website of the Beaudesert Community Arts and Information Centre. The aim of our centre is firstly to provide a showcase for local art and craft. Amongst our talented contributors are painters, sculptors, textile artists, woodworkers, writers, musicians, paper artists and food providores. As most of our contributors also man the centre from time to time, you will meet them when you come to visit.
We also provide information for visitors to the area, and it is our staff members' personal extensive knowledge which helps people who come here from all parts of the world to enjoy our special region.
The centre is also a meeting place for community groups.
On the website you'll find out what's happening in the area, from our calendar and from our "What's on" page. There'll also be reports on recent events.
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Rhelma's Oil Paintings
Rhelma Kenny (nee O'Reilly) is has been painting with oils for about 40 years. She recalls that it all started with trying to capture the memories of the mountains she grew up with in Lamington National Park. She had already spent about 10 years sketching and doing watercolour painting in all sorts of locations from the outback to the beach. Rhelma was "never quite satisfied" with watercolours and found the "effect too soft". Rhelma recalls: "one day while visiting with my mother Viola (who had taken up a bit of oil painting after her husband, Bernard O'Reilly, had passed away) "she handed me the oil paints and said 'here have a go with these'... and I painted a small picture from my imagination and I was ... [was hooked] ... the oils allowed me to capture the drama and the power of my subjects, and the all-important light".
At the moment Rhelma Kenny (nee O'Reilly) has only one of her oil paintings for sale in the Lyrebird Gallery. It is of Pat's Bluff and the view into the Kerry Valley from the top of Raining Cliff waterfall on the Luke O'Reilly Farm, O'Reilly's Lamington National Park.
Why not take a look at all the paintings in the Lyrebird Gallery when next visiting the Beaudesert Arts and Information Centre!
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Hilary's New Mugs
Hilary had fun trying out her new Japanese decals... these mugs are a true labour of love, taking an hour to apply the decal to each. Hilary has also made some more of her unique "colours of Queensland" bowls.
Come along to the Lyrebird Gallery at the Beaudesert Arts and Information Centre. to see for yourself.
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Opening of new Market Pathway
Mick, Jenny and Hilary cut the ribbon and declared the new Market Pathway open!
Our new pathway was officially unveiled at yesterday's Beaudesert market. For the past 22 years Jenny and Mick Young have held the Beaudesert markets in Westerman Park, and these have a fine reputation as the best markets in the area.
The Market Pathway has been funded by the income from the market stallholder payments received by Mick and Jenny, who have very generously passed the funds on to the Beaudesert Community Arts and Information Centre for more than two decades.
As a consequence we have been able to fund the construction of the Market Pathway, which is much appreciated by both stallholders and customers.
We thank the Scenic Rim Council for their cooperation and approval.We also thank Stuart Hall for his design input and Hilary Rains for her determination to have the pathway built. Thanks also to Franklin Constructions and their contractors, who worked very hard in the first week of August to ensure the path was ready for this September market.
This Market Pathway will be a long-lasting reminder to the community of the generosity of Mick and Jenny Young.
