Over 40 events across 2 states
Overall attendance in 2009 – over 27,000

Don’t miss the highlight of the Festival,
Kasey Chambers
Saturday 6 March 2010
Venue changed to Old Mildura Co-op Shed, Silver City Highway, Dareton

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* Sunraysia Daily Mardi Gras entry form

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* Pearl Award nomination form

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* Sarah Hopkins information and registration form

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The Mildura Wentworth Arts Festival is one of Australia’s leading regional arts festivals and has been recognised with Major Festival Status by Arts Victoria. The festival offers a rich and vibrant four week program of visual and performing arts, workshops, theatre, Big Screen outdoor cinema, opera, contemporary music, exhibitions, parades and comedy – all in a diverse range of venues that showcase the unique landscapes, natural beauty and rich heritage of the
Mildura region.

Our vision is that artsmildura be a regional leader in promoting innovative and challenging arts. Our mission is to explore and celebrate our unique regional identity through the provision of diverse arts experiences. We make the most of our regionality and package unique artists and art forms, our spectacular environment, and our gourmet produce, into a four week program in such a way as to bring the local community together, and draw visitors from the surrounding and metro regions.

The Festival incorporates ticketed and free events and presents a program which appeals across age, socio-economic and cultural divides. It provides the opportunity for local talent to perform and engage with international and national performers and artists. Feature events, including Mardi Gras and Street Festival and Music under the Stars make up the backbone of this engaging Festival.

We acknowledge our sponsors and funding bodies especially Arts Victoria and Mildura Rural City Council; our Education Partner, La Trobe University; Tourism Victoria, Wentworth and District Community Bank, Chalmers Wines Australia along with Saunders Design Group and our many sponsors listed in this program. We urge you to seek out these artful sponsors and if you see them during March pat them on the back for enhancing our lives with the arts.

On behalf of the Festival Committee and the Arts Mildura Board, I thank many people for helping bring this Festival together - HHO Events staff, volunteers and the artists and most particularly Robyn Archer for her inspiration to keep art firmly in the middle of life where it belongs.

Our festival is unique for its many beautiful locations and we acknowledge the traditional owners of the land the Latje Latje, Njeri Njeri and Barkindjti people.

Helen Healy, Festival Director.

COMMITTEE AND CREDITS

Festival & Artistic Director
Helen Healy

Festival Consultant
Robyn Archer

MWAF Festival Committee
Geoff Brown, Kristen Penny, Donnie Byrne, Alison Mac Gregor, Antonette
Zema, Kim Chalmers, Sally Hederics, Sonja Hodge, James Giddey, Rebecca
Wells, Samone Bos, Silvana Forlini.

Mardi Gras Committee
Donnie Byrne, Patsy Barraclough, Barb Bunting, Margot Mills, Ron Dudley.

IWD Pearl Award Committee
Donnie Byrne, Bernadette Edmanson, Shadha Alqurnawi, Roslyn Maye.

Backlane Festival Committee
Kim Chalmers, Adam Hobbs, Daria Healy-Koljanin, Julia Russ, Darcy Mullaney, Chloe Mackie, Matilda Noack.

HHO Events Staff
Kara Smith, Erin Hoye, Rachel Kendrigan.

Development Consultant
Pauline Ashleigh-Marum

Special Thanks to
Mildura Arts Centre, Mildura Visitor Information Centre, Mildura Rural City Council Events Unit, Wentworth Shire Council and Wentworth Visitor Information Centre.

Program Cover Photography
Photographer: Robin Sellick
Assistant: Rachel Kendrigan
Hair Stylist: Anna Fraiia
Make-Up Artist: Louise Fraiia
Fashion Stylist: Lisa Fraiia
Model: Austin Rigby