Ferry Artists have been having a busy few months, and the Wisemans Ferry community has noticed.
Back at Taste of Wisemans last year, locals and visitors picked up brushes and added their mark to a collaborative canvas. Nobody knew quite what it would become.
What emerged was something genuinely colourful — a painting built from dozens of different hands, different ideas, different afternoons. That work was formally presented to Hills Shire Mayor Dr Michelle Byrne at the Wisemans Ferry Bowling Club recently, with the hope it will soon hang in Council Chambers.
It won’t be the last time The Hills Shire Council hears from Ferry Artists. The group has been running community events steadily, and the momentum is real. A Paint and Sip evening hosted at The Settlers Arms drew a full crowd, with local artist Mellissa Read-Devine guiding participants through their own canvases. Everyone left with a painting. Most left a little more relaxed than they arrived.
The group also holds a regular stall inside The Barn at St Albans Village Markets — worth knowing if you’re after handcrafted work made by people who actually live along that stretch of the Hawkesbury.
The next major outing is an exhibition called Vibrance, opening at Merrylands RSL Club on 4th June. A meet-the-artists evening follows on 13th June, and the show runs through the month. Details at ferryartists.org.au.
