DJ Coby and Jam in the Van played tunes alongside a graffiti workshop in Rochester.
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Ryan Bellingham
From Thursday, May 22, to Saturday, May 25, Rochester came alive as Ripple Fest rolled into town.
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The festival began bright and early at 7am with the Waking Up Creativity Workshop followed by FLOW Yoga on the River.
The event continued with a Creative Recovery and Regional Arts Symposium alongside smaller activities including a collaborative collage, mushroom making, rippling and sticky stories and costume and mask making.
To wrap up the first night, an art dinner was held in the Rochester Shire Hall with music by AntPaul Projects.
The fun continued on Friday with the Rochester Skate Park activation where DJ Coby and Jam in the Van played tunes alongside a graffiti workshop.
The mushroom-making, collaborative collage, colour and animate Campaspe and the rippling and sticky stories workshops were also hosted on Friday.
As the sun set on Friday, a parade began from Gillies St to the Rochester Shire Hall as guests walked along with puppeteers, stilt walkers and people in costumes.
The hall was once again the place to be, with acrobats and music taking over inside while food vans kept everyone fed outside.
On Saturday, workshops continued throughout town and wrapped up with Melbourne’s Danny Walsh Banned playing at the Criterion Hotel from 8pm.
Christy O’Brien of Yoga by Christy leads participants through the Ripple Fest Yoga by the River session on Thursday, May 22.
Christy O’Brien of Yoga by Christy leads participants through the Ripple Fest Yoga by the River session on Thursday, May 22.
Christy O’Brien and Campaspe Shire Council First Peoples engagement officer Suzy Barlow.
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Emily Donohoe
Swan Hill Art Gallery director Ian Tully and Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal disaster resilience and recovery lead Nina O’Brien were among the symposium panellists.
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Emily Donohoe
Ripple Fest Rochester Creative Co-Design Group member Meg Sargent, event MC Alyce Fisher and artist Troy Firebrace.
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Emily Donohoe
Symposium keynote speaker from Creative Recovery Australia Scotia Monkivitch.
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Emily Donohoe
Rodney Young and Trent Riordan at the FAB GAB Symposium.
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Emily Donohoe
Jamie Lewis shared with the crowd about her art and journey at the Rochester Art Dinner.
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Lua Ikenasio
It was crowded in the Rochester Shire Hall for the Art Dinner.
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Lua Ikenasio
Jamie Lewis and Shakilla Naveed made all the food on the night.
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Lua Ikenasio
D’Arcy Molan, Ian Tully, Scotia Monkivitch, Greg Pritchard, Jimmy Naylor were among the guests.
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Lua Ikenasio
AntPaul provided the music during the Art Dinner.
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Lua Ikenasio
Jeannie Holmberg, Julianne Hand, Heather Darbyshire and Rosemary Ruedin enjoyed the Art Dinner.
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Lua Ikenasio
Janine Cole, Shellei Sibberas, Graeme Watson, Eric Bish and Jeanette Perry were among the Art Dinner guests.
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Lua Ikenasio
Jenny Weaver, Bernie Neate, Carol West, Krystal Lee, Rowan Williams, Jacki Brown and Loretta McIntosh were all smiles.
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Lua Ikenasio
The dinner guests enjoyed the food.
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Lua Ikenasio
Ken Richie and Yvonne Reither outside their mobile music venue, with DJ Coby setting up inside.
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Ryan Bellingham
Students joining in on a graffiti workshop during Ripple Fest.
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Ryan Bellingham
Magician Luke Blaze kept audiences on their toes during the Dressed to the Thirteens costume ball. Photos: Supplied.
Anthony Lyons (right) and Paul Fletcher (left) combine for AntPaul Projects, bringing their soundscapes to Rochester Shire Hall. Photo: Supplied.
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