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AUTHOR TALK: "No Place Quite Like it"

Nature, Nurture and Nourished

2025-03-25 14:00:00 2025-03-25 15:00:00 Australia/Melbourne AUTHOR TALK: "No Place Quite Like it" Join us for this presentation as author David Rathgen delves into the life and legacy of Walter Withers (1854-1914), a significant yet often overlooked figure in Australian art. Ocean Grove Library -

Tuesday, March 25
2:00pm - 3:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-03-25 14:00:00 2025-03-25 15:00:00 Australia/Melbourne AUTHOR TALK: "No Place Quite Like it" Join us for this presentation as author David Rathgen delves into the life and legacy of Walter Withers (1854-1914), a significant yet often overlooked figure in Australian art. Ocean Grove Library -

Join us for this presentation as author David Rathgen delves into the life and legacy of Walter Withers (1854-1914), a significant yet often overlooked figure in Australian art.

Join us for this presentation as author David Rathgen delves into the life and legacy of Walter Withers (1854-1914), a significant yet often overlooked figure in Australian art. A key member of the Heidelberg School, Withers was a pioneering landscape artist who captured the unique beauty of Australia in its own colors. His journey is shaped by his family's transformation from humble Birmingham origins to wealth and status through tobacco and twine, a shift that created tensions with his artistic ambitions.

In this book, I explore how Walter Withers developed his artistic talent, his decision to pursue painting as a career, and the factors that led him to choose Australia as his artistic home. Through his travels across Victoria—from the Bellarine to Ballarat—Withers painted a vibrant portrait of Australia, forever marking his place in the history of Australian art.

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Author Talks |

TAGS: | recommended |

Ocean Grove Library

Phone: (03) 4201 0655

Hours

Ocean Grove Library

We're closed Friday April 25 due to ANZAC Day
Mon, Apr 21 Closed
(Easter Break)
Tue, Apr 22 9:00AM to 5:30PM
Wed, Apr 23 9:00AM to 5:30PM
Thu, Apr 24 9:00AM to 5:30PM
Fri, Apr 25 Closed
(ANZAC Day)
Sat, Apr 26 9:00AM to 1:00PM
Sun, Apr 27 Closed

Tel: (03) 4201 0655

About the Library

Ocean Grove is the largest town on the Bellarine and boasts a long library history – a free library opened in the public hall in 1910 and our current library was opened as part of The Grove Centre in 1993. This busy library has frequent children’s activities enlivening the space and reflecting the diverse demographics of our community.

Upcoming events

Mon, Apr 28, 10:30am - 11:15am
Help your child discover the magic of stories and develop a lifelong love of reading.

Wed, Apr 30, 9:30am - 11:15am
Dance, sing and read along with your child at our action-packed Toddler Time program.

Thu, May 01, 11:30am - 11:50am
Join us for a fun-filled interactive session of songs and rhymes for babies and carers.

Thu, May 01, 3:45pm - 4:45pm
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Mon, May 05, 10:30am - 11:15am
Help your child discover the magic of stories and develop a lifelong love of reading.

Wed, May 07, 9:30am - 11:15am
Dance, sing and read along with your child at our action-packed Toddler Time program.

Thu, May 08, 11:30am - 11:50am
Join us for a fun-filled interactive session of songs and rhymes for babies and carers.

Thu, May 08, 3:45pm - 4:45pm
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Mon, May 12, 10:30am - 11:15am
Help your child discover the magic of stories and develop a lifelong love of reading.

Wed, May 14, 9:30am - 11:15am
Dance, sing and read along with your child at our action-packed Toddler Time program.

Thu, May 15, 11:30am - 11:50am
Join us for a fun-filled interactive session of songs and rhymes for babies and carers.

Thu, May 15, 3:45pm - 4:45pm
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Mon, May 19, 10:30am - 11:15am
Help your child discover the magic of stories and develop a lifelong love of reading.

Wed, May 21, 9:30am - 11:15am
Dance, sing and read along with your child at our action-packed Toddler Time program.

Thu, May 22, 11:30am - 11:50am
Join us for a fun-filled interactive session of songs and rhymes for babies and carers.

Thu, May 22, 3:45pm - 4:45pm
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Mon, May 26, 10:30am - 11:15am
Help your child discover the magic of stories and develop a lifelong love of reading.