“When you need advice, go to the experts,” says Noosa Arts and Crafts president Sandy Mackie. And those who are ‘the experts’ for how you can optimise your Noosa Open Studios event experience are the event volunteers who are working at the event Hub at Wallace House.
“The vast majority of the volunteers are artists and artisans themselves. They often personally know the artists who are opening their studios or they have become very familiar with their works,” Sandy said. So it makes sense to head there first, grab a printed guide if you don’t already have one, view the participating artists’ representative works on display, and, if desired, get some advice on how you can see all your selected studios while minimising the kilometres driven.
And to keep the body nourished, Wallace House has a pop up cafe of yummy home made items to enjoy with a cuppa or for lunch on each of the weekends – Friday through to the Sunday. More than 100 artists are participating in the event in this its sixth year. Recognised as of one of the two leading open studios events in Australia (the other one is Margaret River WA), the Noosa Open Studios event showcases the incredible talent we have living and creating in our Noosa region. Held from Friday 1 October to Sunday 10 October, check the guide online for further details noosaopenstudios.com.au
The Hub is at Wallace House, 1 Wallace Drive, Noosaville, adjacent to the Noosaville Library.
