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July 2026
Fellowship Guild Philanthropy
Mentorship reaching a milestone!
As part of the Fellowship Guild studio philanthropy program, the past year has been spent mentoring an emerging new author in her first published work.
Helping an elder reach her life long dream, the studio has been working with the Linker Network program in Mount Gambier, as a volunteer life experience mentor for this emerging South Australian author to turn her quality ideas into written concepts as children's stories with an innovative twist.
After much hard work, the drafting manuscripts are now complete and the next stage of final editing for desktop publishing design has begun.
Penola Coonawarra Arts Festival
Penola Coonawarra Arts Design Prize Submission Deadline.
This year, for the Penola Coonawarra Arts Design Prize, instead of one design like last year's submission, it was three that came to being.
There was room for a fourth in the committee's opportunity, but it didn't eventuate for the submission round from the studio.
Again, like last year, the submissions were for a fun challenge and a celebratory participation project by the studio to express support for its community.
June 2026
Wanderlust Retreat
Riverland Escape
This month it was Barmera's turn.
We must have radiated the 'blessing of ex-local' for all the welcoming omens and warm exciting experiences we had that helped us forget tech and screens for a few days.
We stayed in a cute lakeside cabin overlooking Lake Bonney. Stormy weather which was forecast, ended up giving way to a beautiful sunny weekend right from the very beginning!
A leisurely wander over to Renmark for a last minute visit to Mallee Estates for a wine taste at 10.30am ensured the discovery of a delicious Muscato and Muskat. We met the beautiful Eleni, and left with a swag of goodies for our home cellar.
Penola Coonawarra Arts Festival
2027 Poster Competition Submissions - The Brief
"The Festival embraces the visual and performing arts, music, literature, food and wine. The central focus is the arts and incorporates an eclectic mix of performances, exhibitions, and workshops run in conjunction with Coonawarra Vigneron’s showcasing their premier vintages and local cuisine.
The Penola and Coonawarra communities combine their resources to facilitate a weekend that attracts national, state and regional performers and artists.
Penola has a culturally rich atmosphere with historic buildings, parks, a variety of retail shops, cafes and restaurants, which adds to the diverse range of event venues for arts revellers to visit."
May 2026
Fellowship Guild Philanthropy
Volunteer Week Breakfast
2026 is the year for ac. care to celebrate 40 years of service to its community, and with it, several special events have been organised. This month a special breakfast to celebrate it's volunteers, was held at Nalou's Kitchen, Mount Gambier.
As part of the studio's Fellowship Guild philanthropic program, studio principal creative, Jody Arnold, attended in capacity of Linker Network volunteer, to have a conversation with volunteers about the Linker Project in terms of its innovative and invaluable contribution towards long terrm wellbeing of clients.
Creativity Resourcing
Oops! Who let me cook?
The latest creative sensation to arrive and go live, never has there been a better time to tempt your tastebuds with wholesome practical recipes that helps you escape all the chemicals and nasties of processed foods while giving your body the fuel it needs to heal, repair and grow.
Raise your vibration with clean healthy food and explore a range of options through experimentation or take it to the next level by including your friends in taste test challenges.