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  • Timeline to date for The Longest Book in the World

    Longest Book in the world workshop table at Leopold

    Longest Book in the World timeline. 2022-2025
    2022

    1. 20 September 2022 Leoplod Library
    2. 25/11/2022 – Drysdale Museum
    3. 10th February 2023 Chilwell Library
    4. 24th February Drysdale Museum High Street Drysdale–
    5. 3rd March Chilwell Library
    6. 12 April Geelong West Library
    7. 19 April Geelong West Library
    8. 28 April Drysdale Library – noon workshop
    9. 26 May Drysdale Museum
    10. 2nd Tues. May Boronggook Drysdale Library
    11. 9th Tues. May Boronggook Drysdale Library
    12. 31st Wed. Boronggook Drysdale Library
    13. 6th June Boronggook Drysdale Library (artist in residence 1-2 pm)
    14. 12th June Boronggook Library Drysdale (artist in residence 1-2 pm)
    15. 27th June Corio Library
    16. 27th June Boronggook Library Drysdale (artist in residence 1-2 pm)
    17. 28th June Geelong Library and Heritage Centre
    18. 29th August Lara Library
    19. 5th Sept Lara Library
    20. 5th sept. Boronggook Drysdale (artist in residence)
    21. 19th Sept.Geelong Library & Heritage Centre
    22. 12h sept. Boronggook Drysdale (artist in residence)
    23. 19th Boronggook Drysdale
    24. 20th Corio Library
    25. 21st Sept. Boronggook Drysdale Library (artist in residence)
    26. 26th September Geelong Library and Heritage Centre
    27. 26th Corio Library
    28. 12th Nov. Boronggook Drysdale Library (artist in residence)
    29. 21st Nov. Boronggook Drysdale Library (artist in residence)
    30. 28th Nov. Lara Library
    31. 16 January 2024 Chilwell library
    32. 17th January Geelong West Library –
    33. 23 January Chilwell library
    34. 24th January Geelong West Library
    35. 3rd April Geelong West Library
    36. 2nd April Chilwell library
    37. 9th April Chilwell library
    38. 10th April Geelong West
    39. 11th April Belmont Library (2hrs a double booking)
    40. 9th May Leopold Library
    41. 23rd May Leopold Library
    42. 13th June Queenscliff Library
    43. 20th June Queenscliff Library
      Posts: Longest Book workshops in Queenscliff – June 2024 – FernArtz
    44. 3rd July Corio Library
    45. 10th July Corio Library
    46. 23rd July Geelong Library and heritage Centre
    47. 6th August Bannockburn library
    48. 7th August Bannockburn library
    49. 15th Aug. Boronggook – Drysdale Library
    50. 19th Aug. Lara Library
    51. 20th Aug Geelong Library and heritage Centre
    52. 29th August Lara Library
    53. 17th Sept. Geelong Library and heritage Centre
    54. 24th Sept Geelong Library and heritage Centre
    55. 25th Sept Corio Library
    56. 9th Sept Embroiders Guild
    57. 6th October Ocean Grove Library
    58. 24th October Lara Library
    59. 2nd November Bellarine Arts Trail Queenscliff Town Hall
    60. 3rd November Bellarine Arts Trail Queenscliff Town Hall
    61. 14th November Lara Library
    62. 29th Nov. GLRC Staff day Geelong Library and heritage Centre
    63. 6th February Bannockburn Library
    64. 24th February Embroiders Guild
    65. 1st March Biyal-a Armstrong Creek Library
    66. 5th March Belmont Library
    67. 6th March Lara Library
    68. 7th March Boronggook Drysdale library
    69. 9th March Portarlington Agricultural Show – under Bellarine Landcare
    70. 10th Boronggook Drysdale
    71. 17th March Ocean Grove Library
    72. 20th Belmont Library
    73. 21st March Drysdale Primary School – under Landcare Banner
    74. 26th Barwon Heads Library
    75. 8th April Geelong Library and Heritage centre
    76. 9th April Geelong West
    77. 10th April Belmont Library
    78. 11th April Armstrong Library
    79. 15th April Belmont Library
    80. 16th April Geelong West
    81. 17th April Geelong Library and Heritage centre
    82. 24th April Queenscliff
    83. 3rd May Bannockburn
    84. 8th May Geelong/Dome library
    85. 10th May Boranggook-Drysdale Library
    86. 14th May Ingenia Lifestyle Village Lara (residents only)
    87. 14th May South Barwon Community Centre
    88. 9th July Geelong West Library
    89. 15th July Geelong Library and Heritage Centre
    90. 16th July Geelong West Library
    91. 24th July Geelong Library and Heritage Centre
    92. 7th August Lara Library
    93. 18th Aug Wangala Primary School
    94. 19th Aug Wangala Primary School
    95. 20th Aug Wangala Primary School
    96. 21st Aug Wangala Primary School
    97. 22nd Aug Wangala Primary School
    98. 13th Sept. LBITW workshop Geelong Embroiderers Guild Exhibition
    99. 14th Sept. LBITW workshop Geelong Embroiderers Guild Exhibition
    100. 23rd Geelong Library and Heritage Centre
    101. 24th Geelong West Library
    102. 1st October Geelong Library and Heritage Centre
    103. 1st October Geelong West
    104. 11th October Leopold Primary School with SES Bellarine
    105. 12th October Wombats Wish Portarlington with SES Bellarine
    106. 4th November Geelong Library and Heritage Centre
    107. 5th November Waurn Ponds.
      With just a wee bit more to go.

  • Fernartz is closed until mid January 2026

    Blooming Postcard with spelling mistake by Fern Smith 2017

  • Gray Smith (1919-1990)

    1960’s in Canberra – From Smith Hester papers Hiede.

    Sheenagh, my sister, and Shawn, her husband, have been working steadily behind the scenes for a few years now, in upping Gray Smith the artist’s profile. Remiss of me I haven’t kept it up to date on the website.

    Shawn Callahan, is in the process of writing a book and has started an interest website: https://graysmithartist.com and Sheenagh Callahan annually sponsors; Gray Smith and Joan Scott Prize | Australian National University

    More https://fernartz.com/gray-smith/

  • Geelong Library and Heritage Centre 10th Birthday & Longest Book in the World Workshop

    Geelong Regional Library
    Tuesday, November 4th – 10:30am – 11:30am
    Geelong Library and Heritage Centre (The Dome)
    Ground Floor South (Blue Table)
    Wednesday 5th November 11-12 Waurn Ponds Library

  • A Month of Sundays – Longest Book Tours

    example of a contribution to the Longest Book 2025 Wangala Primary

    October – November: A month of Sundays:

    The Longest eco-friendly Concertina Book in the World is touring the Bellarine with SES Bellarine on it’s community engagement program. Weather permitting.

    Saturday 11th October 10am-2pm Leopold Primary Kensington Rd Leopold
    Sunday 12th October 10am-3pm Wombats Wish Portarlington Recreational Reserve Sproat St
    Sunday 26th 10am -2pm Hooked on the Bellarine Foreshore Reserve Portarlington
    Sunday 2nd November 10am-4 pm Wallington Primary Strawberry Fair, 608-610 Wallington-Ocean Grove Rd Wallington

    example of a contribution to the Longest Book 2025 Wangala Primary