2021 Ballarat Foto Biennale - Walking Tour & Pub Lunch: ** POSTPONED

** This event has had to be postponed due to the COVID-19 lockdown. The exhibition has been extended until January 2022, so hopefully we'll still be able to get there! **

Pound the streets in the historic inner precinct of Ballarat, visiting the multiple locations hosting exhibitions for the 2021 International Foto Biennale. Travel via public transport is possible.

GRADE | LENGTH | TYPE: Easy, approximately 5 km, circuit walk on flat paths. 

ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION:
Ballarat is home to the National Centre for Photography (NCFP) housed in the old Union Bank building on Lydiard Street North. It's the base for the team behind BIFO.

The Ballarat International Foto Biennale was founded in 2005 and attracts significant international and Australian photographers as one of Australia's pre-eminent photographic festivals. The multiple exhibitions, both free and ticketed, are housed in various historic buildings, laneways and cafes. Full details of the program are available online at ballaratfoto.org. Most exhibitions are open daily from 10am to 5pm. 

The featured ticketed events this year include two international exhibitions:

• (1) The (late) Linda McCarthy's Retrospective at the Art Gallery of Ballarat, and
• (2) Notes From A Queer Mystic, an exhibition of work by the late USA artist, Steven F Arnold (1943 to 1994) at the NCFP building.

Check ballaratfoto.org for details of purchasing 1-day passes to visit the multiple ticketed events.

BOOKING: By Thursday 7th October. To register, click on Get Tickets.
Unsure if you've already booked? Click View my bookings.

MEETING TIME | LOCATION: 10:45am at the Ballarat Railway Station, Lydiard Street North. Travel options are (1) by train (see details below) or (2) driving and parking on the fringes of the Ballarat CBD, as on-street parking in the CBD is time limited and fees are payable on Saturday.

MAP REFERENCE: Ballarat Station - Melway map 611 grid A12 | Google map goo.gl/maps/KjS3JEEYfng9UvaE7.

DISTANCE | TIME FROM GPO: 114 km, approximately 1 hour 25 minutes to drive, 1 hour 29 minutes by public transport.

PUBLIC TRANSPORT: The trip is on the train departing Southern Cross Station at 9:14am arriving at 10:43am. It's suggested that we gather in the first carriage (North Melbourne end). Return trains depart Ballarat on the hour with afternoon times of 3:20pm, 4:20pm and 5:20pm. 

FOOD: A booking will be made for a 12:30pm lunch at Irish Murphy's Hotel, 36 Sturt St, Ballarat for those interested. Otherwise do your own thing in between visiting exhibition sites.

APPAREL | FOOTWEAR: Comfortable walking shoes and dress according to the weather forecast.

LEADER: Garry Oliver | Email LeaderGarryO.thenomadsinc@mail.tidyhq.com if you have any questions.
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