• Castlemaine Stories
  • The Map
  • Drawings
  • Winter Festival
  • Audio
  • Videos
  • About Project

The Village Festival

Stories of Castlemaine

Brian Nunan Gallery

“We’d lived in Fern Tree Gully for 30 years, but I knew Castlemaine was the place I wanted to be. I had done a lot of sketches of the old Castlemaine in the past, and I kept returning here. We were looking for a place, I didn’t want a convent or old school – I wanted a warehouse or a pub. But we ended up looking at the old Convent and St Gabriel’s secondary school (built in 1860.) When I walked in I knew I had found my dream, the studio at long last! I didn’t want to but I could feel this place; I just knew it was the place I wanted to be – it has a certain feel. I felt like I had no choice I had to be here (in Castlemaine). People bring something in and leave it behind here. There is something here, unbelievable, a spirit of the place.”

NunanGallery

Filed Under: Arts, Historical

Read other Stories
View the Map

 

Enjoyed that Story?

Why not contribute your own?

Submit your Story

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

  • Interactive Map
  • Submit your Story
  • Village Festival Website
  • Thank Yous
  • Videos
  • Contact
  • Facebook

© Copyright 2015 · The Village Festival · · Made with: by We Push Buttons