BOORT will brush with the quirky with a fun competition as part of this year’s Loddon Valley Arts Trail.
Local artist Anna Beamish is behind the Boortrait competition and hopes district residents will step forward as artists’ study subjects.
“We’re inviting everyone to have a go at creating a portrait of a living Boort resident, whether friend, colleague, teammate or family,” she said.
“The idea provides people the chance to celebrate someone who contributes to the wellness of our Boort community.
“Everyone is encouraged to enter, with sculptures, photographs, paintings and drawings, so we will all learn a little more about our Boort residents, and how they contribute to our community.
“We think this original portrait show suits our active Boort township, and we’re very much looking forward to celebrating the contribution people make in our community.”
Each entry is to be accompanied with the name of the Boortrait and up to four lines describing their traits. Boortraits will be on display in the Boort Memorial Hall on the first weekend of October where photographer Blake Slatter, acrylic artist Fiona Somerville and Stuart Tweddle with fantasmagoria sculptures will be among exhibiting artists.