PHOTOGRAPHS taken by newspaper industry icon Gary Meadows will go on display at Boort Memorial Hall from next Friday as part of Loddon Valley Arts Trail.
The late Mr Meadows was owner and editor of the former Boort and Quambatook Standard and his son David has curated the special display.
Also part of hall exhibition will be Stuart Tweddle’s fantasmagoria sculptures, Blake Slatter’s photography, Kristen Cowland’s paintings and cards and artworks by Jodi Curtis and Fiona Summerville.
Boortrait entries will be displayed in thhe hall with more than 60 entries of residents from around Boort in different art mediums capturing the faces of local people. Over the weekend they will be judged by Peoples Choice.
The Memorial Hall will have an information table directing visitors to other Loddon Arts sites in and around Boort. 
In the James Boyle Hall Nathan Sims and Sarah Wallis-Smith will be exhibiting their art works, Sophia Piccoli will be presenting her art work in the Commonwealth Bank in Godfrey Streeet. 
In the Senior Citizens Club Rooms, BBAC  Productions will be presenting their comedy play Love or Nearest Offer.
Paul and Cathie Haw will open the Aboriginal Artefacts Museum which will include Paul’s Vietnam War photos and photography by John Hunter Kerr. 
“The best place for everyone to start the trail in Boort is at the memorial hall,” said Paul.
“There has been great collaboration and co-operation across the district this year for the Loddon Valley Arts Trail.
“The trail is really showcasing local artists across so many mediums. The variety of art forms says so much about the talent in Boort and every other community across the Loddon Shire,” Paul said.