ADFAS members visiting the Southern Highlands
might find time to visit the Sturt
Craft Centre and the world renowned Bradman
Museum.
Sturt is a vibrant centre
for the teaching and production of fine craft in a serene garden
setting. During its sixty years, Sturt has been home or inspiration
for the best in Australian design and craft and continues to
be so. Visit the Sturt Gallery, shop, gardens workshops or
Cafe.
The Bradman Museum of Cricket houses
one of the finest collections of cricket memorabilia, artefacts
and curios in Australia. The Bradman collection is on display
on the upper floor, while the ground floor is devoted to the
history of cricket in general. Comprising a number of galleries,
one screens archival films from the 1920s to 1940s; another
houses an exhibition recognising ten of the world's top sportsmen
and sportswomen. A special gallery with changing exhibitions
regularly showcases cricket related art and sculpture.
An important centre for the Arts in the Southern
Highlands is the Berrima & District
Arts Society (BDAS), based in Bowral. A variety of classes
and workshops are held for both adults and children, covering
painting in all mediums, drawing including life drawing, printmaking,
and many other subjects. The Society also holds a number of
open exhibitions each year.
A recent innovation is the establishment
of the Southern Highlands as Australia's first BookTown.
With more antiquarian, general and specialty bookshops than
one would expect to find, all bookshops in the area have combined
to create a BOOKtrail which takes booklovers on a tour of the
Southern Highlands via the bookshops in nearby towns and villages.
