ARTLESS BASTARDS
EPISODE 8.

BEN EYLES

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Ben Eyles is a local Jindabyne resident. He is multidisciplinary artist who works in sculpture, public murals, painting and more. Ben has won awards for his sculptural work and many of his murals can be seen around the town of Jindabyne. 

Ben is the Artistic Director of Lake Light Sculpture, a position he has held for a number of years. Ben is also a Secondary Teacher at Jindabyne Central School, where he teaches Art, Design and Photography among other things.

While his mural work is varied in style and content his sculptural work has been focused on his environmental concerns. Ben creates sculptures that discuss and bring attention to the fragility of nature, often focusing on endangered animals.

In the day light his works take on a empheral almost shattered glass like effect, while at night they come alive with light to offer a new way to experience his work. Perfect for the Lake Light Sculpture event.

CORINNE GIBBONS

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Corinne Gibbons is a musician, songwriter and educator. She is a well-known and respected vocalist and facilitator here in the Bega Valley where she grew up, but has also enjoyed an impressive career overseas.

Corinne founded her company Discover Your Voice in 2007 and has since inspired over 30,000 people to find their singing voice through workshops, mentoring programs and collaborations right across the world.

She is deeply dedicated to supporting musical development in young people and is currently working on her 4th children’s musical, Search for the Sparkle.

Apart from her extensive workshop and teambuilding work with children and companies in more than 10 countries, Corinne has released 4 critically acclaimed albums and toured the globe as a solo artist for the past 20 years, 12 of those based in Singapore.

She has collaborated with some incredible musicians and works regularly with American artist Mo Pleasure, musical director of Earth Wind and Fire.

Corinne has won the prestigious PBS Jazz award, and has done extensive charitable work.

She is performing around our region at the moment as part of the trio One Generation featuring local musos Ricky Bloomfield and Chelsy Atkins, and she is about to launch a book in July 2021 titled “10 Reasons Why Singing is Freedom”, and she has also just started a podcast of the same title.