From around the world to MARS

Nathalia's Bill Kelly and the
owner/Director of the Melbourne
 Art Rooms (MARS) in Bay St,
Port Melbourne, Andy Dinan,
 standing before one of the nearly
 40 artworks by Bill that will
be exhibited at the gallery
until July 1.

Bill Kelly's artwork has been exhibited around the world and now they are "on MARS".

In what is something of a rarity for the Nathalia artist, an exhibition at a commercial gallery was officially opened on July7 at the Melbourne Art Rooms (MARS) in Port Melbourne.

More than 150 people were at the gallery to hear the host of Radio National's "Creative Instinct", Michael Shirrefs, formally opened "The Heart of Matter" exhibition.

Victorian Premier, Ted Baillieu.

Bill, known and recognised around the world for his concerns about peace and the broader human condition is not known for showing at commercial galleries, but having had a long association with MARS and upon learning that Andy Dinan collected coats in the winter and handed out to the poor, he agreed to the MARS exhibit.

Bill and his wife Veronica, who was at last night's opening, are the energy behind Nathalia's Blake St G.R.A.I.N. Store, the town's art-space that only recently hosted the annual meeting Regional Arts Victoria at which Victoria's Premier, Mr Ted Baillieu, was among the guests.