A COLLECTION of recent portraits capturing Beechworth artists and craftspeople, taken by local photographer Marc Bongers, are the latest instalment in the Beechworth Family Album, a long-term project undertaken by the Beechworth Arts Council.

Each decade since it first began in 1984, a different photographer has been engaged to capture images of Beechworth creatives of the time.

The 2025 portraits taken by Marc Bongers will now be revealed as part of the Beechworth Family Album - Portraits of Creatives Beechworth exhibition, being held in the Sub Treasury in Beechworth.

The pivotal event also celebrates Beechworth Arts Council’s fifth decade as the leading community arts organisation in Beechworth.

A series of five panels will be shown during the exhibition, telling the story of the Beechworth Family Album and its creative contribution to the cultural life of Beechworth.

The panels include a focus on the photographer for each chapter, and a visual history of the Beechworth Family Album projects in 1984, 1994, 2004, 2014 and now 2025, capturing local artists, photographers, musicians and groups.

The exhibition be open to the public on the June long weekend, 10am to 4pm from Friday, 6 June to Monday, 9 June, with all welcome and entry free.