SPRING has sprung and the time is ripe for a "serious" concert in Swan Hill.

The public are being urged to get their "creative" fix at the inaugural Go North Arts Festival in Swan Hill this weekend.

Sit back and relax to music, get messy and try something new in fun art workshops and rub shoulders with some of Australia's top artists, including Clare Bowditch, Benny Walker, Freya Josephine Holli...