Archive for the ‘Exhibition’ Category
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Swell Sculpture Festival-Review in photos
Every year in September, the sandy strip along the foreshore at Currumbin Beach comes alive in a visual spectacular of form, colour and movement. Celebrating its tenth year, the Swell Sculpture Festival showcases sculpture in all shapes and sizes made from a diverse range of materials and entices hundreds of thousands of visitors to attend this popular coastal community event. Swell has become a leading artistic event with artworks from both local and international artists and is now the largest sculpture exhibition in Queensland. Director of the Swell Festival , Natasha Edwards worked closely this […]
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Lismore Regional Gallery
Lismore Regional Gallery is the fifth oldest regional gallery in New South Wales supporting the Lismore City, Byron Bay, Bangalow, Nimbin, Lennox Head, Casino and Kyogle communities. Lismore Regional Gallery began in 1953 as a result of the formation of the Lismore Arts Trust. The Gallery’s program reflects the social, historical, creative and cultural aspects of the region. With a collection featuring significant Australian artists such as Margaret Olley, Lloyd Rees, Albert Namatjira, Thea Proctor, Lindy Lee and Kevin Connor and well-known artists from the Northern Rivers region such as Jan Davis, Bronwyn Bancroft, Angus […]
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Wilson Visual Arts Award and Exhibition
A vehicle to showcase the talent of local and national artists and to promote Lismore’s role as a leading arts destination. Established in 2012, The Wilson Visual Arts Award, under the auspices of Trinity Catholic College, is a vehicle to showcase the talent of local and national artists, to recognize top artists for their achievements in the field of visual arts, and to expand, promote, and document Lismore’s role as a leading arts destination. Open 10am – 6pm 23-25 August 2012 Opening night Friday 24th at 6.30pm tickets $30 bookings essential (02) 66276600 Trinity Catholic […]
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The Channon Gallery
Located in the picturesque village of The Channon in the Byron Bay hinterland of northern NSW, The Channon Gallery is committed to the exhibition of fine Australian contemporary art to delight and provoke. The Channon Gallery compiles, exhibits and engages in the discourse of the human condition;it’s beauty and challenges. The gallery nurtures the exploration of contemporary culture through the thought and perception of the arts community and those who provide input into it. Until 5 August 201 Studies in Harmony and Tension Paintings and sculptures by Stuart Cussons manifest a simple aesthetic that belies […]
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Art on the Move
A great chance to see some local art and chat with the artists in a relaxed environment. Art on the Move is a group of established and emerging artists from Northern NSW, who exhibit at the Bangalow markets, every fourth Sunday of the month. The group exhibits a diverse range of fine art prints, paintings, glass objects, ceramics, photography and sculpture. Members include, Karyn Fendley, Caroline McKay, Leonie Jackson, Jacqueline King, Pam Patterson, Marika Bryant, David Kill, Nicole Zupanovich, Garry Barden and Soren Carlbergg. Bangalow Market Sundays Moller Pavilion at the Band end of the […]
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Northern Rivers Community Gallery
The Northern Rivers Community Gallery is a community exhibition space created through the refurbishment of the heritage listed former Council Chambers in Ballina. The gallery provides a centre for the arts and crafts in the region, with four gallery spaces that can be rented for exhibitions and cultural activities, and a learning centre. All artists, arts organizations and community cultural groups, particularly those in the Northern Rivers Region of NSW, are invited to submit a proposal to present exhibitions of paintings, sculptures, cultural heritage, fabric and textile art, pottery, ceramics, woodworks, jewellery, photography etc. Contact […]
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Curious Art Gallery
The Dance of Life features work by Dianne Smith with works by other Curious Artists. ‘The exhibition celebrates the journey of life with my father Floyd Lombardi and uncle Ray when I was living at the Navajo Trading Post adobe house on the Four Corners of America Navajo Reservation. The Rio Grande ran behind the Trading Post located just an hour from Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA. It was early 1950’s and I was eleven years old. I grew up hearing many stories and gained insights into the Navajo culture and way of life which […]
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Tweed River Art Gallery
Coming exhibition Beauty from Nature showcases art by the Scott sisters. Experience exquisite illustrations of butterflies, moths, caterpillars and plants by two of 19th century Australia’s most prominent natural history artists. Beautiful and intricate, this stunning exhibition features delicate watercolours, which form a fascinating record of the lives of Harriet and Helena Scott. Uncover the captivating story of these two extraordinary women, whose love of nature, and tremendous skill in rendering its beauty, enabled them to distinguish themselves amid the male-dominated world of 19th century science. Exhibited are selected watercolour paintings created between 1846 and […]
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Eco exhibition to raise erosion awareness at Kingscliff
Coastal erosion is not a geographically isolated event with many low-lying areas increasingly threatened by rising seas. The massive coastal erosion that has impacted upon the tourist town of Kingscliff on the far north coast of NSW has been chronicled into a body of work by photographers Michael Bryant and Tracy Jay. As a participating venue in the Queensland Festival of Photography 4, Curious Art Gallery at Chinderah will present an exhibition of Bryant and Jay’s photographs titled The Hungry Ocean. The exhibition aims to promote awareness of the local issue as a microcosm of […]
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Tweed River Gallery celebrates the diversity of printmaking
To celebrate the 45th Anniversary of the Print Council of Australia, forty-five contemporary artists were invited to create a work using the printmaking technique of their choice. The results have been curated by established artist printmaker Rona Green into a touring exhibition; Familiar Unfamiliar. The exhibition will be on show at the Tweed River Art Gallery from Friday 11th May until Sunday 24th June, 2012. Showcasing the diversity of printmaking and giving the public an insight into the extraordinarily varied nature of print media, Familiar Unfamiliar will include works from artists Deborah Klein, Jazmina Cininas, […]