What's on at the Gallery
Forest, Farmland & Fog
An exhibition of works by the Two Styx Retreat artists: Sue Fisher, Lorraine Kelleher, Tess Cullen, Maria Hitchcock & Kay Bridge Opening Saturday 4 May @ 2pm Many of us have a very personal idea of an 'Artists Retreat' Some regard it as a time to get away to be creative without the distractions of home Others think of this captive time as 'time out' a retreat from the cares and woes of everyday life no phones, no TV, no internet, no YouTube or TikTok or instagram a time to heal the spirits as only an immersion in nature can do And thus it was... We came together to this place of tranquillity beside the National Park A place of dripping wetness dominated by majestic gums, a gurgling stream, sedges, grasses and grazing cattle. And drip it did dripping fog, dripping drizzle which became heavier and heavier... Enveloping us in a womb Of creativity and friendship Some of us drew and painted getting into an artistic mental zone that drowned out the laughter and conversation around us some walked among the trees photographing, taking in deep breaths of inspiration for later others basked in the warmth that only a wood fire can achieve playing board games and cards... where did that childhood go? We shared a motley collection of foods, wine and spirits a motley collection of stories, a motley collection of opinions our own life stories... And so here we are Our Artists Retreat On the wall by Maria Hitchcock OAM |
What's On Calendar 2024
Sat 23 Mar - Sat 27 April Armidale Art Prize 2024 Sat 4 May - Sat 1 June Forest, Farmland & Fog - Two Styx Retreat Exhibition Sat 8 June - Sat 6 July Judy Wilford Miniatures Exhibition The Tilted Lens - Kathy Norton Sat 13 July -Sat 11 Aug Crossing New England Revisited Sat 21 Sept - Sat 16 Oct New England Botanicals - Maria Hitchcock An Exhibition by Terry Cooke Travels with Gulliver II Sat 26 Oct - Sat 23 Nov Collaborations - Jackie Reid, Kathy Jenkins & Jane O'Sullivan Katherine Miles Andrea Gledhill JUDY WILFORD MINIATURE ARTS EXHIBITION 2024
Saturday 8 June - Saturday 6 July Its All a Matter of Scale An annual Exhibition on the Armidale Art Galleries calendar ; We encourage our members to create miniature works of excellence, and to encourage awareness and enjoyment of miniature works of art. Works may include a range of media such as watercolour, oil or acrylic as well as drawing, printmaking, mixed media and 3D . The Tilted Lens
An exhibition of photographs by Kathy Norton Saturday 4 May - Saturday 1 June |
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