| MARCH 11 TO APRIL
17 2005
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THE INK
FLOWS DOWN DEEP UNDERGROUND
An exhibition
highlighting the brilliant diversity of the lively (but poorly
renumerated) underground comix scene in Australia. Curated
specially for Orange by Glenn Smith.
Featured over
thirty of the best artists!
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APRIL 8 TO MAY 25
2005
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JEANNIE
BAKER: BELONGING
The most recent
series of brilliant collaged models by Australia's creator
of miniature worlds. A tour de force of model making with a
powerful ecological message of suburban reconstruction.
Exhibition toured
by Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre
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APRIL 22 TO MAY
29 2005
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STATE OF
THE ART: PEACE
In celebration of
the Centenary of Regional Galleries in New South Wales, an
exhibition featuring works from the members of the
Regional Galleries Association of New South Wales.
Curated around
the theme of "Peace" by Katherine Roberts of Manly
Regional Gallery and Museum
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7 MAY TO 26 JUNE 2005
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VANITAS
A powerful survey of socio-political and irreverent art made
by South African émigré Victor Gordon.
The
Opening included a World
Premiere Performance of the late David Hoenigsberg's work for
solo cello "EIGHT" by renowned local cellist Susan
Langbein.
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| 3
JUNE TO 10 JULY 2005
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MOVIN'
ROUND
CONTEMPORARY
INDIGENOUS ART OF THE CENTRAL WEST. CURATED BY JODY
CHESTER.
FEATURED
WORK BY H.J WEDGE, REA, JAMES SIMON, MICHAEL RILEY , PAUL
TAYLOR, TRICIA CARROLL AND 12 OTHER ARTISTS |
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5 JULY TO 30
AUGUST 2005
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PRO
HART RETROSPECTIVE
Touring from
Monash Gallery of Art, the first large touring show to
public galleries . Features most of the intriguing styles
adopted by the artist since 1962.
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| 1 JULY TO 28
AUGUST 2005
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MARKING
PLACE
An installation
in ceramic and mixed media by Gudrun Klix, expanded and
re-designed for Orange Regional Gallery. Explores the textures
and "architectonics" of the Central Australian
landscapes.
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2 SEPTEMBER TO 2
OCTOBER
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NAIVE ART
Touring from Swan
Hill Regional Gallery, and continuing this year's focus on
untrained and "Art Brut" artists. (In December we are
showing our self curated exhibition "Outsider Art").
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2 SEPTEMBER TO 9
OCTOBER
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THE
PAISLEY SHAWL
Touring from
Goulburn Regional Gallery, a marvellous historical collection
and a fascinating story of an industry.
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9 SEPTEMBER TO 16
OCTOBER
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HOWARD
TAYLOR: PHENOMENA
Touring from the
Art Gallery of Western Australia, a superb show by the
important West Australian modernist Howard Taylor
(1918-2001).
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| 9
DECEMBER 2005 TO JANUARY 29 2006 |
MASTERWORKS
FROM THE LAWSON-MENZIES INDIGENOUS ART COLLECTION Kindly
lent by Lawson -Menzies Auctioneers, the collection
includes large works by Emily Kame Kngwarreye, Freddie Timms and other important artists.
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DECEMBER 2 TO
29 JANUARY
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AUSTRALIAN
OUTSIDERS
The first major
exhibition of Australian Outsider Art since 1989.Curated by Phil
Hammial and Damian Michaels from the artists, private
collections, and the Australian Outsider Art Collection and
Collection Art Visionary.
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| 21 OCTOBER TO
NOVEMBER 27 2005
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WATERMARKS An
exhibition exploring the historical and contemporary uses of
water in Orange. Includes museum items and artworks borrowed
from public galleries and institutions.
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NOVEMBER 4 TO
JANUARY 10 2006
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EARTHLY
ENCOUNTERS: Studio
Ceramics of the Central West
Curated by Alan
Sisley for tour. Includes the best ceramicists of the region,
both established and emerging. Ceramicists and
painters included are :Lino Alvarez, Ros Auld, Caroline Briggs,
Anna Chicos, Greg Daly, Rebecca Dowling, Lise Edwards, Margaret
Ling, Janet Mansfield, Susie McMeekin, Chester Nealie, John
Olsen, Alan Peascod, Louise Ranshaw, Marjo Roberts, Garry Shead,
Emily Stackman, Valerie Stuart, Pauline Welfare, Peter Wilson
and Tim Winters.
Funded by
Visions, the Commonwealth Governments Touring Exhibitions
funding agency.
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| 14 JANUARY TO
FEBRUARY 26 2006 |
ELSEWHERE
Prints by
master printmaker Jorg Schmeisser curated to accompany Pressing
Issues, Central West Print Focus held in Bathurst and Orange 12
- 15 January 2006.
Schmeisser's
prints were made in many parts of the world, hence the
title.
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3 FEBRUARY TO 5
MARCH 2006
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PAPER
MOON
Toured by CAST
Tasmania, this exhibition features photographers who make their
own studio subjects.
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3 FEBRUARY TO 5
MARCH 2006
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CHEAPER
AND DEEPER
Photographs of
Melbourne Suburban meta-banality by Glenn Sloggett.
Post modern
photography made with a 1960 Rolleiflex and flashbulbs!
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MARCH 3 TO APRIL
9 2006
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LAND
MARKS
Paintings and
Prints by Stuart Town artist and teacher Tim Winters, an
instructor in the recent Central West Print Focus series.
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| MARCH
10 TO APRIL 25 2006
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PHILANTHROPY
RULES OK?
A large show of
works form the permanent collections designed to emphasise the
importance, nay essentiality, of philanthropy in Australian
arts. Every work in the Orange Regional Gallery collections has
been donated or lent by private individuals or philanthropic
bodies, some with the assistance of the NSW Ministry for the Arts and the
Australia Council.
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| APRIL 28 TO 28
MAY 2006 |
BEING AT
BUNDANON
Works made by
Arthur Boyd, family and friends at Boyd's property
Bundanon. Also includes works made by artists in residence there
after he gave the property to the Government.
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APRIL 11 TO 5 JUNE 2006
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FABRIC OF THE
SOCIETY
Wearable Art from the
Orange Regional Gallery collection, mounted in conjunction with the
TAFTA Conference in Orange during April 2006.
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APRIL 28 TO 5 JUNE
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RESUSCITATION
Works made by
young Orange district artists Heidi Lefebrve and Heather
Pike while artists in residence at Bundanon
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10 JUNE TO 30
JUNE
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TWO
RECENT SCULPTURES BY CONRAD CLARK
A large wood and
aluminium piece making a strong comment about the blindness of
ideology, and a calmer poetic piece "Carnivale".
Impressive abstract work by the Blue Mountains based artist.
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10 JUNE TO 23 JULY
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CONNECTIONS
Paintings by Ruth Le
Cheminant and photographs by Sharon Hickey, bringing together the
creative energies of two long term friends in their first collaborative
exhibition.
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| 2 JUNE TO 25
JUNE
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ANTIRREALISMOS:
Spanish Photomedia Now
New directions
from Spain's leading contemporary photo and video artists.
Touring from ACP, Sydney |
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APRIL 28 TO 5
JUNE
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METAFLORICAL:
An
installation by Bill Tink and Thomas Vickery.
Metaflorical
is a multimedia installation that evokes an alternative biome
inhabited by bizarre flora and fauna.
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| 30 JUNE TO 6
AUGUST
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ENCOUNTERS
WITH COUNTRY: THE LANDSCAPES OF RAY CROOKE
Curated
by Gavin Wilson, this exhibition provides a fresh look at the
work of Ray Crooke, concentrating on his engagement with the
Australian landscape. Toured by Cairns Regional Gallery
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9 JUNE TO AUGUST
6
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DRUGS: A
SOCIAL HISTORY
From the Historic
Houses Trust, the history of drug usage in
Australia.
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28 JULY TO 27 AUGUST
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JAMES WHITINGTON:
MASTER PRINTMAKER
This exhibition includes
images made by Whitington as well as works he has made for many other
artists. The prints by other artists include Russell Drysdale, John
Firth-Smith, Judy Cassab, Charles Cooper, John Peart, Arthur and David
Boyd.
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12 AUGUST TO 24
SEPTEMBER
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ECHOES OF
HOME: MEMORY AND MOBILITY IN RECENT AUSTRAL/ASIAN ART
Touring from the
Museum of Brisbane, this exhibition features work by artists from
Asia, who have chosen to make Australia their home.
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1 SEPTEMBER TO 1
OCTOBER
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RECENT
CERAMICS BY PETER WILSON
Works made on an
extended teaching and study tour to Pakistan and Canada,
by Bathurst ceramicist Peter Wilson
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22 SEPTEMBER TO
22 OCTOBER |
2005 LEICA
PHOTODOCUMENTARY AWARD
Touring from CCP
Melbourne, the best Australian photographs in this genre.
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9 SEP TO 29
OCTOBER |
TWO
VIEWS ONE MIND Black
and white photographs
by Peter Sawa and Kate Blackwood, including work made overseas,
as well as local portraiture by Peter Sawa. |
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20 OCTOBER TO 19
NOVEMBER
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A
SELECTION OF FIBRE WORKS BY MEMBERS OF THE AUSTRALIAN TEXTILE
ARTS AND SURFACE DESIGN ASSOCIATION
Comprising many
works from the Up Over and Down Under exhibitions with the
Fibrearts Guild of Pittsburgh, as well as a large installation
by Helen Lancaster. For more photographs, click here
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12 AUGUST TO 17
SEPTEMBER
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FLAMING
YOUTH
Flaming
Youth is a big and exciting exhibition of artworks by 54 of the best young and emerging artists of the
Eastern states of Australia. Curated by Alan Sisley.
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3 NOVEMBER TO 10
DECEMBER
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IAN MARR:
A SLATE ODYSSEY
A Journey in
stone, inscription and paintings, telling stories of place, of
Ireland, China and Australia, and how myth is woven into the
fabric of each day.A unique exhibition for Orange Regional Gallery
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2
JANUARY TO 18 FEBRUARY 2007
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GODWIN
BRADBEER: THE METAPHYSICAL BODY
A large
show of this important Melbourne artist's work.Touring from
Shepparton Art Gallery.
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23 FEBRUARY TO APRIL 7 2007
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DRAWN TOGETHER
The drawing lives of Margaret Woodward, Judy Cassab and
the late Nora Heysen. Touring from Parramatta Heritage Centre.
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30 MARCH TO 13 MAY 2007
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LONG SHOTS : Photographs by Jack MeAgheR
Confronting tableau photographs of a society in crisis by Forbes artist Jack MeAgheR.
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23 FEBRUARY TO 25 MARCH 2007
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DREAMING WITH THE BRUSH
PAINTINGS AND
DRAWINGS BY ROYSTON HARPUR
Works by the
foremost Australian gesturalist abstractionist, now living in
Mudgee.
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23 FEBRUARY TO MARCH 25 2007
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LUMINARIES
:
new
work by leading contemporary jewellers
Warwick
Freeman, Barbara Heath, Marian Hosking, Carlier Makigawa,
Catherine Truman and Margaret West, have been brought together
in this exhibition to acknowledge the contribution they
have made to contemporary, or ‘author’, jewellery in
Australia.
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30 MARCH TO MAY 27
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HALF A WORLD AWAY :Post-war Migration to the Orange District
An evocative exhibition to accompany a book written by Orange's Elizabeth Edwards, includes memorabilia and
a soundscape by Alan Sisley as well as an installation by Gabriella Hegyes
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1 JUNE to 8 JULY
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...by the way.
Paintings and Photographs by Molong artist Michael Carroll, inspired by his travels.
Click here to see more works by Michael Carroll from the exhibition
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15 JUNE to 14 JULY
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IMAGINE
Works by contemporary Wiradjuri artist Paul Taylor, from Geurie.
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17 AUGUST TO 9 SEPTEMBER |
COURAGE
TO CARE A small but significant tribute to the heroic individuals who risked their
lives during the holocaust to help save others.An exhibition designed to inform and inspire young people.
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13 APRIL TO JULY 5
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ART ALFRESCO
Orange's biannual Outdoor Art "Wall of Fame" featuring local artists of great renown .
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13 APRIL TO 20 MAY 2007
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CUISINE AND COUNTRY: A GASTRONOMIC ODYSSEY
Commissioned from Curator Gavin Wilson, this exhibition examines the long standing relationship of art to
food in Australia, from prehistoric times to the present. Includes 92 works borrowed from the large institutions and private collectors. Touring
around Australia in 2007/8.
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20 JULY TO 26 AUGUST |
ARTEXPRESS Artexpress works are drawn from a range of schools throughout NSW and demonstrate a wide range of media,
conventions and techniques. |
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20 JULY TO 19 AUGUST
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THE WORLD IS FLAT?
An expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view. A collaborative exhibition of photographs by
visiting English artist James Sargeant and sculptures by Orange local Bill Tink.
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5 OCTOBER TO 11 NOVEMBER
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FROM DARKROOM TO DIGITAL
50 Years of photography by the Orange Camera Club. Curated by ORG to reflect many changing styles and
techniques over the years.
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24 AUGUST TO 30 SEPTEMBER
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RUTH STONE : TOPOGRAPHY
Recent paintings by the Millthorpe based artist and teacher. Exploring the local landscape and dissolving
the grid. Creating space with colour.
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31 AUGUST TO 30 SEPTEMBER
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STITCHED IN PLACE
Contemporary Quilt Textiles by Judy Hooworth incorporating her Road to Condo series, and quilts by local
quilters including the Colour City Quilters Group.
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25 MAY to 14 JULY
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STRANGE CARGO
Touring from Newcastle Region Art Gallery with funding from Visions of Australia
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2 NOVEMBER TO 9 DECEMBER
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DOUBLE VISIONS Curated by COFA post
grad students for ORG, the exhibition features a painting and a print from each of 14 artists..Coburn, Cullen, Cummings, Grant, Harding, Hood, Jagamara,
Napaltjarri, McCleod, McKenna Mombassa, Peart, Quilty, Sharp.
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14 SEPTEMBER TO 28 OCTOBER
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A PERSONAL ODYSSEY
A retrospective exhibition of the art of the late John Winch, who died in 2007. John was an important contributor to the cultural life of the Central West and to Australia.
Click here for an
appreciation by Alan Sisley.
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9 NOVEMBER TO 16 DECEMBER
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2007 ARCHIBALD PRIZE
The extraordinary prize for portraiture touring from AGNSW
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21 DECEMBER TO FEB 3
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SHIP OF FOOLS Ralph Tikerpae, Erryn Mullins, Pol Cruz, Lucy Buttenshaw and Jack MeAgheR ask the question that Heironymous Bosch asked 500 years ago
- who's steering? |
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16 NOVEMBER TO 14 DECEMBER
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AUGUSTE BLACKMAN: THE EDWARD LEAR SERIES
Works from the Edward Lear series by Auguste Blackman.
An exhibition presented in conjunction with Lolli Redini, Orange.
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FEBRUARY 8 TO
MARCH 16 2008 |
COSMIC ABSTRACTIONS
Amazing cosmological photographs by David Malin and ceramics by Arthur Maclean which have been inspired by
these photographs.
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FEBRUARY 8 TO
MARCH 16 2008 |
gins_leap/dubb_speak
A multi-media installation including four video screens by Indigenous artist rea
Toured by dLux media arts
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FEBRUARY 8 TO
APRIL 6 2008 |
SINK OR SWIM
Large format works on paper incorporating a range of print media by printmakers Geraldine Berkemeier and
Gary Shinfield. The show is themed around the "fragility of our lonely barques", and includes references to Ian Fairweather's famous raft trip
and other notable voyages.
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2 MAY TO 1 JUNE |
VALLEY TO
THE SEA
The Concept of
Shared Land Works
by Rick Andersen, Donald H.Green, Tanja Riese, Jacqui Ryding and
Nicole Vandersteegen, all associated with the Bega region of
NSW. The
exhibition was curated for Bega Regional Gallery by Richard
Maude, and in order to develop a thematic and aesthetic
unity, the artists were each mentored by Mandy Martin. An unusal
idea, and a good exhibition! |
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21 March to 27 April
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SVEA'S CUP OF TEA
Svea Bjornsson's wearable art is inspired and spontaneous. Her works are usually created from recycled
materials..often tea bags, which she transofrms into beautiful works of art.
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5 October to 4 November 2007
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OUT OF THE BLUE
In celebration of the 50th anniversary of Yves Klein's declaration of L'Epoque Bleue, 15 artists of
the Central West make installations, sculpture, and wall works in homage to the great French artist/poet.
Curated by Tim Winters for ORG.
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April 11 to May 25
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LAYERS
TRACKS AND TRACES
A collaborative exhibition in multi media by two important Central West artists,
ceramicist Ros Auld and sculptor Gabriella Hegyes
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