Just Below the Clouds

Paul Brinkman – Manager, Arts & Cultural Services

Our exhibition program for the start of 2022 is full of local Blue Mountains artists, inspired by our diverse and unique community. With the ever popular annual Blue Mountains Portraits exhibition, together with Tracy Ponich’s Pop Up photographic show and Tohby Riddle’s Silent Light, there are some fascinating and exceptional stories to discover in the Gallery.

Coming up in March we will have exhibitions by Noel Burgess, Clara Hali and our annual Collectors’ Edition art auction, showcasing the work of over 100 exceptional artists and providing an opportunity for you to purchase an original artwork. Funds raised this year will go towards purchasing an artwork for the Cultural Centre Fine Art Collection from renowned Blue Mountains artist Anne Graham. This is a great opportunity to not only add to your own collection, but also support our aims to build the Cultural Centre Fine Art Collection to be the most significant public collection in the region.

In this, our 10th year, the Blue Mountains Cultural Centre has a dynamic program designed to provide opportunities for our community to come together after the last 2 years of trials and tribulations. Our Homegrown Dinner food extravaganza and Wollemi Artisan Markets are not to be missed, and later in the year we are excited to once again host the Archibald Prize 2021 Regional Tour. Stay tuned as we restart our exhibition openings, seminars and artist talks, there will be a myriad of opportunities to experience arts and culture in the heart of Katoomba.

We look forward to seeing you at the Cultural Centre soon.