Major touring exhibition at Regional Gallery

been doing up here.

“We’ve been using insects as a way to recover organic content from our waste streams and then we recover all the residual waste, primarily the plastics, to produce a new product called synthetic coal.

“We don’t see waste as waste anymore; we see it as a resource.”

The final attendance numbers from venues have yet to be released by Central Coast Council organisers.

Central Coast Council said 32 event hubs ran a range of unique events and experiences from farm tours, fruit picking and produce markets to food and wine fairs, and live entertainment, with around 56,000 attendees boosting the region’s economy by an estimated $8.6M.

I Am Not

Me, The Horse Is

Not Mine premiered at the Biennale of Sydney in 2008 and was gifted to the Art Gallery of NSW by Anita and Luca BelgiornoNettis in 2017.

Regional Gallery Director, Tim Braham, said William Kentridge was one of the most powerful voices in art today, with this ambitious moving image installation now the most significant work by the artist in an Australian museum collection.

“Emerging as an artist during the apartheid regime in South Africa and grounded in the violent absurdity of that period in his country’s history, William Kentridge’s artworks draw connections between art, ideology, history and memory,” Braham said.

“I Am Not Me, The Horse Is Not Mine is a deeply immersive large-scale, eight-screen video installation.

“This is an all-sensory experience where the audience can immerse themselves in Kentridge’s moving image works.

“Audiences can also attend one of the animation workshops run by the gallery during the exhibition.

“Visitors can expect I Am Not Me, The Horse Is Not Mine to reveal the ways in which ideas and images echo across time and between different cultures.

“Kentridge’s work is known to offer analogies with South Africa’s recent history and, moreover, implores us to consider the consequences of the absurd in contemporary social and political life.”

Central Coast Council Administrator Rik Hart said it was important and exciting that the Central Coast could experience the work of major internationally acclaimed contemporary artists firsthand.

“The works of William Kentridge offer an incredibly important and prestigious art exhibition with wide appeal, talking not only to those interested in the arts, but also to the broader community including young people,” he said.

“We are thrilled that funding from the NSW Government, made possible through its Blockbuster initiative, will bring this experience to our Regional Gallery – one of only four regional NSW art galleries in the 2023 and 2024 tour.”

The exhibition will be open daily from 9.30am-4pm, with free entry.

An opening night celebration will be held at 6pm on June 16 with dignitaries from the Art Gallery of NSW.

For more information visit lovecentralcoast.com/exploregosford-gallery

Source: Central Coast Council

Humble recital at Wagstaffe

Coast Opera Australia will present internationally acclaimed mezzo soprano Deborah Humble in Recital at Wagstaffe in August.

Founder Angela Brewer said the recital would be “an incredible experience of vocal power, beauty and technical brilliance”.

“Having sung beside Deb at the Opera House, the walls of Wagstaffe Hall are sure to ring and vibrate,” she said. Humble is coming straight off the Sydney Opera House stage, where she will sing the night before beside one of the world’s most famous tenors, Jonas Kaufman.

The iconic Wagnerian singer, accompanied by Claire Howard-Race will perform Edward Elgar’s Sea Pictures and Wagner’s Wesendonck Lieder.

Wagstaffe Hall will be the perfect setting for one of Australia’s greatest operatic voices of our time.

Guests with be greeted at the door by our major sponsor Belle Property with canapes and a glass of wine provided by Brycefield Estate vineyard owned by Deborah Humble and her husband, Dr Bruce Caldwell. The performance will be at 1pm on August 13 at Wagstaffe Hall.

Tickets are available at www. coastoperaaustralia.com

Source: Coast Opera Australia

Entries open for Bays Art Show

Entries for The Bays Art Show 2023 will close on July 3 with all artists encouraged to submit works.

The event, which will feature up to 60 artists from the Central Coast will be held over one weekend only from Friday, July 14, to Sunday, July 16, at the Bays Community Hall in Woy Woy Bay.

It will feature local artwork including paintings, drawings, photography, mixed media, sculptures, and prints.

Artist and Co-ordinator of the Bays Art Show, Naomi Veitch the net wide this year.

“We will welcome up to 60 artists from all over the Central Coast to submit an artwork with space to display more than 100 artworks,” she said.

“This is an opportunity for Central Coast artists to showcase their talent and sell their artwork.”

President of The Bays Community Committee Carolina Schuiling said the show’s opening night was always a sell-out event, with an opportunity to hear from and meet local artists, connect with community and secure some of at the show.

“We look forward to seeing you at the opening night or stop by on Saturday or Sunday and experience the beauty of the Bays and the artwork on display,” she said.

Artists can secure an entry form by emailing naomiveitchartist@gmail.com

Opening night tickets can be secured at www. thebayscommunity.org.

Entry on Saturday and Sunday will be by gold coin donation, with refreshments on sale.

Source: The Bays Community Committee