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Lost in Wonderland Photo by Jessica Littler DSLR Winner Clarence Valley IN FOCUS 2015.
Welcome message Welcome to plunge 2016, an annual Clarence Valley Council initiative to support arts and culture in the region. Again we have a jam-packed and diverse program – one that is sure to provide something for all tastes and interests. And, as in previous years, there are events and exhibitions right across the valley. From brewing competitions to cultural festivals, artist trails and agricultural shows, this festival has it all. This plunge guide is designed to help you choose those things that suit your tastes and plan your schedule. So, if you’re a visitor or a local wanting to experience some of the diverse cultural interests and activities in the Clarence Valley, take advantage of this booklet to guide you around. I look forward to joining you out and about for plunge 2016. Richie Williamson, Mayor
Acknowledgment Of Country We acknowledge the people of the Bundjalung, Gumbaynggirr and Yaegl nations, traditional custodians of the lands where these events, exhibitions, workshops and performances will take place and pay tribute and respect to Elders, past and present of the Bundjalung, Gumbaynggirr and Yaegl nations which lie within the Clarence Valley Council boundary.
Cover: Ocean’s Energy The face in this photo is of Grace Hickey. She is a multitalented artist and singer. She
shares her talent in and around the Clarence Valley preforming gigs. Not only does she have an exquisite voice, she has the most gorgeous personality, and is one of the kindest people I have met.
Photo by Hailey Voorand Clarence Valley IN FOCUS 2016
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Cultural Experiences and Events
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Music, dance and theatre performance
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Exhibition launches
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Grafton regional gallery exhibitions & events
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crave Artist’s trail
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Workshops & education
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Teens & kids activities & workshops
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ART, CRAFT & food MARKETS
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SARATON THEATRE, GRAFTON FRI 1 APRIL TOURING NATIONALLY JANUARY– MAY 2016 Catch some of the most innovative, provocative and wildly entertaining short films the world has to offer at Australia’s leading Academy® Accredited and BAFTA recognised short film festival! Can’t make it to Bondi? Check out our website for full touring details!
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25th International SHort Film Festival
BEST OF AUSTRALIAN SHORTS Celebrating its landmark 25th year, Flickerfest, Australia’s leading Academy® Award accredited and BAFTA-recognised Short Film Festival, and the country’s largest Australian & International short film competition, screening the best of shorts from Australia and around the world for our 2016 Festival. Flickerfest screens for 10 days under the summer stars at Bondi Beach in January 2016, with selected highlights touring Australia on a 50+ venue national tour from Jan - May 2016. Flickerfest remains a platform for celebrating the most entertaining and innovative short filmmaking from around the world. Flickerfest returns to the Saraton Theatre on the 1st April, with Best Of Australian Shorts, a oneoff chance to see this amazing shorts before they continue their journey around the world; curated from the 6 Flickerfest Australian programmes
screened in competition at Bondi; expect to experience the best in short filmmaking Australia has on offer.
WHEN: 7pm, Friday 1 April
WHERE: Saraton Theatre
99 Prince Street, Grafton, NSW
PHONE: (02) 6642 1633 PRICE: $16
$14 concession $11.50 seniors
WEBSITE: www.flickerfest.com.au
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BIG RIVER
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Big river brewfest
irons and craig
Bringing together all of the best in home brewed and craft beers, local boutique coffee and tea, together with brewed, cured and fermented foods from the Clarence Valley and beyond.
WHEN: 26 March to 3 April
A community festival celebrating all things brewed.
WHERE: Various, Lower Clarence PRICE: Various Bookings Bookings: www.bigriverbrewfest.me Email: admin@ironsandcraig.com Phone Number: 02 66461258 Website: www.ironsandcraig.com
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Strong Message Festival
Clarence Valley council
The Strong Message Festival brings women of the valley together to inspire each other, focus on healing, living, spirituality, wellbeing, health and life. The festival aims to empower women from all backgrounds through unity and connection.
WHEN: 8 & 9 April
Enjoy a range of workshops focusing on Spirit Connection, Life and Living and Health and Healing.
Bookings info: Bookings essential.
Come along and enjoy some great company and inspiring activities.
WHERE: Grafton Community Centre
59 Duke Street, Grafton
PRICE: Tickets range from $20 to $50
Tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/strong-messagefestival-tickets-19526137202
The festival will conclude with dinner and a show on Saturday 9th April starting at 6pm.
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Welcome to Goorie Culture
Gurehlgam Corporation
This event will feature local Aboriginal community members presenting aspects of their culture including dance, music, story telling, elders talks, arts and crafts, boomerang throwing, traditional indigenous games. bush tucker and bush medicine including tours of our healing garden.
WHEN: 10 to 3pm , 16 April
Demonstrations and at regular intervals. together with our celebrate and learn ancient culture.
activities will be scheduled It is an opportunity to come indigenous community to more about this proud and
The exhibition will be held at the Clarence Valley Aboriginal Healing Centre at the Gurehlgam complex on Saturday 16 April 2016, from 10 am to 4 pm.
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WHERE: Clarence Valley Aboriginal Healing Centre
18-26 Victoria Street, Grafton
PRICE: Gold coin donation BOOKINGS: No booking required
Phone Number: 02 66428677 Website: www.gurehlgam.com.au
From Scotland with Love
Live Prawn Productions
An Australian film premiere, made entirely of Scottish film archive, “From Scotland with Love” is a 75-minute film by award-winning director Virginia Heath with a transcendent score by Scottish musician and composer King Creosote.
WHEN: 7pm, 2 April
A journey into our collective past, the film explores universal themes of love, loss, resistance, migration, work and play.
WHERE: Maclean Civic Hall PRICE: $20
Tickets: Tickets will be available on the door WEBSITE: www.fromscotlandwithlovethefilm.com
Ordinary people, some long since dead, their names and identities largely forgotten, appear shimmering from the depth of the vaults to take a starring role. Brilliantly edited together, these silent individuals become composite characters, who emerge to tell us their stories, given voice by King Creosote’s poetic music and lyrics.
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112TH Highland Gathering
Friday
The 112th Maclean Highland Gathering is a two day event which provides an opportunity for residents and visitors to Maclean to experience Scottish Culture with pipe bands, solo pipers, traditional dancing, drumming and competitive Scottish sports.
MACLEAN SHOWGROUND From 12pm
The wee Scottish Town in Australia, Maclean is a rural township nestled along the banks and hills of the beautiful Clarence River, on the North Coast of New South Wales.
Listen to the stirring sounds of the pipes and drums in a variety of solo competitions.
Evening Civic Hall & Council Foyer Venue: Council Foyer Open Piping 6 PM Piobaireachd Venue: Civic Centre Open Piping 6 PM March/Strathspey/Reel
The town will yet again explode with colour, sight and sound to mark the Highland Games. The games are contested on the Maclean Showground, known as one of the most spectacular venues in the world to hold such a Highland event.
25th March
Hornpipe/Jig – Air
McLachlan Park “Ceilidh in the Park” 7.15PM Bands and Dances Performing 8.15PM Massed Band Display and Civic Welcome 8.30PM Entertainment and Special Artistes
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SATURDAY
26th March
Venue: Shopping Centre Main Street 8.30AM Bands on Parade
Entry Cost:
$15.00 Adults $10.00 Concession
Competition Best Presented Band on Parade
Bookings: www.macleanhighlandgathering.com.au Venue: Showground 9 AM Highland Dancing Contest Starts 9.30 AM Pipe Band Contest Starts 10 AM Highland Sport Registration 12.30PM Official Opening Drum Major Solo Contest Dress Inspection Pipe Band Contest Drum Major Solo Contest
4.15pm Massed Band Display
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Maclean Agricultural Show 2016
Maclean Agricultural Show Maclean Show at Maclean Showground on 12th and 13th April 2016.
Show Jumping and Trotting Races in the main Show Arena.
Dog Show and the Snake man, Snake Education Shows at the top of the hill
The Road down to the Sugar Cane Pavilion will be lined with Trade Stalls and then onto the Old McDonalds Farm and Lazer Skirmish
Caged Birds in the Mick Stokes Pavilion Flowers and Veges in the Old Tea Pavilion School and Art Displays (Photography etc) and Trade Stalls, Through to the Fine Arts Pavilion were you will find Fine Arts such as needle work, Paintings cooking etc. Beef Cattle beside the Mogal Pavilion, Equestrian (three rings) Western Ring
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Side Show Alley at the bottom of the hill will be filled with all sorts of rides and amusements that will satisfy all. There will be plenty of food kiosks and a food Pavilion where you can just get a snack or a sit down meal of your choice at a reasonable price. At our 2016 Show we will be having a Junior Showgirl (16 to 18 years) as well as the usual
Maclean Showgrounds Showgirl which will be announced at the Official Opening of the Show at 6.00PM
Phone: (02) 6645 2910 Phone: 0487 140 572
Wood Chopping is held in the old Beef Cattle Judging ring adjacent to the main ground
Website: www.macleanshow.org
A farmers challenge will be held with heats during the two days with the final to be held Wednesday night the 13th and a whip cracking competition will be held on the Wednesday night 13th The main Feature Entertainment “The Man From Snowy River”, The Gala Fireworks and The Demolition Derby As well as the Show we also have a cat Show to be held on Saturday 19th March 2016. We hold a Camp Draft and Cattle Dog Trial at the Showground.
SHOW ADMISSION FEES: 12 April:
13 April:
$7 ADULT $5 CHILD $5 CONCESSION $15 ADULT $8 CHILD $8 CONCESSION $40 Family ticket (Wednesday only) $30 Annual Membership: 2 x Adults & 3 x children 17
Grafton Heritage Tree Walk
Grafton Heritage Tree Walk & talk A self-guided walking tour and talk throughout Grafton taking in its magnificent and historic trees. Collect your ‘Touring Pack from Grafton library and make your way around our lovely city at your own pace taking in our its botanical wonders whilst learning some of their stories.
WHEN: 16 April to 24 April
WHERE: Begin at Grafton Library
To launch the Self-Guided Touring Pack, Grafton library will be hosting a Heritage Tree Talk as well as facilitating a Guided Walking tour during Heritage Week 2016.
Heritage Tree Talk 5.30 to 6.30pm, 18 April Light refreshments provided 126-144 Pound St Grafton
PRICE: Free Contact: Grafton library for details
(02) 6641 0100
Website: www.crl.nsw.gov.au
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Local Aboriginal Art Exhibition and Fashion Parade Fill your weekend with tradition and culture, in an event that showcases local Aboriginal art to the community.
WHEN: Opening night: 6pm, 8 April
The Local Aboriginal Art Exhibition and Fashion Parade’s opening night will include a “Welcome to Country”, including local dancers and a fashion parade from “Mindall & Bungall” designer Leanne Eanens- Kennedy.
WHERE: Wooli St Hall Yamba
Exhibition runs 10 to 4pm, 9 & 10 April
Contact: Kahlua Charlton 0499182024
Leeanne draws on her Aboriginal culture and spirituality as she combines the elements of nature in colours and textures and fuses these with luxurious fabrics and sophisticated designs to bring out the true power of the feminine spirit. Artists exhibiting include Kahlua Charlton, Carmel Charlton, Gareth Charlton, Frances Belle Parker, Elsie Randall, Minnie Randall, Charlene Williams, Vickki King, Rosemary Vesper and Joseph Walker. Image: Kahlua Charlton (detail)
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Grafton Agricultural Show WHAT’S ON Daily from 9am-9pm The Barn Arts & Crafts Huge Trade Expo, Vintage Machinery, Side Show Alley. Children’s rides & Entertainment, Wood chopping, Man from Snowy River, Pig Racing & Farmyard Animals. Poultry and Produce Pavilion, Caged Birds, Gem Club
Main Ring Program FRIDAY HORSE RING EVENTS Ring One Breeds Led & Ridden Ring Two ASPB Ponies Led & Ridden Ring Three Western Led & Ridden, Miniature, Western Performance SHOW JUMPING Including Junior & Open Six Bar SHOW TROTTING 20
SATURDAY 8.00am HORSE RING EVENTS Ring One Adult Riding & Hacks, Big River Supreme Open hack Ring Two Junior Riding, Pony & Galloway Hacks, Show Hunter Hacks, Pony Club Events Ring Three Aust. Stock Horses Led & Ridden, Gordon Harrison Memorial Station Hack Ring Four Heavy Horses 9.00am SHOW JUMPING SHOW TROTTING
Grafton Showgrounds Intermittently throughout the day from 9am – Farm Produce, Poultry & Cage Birds Daily from 8am – Cattle, Alpacas, Goats On Parade & Judging Saturday 1.30pm Clarence River Underhand Wood chop Championship 2.00pm Grand Parade & Official Opening Showgirl Announcement 5.30pm Young Farmer’s Challenge 8.30 pm SPECTACULAR LANDMARK FINALE MONSTER FIREWORKS DEMO DERBY AFTER THE FIREWORKS
WHEN: 15th & 16 April WHERE: Grafton Showgrounds PRICE: DAILY Gate Entry Fee Adults $15 Students $10 Children less than 16 yrs $5 Aged or War Vet. Pensioners $10 Family Ticket $35 Family passes for 2 adults and 2 children under 16 yrs (or as stated on Medicare card) PLEASE NOTE: NO VEHICLES without vehicle passes
Website: www.graftonshow.com.au
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Plunge T VEN FRINGE E
Feast in the field What goes on inside the Farm Gate, Seed to Flower nose to tail. Creating the Taste on the Plate Feast in the field 2016. Celebrity Chef Clayton Donovan will take to the stage along with a collective of the finest Chefs in the valley for a fresh perspective on local food from 100mile table. Amazing Music, by “Tijuana Cartel” and “Triggerfish” , Great info from our guest Orators, not to mention great Company. Join in with Organic Matters Foundation on “Solum Farm” for the valleys premier foodie event.
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organic matters WHEN: 12 NOON to 6PM
30 April
WHERE: “Solum Farm” 291 Mororo Rd, Mororo PRICE: $150 ALL Tickets: available at Sticky Fingers
www.stickytickets.com.au/32539
Website:www.facebook.com/FeastintheFieldClarence ENTERTAINMENT: 12 to 3pm “TRIGGERFISH”
3PM to 6PM “Tijuana Cartel”
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Yaegl Elders and the Harwood Island Community invite you to
Harmony Day
Celebrating the Clarence Valley’s Multicultural Diversity
Harmony Day Harmony Day will be a joyous celebration of the Clarence Valley’s multicultural diversity. The day will include: Welcome to Country in Yaygirr language Traditional food Music, dancing and entertainment representing the many cultures in the valley
WHEN: 12 Noon, 19 March Where: 56 Morpeth St, Harwood Island price: FREE Contact: To showcase your culture at a stall email K.werry84@gmail.com
Children’s games, arts and crafts, workshops & stalls.
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May 7 2016 Grafton Showground- Grafton Gates open at 5.00pm
Rural Weekly Pro Bull riding tour Get ready Grafton. There’s probably no tougher sport around. It’s man vs beast and when your average man is trying to hold on to more than one tonne of flailing muscle, it creates a sport not for the faint of heart. Watch Australia’s toughest bull riders take on the country’s rankest bulls at the one and only PBR!
WHEN: WHERE:
Gates Open at 5 PM 7 May
Grafton Showgrounds 149 Prince Street, Grafton NSW 2460
Book: Contact:
www.ruralweekly.com.au/liveseries Daily Examiner office 02 6643 0500
Plunge T VEN FRINGE E
Bent Bridge Film Festival The Bent Bridge Film Festival showcases the talents of local and regional film makers. The entries range from but are not limited to, local dramas and documentaries. It’s a fun afternoon to view what’s happening in the Clarence Valley and beyond.
When: Where: Price:
3pm, 1 May
The Pelican Playhouse 81 Through Street, South Grafton $10 Adult, $5 child
Bookings:
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Backroads Music Nights
Yamba & Eatonsville
2 Nights | 4 Bands | 2 Workshops | 2 Locations
Tickets: $20
The East Pointers and The Mae Trio will be joined by local bands Nick & Sam (@Yamba) and Milly & Tash (@ Eatonsville) over two great nights in the Clarence Valley.
Yamba WHEN: 6pm, 1 April WHERE: Treelands Drive Community Centre, Yamba
The is an all ages event and we encourage families to come along and listen to some rhythmic tunes. There are FREE youth music workshops available on the days. If you are between the ages of 12 and 24 why not learn from the band members themselves. Go to the links below to find out more. FREE Youth Guitar Workshop Yamba www.stickytickets.com.au/33931
Backroads Music Nights - The East Pointers, The Mae Trio, Nick & Sam @ Yamba www.stickytickets.com.au/33928
Eatonsville WHEN: 6pm, 3 April WHERE: Eatonsville Hall Orara Street, Eatonsville Backroads Music Nights - The East Pointers, The Mae Trio, Milly & Tash @ Eatonsville www.stickytickets.com.au/33929 Limited number of tickets available at the door unless sold out earlier.
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Concert in Colours
Theatre of war
North Coast TAFE Music, Screen and IT are proud to offer Concert in Colours at Grafton TAFE on 1ST April. The event includes performers from local TAFE, schools and community as well as visiting bands. Concert goers are encouraged to wear white and throw Holi powder during the concert.
The Clarence Valley Orchestra & Chorus under their Artistic Director Greg Butcher continues to commemorate 100 years of war since WW1. This performance will also commemorate 50 years since the Battle of Long Tan Vietnam, paying tribute to the entertainers of the era, plus more WW2 sing-a-longs. Proceeds to Clarence Valley RSL Sub-Branches and Legacy.
WHEN: 5pm, 1 April
WHEN: 2PM & 7PM, 17 April
WHERE: Grafton TAFE Campus
WHERE: Saraton Theatre
1 Clarence St, Grafton
99 Prince Street, Grafton NSW 2460
PRICE: $25
PRICE: $40.00 Adults;
Tickets: Pay at the gate or contact 66411701 for
online payment details
$35.00 Pensioners/Concession $30.00 Children
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Live'N'Loud
in the Library Live'N'Loud in the Library
pans (Performing arts nights)
Come along and listen to live music performed by our local young people in a safe and secure venue.
Free pizza and water and great music.
Clarence Valley Conservatorium student concerts are held over four nights in the last week of each term. They are a wonderful opportunity for students to showcase music they have been performing during the term. The relaxed, informal atmosphere is perfect for first time performers and more experienced musicians.
WHEN: 6 to 9pm, 14 April
WHEN: 7pm, 4, 5, 6 & 7 April
Live’n’Loud is drug and alcohol free (note - no passouts).
WHERE: Grafton Library
126 Pound St, Grafton
PRICE: Gold coin donation Bookings: Just turn up
WHERE: Clarence Valley Conservatorium
8 Villiers Street, Grafton 02 6643 3555
PRICE: Community members welcome to perform.
Entry by gold coin
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When dad marrierdy fu
Anna Goldsworthy
When dad married fury
Clarence Valley Conservatorium presents Anna Goldsworthy. As a pianist, Anna performs extensively throughout Australia and internationally. Described by The Australian as a ‘musical ambassador’, Anna Goldsworthy is one of Australia’s most versatile artists. Celebrated as a pianist, she is acclaimed also as a memoirist, essayist, playwright, librettist, and festival director.
Alan Urquhart, 75 years, has made millions! And when his family fly in from around the country for his birthday, the ‘old man’ has a few surprises up his sleeve, including his brash new American wife almost half his age. What portion of the fortune can his 2 sons and 1 daughter now expect with the gold digger on his arm? With Williamson’s incisive wit and sharp social perception, When Dad Married Fury is a blackly funny story about family, loyalty and new beginnings ...
WHEN: 2pm, 3 April
WHEN: 7.30pm: 1,2 & 8,9 April
WHERE: Clarence Valley Conservatorium
8 Villiers Street, Grafton
PRICE: Adult $25 / Child/Student $5 (under 18) Bookings: contact (02) 6643 3555 30
2pm: 3 & 10 April
WHERE: The Pelican Playhouse 81 Through Street, South Grafton PRICE: $18 / $15 members, pensioners & students Tickets: South Grafton News & Gifts ph: 6642 3027
F L U k e S Celtic & CONTEMPORARY FOLK
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The Clarence Valley is well connected with all things Celtic, so no surprise that there’s a lively and thriving Celtic Folk music scene happening. People who frequently attend, range from beginner singers & musos, to seasoned folkies & professional performers, past & present. Sessions are for sharing songs, tunes and stories, and musical ideas, with lots of laughs & fun.
Haven’t been before? This is an interactive session that’s ever evolving. Between the laughs, discover tips & tricks, and new songs folks are inspired to share. You’ll find our regulars are keen: keen to play, to share and support and keen of wit and humour! Beginners come along - What the brains trust doesn’t know, it can often work out with you! So come and FLUke in the Cavern Bar!!
Grafton WHEN: 2pm, 3 April WHERE: Roches Hotel cnr Victoria & Hockey Sts, Grafton cOPMANHURST WHEN: 2pm, 23 April WHERE: Rest Point Hotel, 59 Grafton St, Copmanhurst PRICE: Free, just come along Contact: Mazza Ph: 6647 3274 mazzamuse@bigpond.com
(friday Laidback Uke Sessions)
WHEN: 2pm, 1, 8, 15 and 22 April
(and every other Friday through the year !)
WHERE: Crown Hotel,
Cnr Prince & Kemp Sts, Grafton (in the Cavern Bar, via the Reception Desk)
PRICE: Free, just come along Contact: Mazza Ph: 6647 3274 mazzamuse@bigpond.com 31
Secret Garden Party @ Leche Cafe, Yamba
Presents Secret Garden Party @ Leche Cafe, Yamba Step through the doors of Leche Café this autumn to enter a miniature festival packed with live music, dazzling dance, delightful door prizes and a hidden disco. Wash down your spicy South American barbecue food with a cold beer from our bar and don’t forget your festival hat! This festival fundraiser has limited capacity so get there early to avoid FOMO!
The Other Side
Plunge T VEN FRINGE E
A dark - Steam Punk - Cabaret world on the banks of the majestic Clarence River... Where the band, Swag Manouche, weave their jazz tunes through personal journeys to answer all our questions: What is the other side, Who are these people and Why are they here? Perhaps you will want to join us...Welcome to: The Other Side. M RATING (recommended 15 years +)
WHEN: 7:30pm 17, 18 & 19 March
WHEN: 4pm to 8pm, 16 April WHERE: Leche Café, Coldstream Street, Yamba
81 Through Street, South Grafton
PRICE: $10
PRICE: $18 / $15 Members / Pensioners / Students
Bookings: Tickets on the door
Bookings: South Grafton News & Gifts 66 423 027
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WHERE: The Pelican Playhouse
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AUTHOR TALK - SHIRLEY WALKER
A musical play set in a modern day café, that replicates a milk bar of the sixties in Australia. The owner, Joe, has been a rocker all his life and presents “Saturday Night Sixties” to his patrons each week. When a coin is dropped into the slot the cast sing the song.
Local author Shirley Walker talks about her books, writing and the Clarence River.
WHEN: 7pm, 23 April - Maclean Civic Hall
2pm, 24 April - Maclean Civic Hall
7pm, 30 April - Iluka Senior Citizens Hall 2pm, 30 April - Iluka Senior Citizens Hall
2pm, 1 May - Yamba Bowling Club
WHEN: 12.30pm, 4 April WHERE: Grafton Library
126-144 Pound St, Grafton NSW 2460
PRICE: Free Bookings info: phone: 66410100
PRICE: $15 tickets: Maclean Flower Box 33
TLC:
'12 x 5'
Over the Plunge month TLC 103.5 will organise to have about a dozen local people come to TLC to read their prose or poetry favourites ( or their own work), sing or play their music, and talk about their art or why their chosen artwork inspires them. Each would be joined by one of our presenters and would be on air for half an hour each Wednesday. Thus a dozen participants might each play five selections......so we call the project “12 x 5� (an early and seminal Rolling Stones album was so named).
WHEN: 8 to 10pm, every Wednesday throughout plunge WHERE: On your Radio TLCFM 100.3 PRICE: FREE
grafton dance eisteddfod Grafton Dance Eisteddfod provides a dance competition for all ages, individuals and groups in a variety of dance styles. Competitors have the opportunity to win numerous prizes including trophies, medals, prize money, scholarships and encouragement awards. Spectators can enjoy a vast selection of dancers from the Clarence Valley, surrounding regions and southern Queensland, from beginners through to professionally presented performances.
WHEN: 9 April to 16 April WHERE: South Grafton High School,
Tyson St, South Grafton
PRICE: $5 Bookings info: Diana Welch - 66433384
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LCACA 2ND ANNUAL 8X8 EXHIBITION
ILUKA'S ROWING HISTORY
Lower Clarence Arts & Crafts Association’s 2nd Annual 8x8 Small Works Exhibition. The theme “my place”, invites artists to create an artwork in any medium within the confines of the supplied 8 x 8” canvas. Entry forms and canvases are available from Ferry Park Gallery. Completed work due 18th March.
The centre piece of this years Plunge exhibition, entitled ILUKA’S ROWING HISTORY, will be a seventy-five year old Gladstone Skiff which was donated to the Iluka Museum
WHEN: Opening Night 6pm, 1 April
(Exhibition runs from 1 April until 26th April)
WHERE: Ferry Park Gallery
Pacific Highway, Maclean 2463
PRICE: Free Entry/ Booking INFO: info@ferrypark.org or 66453700
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The Gladstone skiff is being brought back from the brink of existence by members of the Iluka Men’s Shed.
WHEN: 26 March to 2 April WHERE: Iluka Museum, Charles Street, Iluka PRICE: gold coin donation Website: www.ilukahistory.com
music food 7pm iart nspiration 8th island collective yamba industrial estate Apr for info visit: www.islandcollective.com.au
LANDSCAPES +figures Rindi Salomon Andrew Shillam
IRONS CRAIG and
Wanderlust
CONSTRUCTIONS; LANDSCAPES & FIGURES
You are warmly invited to the exhibition launch of Wanderlust where contemporary artists and artisans explore the theme using multiple mediums.
An exhibition of paintings and sculpture by Rindi Salomon and Andrew Shillam.
There will be live music, food and entertainment on the night.
These artists address form and construct their works with a focus on the relationships of shape in their compositions.
WHEN: 7pm, 8 April
WHEN: Opens 6pm, 26 March
(exhibition runs until 22 April)
WHERE: Island Collective
1/16 Uki Street, Yamba Industrial Estate
PRICE: Free
WHERE: Irons and Craig
29 Coldstream Street, Yamba
PRICE: Free Website: www.ironsandcraig.com
Website: www.islandcollective.com.au
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PAT JENKINS EXHIBITION
A tasty exhibition which explores the art of food. From growth through to plate this exhibition explores all things edible. Artists include Angela Lagos - Jay, Laura Burn, Brea Adams and others across multiple mediums. Each artist will explore the relationship between visual stimulus and taste. Opening night will feature live music and food. Be prepared to entice the senses.
‘Exhibiting works relevant to the Clarence Valley that Pat loves and knows so well’ Having lived in Iluka for 25 years, Pat has a great deal of affection for the place and its residents. During those years, Iluka was a source of inspiration for many of her paintings, and her studio was the centre of activity for many local aspiring artists Everyone is most welcome, and Pat will be there to greet her dear friends and visitors.
WHEN: 5pm, 2 April
WHERE: Leche
27 Coldstream Street, Yamba
PRICE: $10 (food additional) Tickets: Available from Leche
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WHEN: Opening 3pm, 10 April
Exhibition runs for the month of April
WHERE: Iluka Emporium - 61 Charles St, Iluka PRICE: Free Website: www.ilukaemporium.com
NEW WORK- RINDI Salomon
THE SPACE BETWEEN
New paintings by Rindi Salomon will be on display throughout the festival at Woodfire Pizza and Pasta.
Cowper Art Gallery presents the work of contemporary artist David Carroll. David explores the idea of the subconscious mind and the way in which we interact with the world around us. Join us for the opening.
Her paintings are abstracted depictions of the landscapes in and around Grafton, with its sub tropical vegetation, its river and heritage buildings. Rindi has exhibited in Newcastle, Sydney, Melbourne and shows regularly at the Grafton Regional gallery.
WHEN: 26 March to 26 April WHERE: The Naked Bean,
34 Skinner St. South Grafton.
PRICE: Free
WHEN: 4pm, 2 April
exhibition runs 2 April to 24 April
WHERE: Cowper Art Gallery and Studio.
90 Clarence Street, Cowper.
PRICE: Free Website: www.facebook.com/cowperartgallery
Website: www.shillamsalomonart.com.au
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LIGHT UP THE DARKNESS EXHIBITION
WILD ABOUT WOOLI artshow
Australia’s renown Lighthouse photographer John Ibbotson and Yamba’s Light Up the Darkness Mental Health Advocacy Group join forces, capturing surprising connections; with lighthouses and mental health.
Now in it’s sixth year the art show has five main categories: works on paper, textile art, sculpture painting and photography and a successful children’s section.
Photograph: Sugarloaf Point at Sunrise (detail)
The aim of the event continues to be a fund-raiser for the CCPA along with celebrating local creativity.
WHEN: March 17 to May 8
WHEN: Opening Night Friday 25 March
WHERE: The Old Kirk, Yamba Museum
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River Street, Yamba (next door to the Golf Club)
Exhibition 26 & 27 March
WHERE: Wooli Hotel Motel, Wooli NSW
PRICE: $3.00, Children Free
PRICE: $10 Adult $5 Children
Website: www.pyhsmuseum.org.au
Bookings: Pay at the door
GO ART
GRAFTON OPEN ART EXHIBITION 2016
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go art - Grafton Open Art Exhibition 2016 Competition Artists from adults to students are welcome to enter their artistic works in the Grafton Open Art Exhibition 2016. The Lewis Ellem Art Prize of $1000 will be awarded to the entry judged as the most outstanding adult art work. Art medium: fine arts and photography. Adult entryfee $10 perartwork. Student entryfee $2 perartwork.
Exhibition & art Classes Art classes for one day will run parallel to the art exhibition on the long weekend for adults students. 11 to 13 June (Queens Birthday Weekend) WHEN: Grafton High School Multi-Purpose Centre WHERE: Fry Street, Grafton Info: www.grafton-h.schools.nsw.edu.au/go-art
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Glenreagh Museum's annual Cedar & Steam Exhibition Cedar and Steam is an initiative of the Glenreagh Memorial Museum. Categories include painting, drawing, photography, fibre and sculpture. There will be a special category, WOOD CHOP, using any of the above techniques to achieve. Why not enter? Entry forms are available through contacting Honi Reifler on 66490955 or by email on honireifler51@gmail.com
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Exhibition 6 to 8pm, 18 March & 9am to 2:30pm, 19 March The School of Arts Coramba Street, Glenreagh Gold coin donation
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Grafton Gallery Official opening Come along to the official opening of Grafton Regional Gallery’s latest exhibitions. - Contemporary Gallipoli - 50 Years of Print: PCA Print Commission Collection - Keith Pickard: Retrospective - Rona Green: You can dress them up, but you can’t take them out - Early Lower Clarence Collection Special Guest: Rona Green Complimentary nibbles and pay bar operating
WHEN: 5.30pm, 18 March WHERE: Grafton Regional Gallery PRICE: FREE all welcome contact: (02) 6642 317 Image: Keith Pickard I think therefore I am (detail)
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Contemporary Print Practice: Year of Print 2016. The theme of the symposium the exploration of contemporary practices in printmaking and works on paper in Australia today. Each Artist Talk will discuss the nature of their contemporary print practice along with how new technologies affect or redefine their practice. The symposium is designed to assist regional printmakers in Northern NSW with national printmakers travelling from interstate to deliver their presentations.
WHEN: 9am to 4pm, 19 March WHERE: Grafton Regional Gallery,
Main Gallery. Seated event.
PRICE: $40 per person includes morning tea and lunch Bookings: essential registration by Friday 26 February
call 6642 3177
Image: Clare Humpries - All That Remains (detail)
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Rona Green Rona Green’s fantastical figurative prints, poppets, paintings and drawings explore ideas about identity. Specifically, her interest is in the potential of the body to be a vehicle for story by means of transformative devices, particularly anthropomorphism and body decoration. The hybrid characters she creates are loners, misfits and outcasts who bear the marks and scars of past experience. Through them she champions idiosyncrasy and individuality. Born and raised in the port city of Geelong, Australia, Rona went on to study art at La Trobe University in Bendigo and Victorian College of the Arts in Melbourne. Most recently she completed a Master of Fine Art degree in 2012 at Monash University. Well known for striking pictures of peculiar creatures, Rona has received many accolades such as the Geelong Print Prize, Swan Hill Print Acquisitive Award and Silk Cut Award Grand Prize. In addition
Artist Talk her work is represented in over fifty Australian and international public collections including the National Gallery of Australia. Rona is a fancier of Egyptian art, historical figures, science fiction, B-grade movies, secret societies, tattooing traditions, subcultures and the animal kingdom. She lives in Melbourne, Australia.
WHEN: 10am, 19 March
WHERE: Grafton Regional Gallery 158 Fitzroy Street, Grafton NSW 2460 PRICE: Free all welcome Info: Call the gallery on 66423177 Image: Rona Green, Lazer 2013 (detail)
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Early Lower Clarence Collection
KEITH PICKARD - RETROSPECTIVE
Prentice East: This exhibition showcases the 36 acquisitions to the Lower Clarence Community Collection of Fine Arts from 1984 to 2003. The collection, which began in 1984 is formed through an annual acquisitive award in Lower Clarence Arts & Crafts Exhibition presented by the Lower Clarence Arts and Crafts Association. The award was sponsored by LCACA and the artworks selected by a judge until 1993, and then both sponsored and selected by Maclean Shire Council to 2003.
Prentice West: A retrospective of works which reflect
WHEN: 18 March to 8 May
WHERE: Grafton Regional Gallery 158 Fitzroy Street, Grafton NSW 2460
Opening night 5.30pm 18 March FREE EVENT WHERE: Grafton Regional Gallery 158 Fitzroy Street, Grafton NSW 2460
PRICE: Gold coin donation Image: Mike GUMBLEY Moored off Chatsworth Is Clarence River 1997 (detail)
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the various cultures the artist has lived in or come in contact with during his international life. Now based in Grafton, Keith Pickard, presents a view of his creative life through colourful figurative and surreal works, sometimes with a touch of humour.
WHEN: 18 March to 8 May
Opening night 5.30pm 18 March FREE EVENT
PRICE: Gold coin donation Info: Call the gallery on 66423177 Image: Keith Pickard - The Clown (detail)
50 Years of Print: PCA Print Commission Collection Main west: 2016 marks the 50th year of the Print Council of Australia. Each year the Print Council commissions 10 Australian artists from an open call for submissions to create a body of prints for its subscribers to choose from. Since 1999, the gallery has acquired two prints per year, adding to its extensive print collection. WHEN: 18 March to 8 May
Opening night 5.30pm 18 March FREE EVENT
WHERE: Grafton Regional Gallery 158 Fitzroy Street, Grafton NSW 2460 PRICE: Gold coin donation Info: Call the gallery on 66423177 Image: Ben Ruk Sole Surfer (detail)
Contemporary Gallipoli Main: Contemporary Gallipoli is an exhibition sponsored by Macquarie University Art Gallery Sydney. The exhibition is a journey through a diverse landscape of time, remembrance, friendship and healing; a multi-textural array and conversation reflecting on the past in the present to glean insights in the context of the ANZAC Centenary of the Gallipoli war. WHEN: 18 March to 8 May
Opening night 5.30pm 18 March FREE EVENT
WHERE: Grafton Regional Gallery 158 Fitzroy Street, Grafton NSW 2460 PRICE: Gold coin donation Info: Call the gallery on 66423177 Image title: Red Cross Nurse 2013 (detail)
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Rona Green: You can dress them up, but you can't take them out Loft: Rona Green’s fantastical figurative prints and poppets explore ideas about identity. Specifically, her interest is in the potential of the body to be a vehicle for story by means of transformative devices, particularly anthropomorphism and body decoration. The hybrid characters she creates are loners, misfits and outcasts who bear the marks and scars of past experience. Through them she champions idiosyncrasy and individuality.
WHEN: 18 March to 8 May
Opening night 5.30pm 18 March FREE EVENT
WHERE: Grafton Regional Gallery 158 Fitzroy Street, Grafton NSW 2460 PRICE: Gold coin donation
Image : Rona Green Shitehawk vs Dirck ‘Foo-Foo’ De Cock 2015 (detail)
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Clarence Valley in Focus - PLUNGE Courtyard: Clarence Valley in Focus invited Clarence Valley photographers of all levels to submit work on the theme ‘Faces of Community’ within three photographic categories; mobile phone, point and shoot camera; and SLR camera. There were a record number of entries into this year’s competition, with a number of standout submissions. The large-scale exhibition at the Grafton Regional Gallery will feature the finalist of each category, as selected by the panel of judges. WHEN: 18 March to 8 May
WINNERS ANNOUNCEMENT Opening night 5.30pm 18 March FREE EVENT
WHERE: Grafton Regional Gallery 158 Fitzroy Street, Grafton NSW 2460
Community
WWI schools respond
Jacaranda City Quilters
WWI - schools respond
Studio: A display of quilts and wall hangings, including community quilts created by the Jacaranda City Quilters.
Studio: This exhibition is a selection for works by school students in the Clarence Valley that pay homage to our fallen heroes.
WHEN: 18 March to 10 April
WHEN: 13 April to 8 May
WHERE: Grafton Regional Gallery 158 Fitzroy Street, Grafton NSW 2460
WHERE: Grafton Regional Gallery 158 Fitzroy Street, Grafton NSW 2460
PRICE: Gold coin donation
PRICE: Gold coin donation
Info: Call the gallery on 66423177
Info: Call the gallery on 66423177
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Wall Art Installation
Little Smarties
Car park: Artists from the Clarence Valley are presenting the first graffiti wall mural project for 2016 in the Grafton Regional Gallery’s car park. The artists and their creative teams were selected from an open call for innovative ideas that provide opportunities for young artists. The murals enhance and enliven the car park and often involve partnerships between older and younger artists.
A creative program specially for preschool aged children to share with their parents and carers. Each little Smarties session includes a gallery tour, art activities, story time and an interactive music session with Clarence Valley Conservatorium teacher. The program is open to all families with preschool aged children. The 2016 program includes some exciting changes including story time.
WHEN: Ongoing
WHEN: 10.30am to 12pm, 5 April
WHERE: Grafton Regional Gallery 158 Fitzroy Street, Grafton NSW 2460
WHERE: Grafton Regional Gallery 158 Fitzroy Street, Grafton NSW 2460
PRICE: Gold coin donation
PRICE: Gold coin donation
Info: Call the gallery on 66423177
Info: Call the gallery on 66423177
Image: Marty Wells and others R U OK? 2015 (detail)
Image: Little Smarties facilitator Kerrie Howland during December 2015 Xmas event
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Margot Grant
Clarence Valley Photography Explore iconic locations and the hidden beauty of the Clarence Valley, with landscape and seascape photography by Jeremy Billett.
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WHEN: 26 March to 26th April WHERE: Yamba Bowling Club 44 Wooli Street, Yamba
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Margot has been an art practitioner for more than 25 years as well as a teacher. Her body of work consists of multi-layered paintings largely influenced by coastal waters. WHEN: 26 March to 26th April WHERE: Yamba Bowling Club 44 Wooli Street, Yamba
Island Collective
irons and craig
At Island Collective we strongly believe in contributing to our community and in doing so we host cultural art events throughout the year.
Irons and Craig features ongoing exhibitions of local, national and international artists. Come view their latest exhibition; you might just find a piece you need to take home.
WHEN: Ongoing WHERE: Island Collective 16 Uki street, Yamba
WHEN: Ongoing WHERE: Irons and Craig 29 Coldstream Street, Yamba
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Sculpture by the sea
Various exhibitions throughout the year makes Leche a must stop when you are in Yamba.
Richard Ogilvie prefers to work in timber and has created timeless pieces from grounding root systems of age old trees. By hand he brings new life and reveals an enchanted spirit of free form. WHEN: Ongoing WHERE: Angourie Rainforest Resort 166 Angourie Road, Angourie
Closed on a Tuesday.
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WHEN: Ongoing WHERE: Leche 27 Coldstream st., Yamba
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Corindelo Arts & Gifts
Yamba Museum
Corindelo Arts & Gifts are an Art Gallery & Gift shop supporting local artists, and Australian made products.
The award-winning Yamba Museum, its displays and collections are evidence of the settlement of Yamba and its strong maritime history. Closed Mondays and Fridays
WHEN: Ongoing WHERE: Yamba Street, Yamba
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Aboriginal arts exhibition
Silk and sand gallery
Clarence Valley Aboriginal Arts exhibition is a showcase of local Aboriginal Art from the Yaegl, Gumbaynggirr, and Bundjalung nations WHEN: Ongoing WHERE: Angourie Rainforest Resort 166 Angourie Road, Angourie
A highly accomplished artist, Lyn Ford has held numerous exhibitions. She now exhibits her work at Silk and Sand, her unique Gallery, boutique and gift shop. WHEN: ongoing 8-4.30 week days 8-2pm Weekends WHERE: 13 The Crescent, Angourie
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3 masters of surf
Ferry park gallery
Iconic surf photographers John Witzig, Russell Ord and Peter ‘Joli’ Wilson showcase some of their most memorable surfing moments.
Over 60 artists and makers with original fine art and handmade crafts all made locally by local artists.
WHEN: Ongoing WHERE: Witzig Gallery 80 River Street, Maclean
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WHEN: Ongoing WHERE: Ferry Park Gallery Pacific Hwy , Maclean
Kings Studio
Food for thought
Mal King & Julie McKenzie are hardworking prolific artists whose gallery also hosts a number of local acclaimed artists and workshops.
Hollie Bree is a foodie and photographer and combines both to bring a visual feast for the viewer.
WHEN: Ongoing WHERE: Kingstudio 105 River Street, Maclean
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WHEN: Ongoing WHERE: Palmers Island Store 1078 Yamba Road, Palmers Island
Maclean Stone Cottage
iluka emporium
Formed in 1969 the Maclean District Historical Society has actively collected artifacts and researched the history relevant to this unique area.
Artists and creatives together in a diversely unique space. Exhibiting original works and products by Annie Roberts, Kerrie Howland, Danielle Bilson, Jeff Keyes, Tony Belton, Gecko’s New Tail and Recycletastic! WHEN: Ongoing WHERE: Iluka Emporium 61 Charles Street, Iluka
WHEN: Ongoing WHERE: Wharf St, Maclean
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Pat Jenkins Art studio Traditional Fine Art in all media. You are most welcome to view her recent works, but please ring first. WHEN: 26 March to 26 April WHERE: 2 Alexander St, Maclean (appointment only 0438 466 698)
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The Iluka History Group is a notfor-profit association of volunteers dedicated to the research, documentation, preservation, and promotion of the history of Iluka and its surrounds. WHEN: 10am to 3pm , Fridays WHERE: Memorial Hall, Charles Street, Iluka
WHEN: Ongoing WHERE: Charles St Studio Gallery Charles Street, Iluka
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Me in my studio
Charles St Studio Gallery Resident artist Jenny Johns’ studio and framing. You might even get a chance to watch Jenny painting one of her amazing life works.
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Suzanne Monin is a mixed media artist and printmaker whose influences include the textures and shapes in nature, her travels and the freedom to experiment. WHEN: 26 March to 26 April (appointment only 0434 430 754) WHERE: 6 Clarence Street, Ashby
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Open Pottery Studio
Silk art at Ashby
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A unique exhibition of hand embroidered silk thread paintings. Discover a modern take on a 3000 year old art form from the silkworm egg to a creation in silk. WHEN: By Appointment 02 66451671 WHERE: 80 Patemans Rd, Ashby
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Open Pottery Studio each weekend. Wood fired stoneware Pottery. Pottery throwing demonstrations, kiln viewing and pottery for sale. WHEN: weekends 26Marchto26April or by appointment 0488 384 990 WHERE: Artists Studio 61 Clyde Essex Drive, Gulmarrad
lawrence museum
Cowper Art Gallery
The Lawrence Museum highlights items associated with radio broadcasting from its early years in Australia.
Visit Cowper Art Gallery and see the studio of practicing artists. Explore the gallery and talk to the artists about their art making. The studio hosts a program of ongoing Visual Art and contemporary Craft workshops. WHEN: Ongoing WHERE: 90 Clarence Street, Cowper
WHEN: 9am to 1pm Tuesdays 1pm to 4pm Saturday & Sundays WHERE: Merton Street, Lawrence
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Squatters Rest Museum
Fibre Delights
Enjoy a step back in time at our unique outdoor historical attraction with good old fashioned bush hospitality and entertainment.
Located in quaint Ulmarra, Fibre Delights showcases a unique display and sale of local handmade arts and crafts.
WHEN: Ongoing WHERE: 23 Collette Street, Tucabia
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WHEN: Ongoing WHERE: 11 Coldstream St Ulmarra
P.J. Art Gallery
bentleg market & Gallery
Artist Peter J. Hill and his equine and landscape art works are hanging on the walls of private collections and public offices in three continents. WHEN: 10am to 3pm Wednesday to Sunday. WHERE: 12 Coldstream Street, Ulmarra
The Bentleg Market and Gallery specializes in high quality art and souvenirs. They carry an extensive range of quality paintings and Aboriginal artifacts.
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WHEN: Ongoing WHERE: 36 Skinner Street, South Grafton
clock tower gallery
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WHEN: Ongoing WHERE: Clarence River Visitor Centre, Pacific Highway, South Grafton
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A wonderful array of arts and crafts can be viewed at the Clock Tower Gallery.
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A great time place view local art, listen to some music, soak up the ambiance and try some delicious food.
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WHEN: Ongoing WHERE: 34 Skinner St South Grafton
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Grafton Regional gallery
Grafton Library
The gallery aims to stimulate, develop and enhance the diverse visual culture of the region through viable, dynamic and relevant exhibition, education and collection programs. WHEN: Ongoing WHERE: Grafton Regional Gallery 158 Fitzroy Street, Grafton
Grafton Library showcases a variety of exhibitions throughout the year. The standout feature is the glass wall artwork by local Indigenous artist Frances Belle Parker WHEN: Ongoing WHERE: 126 Pound Street Grafton
schaeffer House museum
Under the canopy
Schaeffer House museum displays an amazing array of Clarence Valley History. WHEN: Ongoing 1 - 4 pm Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sundays WHERE: 190 Fitzroy Street, Grafton
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Artist Margaret Hodgson OAM is an award-winning artistand co-author of three field guides to Australian flora an world orchid guide.
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WHEN: Ongoing by appointment 66473157 WHERE: What’s Up the Scrub Studio 236 Baillies Rd, Copmanhurst
Graeme Payne studio
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Plants, birds, animals and pristine places. Every aspect of life seems to captivate the artist and draw forth a visual response; from landscape to people; from philosophy to fantasy. WHEN: Ongoing by appointment (02) 6644 9440 WHERE: Seelands Studio Gallery 32 Old Punt Road, Seelands
Rochelle Summerfield studio
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Open studio 10-4pm, free demonstration on printmaking between 11-12noon or simply swing by for a chat and enjoy the fabulous views and bird life in the garden. Be inspired! WHEN: 10 to 4pm 10 April & 17 April WHERE: 20 Drummer Place Seelands
Coombadjha art studio
alumny creek museum A living museum of school life with significant pieces of equipment, school records and memorabilia reflecting various stages of education over these years. WHEN: 8 to 12pm last Saturday of every month WHERE: 465 Lawrence Road, Alumy Creek
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Graham Mackie is a practicing artist in the disciplines of Painting, Drawing and Photography. He exhibits regularly in Yamba, Gold Coast, Dubbo and in various art competitions. WHEN: Ongoing (by appointment only 6647 4609) WHERE: Coombadjha Art Studio 2019 Carnham Road, Coombadjha
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Glenreagh memorial Museum
carmel debreuil Studio
Glenreagh Memorial Museum is a step back in time through the cedar industry, steam engines and the relics of gold mining. WHEN: ongoing 1pm - 3pm Saturdays (or by appointment 6649 0955) WHERE: Corambah Street, Glenreagh
Carmel Debreuil is an Australian - Canadian artist. She paints five days a week working in acrylic, watercolour, pastel and pencil and produces original pieces for galleries and private shows. WHEN: 26 March - 26th April (by appointment only 0401 020 141) WHERE: 5 Rudder Street, Red Rock
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If you are an artist, musician, performer, workshop provider, dancer, or practise in any other art and cultural activity and want to be a part of plunge 2017, register your interest by emailing plunge@clarence.nsw.gov.au
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Anna Goldsworthy Piano Workshop
Alla Prima Portraiture
Piano workshop
Artist and teacher Terry Bouton will be delivering the workshop Alla Prima “at first”
WHEN: 9.30am to 4pm, 16 & 17 April
Clarence Valley Conservatorium presents a piano workshop with pianist Anna Goldsworthy. As a pianist, Anna performs extensively throughout Australia and internationally. Described by The Australian as a ‘musical ambassador’, Anna Goldsworthy is one of Australia’s most versatile artists. Celebrated as a pianist, she is acclaimed also as a memoirist, essayist, playwright, librettist, and festival director.
WHERE: Kingstudio Gallery Maclean
WHEN: 4.30pm, 3 April
A direct form of painting usually composed in one sitting while the paint remains wet on the support. Usually there is no preparatory drawing or under painting.
105 River Street Maclean
PRICE: $250 / Person ( Includes light lunch ) Bookings essential: kingstudio@bigpond.com (02) 6645 2042 or 0432 719 402
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WHERE: Clarence Valley Conservatorium
8 Villiers Street, Grafton
PRICE: Free Bookings: contact (02) 6643 3555
Drawing with Andrew Antoniou
Textile printing with the sun
This weekend’s workshop will give you the opportunity to develop your language of colour and bring life & feeling to your personal imagery. Starting with simple exercises, using layering and mark making, Andrew will demonstrate how to blend colours and build an image from scratch into a fully developed colour drawing. Focus will also be given to the techniques of colour pastel drawing to give you the best outcomes for your work.
Learn Screen Printing for Textiles with Sunlight exposed photo stencils. Build a range of film stencils and create multicoloured prints on cotton or linen.
WHEN: 9.30am to 4pm, 23 and 24 April WHERE: Kingstudio Gallery Maclean
WHEN: 9.30am to 4pm, 9 and 10 April
WHERE: Kingstudio Gallery Maclean
PRICE: $250 / Person ( Includes light lunch )
Bookings essential: kingstudio@bigpond.com
105 River Street Maclean
105 River Street Maclean
PRICE: $250 / Person ( Includes light lunch )
(02) 6645 2042 or 0432 719 402
Bookings essential: kingstudio@bigpond.com
WEBSITE: kingstudio.com.au
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EMBRACE AND LOVE YOUR BODY, IT’S THE MOST AMAZING THING YOU WILL EVER HAVE.
Nia Yamba
2 Day Drama Workshop
Come and dance and share in the movement music and magic that is Nia.
A 2 day drama workshop to help you explore and create in the world of live theatre & the performing arts. Day 1. Learn how to develop an actor’s repertoire of tools through fun games, vocal exercises, improvisations & more. Day 2. Put these skills into practice through devised scenes and monologues. This workshop is suitable for anyone over 15 with more mature participants highly encouraged.
Moving your body to great rhythms and live drumming, we’ll blend dance arts, martial arts and healing arts as we celebrate life as art, perfect for the plunge festival!
WHEN: 6pm to 8pm
8 April
WHERE: Yamba RSL Hall
Church St, Yamba
PRICE: $15
Bookings: Cheryl Smith 0427 333 869
WHEN: 16 & 23 April WHERE: Criterion Theatre
149 Oliver Street, Grafton
PRICE: $15 per workshop
The Criterion Theatre
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BOTANICAL & WILDLIFE ILLUSTRATION
BBQ Breakfast & Yarning Circle
Whether you are a beginner wishing to learn the skills of Botanical Illustration, or an experienced artist wishing to improve your skill in this area of expertise, this is an excellent workshop conducted by Margaret Hodgson OAM, an experienced art teacher. If you love nature and want to learn how to do Natural History illustrations, go wild and join Margaret in a bush land setting at her studio and get up close and personal with wildlife and wildflowers.
Come along and enjoy a BBQ breakfast and cuppa.
WHEN: 10am to 4pm
2 April
Where: What’s up the Scrub Studio,
236 Baillies Road, Copmanhurst.
PRICE: $80 Bookings: Phone: (02) 66473157
Join in and experience a Yarning Circle with an interesting topic each week. All welcome!
WHEN: 8:30am to 10am
29 March 7 April 14 April 21 April
WHERE: 69 Wharf Street,
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Creative Taster
Mosaics on the Hill
Come and explore simple drawing and print techniques that will tempt your fancy to try at home. It’s doable and fun for everyone, suitable for all creative inspirations. Not only play with new processes, enjoy fabulous views of the majestic Clarence and bird life in the garden. Be inspired!
Create a beautiful mosaic piece on the verandah of the Eatonsville Hall. The first workshop will cover design, colour, cutting tiles and cementing to the base. The second workshop will cover grouting your mosaic. Bring your own lunch. Tea, coffee and cakes available for a gold coin donation.
WHEN: 10am to 1pm, 16 April
WHEN: 11am to 2pm
WHERE: Rochelle’s Studio
2 & 9 April
20 Drummer Place Seelands
WHERE: Eatonsville Hall, Orara St, Eatonsville
PRICE: $15
PRICE: $40 per session includes all materials
Bookings: RSVP 15 April
Bookings: Bronwyn
info@rochellesummerfield.com mb: 0421019205 Website: www.rochellesummerfield.com
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Learn TO make
rag rugs
Indigo Shibori Dyeing
Rag rugs weaving workshop
Explore the ancient art of dyeing fabric with the beautiful blues of Indigo using Shibori techniques. In this workshop you will take home a gorgeous ready to wear silk scarf. Workshop price includes all materials needed for the day, morning tea and a wholesome lunch. Contact for more details.
Learn how to re-purpose waste fabric, into gorgeous floor rugs or hand bags. Strip and plait fabric, weave the strips create a rug on a hula hoop or square frame. Sewing machines and fabric scraps provided. Bring a picnic lunch to enjoy on the verandah or enjoy the delights of Laneway cafe next door. For ages 7 and up.
WHEN: 16 April WHERE: 90 Clarence Street, Cowper
WHEN: 10am to 4pm 31 March, 7 April & 21 April
PRICE: $125.00
WHERE: Iluka Emporium
Bookings: Contact Cowper Gallery
cowpergallery@gmail.com
Website: www.facebook.com/cowperartgallery
61 Charles Street, Iluka
PRICE: $40 full day Bookings: Michelle Philip 0452 459 634 or
geckosnewtail@yahoo.com.au
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plunge into mime
Giant Slinky
Maclean Library: When: 2pm, 21 April
Grafton Library: When: 10.30am, 22 April
Mime artist, Dennis Clare, teaches the tricks of the trade starting with the illusions of mime. You will be shown the fundamental techniques such as hand shapes and the picking up of objects, learn how to walk on the spot or lean against an invisible wall or how to create the glass wall, and several other illusions creating a world of story with the use of just the human body.
In this workshop Dennis introduces the giant Slinky, this weird and wonderful apparatus will have you jumping out of your skin to join in. Dennis teaches how to create wonderful shapes and forms as you watch each other wriggle and glide around the space, learning techniques used in working the giant slinky and how to move gracefully as well as presenting a character through the most subtle movements.
Grafton Library: When: 2pm, 22 April Mime artist, Dennis Clare, teaches the tricks of the trade starting with the illusions of mime. You will be shown the fundamental techniques such as hand shapes and the picking up of objects, learn how to walk on the spot or lean against an invisible wall or how to create the glass wall, and several other illusions creating a world of story with the use of just the human body. 68
Price: Free Bookings: Maclean Library 6645 3611
Grafton Library 6641 0100
love of crochet
recycling textiles & fabrics
Handmade by JAK shares a love of crochet and recycling textiles and fabrics.
Mandala cloth mats - Recycle, upcycle repurpose
Love of crochet - Learn the art of crochet in a relaxed setting. Basic instruction on 3 different stitches. With the end result being the old fashioned granny square. All materials supplied along with crochet hook to take home
WHEN: 10am to 2pm
2 April
Lakes Bld, Wooloweyah
WHERE: Wooloweyah Hall PRICE: $35 (BYO lunch)
Fabrics recycled into mats and rugs for the floor Participants must know basic crochet. Bring along doona covers/sheets/ fabrics to rip up and re-purpose. Crochet hook supplied.
WHEN: 10am to 2pm
9 April
Lakes Bld, Wooloweyah
WHERE: Wooloweyah Hall PRICE: $35 (BYO lunch) Bookings: 0432014213 or 02 6646 9871 Email: juliaking82@yahoo.com.au Facebook: HandmadebyJAK Instagram: Handmade by Jak 69
Stage craft workshop Performing artist, Dennis Clare, has crafted a workshop which imparts his wisdom of the stage and the responsibility of being a performing artist. This workshop explores the fundamental elements of the relationship between the actor and their responsibility to the audience and their responsibility to each other. It will also explore the areas of nonverbal communication which builds trust and openness in an audience.
WHEN: 6 to 8pm, 21 April WHERE: Maclean Civic Hall
River Street, Maclean
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Adults Free Motion Machine Quilting Art Panel Adult Free Motion Quilting Art Panel - design options available or create your own. Participants to bring their own working machine and threads. There will also be a demonstration of the use of “Inktense� pencils to enhance your quilting design. Morning and afternoon teas will be supplied, but lunch to be provided by participants.
WHEN: 9.30am to 4.30pm, 9 April WHERE: Sals Sewing,
61 Skinner Street, South Grafton
PRICE: $60 plus $20 kit fee Bookings: Sally Butt 0427526918 email: sallybutt60@gmail.com or www.facebook.com/salssewing
Creative Felting for Beginners
Sculptural Wet Felting
Learn the how, what and why of the sensual art-form of nano-felting (wet felting). Helen’s experience and enthusiasm for felting is infectious. Be led through a beginner’s process then take your own inspiration into a small project/s of your desire. All materials and afternoon tea provided in a delightful setting.
Start with felting around an object then create sculptural forms. Challenge yourself in the medium of nano-felting (wet felting) with wool, with a view towards sculptural applications. Helen presents some advanced techniques while encouraging exploration. Materials and afternoon tea provided in a delightful setting. Experience helpful but not necessary.
WHEN: 1pm to 3pm
2 April
Orara St, Eatonsville
WHERE: Eatonsville Public Hall, PRICE: $35 Bookings: Call Helen on 0403 399 333 to book.
Maximum 10 places.
WHEN: 1pm to 4pm
9 April
Orara St, Eatonsville
WHERE: Eatonsville Public Hall, PRICE: $45 Bookings: Call Helen on 0403 399 333 to book.
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Uke’n Lessons for Seniors
PRINTMAKING with ANNIE ROBERTS
Uke'n Lessons for Seniors
I enjoy teaching and facilitating peoples creativity. Enjoy a day in my home creating a series of works using the PAPER PLATE method of etching. Non toxic and versatile, manageable by everyone. Learn a variety of ways to extend and vary your image.
Ukulele Lessons for Seniors – no musical experience required. Uke’n be a part of the Ukulele Phenomena that is sweeping the world. This 4 week course will cover the basics of ukulele playing and culminate in a performance at a local event. But the most important part is that it promises to be a whole lot of fun.
WHEN: 16 April WHERE: 33 Compton St, Iluka PRICE: $50 per person
Limited to 8 people
Bookings: In person at Iluka Emporium or annielaurie23@gmail.com
WHEN: 10 to 12 pm
8, 15, 22 & 29 March
WHERE: Treelands Drive Community Centre,
24 Treelands Dr, Yamba.
PRICE: $20 p/p payable to Anne Commerford at the first class. Tea, Coffee and Biscuits provided. Bookings: 02 6645 0001 or
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[Rec] Ya Shorts
Youth Week 2016
Attention all young people (and anyone you wish to bring along).....
Where: Market Square – Grafton
[REC] Ya Shorts Youth Film Festival shines the spotlight on young filmmakers all up and down the Mid North Coast, giving young people aged 12-25 to tell their stories, to develop as a filmmaker, to get recognised, to win prizes, and to get screen time in front of a live audience in the main event down at Market Square Grafton for [REC] Ya Shorts on Saturday 9 April.
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MARKET SQUARE GRAFTON SAT APRIL 9 6:30PM
When: 6:30pm, 9 April Price: Free Bookings: None required. We’ll see you there :-) www.facebook.com/eyeswideclarencevalley
learn to skateboard workshops Iluka Skatepark 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Wooli skatepark 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm copmanhurst skatepark 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
April 13 Yamba Skatepark 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
april 14 april 15
Maclean Skatepark 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Coutts Crossing Skatepark 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
C l a r e n c e Va l l e y s k at e b o a r d C h a m p i o n s h i p
April 16 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm Grafton Skatepark SKATEBOARDING Workshops
skateboard Championship
As Part of National Youth Week 2016 Clarence Valley Council is Holding a number of free skateboarding workshops and the Regional Skateboarding Championships. Come down to the workshops for fun, to learn basics or get tips for the competition.
Show off your newly found skateboarding skills or show off what you already know at the Grafton Skateboard Championship.
learn to skateboard workshops: April 13 Iluka Skatepark 10am to 12 pm Yamba Skatepark 2pm to 4pm
April 16 Grafton Skatepark 1pm to 5pm
PRICE: Free Bookings: Join up at www.facebook.com/eyeswideclarencevalley
april 14 Wooli Skatepark 2pm to 4pm Maclean Skatepark 10am to 12pm
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Creative Arts Holiday Workshop
Clay Creations
This themed workshop is open to all primary school aged children. Learn a hip hop dance, create your own costume and design a set. Perform and show your friends and family your creative skills on the last day.
Participants will create a decorative Clay Mask and be introduced to some basic clay sculpting techniques. Plus a string of decorative clay beads for a necklace, mobile or sculptural piece constructed using wire. All work will be properly kiln fired for students to collect & keep.
WHEN: 9:30am to 12:30pm
For Primary students only.
19 to 22 April
WHERE: Maclean Scottish Town Dance Centre Carney’s Arcade (Above the shoe shop) River Street Maclean
PRICE: $130 Bookings: Contact: Janet Gray 0400193028 Bookings essential. $50 non-refundable deposit.
WHEN: 1 to 4pm, 13 April
WHERE: Tree Frog Studio
16 Tree Frog Grove Woombah
PRICE: $25. max 12 partipants Bookings: 0438934304
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Laser Skirmish (Aim to Please)
creative yogi's mandala
Laser Skirmish or Laser Tag is a harmless active fun team or individual activity where players attempt to score points by tagging each other using a hand held Infra-Red device called a laser tagger.
As an experienced yoga teacher, Shari is passionate about sharing the gift of yoga with children. Yoga has amazing benefits physically, mentally and emotionally to help cope with life’s many challenges. Yoga enhances concentration & body awareness, increases self esteem, ignites creativity and strengthens growing bodies...and it’s fun.
WHEN: 3pm, 10 April (Yamba Skate Park)
PRICE: Free Bookings: No booking required, turn up on the day www.facebook.com/eyeswideclarencevalley
WHEN: 3pm, 24 April (Wooli Skate Park) PRICE: Free Bookings: 0415 141 194
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Design & print workshop
printmaking
Design & print t-shirts
Louise Kirby is an avid art journalist and a mixed media artist focused primarily on works on canvas and intricately decorated handmade books.
In this workshop you will create a design and stencil cut out of paper then hand screen print on to a t-shirt, hat or bag. Work with a simple design or complex layered patterns depending on your drawing and capabilities.
Louise works playfully and intuitively, creating luscious and soothing works. She loves to share her enthusiasm and joy in creating.
WHEN: 4pm, 27 March 3pm, 20 April WHERE: Wooli Skate Park Art Box PRICE: Free Bookings: No booking required, turn up on the day www.facebook.com/eyeswideclarencevalley
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WHEN: 3pm, 10 April WHERE: Wooli Skate Park Art Box PRICE: Free Bookings: No booking required, turn up on the day www.facebook.com/eyeswideclarencevalley
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Plaster sculpture
MineCraft Mayhem
Learn how to make plaster sculptures, you never know, you might bring out the Michelangelo in you.
Come and explore our Minecraft world.
WHEN: 3pm, 3 April
Mods! Quests! Resource Packs! Shaders! PvP!
WHERE: Wooli Skate Park Art Box
WHEN: 3pm, 3 April
PRICE: Free www.facebook.com/eyeswideclarencevalley
3pm, 17 April
WHERE: Yamba Skate Park PRICE: Free www.facebook.com/eyeswideclarencevalley
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Art workshop
Minecraft coding workshop
Build your skills and don’t be late for these very important workshops!
Use scripting/coding to perform simple tasks within Minecraft.
Fun, free and fascinating, these sessions are bound to get your creative juices flowing.
Participants will program a small robot to move around and mine blocks within the MinecraftEdu world.
WHEN: 3pm, 3 April
3pm, 17 April
WHERE: Wooli Skate Park PRICE: Free www.facebook.com/eyeswideclarencevalley
WHEN: 10.30am to 12noon
19 April
WHERE: Grafton Library
126-144 Pound St, Grafton
PRICE: Free Bookings: (02) 66410100
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g n i p p a R , Writing ing & Danc
Writing, rapping & Dancing
Children's Fabric Printing
Are you aged 12-25? Learn to write, rap and dance in this awesome workshop with Mitch.
Have fun learning how to print on fabric using stencils and lino blocks that they have created. All materials and paint will be supplied. (Participants can bring a light coloured T-shirt that, if time permits, will also be printed). A light morning tea will be provided.
By focusing on positive themes, you will use rhyming and timing, to learn the art of ‘flowing’ your lyrics and moves to express your message to the world. This workshop will showcase your new talents.
WHEN: 10:30 to 4:30pm, 11 April WHERE: Grafton Library
126-144 Pound St, Grafton
PRICE: Free Bookings: (02) 66410100
WHEN: 9.30am to 12 noon
13 April & 21 April
WHERE: Sals Sewing,
61 Skinner Street, South Grafton
PRICE: $30 (all materials supplied) Bookings: Sally Butt
0427526918 sallybutt60@gmail.com or at www.facebook.com/salssewing
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Youth workshop
Flash Tattoo Youth Workshop
author talk - Colin Thompson
Island Collective presents Flash Tattoo Youth Workshop for 12 to 24 year olds. You’ll be amazed with the versatility of Flash tattoos. In this workshop we will not only teach you to decorate yourself but to create stunning pieces for your bedroom or gifts for friends. Our space is open to conducting small cozy art & craft related workshops and classes (limited to 10 pax)
Colin Thompson, local children’s author, will talk about his books and ideas that help formulate them.
WHEN: 2pm, 14 April
WHEN: 2pm, 13 April WHERE: Iluka Library
WHERE: 1/16 Uki St, Yamba PRICE: $40 inc all materials Bookings: 0416 560 201 website: www.islandcollective.com.au 84
WHEN: 10:30am, 13 April WHERE: Grafton Library
126-144 Pound St, Grafton
PRICE: Free Bookings: (02) 6641 0100
Duke St & Micalo St, Iluka
PRICE: Free Bookings: (02) 6646 6542
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Grafton Art Club's Annual '2 DAY Art & Craft Market' Monster Garage Sale An annual community event displaying a collection of fine art works by local artists all for sale.
WHEN: 30 April & 1 May
Demonstrations in a variety of art mediums, quilting, plants, handicrafts, cakes - plus our Youth Art Workshop.
Grafton
As well as our ever popular ‘MONSTER GARAGE SALE’ - with a selection of quality saleable items.
INFO: graftonartclub@yahoo.com.au
WHERE: 365 Dobbie Street, PRICE: Free
WEBSITE: www.graftonartclub.net
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Yamba Farmers Market
Make It, Bake It or Grow It
7 am - noon
Christ Church Cathedral Grounds, cnr of Fitzroy & Duke Streets, Grafton WHEN: Weekly on Thursday Mornings
Whiting Beach Car Park, Clarence Street Yamba WHEN: Weekly on Wednesday Mornings
Glenreagh monthly markets
clock tower gallery market
8 am - 1 pm
Cnr Pacific Highway & Spring St, South Grafton WHEN: 1st Saturday of the month
62 Coramba St School of Arts Building WHEN: 1st Saturday of the month
Iluka monthly market Cnr Owen & Spenser Streets, Iluka
WHEN: 1st Sunday of each month
Maclean community market Centenary Drive Car Park, Maclean
WHEN: 2nd Saturday of the month
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Cathedral car boot market
tucabia monthly market
Cathedral Car Park, Fitzroy Street, Grafton WHEN: 2nd Saturday of the month
Squatters Rest Private Museum, 23 Collette St, Tucabia WHEN: 2nd Sunday of the month
Grafton show ground market Ashby community market Cnr Prince & Dobie Streets, Grafton WHEN: 3rd Saturday of the month
Ashby Community Centre, Lismore Street, Ashby WHEN: 3rd Sunday of the month
G.d.s.c market
Yamba river market
Corner Fry Street & Mary Streets, Grafton WHEN: 4th Saturday of the month
Ford Park, River Street, Yamba WHEN: 4th Sunday of the month
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ME IN MY STUDIO
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