SUMMER IN THE GALLERY 2018 - 2019
GLASSHOUSE REGIONAL GALLERY
Be Inspired
"Yamadagai Gimbay Birpai Barray"
“Welcome friends to Birpai Country”
SUMMER PROGRAM
December 2018, January, February 2019 GLASSHOUSE PORT MACQUARIE REGIONAL GALLERY Cnr Clarence & Hay Streets, Port Macquarie NSW 2444 Contact call:
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02 6581 8888
Gallery opening hours
Tue - Fri: 10am - 5pm
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Sat - Sun: 10am - 4pm Public Holidays: 10am - 4pm
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Hay St Follow Glasshouse Port Macquarie: Cover: Fiona Lowry, a hundred lovers sleep forever, 2015 (detail), acrylic on canvas, 186 x 254cm. Image courtesy of the artist and Martin Browne Contemporary, Sydney (detail).
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Welcome Summer is upon us and so is another full exhibition program. Our December and January exhibitions are set to excite with award-winning artist Fiona Lowry, and her captivating seductive landscapes from
the trees, they whisper... and YES YES YES YES, graphics from the 60’s and 70’s from the Art Gallery of NSW collection. Prepare to be transported through three decades of powerful and diverse examples of graphic art! The Gallery invites you to join us for our last opening of the year as we celebrate the year that was, share the Christmas spirit and enjoy two exciting exhibitions on display. Have a glass of bubbles on us! The New Year sees the return of some of our most popular programs and events. Craft and Cocktails are back every Friday evening in January, hosted by local creative Rhiannon Simmonds, come get your craft on! Our Sprouts kids’ activities will kick off on Wednesday 9 January and due to huge demand we have included an additional session – so we now have sessions at 10am & 3pm on Wednesday 9, 16 & 23 January.
February will see all three levels of the Gallery transformed
and
with
three
exceptional
exhibitions: The National Photographic Portrait
Prize 2018 from the National Portrait Gallery, our October 2018 Artist in Residence Todd Fuller’s
From Somewhere and Discovery Fe26 by the Artist Blacksmiths Association of NSW. Get involved and be creative in our programs and events. These include an artist-run masterclass with Todd Fuller, artist talks and blacksmiths in residence, there is something for everyone! The Gallery would like to thank you for all of your support in 2018. Wishing you and your families a safe and happy Christmas and New Year. We look forward to seeing you at the Gallery! Bridget Purtill Gallery Curator
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FIONA LOWRY The trees, they whisper...
The bush as locus of myth lies deep in the
The trees, they whisper... features a selection of
Australian psyche, or at least in the heart of many
dreamlike, haunting landscapes by award winning
of its painters. In Fiona Lowry’s dreamy renderings,
artist Fiona Lowry. Ghostly ethereal worlds filled
the scrub pulses and hums with surface tension:
with hidden tales and wonders. Be transported
a natural beauty unnaturally realised in a striking
through time with this captivating selection of
high-key palette.
works.
Lowry’s habitat is urban, but she is driven – gently
Fiona Lowry
haunted – by the trauma and secrets within the
Lowry was awarded the Doug Moran National
country. She intoxicates the viewer and lures us
Portrait Prize in 2008, the winner of the Fleurieu
to a psychological ambush, seducing with the
Art Prize in 2013, finalist in the Wynne and an
violet haze of summer creeks or the acid-gold
Archibald Prize finalist in 2011 and 2013. She
eucalypt forest.
was the winner of the 2014 Archibald Prize.
To ‘airbrush’ is to idealise, but as Lowry’s instrument
Fiona Lowry is represented by Martin Browne
of choice it delivers a lightness of touch, breathing
Contemporary, Sydney and Jan Murphy Gallery,
spirit into portraits and landscapes that have won
Queensland.
her critical acclaim.
ON VIEW 8 December 2018 – 10 February 2019 Entry to the Gallery is free.
OPENING & END OF YEAR CELEBRATION Friday 7 December, 6pm Entry is free and includes one complimentary drink, additional drinks can be purchased at the bar. Fiona Lowry, a hundred lovers sleep forever, 2015 (detail), acrylic on canvas, 186 x 254cm. Image courtesy of the artist and Martin Browne Contemporary, Sydney.
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Bookings essential.
Discover the playful spirit, visual energy and political thrust of graphic art from the 1960s and 1970s. These decades were an exciting period in art, when advances in printmaking techniques and the ever-increasing power of mass-media provided artists with diverse and innovative ways to communicate their art to a wider audience. Inspired by the title of a work by Joe Tilson, the phrase ‘yes yes yes yes’ evokes the democratic spirit and ethos of technical innovation shared by many of these artists and their printers, who sought to distribute ‘fine art’ imagery more broadly through methods of mechanical reproduction.
ON VIEW 8 December 2018 3 February 2019 OPENING & END OF YEAR CELEBRATION Friday 7 December, 6pm Entry is free and includes one complimentary drink, additional drinks can be purchased at the bar. Bookings essential.
www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au @artgalleryofnsw Joe Tilson, E - Erotic - Earth - Eyes from the portfolio A-Z Box ... fragments of an oneiric alphabet ... 1969, colour photo screenprint, photo screenprint, collage, printed both sides of sheet, 74.8 x 49.8 cm, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Gift of Edron Pty Ltd - 1995 through the auspices of Alistair McAlpine. © Joe Tilson, 1969-70/DACS. Licensed by Copyright Agency
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Discovery Fe26
Artist Blacksmiths Association of NSW Once considered purely a utilitarian trade, modern day blacksmiths have forged an artistic reputation for the unique sculptural forms wrought using ancient forging techniques. In Discovery Fe26, Blacksmith artists from across the Mid North Coast and Australia have been inspired by the anniversary of John Oxley crossing the Hastings River 200 years ago. This exhibition is a reflection on the immediate and ongoing positive and negative ramifications of the first encounters of Europeans and indigenous inhabitants, expressing those through sculptural works. The Artist Blacksmiths Association of NSW was formed in Wauchope over 24 years ago and now represents blacksmith artists Australia wide.
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Images from left: Phil Spark, Untitled Stephen Gale, steal canoe, recycled car wreck shell, 2018 Doug Mosely, timeless connections, steel
ON VIEW 9 February – 17 March, 2019 Entry to the Gallery is free.
OPENING Friday 15 February, 6pm Entry is free. Drinks can be purchased at the bar. Bookings essential.
The National Photographic Portrait Prize 2018 The National Photographic Portrait Prize is an annual event intended to promote the very best in contemporary photographic portraiture by both professional and aspiring Australian photographers. Now in its eleventh year, this annual exhibition draws from entries submitted by photographers across Australia. This year 43 photos were selected from an astounding 3,224 entries to form the exhibition. The National Portrait Gallery aims to increase the
understanding of the Australian people – their identity, history, creativity and culture – through portraiture.
ON VIEW 16 February – 22 April, 2019 Entry to the Gallery is free.
OPENING Friday 15 February, 6pm Entry is free. Drinks can be purchased at the bar. Bookings essential.
This exhibition is supported by the National Collecting Institutions Touring and Outreach Program, an Australian Government program aiming to improve access to the national collections for all Australians.
David Rosetzky, Lyu with orchid, 2017, gelatin silver print. Image courtesy of the National Portrait Gallery.
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Todd Fuller From Somewhere
From Somewhere, is an exhibition by Sydney
local (now passed) larrikin, who much like Fuller
based artist Todd Fuller.
found solace in the beautiful ocean air of Port
This exhibition was developed during his residency at the Glasshouse Regional Gallery in October 2018.
Macquarie. Todd Fuller Fuller
has
exhibited
across
Australia
and
In this period Fuller reflected on his early memories
internationally including the United States, Italy,
to the area, holidaying with his family as a child.
France, South Korea, Bangladesh, England,
With the memories of the sea air and the sense
Singapore and Malta. He has undertaken
of freedom it brings in his mind, Fuller went onto
international residency at the Cite International
produce a body of work that would encapsulate
Des Art in Paris, and at the British School in
this sense of nostalgia. This quest led to
Rome. He has also been invited to participate
discovering the local story of Harry Thompson,
in a number of domestic residencies including
the unofficial caretaker of Shelly Beach.
Bundanon, Grafton Hill and Blacktown.
To see the ocean for the first time was born – the
Fuller was awarded an honorable mention at
feature animation work in the From Somewhere
the 15th Asian Art Biennale and in 2012 was
exhibition. A narration through line and tone, a
appointed the Art Fellow at Sydney Grammar
series of drawing and paintings, Fuller breathes
School. Most recently Fuller won the 2018 JADA
life into the many tales and stories told about the
Drawing Prize.
ON VIEW 16 February 22 April 2019 Entry to the Gallery is free.
OPENING Friday 15 February, 6pm Entry is free. Drinks can be purchased at the bar. Bookings essential. Todd Fuller, to see the ocean for the first time, paper, mixed media, 2018
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Opening
Nights
Exhibition openings provide a lovely evening out in the Gallery, a chance to mingle with friends, learn a little more about the artworks and you might even meet one of the artists!
Friday 7 December, 6pm
YES, YES, YES, YES: Graphics from the 1960s and 1970s An Art Gallery of New South Wales touring exhibition
Fiona Lowry: The trees, they whisper‌
Another fabulous year comes to a close and we are swinging open the doors to our final exhibitions of 2018. COME AND CELEBRATE WITH US! END OF YEAR CELEBRATION Friday 7 December, 6pm Entry is free and includes one complimentary drink, additional drinks can be purchased at the bar. Bookings essential.
Discovery Fe26
Artist Blacksmiths Association of NSW Friday 15 February, 6pm
The National Photographic Portrait Prize 2018 National Portrait Gallery
Todd Fuller
From Somewhere
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Entry is free. Drinks can be purchased at the bar. Bookings essential. For bookings:
call 6581 8888 or
www.glasshouse.org.au
Meet the
Artist
Be inspired
Fiona Lowry Saturday 8 December, 11am Come and meet Fiona Lowry as she discusses her exhibition and shares some insights into her artistic practice, in this free and informative relaxed talk in the Gallery. Free. Bookings required. Call 6581 8888 or www.glasshouse.org.au
Todd Fuller Saturday 16 February, 11am Todd Fuller was an Artist in Residence in October 2018 and during this time created the hand-painted film called To see the ocean for
the first time – Harry’s Home. The exhibition titled From Somewhere, includes the drawings and paintings produced to make the animation. Join Todd whilst he talks about his residency and his arts practice. Todd Fuller graduated from Sydney National Art School in 2010, since then he has established himself as an influential artist, curator and educator. Free. Bookings required. Call 6581 8888 or www.glasshouse.org.au
Meet a Blacksmith – various artists Sunday 24 February, 3 & 10 March 2019, 10am – 3pm Ever wondered what is in a Blacksmith’s toolbox? Or just want to know more about the craft? Join one of our blacksmith resident artists in the Gallery space as part of the Discovery Fe26 exhibition. Free event, no bookings required.
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Craft & Cocktails
Why not start your weekend with a cocktail and some creative fun? Join local crafter & artisan Rhiannon Simmonds whilst she takes you on a fun creative crafting journey.
cardboard,
various
sustainable. You can recycle anything if you have a creative mind and an imagination! In this crazy world of touch ever to be more environmentally aware,
Friday 4 January, 5.30pm - 7.30pm recycled
Crafting is a great way to be more
and go lifestyles, it is more important than
Recycled Mexican Lanterns Using
“
coloured
paper, you will create a stunning bright Mexican inspired lantern.
and what better way of doing this by crafting with unwanted things!” Rhiannon Simmonds
Lino Prints
Friday 11 January, 5.30pm - 7.30pm
Using some of the stencils provided make a custom print for stationary, wrapping paper, wall hangings or clothing.
Eco Dye
Friday 18 January, Learn how to use food & garden scraps to transform fabrics.
A
canvas
tote
will be supplied for your creative dying endeavours.
Basket Weaving
Rhiannon Simmonds the creative force behind the local business Rhi Rebellion.
Friday 25 January,
A
business
her
passions
Learn the skills needed to
sustainable living and creativity.
complete a small basket to
The creator of the Makers Market, local
5.30pm - 7.30pm
keep all your treasure in or for foraging. $25 adult, $20 Member 12
About Rhiannon Simmonds
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5.30pm - 7.30pm
All 4 package: $90 adults *transaction fees may apply.
which and
encompasses
expertise
around
sewing school and creative workshop programs, Rhiannon’s skill set doesn’t stop there, she is also involved in public speaking, events styling, cloth swap meets and so much more.
Drawing
Get Creative
Masterclass with Todd Fuller Join award-winning artist Todd Fuller for a one day intensive Drawing Masterclass.
Sunday 17 February 10am - 3.30pm $95 adult*
This refresher in drawing skills is designed to offer students
$90 Member
new techniques for conquering creative obstacles in the
Materials supplied
studio. This workshop will focus on gesture, observation and experimentation in order to expand an individual’s
Bookings required.
unique character and sensibilities.
For bookings:
Participants will be guided through a series of exercises
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designed to create an understanding of drawing as more than just the creation of an image. Learn new approaches for liberated mark making, taking risks, felt perception, delving
call 6581 8888 or
*transaction fees may apply Photo: Chris Rockstroh, Percival Property
into imagination and developing new skills in a fun and fastmoving day. This Masterclass is designed for artists with intermediate to advanced drawing skills.
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Experience
Virtual Reality! AT THE GLASSHOUSE
BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!
Port Macquarie Library returns with FREE virtual reality sessions in the Ross Family Studio. Virtual Reality with the Library Team is one of our most
popular holiday events, we highly recommended you don’t miss the chance to dive under the ocean, trek through Africa and more… all without leaving the Glasshouse!
Tuesday 22 January, 10am – 12 noon Tuesday 29 January, 10am – 12 noon
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Get creative in the school holidays with the ever-popular Glasshouse Sprouts – art activities for children! Glasshouse Sprouts provides art activities in the Regional Gallery helping children grow their creativity and have lots of fun! The activities are just $7.50 per child* places are limited so book early to avoid disappointment. Suitable for children 4 to 9 years of age Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Wednesday 9 January, 10am & 3pm
Wednesday 16 January, 10am & 3pm Wednesday 23 January, 10am & 3pm
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Bookings essential, Call 6581 8888 or www.glasshouse.org.au
THE GLASSHOUSE SPROUTS PROGRAM IS ON THE MOVE! Bring your kids and come along to one of our Glasshouse Sprouts Road Shows these school holidays. The activities are just $7.50 per child. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Suitable for children aged 4 to 9 years old.
WAUCHOPE LIBRARY Thursday 17 January, 11am LAURIETON LIBRARY Thursday 24 January, 11am GH 2009
Bookings available at the Library on the day. If bringing groups, please call the Glasshouse to book in advance.
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Volunteers
The Glasshouse Regional Gallery gratefully
acknowledges its dedicated and active volunteers.
Monica Atkinson
Jackie Deane
Gwen Norris
Bill Skane
John Babich
Jean Earl
Joe & Maddalena Piola
Steve Stevens
Colin Bennett
Ruth Edwards
Sue Poole
Anne Thomas
Ann Broomby
Noel Giles
Ken Reynolds
Susan Thompson
Barbara Brown
Pauline Gowing
Jennifer Rowan
Patricia Woodhead
Joan Burley
Fred Husken
Eleanore Russell
Maureen Cooke
Tony & Lin Martin
Glennis Slack-Smith
Ray Cooper
Janice Matthews
Jenny Soerensen
Sponsors Government Sponsors
Founding Sponsors
A facility of Port Macquarie-Hastings Council
THE ROSS FAMILY
The Glasshouse is supported by the NSW Government through Create NSW
Digital Marketing Partner
The Glasshouse Regional Gallery acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands, waters and seas where we work. We pay our respects to Elders, past, present and future.
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Get Creative Craft Spot
WORKSHOPS FOR ADULTS Are you inspired by craft and design? Is quirky craft
your thing? Have you ever wondered how artists
First Saturday of every month 1.30pm - 3.30pm 5 January 2 February 2 March $15 adult* $12 Member For bookings:
call 6581 8888 or
create their work? This workshop is for you!
Craft Spots are hands-on creative workshops inspired by the current Gallery exhibitions. Each workshop will feature a technique, process or material that will inspire you to create your own projects.
Workshops are designed for all skill levels and can be a great way to learn something new or brush up on your favourite craft or art technique.
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What’s On in the Gallery December 2018, January, February 2019
Exhibitions Fiona Lowry: The trees, they whisper... 8 December – 10 February ..................................................................................................
YES, YES, YES, YES: Graphics from the 1960s and 1970s 8 December 2018 - 3 February
Exhibition Openings Friday 7 December, 6pm
YES, YES, YES, YES: Graphics from the 1960s and 1970s An Art Gallery of New South Wales touring exhibition
Fiona Lowry: The trees, they whisper...
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Discovery Fe26
Artist Blacksmiths Association of NSW 9 February – 17 March
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The National Photographic Portrait Prize 2018 16 February – 22 April
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Friday 15 February, 6pm
Discovery Fe26
Artist Blacksmiths Association of NSW
The National Photographic Portrait Prize 2018 National Portrait Gallery
Todd Fuller: From Somewhere
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Todd Fuller: From Somewhere 16 February - 22 April 18
Artist Talks
Recycled Mexican Lanterns
Fiona Lowry
Lino Prints
Saturday 8 December, 11am
Todd Fuller Saturday 16 February, 11am
Friday 4 January, 5.30pm - 7.30pm Friday 11 January, 5.30pm - 7.30pm
Eco Dye
Friday 18 January, 5.30pm - 7.30pm
Basket Weaving
Friday 25 January, 5.30pm - 7.30pm ..................................................................................................
Craft Spot Saturdays, 1.30pm - 3.30pm 5 January,
2 February, 2 March
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Meet a Blacksmith – various artists
GLASSHOUSE SPROUTS
Sunday 24 February, 3 March & 10 March, 10am – 3pm
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Workshops
Drawing Masterclass with Todd Fuller
Wednesday 9 January, 10am & 3pm
Wednesday 16 January, 10am & 3pm Wednesday 23 January, 10am & 3pm
GLASSHOUSE SPROUTS ROAD SHOWS
Sunday 17 February, 10am-3.30pm ..................................................................................................
Craft & Cocktails
Wauchope Library
Thursday 17 January, 11am Laurieton Library Thursday 24 January, 11am ..................................................................................................
Virtual Reality at the Glasshouse Tuesday 22 January, 10am – 12 noon
Tuesday 29 January, 10am – 12 noon 19
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