Glasshouse Regional Gallery Spring 2019 - September, October, November 2019

SPRING IN THE GALLERY 2019

Be Inspired

"Yamadagai Gimbay Birpai Barray" “Welcome friends to Birpai Country”

SPRING PROGRAM

September, October, November 2019 GLASSHOUSE PORT MACQUARIE REGIONAL GALLERY Cnr Clarence & Hay Streets, Port Macquarie NSW 2444 Contact

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Tue - Fri: 10am - 5pm

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Sat - Sun: 10am - 4pm

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Public Holidays: 10am - 4pm

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Hay St Follow Glasshouse Port Macquarie: Cover: Vipoo Srivilasa, 2017, photograph by Angus Lee Forbes Back Cover: Gabriella Bisetto, 2017, photograph Angus Lee Forbes

TAKING PHOTOS? #hashtag and share your experiences with us! #glasshousepmq #glasshouseportmacquarie #glasshouseregionalgallery

Welcome ‘Create and Make’ is the theme in the Gallery this spring, with lots of opportunities to not only visit and look at our fabulous exhibitions on display but to also get involved in the activities we have on offer.

Winter had the Gallery jumping with so much activity, from artist-run art and masterclasses, kids’ holiday fun, tours, curator talks, local Elder Language & story sessions, weaving, ArtWalk... the list goes on. A big thank you to all who attended, it was a joy to see so many people immerse themselves in our programming. We cannot wait to do it all again with you this spring!

How will you ‘Create and Make’ this spring?

Create new skills? Make room for a new experience? Perhaps make new friends? Perhaps attend an artist talk and be inspired to make?

Make sure you have your diaries ready.

See you in the Gallery soon, Bridget Purtill Gallery Curator

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On View Elsewhere: Travels through Syria, Iran, Egypt, Morocco and Central Asia Wendy Sharpe & Bernard Ollis 13 July - 29 September Wendy Sharpe, Uzbekistan Scroll (detail), 2017, gouache on paper.

John Mawurndjul

I am the old and the new 27 July - 22 September John Mawurndjul, John Mawurndjul: I am the old and the new, Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, Sydney, 2018 Š John Mawurndjul / Copyright Agency, 2019, photograph: Jacquie Manning.

Exhibition organised and toured by the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, supported by Red Energy.

This project has been assisted by the Australian Government’s Visions of Australia program.

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ADC On Tour

28 September - 24 November

What compels a maker to create? Why this technique or material?

Why that concept? How does the mind of a maker work?

A major touring exhibition from the Australian

furniture, metalwork, jewellery, conceptual art,

Design Centre, Obsessed: Compelled to make

glass blowing and sculptural weaving.

explores the stories of 14 Australian artists – stories that are at the same time unique and yet contain the frustrations and highpoints of a life of creative work that all of us can relate to, whether we are a professional artist, designer, craftsperson or hobbyist.

Gabriella Bisetto, Lorraine Connelly-Northey, Honor Freeman, Jon Goulder, Kath Inglis, Laura McCusker, Elliat Rich and James B Young (Elbowrkshp), Kate Rohde, Oliver Smith, Vipoo Srivilasa, Tjunkaya Tapaya, Louise Weaver, Liz Williamson.

The focus of this exhibition is not just on the works themselves but on what drives the making

Louise Weaver, 2017, photograph Angus Lee Forbes

process itself. The exhibition seeks to highlight why making is important to us, how we make, what motivates us to make and why more of us

These makers have been chosen from across

Opening night: Friday 4 October, 6pm

the spectrum of making – textiles, ceramics,

Free. Bookings required.

are making than ever before.

Curator’s Talk: Saturday 5 October, 11am Free. Bookings required.

Lisa Cahill - CEO and Artistic Director of Australian Design Centre.

As CEO and Artistic Director of Australian Design Centre (ADC) since 2016, Lisa Cahill has produced close to 50 exhibitions, over 300 events and touring and festival programs with the ADC team and their collaborators. Join Lisa as she shares her insights into the world of the exhibiting artists.

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Obsessed: Compelled to make is an Australian Design Centre (ADC On Tour) national touring exhibition, presented with assistance from the Australian Government Visions of Australia program.

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Saturday 26 October 10am - 8pm

Festival

A fun-filled day of activities celebrating the Maker.

Program of events 10am - 11am - Mezzanine Foyer Sprouts Ages 4-9 years (and their carers) A fun & inspiring exhibition inspired making session with our local artist Lucy Pascale. $7.50

10am - 2pm - Art Lab Design emergency for kids Ages 8-12 years Today you are a designer!

Kids will learn to use their design thinking skills working with a designer educator in this hands-on workshop. $20 Booking essential *Limited numbers

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11am - 1pm - Glasshouse Studio Designers Obsessed: Vipoo Srivilasa, Liz Williamson & Gabriella Bisetto Join exhibiting artists Vipoo Srivilasa, Melbourne based ceramicist; Liz Williamson, weaver; and Gabriella Bisetto, glass artist; as they share their arts practice and discuss the importance that making has on their lives.

Free. Bookings essential, reserve your place.

2pm - 3pm - Glasshouse Studio Making meaning: Dr Sarah Rice A workshop for creating poetry in response to visual art, craft and design by Dr Sarah Rice, focussing on the materials, processes and motivations behind the exhibition’s artworks.

Free. Bookings essential, reserve your place.

3pm - 8pm - Mezzanine Foyer Makers Market Join local makers who will be showcasing their skills and selling their wares inside the foyers of the Glasshouse!

Grab a drink from the Glasshouse bar whilst listening to local Nathan Healey spinning tunes.

Free

Are you a Maker?

Would you like to be a part of our Makers Market?

Share your skills, sell your wares? Be a part of our Local Makers Market on

Saturday 26 October, 3 - 8pm.

Celebrating our local makers in a Makers Market inside the Glasshouse.

Please contact info@glasshouse.org.au for your stallholder criteria and application form.

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An Australian War Memorial Touring Exhibition Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have a long-

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these stories and explores themes of remembrance and tradition through family histories, objects, art, and photographs from across Australia, drawing inspiration from cultural traditions and symbols of warrior’s discipline, knowledge, leadership, and skill.

For Country, for Nation is thematic in structure. Within each theme are stories of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander experience during wartime and peace.

The tour of the exhibition is supported by Visions of Australia and International Art Services Australia.

Opening night: Friday 4 October, 6pm Free. Bookings required.

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activities, and their communities have been thrust into

Meet the Artist:

ANDREW SNELGAR

Saturday 12 & Sunday 13 October, 10.30am - 3.30pm FREE Join Andy Snelgar in the Gallery space as he demonstrates techniques used throughout his practice.

Andy Snelgar is a Ngemba carver based on A young Reg Saunders surrounded by his mates of the 2/7th Battalion, AIF, in Queensland in 1943. 057894, Image courtesy of the Australian War Memorial

the New South Wales north coast. Andy first started carving, some 25 years ago, under the instruction of his uncle (Paul Gordon) a very well recognised and respected elder of the Ngemba - Gurru-Gillu tribal association.

Andy works with both hardwoods and softwoods to create his works. Carving shields, mirru, clubs, and boomerangs, Andy's creations can be recognised by his ability to work with the wood's natural shapes and his intricate line work.

Opposite: Shirley Macnamara, Memoir, ART96854, Image courtesy of the Australian War Memorial Above: Freddy Ken, Kulata Juta, synthetic polymer paint on linen, 2015.

Image courtesy of the Australian War Memorial.

23 November 2019 - 12 January 2020

Symmetry of Nature: Beric Henderson

Art and Science: can they co-exist? Both can be argued to reflect human attempts to understand the world around us.

With a background in both art and science, Beric Henderson presents Symmetry of Nature.

An exhibition that explores the interconnectedness

of

man

and the natural world.

Beric Henderson, Embryo Lightbox, pinhole on paper, 80 x 65 x 2.5cm, 2017

Opening night: Friday 29 November, 6pm Free. Bookings required.

Symmetry of Nature relates to the delicate balance found in the natural world and how easily this can be disrupted by human intervention. The body of work investigates the beauty and complexity of the environment through paintings, illustrations and unique light box installations.

Glasshouse Regional Gallery supporting Community Arts

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Beric Henderson, Symbiosis, acrylic and ink on paper, 100 x 75 x 3.5cm, 2017

23 November 2019 - 12 January 2020 Opening night: Friday 29 November, 6pm Free. Bookings required.

Threaded Earth:

Vana Ford & Kerry Wheeldon Threaded and

Earth

celebrates

craftsmanship.

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friendship Wheeldon

and Vana Ford are creative souls with a love of nature. Inspired by their shared philosophies and awareness of their environment, they decided to weave their creative thoughts and techniques together and produce Threaded Earth.

Glasshouse Regional Gallery supporting Community Arts

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OLSEN & ORMANDY

30 November 2019 5 January 2020

Olsen & Ormandy is an exhibition from artists Louise Olsen and Stephen Ormandy, featuring a series of paintings, sculptures

The exhibition showcases individual works

and tapestry that celebrate the pair’s creative

of art from each artist alongside pieces

partnership and evolving artistic practice

made in collaboration, drawing on Olsen

which has existed for over 30 years.

and Ormandy’s substantial archive, but also incorporating new paintings and large-scale sculptural installations made especially for this exhibition.

Opening Night Friday 29 November, 6pm Free. Bookings required.

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Stephen Ormandy, Spirit Tree

Olsen explains: “I have a fascination with balance and the relationship between being bold and the

we have worked with in this exhibition has a

ARTIST TALK: Louise Olsen & Stephen Ormandy Saturday 30 November, 11am

wonderful viscous fluidity that allows us to cross

Free. Bookings required.

the boundaries of sculpture and painting, which

Meet artists behind the brand

sensitivity of the delicate. I’m constantly inspired by nature; there is a something beautiful about the time things takes to evolve and perfect in the natural world. Resin, one of the materials

are very tactile, like three-dimensional poems that can be read by touch. Our creativity is still informed by our love of art, with curiosity and imagination at its core.”

Dinosaur Designs. This dynamic duo will walk take you into their practice, the exhibition and their business success.

Ormandy says: “My work is born of the subconscious Stephen Ormandy, Collarbones 2

mind. I’m looking for vibration and rhythm, the play of line creating positive and negative space, searching for tonal balance through contrast or harmony, while developing chroma relationships that hug or repel.”

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Creative

PROGRAMS

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Get Creative

Be Inspired Artist in Residence: Asher Milgate

We are delighted to have Asher Milgate as our Artist in Residence this September.

Milgate (Wellington, now based in Sydney) works predominantly with photography, sound

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and video. Much of his work has focused on the documentation of regional landscape and communities. Asher will work within our local landscape, documents and exploring new ideas that will be on display in the Glasshouse Regional Gallery in 2020.

Milgate has been exhibiting regularly over the last decade, having solo and group exhibitions in regional NSW and Sydney. Asher has been a finalist in the Sydney Art and About, International Photography Awards (IPA), Black & White Spider Awards and Incinerator Award for his video works.

He has also been published in The Guardian, The Big Issue, IMbd, SBS, NITV, ABC’s Awaye. His work is held in private collections all over the world.

OPEN STUDIO: Meet the Artist Saturday 7 September, 10am - 2pm ARTLAB Free.

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Holiday Fun Young Movers and Shakers

Tuesday 1 & Thursday 3 October, 9am - 3pm

Join Laura Morton as only

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per child* *Transaction fees may apply

Perfect for kids aged

8-14

she takes you through a creative journey of design and problem solving with a series of projects, working with coding, creative thinking, animation and design.

Bring your own snacks,

Meet our facilitator

water and lunch.

Laura Morton has practiced architecture, music and design teaching over the last two decades between Sydney and Port Macquarie.

With a double degree in Architecture (1st Class Hons) and a Masters in Teaching (Secondary Design and Technology) Laura has never stopped her love of learning.

She enjoys introducing students to the world of design through authentic human centred projects that celebrate and awaken creativity, curiosity, collaboration and communication.

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Bookings essential, call 6581 8888 or www.glasshouse.org.au

We want to ensure every child has a great day. Please let our staff know if your child has any special requirements when booking.

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sprouts Wednesday 2 October, 10am and 3pm Wednesday 9 October, 10am and 3pm

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$ .50 per child* *Transaction fees may apply

Perfect for kids aged

4-9

and their carers.

Our Sprouts children’s art sessions always delight our budding young artists!

Come and get creative with us!

Sprouts Roadshow LAURIETON LIBRARY

Thursday 3 October, 11am WAUCHOPE LIBRARY

Thursday 10 October, 11am

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Workshops for adults $15 adult, $12 Member* Craft Spot is our once a month opportunity to learn a new artistic skill. Each month’s activity will be inspired by the exhibitions on display.

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Obsessed:

Compelled to make and For Country For Nation exhibitions. *transaction fees may apply

Saturday 7 September Saturday 5 October Saturday 2 November 1.30pm - 3.30pm

Get Creative Accessible Art Tours Accessible Art Tours provide a welcoming relaxed environment to enhance connections to the exhibitions on display.

This relaxed tour will provide an opportunity for participants to share their opinions and experiences on our current exhibitions. $5 per person (carers free of charge) All welcome. Bookings required.

Friday 27 September Friday 25 October Friday 29 November

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9.45am, 10.45am & 12.30pm

29 February - 19 April 2020

The biennial Mid North Coast showcase is back. Would you like to be a part of the 2020 exhibition? With such a vibrant artistic regional community, it is sure to be the largest Northern Exposure yet.

APPLY NOW!

Northern Exposure 5, 2018

Application forms are available on our website.

glasshouse.org/NE2020 APPLICATIONS CLOSE: Friday 13 December 2019 FINALISTS ANNOUNCED: Monday 27 January 2020 *Please note that the images you supply will be used to select work and in our final marketing collateral. Please ensure you take the time to photograph your work well and send in high quality images it could be the difference between being a successful candidate and not being selected.

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Volunteers

The Glasshouse Regional Gallery gratefully acknowledges its dedicated and active volunteers.

John Babich

Jean Earl

Kylie Moores

Jenny Soerensen

Colin Bennett

Ruth Edwards

Gwen Norris

Bill Skane

Ann Broomby

Noel Giles

Joe & Maddalena Piola

Madelinka Sulic

Barbara Brown

Pauline Gowing

Sue Poole

Suzanne Steel

Joan Burley

Antonija Gros

Ken Reynolds

Jenny Steinmetz

Maureen Cooke

Fred Husken

Jennifer Rowan

Steve Stevens

Ray Cooper

Merinda Kyle

Eleanore Russell

Anne Thomas

Vicki Dawson

Tony & Lin Martin

Marilyn Sallustio

Susan Thompson

Jackie Deane

Janice Matthews

Glennis Slack-Smith

Patricia Woodhead

Feather Fotos presents A Change in Direction by Photographer, Colin Bennett Feather Fotos is the brain-child of Colin Bennett who is based in Port Macquarie. Colin has been photographing Australian scenery for over 25 years and has produced this photography book to showcase his work. His photography speaks of light and life to uplift and inspire those who view his works.

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Sponsors Government Sponsors

Founding Sponsors

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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.

EXHIBITIONS Elsewhere: Wendy Sharpe and Bernard Ollis

13 July - 29 September

John Mawurndjul: I am the old and the new

27 July - 22 September

Obsessed: Compelled to make

28 September - 24 November

For Country, for Nation

5 October - 17 November

Threaded Earth: Vana Ford & Kerry Wheldon

23 November - 12 January

Symmetry of Nature: Beric Henderson

23 November - 12 January

Olsen & Ormandy

30 November - 5 January

GALLERY EVENTS Open Studio: Meet the Artist, Asher Milgate

Saturday 7 September

Craft Spot

Saturday 7 September

Accessible Art Tours

Friday 27 September

School Holiday programs for children aged 4-14

1-10 October

Opening Night: Obsessed: Compelled to Make For Country, for Nation

Friday 4 October

Curator’s Talk: Lisa Cahill Obsessed: Compelled to make

Saturday 5 October

Craft Spot

Saturday 5 October

Meet the Artist: Andy Snelgar For Country, for Nation

Saturday 12 October Sunday 13 October

Accessible Art Tours

Friday 25 October

Obsessed to Make Festival

Saturday 26 October

Craft Spot

Saturday 2 November

Opening Night: Threaded Earth: Vana Ford & Kerry Wheldon Symmetry of Nature: Beric Henderson Olsen & Ormandy

Friday 29 November

Accessible Art Tours

Friday 29 November

Artist Talk: Louise Olsen and Stephen Ormandy

Saturday 30 November

Northern Exposure 6: applications close

Friday 13 December