Arts

COWRA REGIONAL ART GALLERY The Cowra Regional Art Gallery is a welcoming and vibrant public gallery in the heart of Cowra’s cultural and peace precinct together with the Gordon Andrews Fountain, Cowra Library, the Australian Chapter of the World Peace Bell and the Cowra Civic Centre. It offers a diverse and mixed annual program featuring outstanding exhibitions including original contemporary art and craft practices and varied public activities including artist talks and workshops. The Gallery Shop stocks a range of greeting cards, artbooks and magazines as well as local history publications, and gifts including textiles, ceramics and jewellery. Gallery admission is free and open hours are Tues to Sat 10am – 4pm, Sun 10am – 2pm. For more What’s On information visit www.cowraartgallery.com.au COWRA SCULPTURE PARK The Cowra Sculpture Park (incorporating the John Moon Memorial Rotary Arboretum) was officially opened in June 2021 including the launch of several works donated by Macquarie University. Located opposite the Cowra Japanese Garden and Cultural Centre the Cowra Sculpture Park features sculptures from both nationally and internationally acclaimed artists, including Phillip King (UK), Jan Shaw (AUST), Geoffrey Ireland (AUST), James Rogers (AUST), Takehiro Terada (JAPAN), Kenichi Hiratsuka (JAPAN) and a collaborative sculpture by Japanese artist Katsuhiro Gotō and Cowra sculptor Ken Hutchinson. New sculptures are being added regularly.

COWRA REGIONAL ART GALLERY

The Cowra Regional Art Gallery presents a changing program of outstanding touring and curated exhibitions across a range of visual art forms and contemporary art and craft practices. Public events and educational activities including openings, artist talks, school visits and workshops are presented throughout the year in association with the exhibition program.

Cowra Regional Art Gallery 77 Darling Street Cowra NSW 2794 Open: Tues-Sat 10am-4pm, Sun 10am-2pm Admission free. All welcome. www.cowraartgallery.com.au The Cowra Regional Art Gallery is a cultural facility of the Cowra Shire Council

COWRA CIVIC CENTRE The Cowra Civic Centre regularly hosts live performances, cinema screenings, civic events, balls and seminars. The centre has two spaces – the main auditorium seating 335 people and the theatrette seating up to 80 people. Located on Wiradjuri Country in Central West NSW, the Cowra Civic Centre was officially open December 5, 1969. The first performance took place on 18 March, 1970 – a production of Sweeney Todd, a play performed by the Cowra Musical & Dramatic Society as part of the Festival of Lachlan Valley (now known as the Festival of International Understanding). Since then the venue has gone on to host live performances, civic events, film screenings, balls and even a wrestling match.

MURALS UNDER THE BRIDGE Take a peek beneath the Lachlan River Bridge to view the impressive murals painted by Aboriginal artist, Kym Freeman and local children. They depict the history of the Wiradjuri people who are the Traditional Owners of this Land.

GLENN MORTON MURALS Renowned artist Glenn Morton has murals scattered all around the township of Cowra but perhaps the most significant of them all is the mural depicted on the old Australian Corner building that features Cowra’s famous ‘Fields of Gold’.

OLIVE COTTON Cowra is home to many fantastic artists but perhaps the most famous of them all is renowned Australian photographer Olive Cotton (1911-2003), known for her modernist photographic style. Cotton lived in the Cowra Shire with her second husband Ross McInerney and was a much beloved teacher at Cowra High School. Whilst in Cowra, Cotton took a hiatus from her work until she was able to open a darkroom in 1963 where she specialised in portraiture and local events. Some of Olive Cotton’s works are now held at the Cowra Regional Art Gallery.

DID YOU KNOW?

During October/November the Cowra Regional Art Gallery presents the renowned Calleen Art Award (initiated in 1977 by arts patron Mrs Patrica Fagan OAM), a national acquisitive art prize for painting worth $25,000. For more information and exhibition dates visit www.calleenartaward.com.au

Cowra Civic Centre

Discover an amazing new world Cowra Civic Centre – the local performing arts centre and cinema for the Cowra region. We host live events including theatre, music, dance, kids shows and special events. We screen new release fi lms, documentaries, live performance on screen, school holidays fi lms, fi lm festivals and world cinema. We are also home to the Cowra Eisteddfod, local dance schools and the Cowra Musical & Dramatic Society. We present a rolling program, meaning we are announcing new things all the time. Visit the website, follow us on Facebook or Instagram, and sign up for our Enewsletter to keep up-to-date with what’s on. We are also a venue for hire for live performances, conferences and special events.

02 6340 2130 | civiccentre@cowra.nsw.gov.au www.cowraciviccentre.com 104 Darling Street, Cowra