Joint Exhibition Opening

Stage to Page

Capturing the Ephemeral: A Touring Exhibition Celebrating Regional Performance

&

For the Love of Art: Students of Maria Henry

Official Opening 6pm Friday 4 December 2026

Live performance by Kirsty Larkin & Steve McCauley

Join us for the opening of two amazing new exhibitions, Stage to Page and For the Love of Art.

Stage to Page is a two-year, cross-disciplinary touring exhibition project by Arts North West, bringing together regional musicians, performers, visual artists and live performance venues to celebrate the rich and diverse creative ecology of the New England North West (NENW).

The project explores the dynamic relationship between music, theatre, live performance and visual arts, resulting in a collection of original artworks developed in direct response to performances across the region. Through painting, drawing, photography, mixed media and experimental practices, participating artists capture the movement, energy, atmosphere and inherently ephemeral nature of live performance, while celebrating their individual artistic techniques, styles and interpretations.

Featuring nationally established practitioners alongside emerging and experimental artists, Stage to Page showcases the extraordinary depth of creative talent across the New England North West. The resulting exhibition is both a celebration of regional performance and a lasting visual record of creative moments that would otherwise exist only in memory.

For the Love of Art: Students of Maria Henry, this exhibition highlights the skills and talents of local art students as they respond to their environment, friends and family, their emotions and their identity to communicate.

This biennial exhibition in the Tamworth Regional Gallery showcases the most recent works of students in Maria Henry’s community art school. The artists are encouraged to express themselves through diverse content, styles, media, techniques and subject matter. Enjoy viewing the accomplishments of local emerging artists through their landscapes, still life, and portraits.

Stage to Page is supported by the Regional Touring Fund. Arts North West is assisted by the NSW Government through Create NSW