Exhibition Tour. OPEN HOUSE: 3rd Tamworth Textile Triennial 2017

This exhibition celebrates the open-ended nature of textiles practice today. All of the participant artists’ works are linked with things outside of themselves and their studios. Through the process of creating, talking and exhibiting, the artists join together with visitors as equal participants in an open house where all ideas and responses are welcome. Click here for more...

'OUT OF THIS WORLD'

Hugh Oliveiro

'OUT OF THIS WORLD' is a body of work especially created celebrating fantastic cosmic themes. Using mixed media Hugh creates paintings, objects, and wearable art. Inspiration is derived from ancient cultures, history, myths and legends, music, and more.

The Wonders of the Night Sky Through Our Eyes

Saturday 7 December 2019 - Sunday 2 February 2020

The Tamworth Regional Astronomy Club, in collaboration with Tamworth Regional Council, is excited to invite you to explore the wonders of the night sky through our eyes.

Postcards from the North West

Fran Wachtel

Post cards are memories of places in time. As time passes some towns grow, thrive and modernise to fit purpose and some diminish and become shells of times past. Nature reclaims rural buildings no longer used because of changes in rural practice.

Art Experimentation Term 1 for secondary aged students

Mondays Term 1 from 3 February- 30 March 3.30pm-5.00pm - turn up after school

Art Experimentation is an opportunity to experience different art mediums and learn new techniques, taught by art education officer Emma Stilts.

Art After School Term 1 for 5 - 8 Year olds

Wednesdays 5 February- Wednesday 1 April 2020, 4pm-5pm

This block of workshops will be immersive and encouraging of students who like drawing and art and would like to learn more. The $100 Creative Kids Voucher is available to subsidise this course. Click here for more...

Art After School TERM 1 for 9-12 year olds

Thursday 6 February 2020- Thursday 2 April 2020, 4pm-5pm

This block of workshops will be immersive and encouraging of students who like drawing and art and would like to learn more. The $100 Creative Kids Voucher is available to subsidise this course. Click here for more...

About Love: Myfanwy Gullifer

For her latest exhibition About Love, Myfanwy has used papier-mâché, recycled blankets, fabric and clay, to reflect on the intimacy, emotional connection, joy and tension, that is love. Her quirky, joyous and outrageous works are sure to delight; the viewer cannot help but smile.

All is Not Lost:

Natasha Soonchild

Natasha Soonchild is an artist and upcycler based in Nundle. Using collected found objects and neglected treasures (what might seem like “junk” to others) she creates narrative objects and Mini-Museums, breathing new life into discarded items.

ELSEWHERE: TRAVELS THROUGH SYRIA, IRAN, EGYPT, MOROCCO AND CENTRAL ASIA

WENDY SHARPE & BERNARD OLLIS

Wendy Sharpe and Bernard Ollis create art in response to humanity. During their extensive journeys, they created sketchbooks, drawings and paintings to record conversations and chance meetings with people from all walks of life.

Obsessed: Compelled to make

ADC On Tour: An Australian Design Centre national touring exhibition.

Obsessed: Compelled to make explores the preoccupations that drive the creative process, providing an insight into the working practices of fourteen artists from across Australia. Moving beyond the finished work, this project tells the hidden stories of making, uncovering the artists’ inspirations, day-to-day studio experiences, hours of expertise, and the joys and frustrations of obsession.

Drawing Fundamentals, a block of 4 adult day classes with artist Gabrielle Collins. Term 1 2020.

10am-1pm Tuesdays March 17, 24, 31 and April 7 2020

Taught by professional artist Gabrielle Collins, this 4 week block of day classes for adults will focus on drawing fundamentals. Working on various projects from still life to portraiture discover how to see and draw with proportion and perspective using a variety of media including graphite, charcoal and ink. All levels of student welcome. Click here for more information...

Drawing Fundamentals, a block of 4 adult evening classes with artist Gabrielle Collins. Term 1 2020.

5pm-8pm Tuesdays March 17, 24, 31 and April 7 2020

Taught by professional artist Gabrielle Collins, this 4 week block of evening classes for adults will focus on drawing fundamentals. Working on various projects from still life to portraiture discover how to see and draw with proportion and perspective using a variety of media including graphite, charcoal and ink. All levels of student welcome. Click here for more information...