InSight Magazine Mar - Jun 2022

MAR – JUN 2022

Blue Mountains City Art Gallery, Into the Blue, InSight Membership, What’s On, Gallery Café and Shop.

Welcome The City of the Blue Mountains is located within the Country of the Dharug and Gundungurra peoples.

Blue Mountains Cultural Centre pays respect to Elders past and present while recognising the strength, capacity and resilience of past and present Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the Blue Mountains region.

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Just Below the Clouds

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A Place for Artists and Art Lovers

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InSight Membership

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Into the Blue

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Blue Mountains City Art Gallery

16 Exhibition Feature: Clara Hali 18 What’s On 21 Volunteer Profile 22 Gallery Café 24 Gallery Shop 26 Braemar House & Gallery

Cover image: CLARA HALI Mini Stupas 2020-21, wood, metal and found materials, various dimensions.

Courtesy the artist

Just Below the Clouds

Paul Brinkman – Manager, Arts & Cultural Services Our exhibition program for the start of 2022 is full of local Blue Mountains artists, inspired by our diverse and unique community. With the ever popular annual Blue Mountains Portraits exhibition, together with Tracy Ponich’s Pop Up photographic show and Tohby Riddle’s Silent Light, there are some fascinating and exceptional stories to discover in the Gallery.

Coming up in March we will have exhibitions by Noel Burgess, Clara Hali and our annual Collectors’ Edition art auction, showcasing the work of over 100 exceptional artists and providing an opportunity for you to purchase an original artwork. Funds raised this year will go towards purchasing an artwork for the Cultural Centre Fine Art Collection from renowned Blue Mountains artist Anne Graham. This is a great opportunity to not only add to your own collection, but also support our aims to build the Cultural Centre Fine Art Collection to be the most significant public collection in the region.

In this, our 10th year, the Blue Mountains Cultural Centre has a dynamic program designed to provide opportunities for our community to come together after the last 2 years of trials and tribulations. Our Homegrown Dinner food extravaganza and Wollemi Artisan Markets are not to be missed, and later in the year we are excited to once again host the Archibald Prize 2021 Regional Tour. Stay tuned as we restart our exhibition openings, seminars and artist talks, there will be a myriad of opportunities to experience arts and culture in the heart of Katoomba.

We look forward to seeing you at the Cultural Centre soon.

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A Place for Artists and Art Lovers

New artwork for Hub forecourt The Blue Mountains Theatre and Community Hub forecourt has a new public artwork.

Communal Waters is a new mural by Shay Jannowi-Jude Tobin, Boorooberongal clan of the Dharug Nation.

This artwork is about the creeks and streams that run through the surrounding bushland in Springwood, once significant water sources for the people living off country, the Oryang (also written as Aurang), of the Dharug Nation.

New acquisitions We recently acquired a number of new works by local artists for the Blue Mountains Cultural Centre Fine Art Collection.

Through the Cultural Centre’s Collection Acquisition Fund we acquired three paintings by local artist Tohby Riddle: Afternoon Light, Waratah Street (2018), Shopfront in Morning Light (2020), and Winter Twilight, Katoomba (2020) and a digital photomontage by Katoomba based artist Judith MartinezEstrada titled The Nightwatch II (2017).

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Into the Blue In 2000, the Greater Blue Mountains area was added to the World Heritage List in recognition of the exceptional diversity and integrity of its eucalypt forest communities.

The Blue Mountains Cultural Centre features Into the Blue (the Blue Mountains World Heritage Interpretive Centre). A high-tech, interactive exhibition which explores the natural as well as the social landscapes of this unique area. Audiences are invited to navigate their way through these stories through an immersive exhibition experience, introducing them to the richness and wonders of the Blue Mountains World Heritage area.

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Blue Mountains City Art Gallery Tracy Ponich: Business Not Usual Pop-up Exhibition 22 Jan – 20 Mar

The exhibition was initially scheduled and installed at Blue Mountains City Art Gallery in late June 2021 but had to close the same day it opened, due to the NSW Covid lock down, which lasted three months. The exhibition has been re-designed as a free pop-up show in conjunction with the Blue Mountains Portraits 2022 exhibition.

A Blue Mountains City Art Gallery Exposé Program exhibition

Blue Mountains Portraits 2022 22 Jan – 20 Mar

Celebrating its five year anniversary this year, Blue Mountains Portraits is the Cultural Centre’s annual celebration of the local community and its diverse members.

The exhibiting artists portray the unique people that make up the cultural fabric of the Blue Mountains and tell the stories behind the person. Over forty artworks in a broad range of styles and media such as painting, photography, drawing, collage and mixed media will be exhibited together with a selection of local students’ work.

A Blue Mountains City Art Gallery exhibition

Blue Mountains Portraits People’s Choice Winner 2021, BEN PEARSE Interconnection – portrait Becky Chatfield, 2020 digital print. Courtesy the artist

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Homegrown Dinner Friday 11 Mar 6pm

A three-course dining experience featuring ingredients gathered from the Blue Mountains and surrounds, seasoned with the tastes of the Australian bush. Savour the flavours of local wines and native bush tucker ingredients.

Special guests include Gundungurra Cultural Educator David King, who will share insights into bush tucker, and Joe Tabone from Urbavore, a local Urban Micro-farm & market garden.

Your ticket also includes a private tour of Blue Mountains Portraits 2022 and a complementary drink on arrival. $95 / $85 InSight Members.

Bookings essential via Eventbrite.

Photo: Liam Foster

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Blue Mountains City Art Gallery

Noel Burgess: The Sound of Memories Woodford Academy 5 Mar – 24 Apr

This sonic and visual installation by artist Noel Burgess is set in a Virtual Reality environment, and explores layers of memory experienced through oral history. Through VR headsets visitors can experience various rooms in the Woodford Academy, the oldest colonial structure in the Blue Mountains, and listen to oral recordings of Gertrude McManamey, the last owner and resident of the Woodford Academy prior to her bequest to the National Trust. This installation affords the audience an opportunity to travel through time and space and be immersed in the layers of stories which unfold during a 1988 recorded discussion with Gertrude about her time in the building.

A Blue Mountains Cultural Centre Exposé Program exhibition

Noel Burgess: Artist Floor Talk Saturday 5 Mar 11am – 12pm

Join artist Noel Burgess in a talk about his creative approach to the virtual reality environment and the use of this technology in The Sound of Memories Woodford Academy. $5 / FREE for InSight Members.

Ticket includes Gallery entry.

Bookings essential via Eventbrite.

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Noel Burgess at Woodford Academy.

Photo: Ann Niddrie

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Blue Mountains City Art Gallery

Collectors’ Edition #8 26 Mar – 10 Apr

Now in its 8th year, this fundraiser exhibition supports the Blue Mountains Cultural Centre’s Collection Acquisition Fund. Over 100 original artworks by prominent artists will be for sale through silent auction. Take this opportunity to start your own collection while supporting the Blue Mountains Cultural Centre.

A Blue Mountains City Art Gallery exhibition

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Closing Auction Friday 8 Apr 6 – 8pm

Don’t miss this final opportunity to bid for your chosen artwork and build your own art collection.

This exciting event will be a live auction of the 5 artworks which have attracted the highest bids. Register on the night and join in the fun!

The Collectors’ Edition is supported by Hopetree Framing.

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Blue Mountains City Art Gallery

Clara Hali: The Circle & The Square 26 Mar – 22 May

Clara Hali: The Circle & the Square showcases new and existing works, focusing on the influence of Eastern philosophies & spirituality on the artist’s practice.

Hali engages with the sculptural possibilities offered by the human form as well as natural and built structures. Influenced by the Cubist ethos of combining figurative and abstract planes, Clara’s sculptures and drawings explore the human figure & landscape, yoga poses and reference the ancient hemispherical structures of Buddhist stupas.

A Blue Mountains City Art Gallery exhibition

CLARA HALI Talus Torso 2022, bronze, 69 x 40 x 36 cm. Photo: silversalt

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Clara Hali: Curator and Artist Talk Saturday 26 Mar 11am – 12pm

Join Artistic Program Leader Sabrina Roesner and artist Clara Hali for a floor talk in the gallery and gain an insight into Hali’s creative practice and different influences which direct her artistic process. $5 / FREE for InSight Members.

Ticket includes Gallery entry.

Bookings essential via Eventbrite.

Sculptural Masterclass #2 with Clara Hali Saturday 2 Apr 10am – 4pm

Working with a life model this masterclass will focus on encouraging students to find their own sculptural language within figurative forms.

Designed to cater for students of all skill levels this dynamic masterclass will engage participants in making numerous clay sketches directly from a life model. For all those interested in the human figure as a subject of art and using mindfulness techniques, in this workshop you will learn how to sculpt the human form. $180 / $160 InSight Members.

Bookings essential via Eventbrite.

Image: Courtesy the artist

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Blue Mountains City Art Gallery

Inspired by Art

23 Apr – 22 May This exhibition showcases a major body of work developed by the participants of the Inspired

by Art program. Launched in 2014 Inspired by Art is an inclusive, accessible visual arts class, open to art-lovers living with disability, and other creative locals. The class works together to create expressive artworks that are inspired by the exhibitions at the Blue Mountains City Art Gallery. Led by local artist Clare Delaney, the class has become a community united by a love of art and expression that help each other to discover and grow their abilities. This exhibition showcases new works in variety of mediums including clay, paint and collage, as well as large scale collaborative paintings made in 2021 and 2022.

The Inspired by Art program and exhibition is generously supported by program patrons Theresa Kojta, in memory of Daniel Kojta, and Wendy Farrell-Whelan.

We also thank Greystanes for their support of the program.

A Blue Mountains City Art Gallery exhibition

Image: Collaborative work by Inspired by Art participants in response to Julie Harris’ work 2017

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Beginnings: HSC visual art talent from the region 30 Apr – 12 Jun

Beginnings showcases a selection of works from the 2021 HSC visual art cohort from the Blue Mountains and surrounds. The works have been chosen for their quality and the outstanding talent of these young artists. These artists have risen to the challenges presented to them and created exceptional artworks during one of the most unusual and disrupted years. This exhibition is a testament to the individual efforts of each artist, as well as the support of their incredible and dedicated teachers.

A Blue Mountains City Art Gallery exhibition EMIKO SEITA Tales from Another Land ink & pen, 2021 (Katoomba High School)

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Exhibition Feature Clara Hali: The Circle & The Square Clara Hali: The Circle & the Square showcases a wide breadth of work by local sculptor Clara Hali. The title of the exhibition is derived from the basic building blocks in geometry, architecture and nature: the circle and the square; the cube and sphere. Hali loves the symbolism and sculptural opportunities that they offer.

Clara Hali is an established and widely exhibited sculptor with a lifelong interest in Asian art and philosophies. She was born in Indonesia and has travelled extensively throughout Asia and Europe, studying the sculpture of many different cultural traditions.

On exhibition from 26 Mar – 22 May.

Clara Hali in her studio

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Interview with Clara Clara you have been working with bronze, wood and ceramic for a long time. Can you tell us why you choose to work mainly with those materials?

CH: Ceramics was my first love, starting in high school and progressing to my first degree.

Then I became interested in bronze sculpture inspired by Indian figurative bronzes. They are both heavily processed methodologies which suits me fine. It gives me time to contemplate the work while making moulds and doing other process work. I got interested in carving wood, later, as a break from the process work. Carving for me is slow but direct. It is a process of reduction only, which I find challenging. As opposed to modelling clay and wax, which has the freedom to add and subtract, allowing errors to be easily adjusted. It helps exercise my mind and skills.

There is often an element of ‘balance’ in your work, using abstract blocks to create stacked body parts. Yet it appears as if this is equilibrium is only fleeting, and all could fall apart in a moment. Why is that?

CH: Balance is one of the key elements of sculpture. Sculptors have to deal with that constantly.

I think it is also a lovely metaphor for the human condition. For most of us life is a constant juggle between work and play, sickness and health, success and failure, even living and dying.

What do the geometric shapes of the circle & the square, the cube & the sphere mean to you?

CH: I love shapes. The circle and the square, sphere and cube are fundamental geometric shapes. They are the building blocks of many shapes and structures. I like the purity of these forms. I also like the symbolism of these shapes. The square represents the material world.

It has 4 straight lines which stop at the corners. It stops and starts several times till it gets to the beginning and then starts again. It reminds me of my life. Whereas the circle has no beginning and no end. It is infinite and eternal and represents the spiritual realm.

You have recently started to work with assemblages, which is a new working methodology for you. How did this come about and what do you enjoy about this process?

CH: It came about because I found some really lovely items that looked, to me, like the top of Tibetan stupas. I didn’t want to copy them and cast them in bronze. I wanted to use them as they were, old and rusted. So assemblage was required. I’ve really enjoyed the process because it is so immediate. It’s been great getting out of my comfort zone.

I’ve also enjoyed playing with all sorts of found objects, including many different metals (mild steel, stainless steel, cast iron, bronze, brass, copper, silver, aluminium and tin), wood, stone and plastic.

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What’s On

Open Sessions

Thursdays 3 Mar – 9 Jun 3:30 – 6:30pm Open Sessions is a free program for young people aged 13 – 18 wanting to share creative interests in an encouraging and inspiring environment. Make something at a drop-in activity station, chat with practising artists, develop new ideas and meet other young creatives from your community.

Open Sessions is free but bookings are essential via Eventbrite.

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Term 2:

3 March

12 May

Paper ornaments and experimental jewellery making with artists Jeff McCann and Nina Baker.

17 March

Copper pendants and printed tote bags with Silversmith Jane Tadrist and Printmaker Linda Swinfield.

7 April

Inclusive filmmaking with Genevieve Clay-Smith from Bus Stop Films.

Japanese inspired ink drawing with Shay Tobin.

26 May

Collage self-portraiture beyond the anthropocene, into the symbiocene with artist Rachel Harrex.

9 June

Bad embroidery with artist Liam Benson.

This project is supported by Create NSW’s Audience Development Fund, a devolved funding program administered by Museums & Galleries of NSW on behalf of the NSW Government.

Image: Jeff McCann Paper Ornaments workshop. Photo: Jinwon Kim

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Panel Discussion Women’s Journeys: Blue Mountain’s Women and Their Stories Saturday 12 Mar 11am – 12pm

Panel featuring:

In celebration of International Women’s Day join photographer and author Brigitte Grant to share her recent book of 100 portraits, Women’s Journeys. Come and discover how Brigitte’s curiosity led her to meet this group of diverse and creative women. The stories and panel discussion will be accompanied by a digital presentation and interviews with Cheryle Yin-Lo.

Brigitte Grant Photographer, Author/Publisher Rosemary Morrow Permaculture/Refugee Teacher Trish Doyle Domestic Violence Survivor/ Member of Parliament Sophie Gunn Artist/Makeup Artist Cheryle Yin-Lo Cultural Strategist-Broker/Creative Mentor

Free. Tickets essential via Eventbrite.

Structures in the Landscape with Ashlee Bucholtz Saturday 12 Mar 10:30am – 3:30pm

Join artist Ashlee Bucholtz for a one-day sketching and acrylic painting workshop that highlights the human aspects of structures and how they can be represented in interesting and expressive ways. Students will take a short walk to see Katoomba’s quirky Art Deco and Victorian inspired buildings, where they will be encouraged to sketch and take photos to reference in the workshop. By using a multiple medium approach, students will then be guided through different drawing and acrylic painting techniques with a dedicated exploration of colour and a focus on tone, light, transparency and glazing across the subject matter. $130 / $120 InSight Members.

Bookings essential via Eventbrite.

ASHLEE BUCHOLTZ Private Education 2020, acrylic on canvas 66 x 66 cm

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What’s On Intaglio Printing with Liz Perfect Saturday 21 May 10.30am – 3.30pm

This printing workshop allows you to draw directly onto aluminium plates. The incised image is bitten with a safe mordant allowing you to create expressive tonal areas as well as creating shadows and depth! In the afternoon have fun using the press with a choice of papers and experimenting with different ways of inking up your plate, making each print unique.

All materials will be provided as well as step by step guidance. $130 / $120 InSight Members.

Bookings essential via Eventbrite.

Mother’s Day Wollemi Artisan Market Saturday 7 May 11am – 3pm

This Mother’s Day weekend bring your Mum to the Cultural Centre, pick up something delightful from one of our artisan stallholders and treat her to a special day out at the Gallery.

Browse our talented stallholders showcasing a range of unique wearables, accessories, items for the home and more. Free event.

NAIDOC 2022 3 – 10 Jul We will be recognising the 2022 theme of NAIDOC week, Get Up! Stand Up! Show Up!, and host a free community day on Saturday 2 July. Stay tuned for the full program, including workshops, performances and artist talks, to be released soon.

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Volunteer Profile

Andrew Foy

How did you get involved with the Blue Mountains Cultural Centre?

After retiring from full-time work, volunteering at the Cultural Centre is one way of “paying it back” to the community that’s supported me personally and professionally since I moved to the mountains. Here you are warmly welcomed to contribute to the broader creative community. Excellent coffee may also have had something to do with it.

Who are some of your favourite artists?

After compulsorily “worthy” childhood Sunday visits to the AGNSW, then the high school art lessons on caricature, Impressionism and Expressionism… and years teaching and studying the industrial revolution and modern history I blame my teachers for my ”taste” in art. If the Nazis labelled it “degenerative”, if Kōjirō Matsukata (arms dealer businessman; alleged Japanese spy) amassed it into his vast collection, if it resides in former Soviet capitals’ collections of “Socialist art”, if it’s Art Deco, or if it’s in the annual “Behind the Lines” exhibition, you will find my favourite artworks.

Do you have your own arts practice?

More occupational therapy than “art”, I suspect: black and white sketching, still using scratchy mapping pens. A collection of mainly black and white landscape, industrial and transport photos has been taking up space since I was handed my first box-Brownie camera. Digitising the best of way-too-many 35mm negatives turned into an ongoing Covid project.

Why would you encourage others to volunteer at the BMCC? Covid-safe peace is a placid morning surrounded by diverse artworks in the Gallery.

And did I mention the coffee?

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Gallery Café With Autumn just around the corner, our menu offers a variety of warming treats. Featuring locally sourced native Australian spices and relishes, local honeys as well as fresh produce sourced from the Cultural Centre’s ever growing garden!

From house-made soups and hearty salads to warming toasties, we have curated a menu with something for every day of the season.

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SWEET PEA CROSTINI 1 serve

I N G R E DIENTS

2 cups crushed green peas 1 teaspoon ground cumin 100g feta cheese Shaved parmesan cheese Pepper and salt to taste Extra virgin olive oil 1 clove garlic, cut in half Fresh mint, thinly sliced or chopped Baguette bread of your choice Chilli flakes (optional)

I N G R E DIENTS:

1. Prepare peas by heating up to temperature, either in the microwave or over the stove in a saucepan with hot water.

2. Use a potato masher or fork to roughly mash/crush the peas until they reach a spreadable consistency.

3. Add the ground cumin, ½ of the feta cheese crumbled, pepper/salt, 2/3 mint and a drizzle of olive oil, mix until incorporated.

4. Slice your baguette, take two slices and toast until golden.

5. Drizzle the toasted baguette slices with a touch of olive oil and rub the garlic clove onto the toast.

6. Spread the pea mixture over both baguette slices, top with the remaining crumbled feta, mint, shaved parmesan, cracked pepper and chilli flakes. Serve immediately.

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Gallery Shop Offering a unique retail experience, the Gallery Shop stocks a wide variety of quality Australian made gifts, books and homewares, with a focus on artisan products designed and made in the Blue Mountains.

InSight Members receive a 10% discount on items in the Shop and invitations to exclusive member sales throughout the year.

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Odesse Odesse solide parfums are pocket-sized, waxbased bouquets of sweet, smoky and spicy. Each perfume is a mix of local Australian botanicals like violet leaf, Sandalwood and Pink Pepper — best applied with fingertips.

Blending the highest quality Australian native ingredients to create a suite of fragrances that are longer-lasting, more affordable and kinder to the planet than your traditional spray perfume. $69.95 / $62.95 InSight Members.

Nowhere to Hide Nowhere To Hide is made up of a long time crafting duo, Lauren & Luke from the Blue Mountains. The vision of Nowhere To Hide is to both design and create quality, long lasting and timeless, future vintage pieces that become part of a treasured personal collection now and in the future. A focus for our collections is the leather and the quality of manufacturing.

Image: Liam Foster

Products start at $40.

Service NSW vouchers accepted here You are able to redeem your DISCOVER and PARENTS NSW vouchers at the Cultural Centre to purchase tickets for a public program and items from our Gallery Shop.

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Braemar House & Gallery Braemar House is home to the treasured Braemar Gallery, a Council operated community exhibition space for visual artists.

104 Macquarie Rd, Springwood Thu – Sun, 10am – 4pm Free admission See the Cultural Centre website for the latest on Braemar Gallery exhibitions.

Liz Shreeve Light and Colour

Kaylene Brooks Earth

This exhibition investigates light, colour and the mathematics of architecture and nature. The artists practice is based on observations of the natural and man-made environment, with inspiration coming from the way light hits and colours surface. Small repeating units are used to catch and colour light, to recreate, for the viewer, the sensual experience of those observations.

In a gentle and calming exhibition, this collection of vessels and objects by fibre and textile artist Kaylene Brooks is an exploration in multi media, by combining natural and man-made materials. From what we and the Earth discard, a new life cycle begins.

17 Feb – 13 Mar

17 Feb – 13 Mar

Samara Thomson Essence 17 Mar – 10 Apr

Living in The Blue Mountains of N.S.W. for many years, Samara Thomson has observed the many aspects of nature; from the minute patterns within the structure of the foliage, rock formations, bird life and plant life, to the overwhelming grandeur of its geographic composition.

LIZ SHREEVE Persistence of Blue - 4, ink on cut and folded paper, 2019, 28 x 28 cm

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Malcolm Harding Blackheath Garden 17 Mar – 10 Apr

Malcolm Harding’s paintings depict his cold climate garden in Blackheath. They explore the garden and its abundance in the peak of summer, when it becomes a riot of blooms and colour.

Stephen Travers A Most Unexpected Journey 17 Mar – 10 Apr

Pausing to draw Notre Dame Cathedral on the way back to his hotel started artist Stephen Travers on a most unexpected journey. This is Stephen’s first exhibition of his architectural and urban drawings.

MALCOLM HARDING, Blackheath Garden 2021, oil on canvas, 61 x 61 cm

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Braemar House & Gallery Adrienne Richards, Annette Mylrea, Anthony Cahill, Di Art Rising Out of a Pandemic Holdsworth, Kate Robinson, Curated by Tim Newman Leo Robba, Louise Kerr, Peta 14 Apr – 8 May Hinton, Rhett Brewer and Vicki Hersey Eight Blue Mountains artists have been invited to exhibit Lagoon 2.0 work produced during the 2020-21 pandemic period.

This body of work provides a unique window into the varied responses of these artists, threading together both the differences and the shared experiences that this pandemic has brought.

Included are paintings, sculptures, installations and photography.

Anna Di Mezza The Loved Ones 14 Apr – 8 May

The Loved Ones presents a series of acrylic paintings by Anna Di Mezza. Her focus is creating surrealistic paintings which contain a strong narrative thrust, from found images from the 50s and 60s.

Anna introduces new elements to these found photos often removing them from their original context thus presenting conceptual ideas in a surrealistic manner.

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12 May – 5 Jun

The Blue Mountains is home to some of the most fragile upland water ecosystems in the world. Glenbrook Lagoon is one of these, a rare and beautiful wetland on Sydney’s doorstep.

Caren Berzins, Martin Lukersmith and Ali White Crust

9 Jun – 3 Jul

Sharing a love of art and nature, three local artists have collaborated to present – Crust – a diverse exhibition of photography, mixed media and ceramics.

Christine Hyde Field of Vision

9 Jun – 3 Jul

Field of Vision offers a range of drawings and paintings reflecting personal respect and awe for the local terrain, and the notion that we are each connected and drawn to the natural world.

ADMISSION:

OPENING HOURS:

Adults: $5 Australian concession card holders: $3 InSight Members: Free Children under 16: Free

Monday – Friday: 10am – 5pm Saturday + Sunday: 10am – 4pm Closed public holidays

Your admission ticket allows entry to our permanent exhibition Into the Blue and the Blue Mountains City Art Gallery OUR PEOPLE:

Manager, Arts & Cultural Services: Paul Brinkman Artistic Program Manager: Sabrina Roesner Promotion and Marketing Coordinator: Rose Stibbard Administration Officer: Felicity Hallam Public Programs Coordinator: Sarah Emerson Gallery Technician: Mark Surtees Curator: Rilka Oakley Café Coordinator: Jennifer Chapman-Paton Cultural Development: Katrina Noorbergen We thank the dedicated volunteers at Blue Mountains Cultural Centre who provide valuable support to staff and visitors.

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