WVAC Arts News May / June 2013
What's on at the Old Fire Shed Gallery, Wollombi Cultural Centre.
Catherine Craig 'OUT OF THE WOODS' - 1-10 June
Opening drinks: 4-6pm, Saturday 1 June 2013. All welcome.
Exhibition open 10am-4pm, weekends 1-2 June and 8-9 June, plus Monday 10 June (public holiday).
Quilts, collages and drawings completed during the last year.
Upcoming Shows
Dorothy Compton and Friends - 29 June - 14 July 2013
More details in next edition of Arts News.
WCC Working Bees
To ensure ongoing maintenance of the WCC and its surrounds, members and other interested community members are invited to join in our monthly working bees, particularly for grounds and garden maintenance during cooler weather. Next working bee date: Wed 12 June from 10am-12. Coffee provided!
WCC Booking Enquiries
Please contact:
Lesley Williams (4998 8205) or Bron Duncan (0414 231 019) if Lesley unavailable.
Please note that Lesley Williams is the bookings officer for both the WCC and The Old Fireshed Gallery.
Email: artscouncil@wollombi.org
Web: www.wollombi.org
Next WVAC Meeting - Sunday 2 June, 2pm, at the WCC.
WVAC Arts News April / May 2013
Twisted Sisters
Upcoming Shows
WCC Working Bees
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What's on at the Old Fire Shed Gallery, Wollombi Cultural Centre.
TWISTED SISTERS - 20th April to 5th May
Opening drinks: 4.30pm, Saturday 20 April 2013.
Open weekends, 10am-4pm, plus Anzac Day Thursday 25 April and Friday 26 April.
In this exhibition Jan Bowmaker and Kay Harwood - sisters living in Wollombi - combine their artistic talents to bring an exhibition of works celebrating the beauty and diversity of the Australian environment. From the monumental strength of sculptural rock formations to the delicacy of Western Australian red gum blossoms, Jan and Kay have explored the processes of colour and texture in painting and the art of printmaking.
SPECIAL EVENT FRIDAY 26 APRIL, 10am-4pm
Wanting to share their love of making art, on 26 April Jan and Kay will offer a printmaking experience for children of all ages at the Gallery (for further information call Kay on 0402 615 665 or Jan on 0409 447 485).
Upcoming Shows
1-9 June: Catherine Craig
Watch for details in forthcoming Arts News.
WCC Working Bees
To ensure ongoing maintenance of the WCC and its surrounds, members and other interested community members are invited to join in our monthly working bees, particularly for grounds and garden maintenance during cooler weather. Please call Lesley Williams 49988205 to find out for the next working bee date.
WCC Booking Enquiries
Please contact:
Lesley Williams (4998 8205) or Bron Duncan (0414 231 019) if Lesley unavailable. A few vacancies exist for exhibitions during 2013.
Please note that Lesley Williams is the bookings officer for both the WCC and The Old Fireshed Gallery (formerly Bronnie Aliotti).
Email: artscouncil@wollombi.org
Web: www.wollombi.org
Next WVAC Meeting - Sunday 5th May, 2pm, at the WCC.
WVAC Arts News March / April 2013
Inside Art 2013
Upcoming Shows
AGM
Art Classes
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What's on at the Old Fire Shed Gallery, Wollombi Cultural Centre.
Inside Art 2013
Opening drinks and nibbles: 6pm, Good Friday 29 March 2013.
Open Sat, Sun, Mon of Easter weekend, 10am-4pm, and the two following weekends until Sunday 14 April.
It’s on again! The 9th annual exhibition of Inside Art will feature works by inmates of St Heliers (Muswellbrook) and Cessnock Correctional Centres. Curator James Whitington is pleased to bring together a diverse range of artworks including paintings, drawings and sculptures. This popular Wollombi event provides creative motivation and encouragement for inmates and raises self-esteem. It helps to foster a constructive approach to re-entry to society and reduce re-offending. Most artworks will be for sale. Come, see and enjoy the variety and originality of this Art from the Inside.
Upcoming Shows
20 April-5 May: Jan Bowmaker and Kay Harwood
1-9 June: Catherine Craig
Watch for details in forthcoming Arts News.
Wollombi Valley Arts Council Annual General Meeting
The AGM was held at 2pm on Sunday 10 March at the Wollombi Cultural Centre. All positions were declared vacant and the following people were duly elected to be office bearers and committee members for 2013:
President: Graham Williams
Vice-President: Tony Palfreeman
Treasurer/Secretary (Correspondence): Cordelia Howell
Secretary (Minutes): Mary Francis
Public Officer: Graham Williams
Aboriginal Arts and Culture Liaison: Claude Aliotti
Committee: Bronwyn Duncan, Col Harrison, Louise Hicks, Rebecca Rath, Paul Selwood, James Whitington, Lesley Williams.
A big thank you to outgoing President Paul Selwood and long serving committee member/bookings officer Bronnie Aliotti. They have our very best wishes for a happy period of professional and personal growth.
ART CLASSES at the WCC
Wollombi artist, Fiona Bateman, is holding art classes for adults on Thursdays, 6pm-8.30pm.
Enquiries: fiona.m.bateman@gmail.com
WCC Booking Enquiries
Please contact:
Lesley Williams (4998 8205) or Bron Duncan (0414 231 019) if Lesley unavailable. Please note that Lesley Williams is the bookings officer for both the WCC and The Old Fireshed Gallery (formerly Bronnie Aliotti).
Email: artscouncil@wollombi.org
Web: www.wollombi.org
Next WVAC Meeting - Sunday 7th April, 2pm, at the WCC.
WVAC Arts News February / March 2013
Jo Truman - Artist in Residence
Annual General Meeting 2013
Inside Art 2013
Working Bee
Art Classes
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What's on at the Old Fire Shed Gallery, Wollombi Cultural Centre.
Jo Truman – Artist in Residence
25 January – 24 February 2013
The 2013 WVAC Artist in Residence is Josephine (Jo) Truman. She began her residency on 25 January and concludes on 24 February. Jo is a multimodal artist who has concentrated in recent times on working as a composer/performer/sound artist. Jo extends her appreciation to WCC members for their support and understanding during the period following the heavy rains in late January when she could not access her pre-arranged accommodation. Apologies to members for any inconvenience during those few days.
Saturday 23 February, 5pm - Come along to hear a sound piece Jo completed during the residency, and a vocal improvisation. Visual artworks will also be on display. Drinks and nibbles provided. The exhibition will continue on Sunday 24 February, 10am-4pm.
Annual General Meeting 2013
Sunday 10 March 2013 at 2pm, Wollombi Cultural Centre
The Wollombi Valley Arts Council will hold its Annual General Meeting on Sunday 10 March 2013 at 2pm at the Wollombi Cultural Centre. All positions will be declared vacant on the day; however, only financial members are entitled to vote or to be elected to a position on the committee. 2013 memberships are now due and the $10 membership fee can be paid prior or on the day. Please feel free to come and share some refreshments. See you there!
Inside Art 2013
Opening 6pm, Good Friday 29 March, Old Fire Shed Gallery. Please join us for drinks and nibbles. Open weekends/Easter 10am-4pm. Closing Sunday 7 April.
The exhibition will feature artworks from inmates and former inmates of St. Helliers Correctional Centre Muswellbrook and Cessnock Correctional Centre. This annual exhibition sponsored by the WVAC, is now in its ninth year. It provides inmates with much encouragement, opportunities to use their time creatively, and to build self-esteem.
Working Bee
Feel free to volunteer for the WCC working bee which will carry out maintenance work on the buildings and outdoor areas in March. Next gardening bee: Wednesday 13 March. Contact: Lesley Williams 4998 8205.
Available Dates 2013
If you would like to book The Old Fire Shed Gallery for an exhibition during the remainder of 2013, some dates are still available. Bookings can also be taken for 2014. Exhibitors are required to become members of the WVAC. Annual membership fee is $10. Please contact bookings officer for more information.
Note: The exhibition by Gavi Duncan planned for early March has been postponed until later in 2013.
ART CLASSES at the WCC
Wollombi artist, Fiona Bateman, is holding art classes for adults on Thursdays, 6pm-8.30pm.
Enquiries: fiona.m.bateman@gmail.com
WCC Booking Enquiries
Please contact:
Lesley Williams (4998 8205) or Bron Duncan (0414 231 019)
Email: artscouncil@wollombi.org
Web: www.wollombi.org
Next WVAC Meeting - Sunday 10th March, AGM at 2pm, followed by ordinary Committee Meeting at the WCC.
WVAC Arts News January / February 2013
Mrs Johnstone's Art Show
Jo Truman - Artist in Residence
March 2013
ART CLASSES
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What's on at the Old Fire Shed Gallery, Wollombi Cultural Centre.
Welcome back to the Old Fire Shed Gallery for 2013. The year is shaping up to be a great one with a wide variety of exhibitions and current bookings at 75% of capacity.
Mrs Johnstone's Art Show
12-20 January 2013, Saturday and Sunday 10am-4pm
Final weekend of this show - a collection of art students' work from a year of hysterical art classes in Wollombi with Mrs Johnstone. Featuring drawings, acrylics, oils and mixed media.
Jo Truman – Artist in Residence
25 January – 24 February 2013
The 2013 WVAC Artist in Residence is Jo Truman, an established sound artist/composer and visual artist. Jo works with the narrative of ‘decay’. She writes: ‘In the organic life of plants and animals, decay is a process that makes way for new growth. For me this process is beautiful.’ Jo’s residency projects bring together the visual and auditory in the form of an exhibition of drawings and accompanying sound installation. Jo’s most recent gig was at Hobart’s MONA Festival of Music and Art in January. Feel free to drop by the gallery to talk with Jo about her works in progress.
March 2013 (TBC)
We hope to have an exhibition of Aboriginal art, sand art, video and performance by Gavi Duncan (Percy's nephew). Details to come in the next edition of Arts News.
ART CLASSES at the WCC
Wollombi artist, Fiona Bateman, is holding art classes for adults on Thursdays, 6pm-8.30pm.
Enquiries: fiona.m.bateman@gmail.com
WCC Booking Enquiries
Please contact:
Lesley Williams (4998 8205) or Bron Duncan (0414 231 019)
Email: artscouncil@wollombi.org
Web: www.wollombi.org
Next WVAC Meeting - Sunday 3rd February, 4pm at the WCC.
WVAC Arts News December 2012 / January 2013
Aboriginal Artefacts
Mrs Johnstone's Art Show
Jo Truman - Artist in Residence
ART CLASSES
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What's on at the Old Fire Shed Gallery, Wollombi Cultural Centre, Wollombi.
ABORIGINAL ARTEFACTS – Andrew Snelgar
BILA - GARRUWA 'River to the Sea'
Final weekend of this popular exhibition is 22-23 December, 10am-4pm
‘This exhibition has tools and weapons of Traditional Aboriginal Origin, showing the relationship with the land and water, from the rivers to the sea. With this exhibition, I pay my everlasting respect to the traditional ancestors of the Wollombi, Awaba and Worimi areas, who lived on and belonged to the rivers and the sea.’
Mrs Johnstone's Art Show
12-20 January 2013
Opening drinks and entertainment 6pm Friday 11 January 2013
Exhibition open from 12-20 January 2013, weekends 10am-4pm
This is a collection of art students' work from a year of hysterical art classes in Wollombi with Mrs Johnstone. It features drawings, acrylics, oils and mixed media.
Jo Truman – Artist in Residence
25 January – 24 February 2013
The 2013 WVAC Artist in Residence is Jo Truman, an established multi-modal artist working in a professional capacity as a sound artist/composer and visual artist. For her residency projects she plans to bring together both the visual and auditory in the form of an exhibition of drawings and accompanying sound installation. Jo works with the narrative of ‘decay’. She writes: ‘Decay is a natural part of the life cycle. In the organic life of plants and animals, decay is a process that makes way for new growth. For me this process is beautiful. But in our quest for infinite growth, humans have created casualties. This is evident in the rate of extinction of other species.’
ART CLASSES at the WCC
Wollombi artist, Fiona Bateman, is holding art classes for adults on Thursdays, 6pm-8.30pm.
Enquiries: fiona.m.bateman@gmail.com
Seasons Greetings
We wish all our WVAC members and the Wollombi Valley community a safe and peaceful Christmas and a happy and healthy New Year. See you in 2013.
WCC Booking Enquiries
Please contact:
Lesley Williams (4998 8205) or Bron Duncan (0414 231 019)
Email: artscouncil@wollombi.org
Web: www.wollombi.org
Next WVAC Meeting - Sunday 3rd February, 4pm at the WCC.
