| Newsletter Vol 6, No 3 | May 2010 |
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Greetings!
Rhondda Walters Sun Bleached from (Treasures of Spain & Turkey)
1999-2001 mixed media. Image courtesy of the artist.  |
Rhondda Walters' Journey
Exhibiting 12th June - 25th July 2010
This selection of paintings has been curated from a selection of 7 of the 23 individual series created over the past 30 year period. Themes have been chosen and are drawn from the artist's experiences and travels to create a large range of variations utilising texture, different media, and colour combinations, on a myriad of surfaces.
Rhondda finds it to be the most stimulating experience to adopt an approach to the production of her work freely and with an open mind, utilising the shapes and forms suggested by reality. This has been an ongoing guiding force in her work over many
years and she is still excited and personally rewarded in her quest to discover "new worlds. Rhondda believes that "the best paintings are created without thought of result, selling or impressing" and that "To be a successful artist, as in life, one must have integrity."
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| Smokin' at the Pot House... |
Winter raku firing Saturday 5th June 2010
9am to 5pm. Pots and glazes available for purchase or byo! Firing cost est. per pot.
All Public Welcome.
At Pot House - Lions Park
Lower Brook St. Muswellbrook.
Enquiries: Scott Cooper 0427101 976 |
Concerts at Sacred Spaces Convent of Mercy
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'Governor Macquarie's Favourites: the Music of Scotland'
Chris Duncan - fiddle
Catherine Strutt - piano
Jennifer Strutt - Cape Breton
Step Dancer
Sunday 29 August 2pm
Reception room
30 Queen St Singleton
Enquiries: 6572 2398
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| Ceramics and Glass - Selected works from the Max Watters Collection |
Richard Larter's "Mirror Painting No 2". Spp on canvas 1983. Max Watters Collection |
Exhibition dates: 12th June - 5th September 2010
This selection of works is the third in an ongoing series of special theme exhibitions aimed at presenting examples of some of the many choices of mediums available to artists for the production of their work. Previously we have looked at Steel and Wood. This time round, we also look at some of the shared aspects of ceramics and glass. A number of 2D works have been included in the selection to reinforce the theme.
The examples on show explore the play of light on the surface and how an illusion of depth or movement is achieved by the featured artists.
Artists featured include George Barker, Barwell, Dorothy Burns, Setsuko Ogishi, Caroline Southcombe, Ray Taylor, Allan Bell, Brian Doar, Lorraine Jenyns, Fiona Fell, Phyllis Delves, Richard Larter, Alison Hodges and Peter Masters.
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| Youth Snaps 2010 - exhibiting 12th June - 25th July 2010 |
Alvin Singleton's "The 40km Zone, 2010". Digital output print. Image courtesy of the artist. | Youth Snaps is a series of photographic workshops for young people, held as part of Youth Week celebrations over 3 Saturdays in April. This year's Youth Snaps was completed by 6 participants aged 12 - 16 years.
The participants were Sam Dennis, Alvin Singleton, Ellie Thomson, Stephanie Wiseman, Cody
Wright and Jessie-Lee Wright. This year is the fifth Youth Snaps exhibition.
Youth Snaps workshops were facilitated by local photographer, Roger Skinner. This involved a
tutorial session, a field trip to Widden, and an assessment and reflection session from which the
current exhibition was selected. A visit to the exhibition is highly recommended.
Youth Snaps is coordinated by Upper Hunter Community Services Youth Development Project,
in partnership with the Muswellbrook Regional Arts Centre, with financial assistance from
Muswellbrook Shire Council's Youth Week funding.
Previous Youth Snaps were conducted using disposable cameras. This year, Youth Snaps was
able to explore digital photography.
Thank you and congratulations to all the participants.
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| NAIDOC Week - exhibiting 12th June - 25 July 2010 |
Fred Jackson's "Kinship (detail) 2010". Acrylic on canvas. Image courtesy of artist. |
For the past few years the Arts Centre has featured work from the St Heliers Correctional Centre for this annual display. This time round the exhibition will include new work by the current group of artists and
with the benefit of recently being able to see works in progress, some different themes are becoming apparent. Again there is the usual stylized Australian animal motifs for which we are all familiar. The appearance of decorative inserts of bands of native flora as well as personal elements drawn from the artists' traditional family group, memory and history are breakthrough features. The manipulation of mediums is also more refined and some of the artists have developed and modified their implements to achieve different painting effects. This exhibition will be shown in the Wollemi Gallery of the Arts Centre.
Aboriginal artists from St Heliers Correctional Centre (with TAFE Tutor Tex on the left) visit the Baiame rock art site at Milbrodale. | |
| Opera in July - Pepito |
Scott Blick. Photo by Kellie Tym |
The Arts Centre and the Upper Hunter Conservatorium of Music in collaboration with Scott Blick and Blue Bottle Productions will be hosting an evening of opera on Saturday 24th July. The concert will consist of excerpts from some of Jacques Offenbach's better known operas in the first half followed by a performance of Pepito, one of his chamber operas which has never been performed in Australia before. It is a farce about love during times of war and has been reset in a small Australian country town in 1945 at the end of WW2. Scott and the three performers have been rehearsing in the Netherlands for the performance. This will be a must see event. |
| Artists' Shoot Out at High Noon... |
The famous Muswellbrook Artists' Shoot Out will feature in the Inaugural Creative Arts Fair at Muswellbrook Pothouse on Saturday 2nd November 2010.
The Pothouse will be hosting a big day of Art, Craft and entertainment at their Lower Brook street headquarters.
The Shootout is open to all comers: professional artists, amateurs, young and old - all are welcome.
The challenge is to start a work of art of their choice and in any medium at High Noon and complete it within 1 hour Anyone who would like to participate in the Shootout should contact
Kevin Doherty at Muswellbrook Visitor Centre
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| Art Classes with Max Watters |
 Monday12.30 - 2.00pm Challenge, Muswellbrook
2.30 - 5.00pm Hunter Park Family Centre, Muswellbrook
6.00 - 8.00pm Wybong Community Hall, Post Office Rd, Wybong
Tuesday
4.00 - 6.00pm Muswellbrook PCYC, phone 02 4541 1434
Thursday
2.00 - 5.00pm McCully's Gap Art Group, The Pot House, Muswellbrook
6.00 - 8.15pm Muswellbrook Art Group, The Pot House, Muswellbrook
Saturday
1.30 - 4.00pm Aberdeen Art Group, Community Centre, Aberdeen
Any enquires please contact Max Watters 02 6543 2875. |
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Scone ADFAS Lecture Series for 2010 |
Tuesday 8th June
Mr Paul Brunton, Senior Curator, Mitchell Library, State Library of NSW (Australian), Charles Darwin
in Australia.
These lectures will be held at the Scone Arts & Craft Hall, Kingdom St, Scone
All lectures begin promptly at 6.30pm. Visitors $20.00, refreshments are served after the
lecture. |
| muswellbrook regional arts centre |
 Corner of Bridge & William Streets
PO Box 122 Muswellbrook NSW 2333
Tel: 02-6549 3880 Fax: 02-6549 3886
e-mail: Arts.Centre@muswellbrook.nsw.gov.au Web: www.muswellbrookartscentre.com.au
Opening hours: 10am - 5pm Tuesday to Friday, 10am - 1pm Saturday, 2pm - 5pm Sunday (closed Mondays and public holidays)
muswellbrook regional arts centre is a non-profit facility and resource servicing the Upper Hunter Region, owned and operated by Muswellbrook Shire Council.
All images used courtesy of the artists. |
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