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SUMMARY:Wonders of HINTON
DESCRIPTION:Experience one of the greatest collections of art in regional Australia with the new semi-permanent display\, Wonders of Hinton. \nThe Howard Hinton Collection is the result of one of the greatest acts of artistic philanthropy and benefaction in Australian history. Between 1929 and 1948 a collection of over 1000 artworks were donated to the newly constructed Armidale Teachers’ College by the retired shipping agent\, Howard Hinton OBE (1866-1948). The collection provides a snapshot into Australian artistic practice in the early twentieth century as well as some insights into this ‘modest and self-effacing’ gentleman who lived in a boarding house in the north shore suburb of Cremorne and is one of the most significant collections of Australian art in regional New South Wales. \nOpening Night Event: Friday 3 February\, 6pm \n
URL:https://www.neram.com.au/event/wonders-of-hinton/
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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SUMMARY:Drawing from the Collection
DESCRIPTION:Good draughtsmanship is the foundation of all forms of art. Sourced from the NERAM collections\, this exhibition features sketches and studies\, to fully realised still lifes\, portraits\, and landscapes where the skill of the artist’s eye\, realised solely by a drawing implement in the hand\, is on plain view. \nDrawing from the Collection highlights the variety and skill of more than 35 artists including Judy Cassab\, Margaret Coen\, Elisabeth Cummings\, Nora Heysen\, Lionel Lindsay\, Angus Nivison\, Lloyd Rees\, William Robinson\, Desiderius Orban\, Guy Warren\, and Margaret Woodward amongst others. \nOpening night: Friday 27 September\, 6-8pm \nImage credit: William Robinson\, Chookyard\, 1979\, pastel. Purchased 1981. The Armidale City Collection.\n
URL:https://www.neram.com.au/event/drawing-from-the-collection/
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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SUMMARY:Women and Other Demons
DESCRIPTION:Maria Pia Mosquera is a Colombian-born artist based in Sydney. Rooted in the aesthetics of medieval and Latin-American colonial art\, her work wryly re-imagines the contemporary world through the lens of religious iconography\, mythology and folklore\, vestiges from a time when the power of the supernatural to intervene in our lives was taken to be self-evident. \nMaking use of oneiric imagery that challenges the macabre with whimsical humour and invites reflection on our everyday lives\, the paintings in this exhibition re-imagine depictions of women in ancient stories in order to engage with contemporary society\, which is only beginning to reckon with the misogyny that drives persistent violence against women. \nOpening night: Friday 27 September\, 6-8pm \nWomen And Other Demons Catalogue \n  \nImage credit: Maria Pia Mosquera\, Taken II\, 2023\, oil on board. Courtesy the artist.\n
URL:https://www.neram.com.au/event/women-and-other-demons/
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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SUMMARY:All the Excellent Dolphins
DESCRIPTION:This new body of work by abstract artist Catherine Cassidy demonstrates her current focus on the long history of mark-making by generations of humans. The insistent history of marks\, glyphs and images\, and the urgent need to inscribe\, record and re-invent our worlds. \nThe exhibition title is inspired by artist Judith Nangala Crispin’s perspective on neurodiversity and the artist: why be seen as “a disabled wombat when you are actually an excellent dolphin.” \nA partnership with AK Bellinger Gallery \n  \nOpening night: Friday 27 September\, 6-8pm \nArtist talk: Saturday 28 September\, 10.30am \nAll The Excellent Dolphins Catalogue \nCatherine Cassidy Artist Talk Transcript \n  \nImage credit: Catherine Cassidy\, Edge 12 Gold\, 2024\, polymers on wood panel. Courtesy the artist.\n  \n
URL:https://www.neram.com.au/event/all-the-excellent-dolphins/
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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SUMMARY:Packsaddle Exhibition 2024
DESCRIPTION:Packsaddle is an annual art exhibition that has been raising funds for NERAM since 1985. Each year the Packsaddle Exhibition presents a diverse range of paintings\, original prints and sculpture by leading Australian artists\, providing local collectors and art lovers the opportunity to purchase great artworks to start or build their own collections\, while also supporting NERAM. \nThe 2024 fundraising exhibition runs from 25 October – 10 November with the opening night on Friday 25 October. \nOpening Night Event: Friday 25 October\nViewing from 5.00pm | Selling from 6.00pm\nOpening remarks by Madeleine Tuckfield Carrano\, Gallery Director and owner of Artsite Contemporary  \n  \nPacksaddle 2024 Program of Events \n\nSaturday 26 October 10.30am: Packsaddle floor talk with Madeleine Tuckfield Carrano\nSaturday 3 November 10.30am: Packsaddle floor talk\nSunday 10 November 1.00 – 4.00pm: Pick up Party for customers to collect their works\n\n
URL:https://www.neram.com.au/event/packsaddle-exhibition-2024/
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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SUMMARY:Black Gully Festival
DESCRIPTION:The always highly-anticipated Black Gully Festival is set to kick off on Saturday\, November 9th\, 2024\, in the scenic Black Gully Reserve (behind NERAM on the south side of the creek). This free\, family-friendly event celebrates the vibrant spirit of Armidale as the weather warms up\, offering a day filled with music\, art\, environmental and community engagement. The festival promises an entertaining experience for attendees of all ages. \nFESTIVAL PROGRAM\n\n10.00am – 4.00pm – Makers and Community Markets\n11.00pm – Welcome to Country and Official Opening\n\n10.00am – 3.00pm Museum of Printing Open\n\n10.00am – 3.00pm – NERAM Family Art Making\n7.30- 9.00pm – Astronomy night with the Stars @NERAM cafe\n\n\nMUSIC PROGRAM\nMain Stages  \n\n10.00am  – Ohmasoulmusic\n10.45am  – The Kelly Gang\n11.30am – Welcome to Country / opening\n12.00am – Tandav School of Dance\n12.15pm – Khalill Tabor All Sheikh\n12.30pm – Bella Frankie Music\n1.15pm – The Briny Sea\n2.00pm – Kirsty Larkin\n2.45pm – Southswell\n3.30pm – Buddy Knox\n4.15pm – Partyline\n5.00pm – El Adimra\n5.45pm – Nascent\n6. 30pm – Skele Jay\n7.15pm – Florin Arc\n\nFinish 8.15pm\n\nAcoustic Stage (NERAM Cafe Courtyard)\n\n10.00am – Maxine & Ben\n10.45am –  Barney St Band\n11.30am –  Keith & Luke\n12.15pm –  Firebirds\n1.00pm –  Ollie Twohill (Murwillumbah)\n1.45pm –  Bits of Buzz\n2.30pm –  Koivu\n\nFinish 3pm\nSLOW LIVING WORKSHOP PROGRAM \n\nClothes Swap  – Clothes drop – 10.00 to 11.00am – Clothes swap – 12.00 to 2.00pm\n\nWorkshops @ The Community Garden \n\n10.00-10.45 | 1:00-1.45 – Composting made easy\n11.00-11.45 | 2:00-2.45 – Wicking bed demo\n12.00-12.45 – Growing mushrooms\n\nSUSTAINABLE  LIVING ARMIDALE & FRIENDS WORKSHOP PROGRAM \n\n10.00 – 4.00 – Tree of Life Painting – Save our Styx @SLA\n10.00 – 4.00 – Platypus Play and Clay @ Bell tent\n10.00 – 4.00 – Ephemeral Art @ Bell tent\n10.00 – 4.00 – Craft\, Climate and equity with Zonta @Zonta\n10.00 – 4.00 – Rural Fire Brigade – Explore the Fire truck\n10.00 – 4.00 – SNELC and Armidale Urban Rivercare\n10.00 – 4.00 – Rising Tide Protestival Connection\n10.00 – 3.00 – NERAM Family Art\nBug Walk and Talk – Collect and Identify the Locals! Two sessions (30-11.30 | 12.30-1.30) Meet @ Black Gully creek concrete ramp bridge.\nBeyond Halloween: Bats in the Backyard Project. Two sessions (45 to 11.15 |12.30-1.00) @ Biodiversity\, Conservation and Science tent\nEnergy-Efficient Homes: a chat about retrofitting for comfort and savings. Two sessions (10:45-11:30 | 2:00-2.45) @ Electrify Armidale\nManilla Solar – Be Part of Community Owned Renewables (1.00 – 1.45) @ Electrify Armidale\nBlack Gully Grassland Games and Friends (30-3.00) @ ANTaR Hand in Hand Peace tent @ the Tennis Court wall near the Community Garden.\nThe Story Telling Circle (30 – 2.30) @ Bell tent\nFelted Soap Making Workshop (1.30 – 3.30) @SLA\nHave you seen these threatened species? Rare wallaby\, pademelon\, and orchids (00 to 3.30) @ Biodiversity\, Conservation and Science tent\nAstronomy night with the Stars – (30pm to 9.00) @ NERAM Café\nAboriginal Cultural Centre and Keeping Place – Open 10.00 – 4.00. All Welcome.\n\n  \nTALKS AND ACTIVITIES -Details \nAboriginal Cultural Keeping Place\nThe Aboriginal Cultural Keeping Place will be open all day from 10.00am to 4.00pm as part of the Black Gully Festival.  Join live music in the pavilion with Cyril Green\, Kathy Kelly and friends.  There will be a sausage sizzle and opportunities to dance\, take part in cultural learning in the Yarning Circle and explore the many artworks and points of culture. All are welcome. Walk across from the NERAM front grassland during the day via the side (western) entrance\, follow the signs into the pavilion and surrounds. \nPlatypus Play and Clay and Ephemeral Art\nJoin Sue Eliot – Author of Young Children and the Environment.\nCreate with nature! Baskets of natural treasures will be available for children to explore the possibilities.  Get involved in the Platypus pond and create clay creatures for the Platypus. Learn about this amazing creature. 10.00 to 4.00 at the SLA Bell tent \nDumaresq Rural Fire Brigade\nBased in Armidale and one of the largest brigades in the New England District. They cover a large radius around Armidale assisting Fire Rescue and other Rural Fire Brigades. Their volunteers attend approximately 100 incidents a year ranging from grass and bush fires\, structure fires\, car fires\, MVAs and other service and assistance calls. The also attend community events like the Black Gully Festival so they can educate the public on the dangers of bushfires and the regulations on burning during the Bushfire Danger Period. They will bring their big Fire Truck which the kids can explore. 10.00 – 4.00. \nRising Tide Protestival connection\nRising Tides Protestival event on Newcastle’s Nobby Beach will be the biggest yet — anticipating 10\,000 people to turn-out over a 10-day period.\nClimate Action and Sustainable Living Armidale support a New England Affinity group planning to attend.  We are demanding the government immediately cancel all new fossil fuel projects\, tax fossil fuel export profits at 78 per cent to fund community and industrial transition and end all coal exports from Newcastle by 2030. Come and find out about the Rising Tide Protestival and how you can participate and/or leave a handprint and message on our local banner that will be going to Newcastle. Currently the world is well on track for over three degrees of warming this century\, and there has been no effective climate progress to reduce our fossil fuel industry [in Australia] this year — the hottest year on record.  The time to STOP is now. \nZonta Says Now to Gender-Equal Climate Action\nCome along to the Zonta Club of Armidale’s stall. Find out why girls and women across the globe are disproportionately affected by the climate crisis. Talk to our club members about Zonta\, and how Zonta aims to empower women and men to create a fairer future for everyone. We will be giving away handy information leaflets that can help you reduce your impact on the environment\, and there will be fun activities for kids\, with prizes\, as well as a table full of second-hand books and craft items for sale. 10.00 to 4.00. \nArmidale Regional Council\nNew information on waste and recycling\, tips for water saving measures and how to prepare a grab and go pack if you are in bush fire danger. 10.00 to 4.00. \nTree of Life Painting – Save our Styx\nA recent report by Forest Alliance NSW (FANSW) found that community surveys in forests were able to identify up to 10 times the number of endangered greater glider den trees\, than Forestry Corporation NSW surveys. This includes in places like our local Styx River State Forest. Logging operations in the proposed Great Koala National Park (GKNP) are happening at four times the intensity than other State Forests in the state’s northeast.\nCome and find out what has been going on about in our forests and make a Tree of Life Painting\, sewing\, drawing or writing for our Native Forest Protection quilt. 10.00 to 4.00 @ SLA and NPA. \nArmidale Live inc\nArmidale Live inc was formed to support all the Arts. At present it supports High Country Theatre\, Saturday Magic Theatre and Renew Armidale.\nOur most important project at present is the submission of a Precinct and Partnerships grant. The aim is to create an Arts\, Culture and Education precinct focusing on the Armidale Mall.\nWe will be applying for enough money to buy available real estate\, refurbish as necessary and repurpose a percentage of the space to an art\, culture or education purpose. We have a number of partners in this venture including Armidale Regional Council and a lot of supporters. For a full explanation drop by our tent for a chat and to pick up a full explanation and maybe join us in this very exciting venture. 10.00 to 4.00. \nClothes Swap@ Black Gully\nJoin us for the Black Gully Festival Clothes Swap\, a wonderful and environmentally friendly way to refresh your wardrobe\, or you may find something special for a friend or family member. On the day bring along up to 5 quality garments\, clean pressed and free from major faults.\nThe clothes drop off will take place between 10 and 11 am\, at the Slow Living and UNE Life tents located at the Tennis Wall near the Community Garden.  For each garment you bring you will receive a token which you will then be able to exchange for a garment at the clothes swap event\, taking place from 12pm to 2pm. Any remaining clothes will be sold at the end of the day with all proceeds going to a local charity. \nBug Walk and Talk – Collect and Identify the Locals!\nWater bugs are great indicators of stream health. Join resident Freshwater Ecologists from the Aquatic Ecology Lab at UNE on a walk along Black Gully to collect and identify (water bugs). Find out who live there and what they can tell us about the condition of their watery home. Everyone is welcome and feel free to pick the Scientist’s brains while you pick out water bugs! Two sessions 10.30-11.30 | 12.30-1.30. Meet @ Black Gully creek concrete ramp bridge. \nBeyond Halloween: Bats in Backyards\nLearn about the amazing world of insect eating bats and be part of a citizen science project recording the crazy ultrasonic calls of these tiny pest controllers in your own backyard. Senior Threatened Species Officer and confirmed bat nerd\, Alicia Scanlon from the Saving our Species program will talk about the diversity of insect eating bats found around the Armidale region\, what makes them such special creatures\, what threatens their survival\, how we study them and how you can help conserve them.  Two Sessions 10:45 – 11:15 | 12.30 – 1.00. – @Biodiversity\, Conservation and Science tent \nEnergy-Efficient Homes: a chat about retrofitting for comfort and savings\nJoin us for a practical discussion on improving energy efficiency and reducing electricity costs in your home. Explore solutions for different types of houses\, from quick retrofitting tips to long-term investments\, and discover incentives for boosting comfort and savings. Share ideas and learn from Michelle Campione-van Zetten (Environmental Planner\, GeoLINK)\, Trevor Brown (Convenor\, Electrify Armidale)\, and Matt Peterson (Founder\, Automised Energy). All home energy questions welcome and resource connections provided. Two sessions 10:45-11:30 | 2:00-2.45 @Electrify Armidale tent \nManilla Solar – Be Part of Community Owned Renewables\nThe Manilla Solar Project is a community-led 4.6 MW solar + battery project to be located 2 km to the south of the Manilla substation. What is the talk about? Project directors Emma Stilts and Gerald Arends are inviting people to come along + have their questions answered about the project\, operations and investment. This project is proudly funded by the NSW Government in association with Manilla Community Renewable Energy Inc. under the Regional Community Energy Fund. 1.00 -1.45 @Electrify Armidale. \nStory telling Circle\nTime to chill out on shady cushions and listen to your favourite story books being read by story telling friends especially for the little ones with Julie (Jules) Collins and friends.  1.30 to 2:30 @the Bell tent \nFelted Soap Making Workshop\nFelting is an ancient craft that was used prior to loofahs or washcloths for bathing and improving the condition of the skin. Using felted soap it is possible to get a creamy lather whilst conserving the bar of soap so it lasts longer. The felted wool is exfoliating and has antimicrobial properties. The felted layer shrinks with the soap and can be used for other purposes or composted after use. The felt makes gripping the bar or soap much easier\, saving on chasing the bar around the bathroom and\, in between uses\, the felt dries out saving on cleaning residues left by the sink. For adults and children of all ages be running from 1:30pm to 3:30pm @SLA \nBlack Gully Grassland Games and Friends\nFun for all the family and peoples of all ages – Games games games.  Meet new friends and join in the fun\, potato sack and three legged races\,  aMazeing obstacle course\, Giant Tug of War\, many more old favourites and new 1.30-3.00 @ ANTaR Hand in Hand Peace tent @ the Tennis Wall near the Community Garden. \nHave you Seen these Threatened Species of the Norther Tablelands?\nHear about a few of the most rarely seen threatened plant and animal species found on the northern tablelands\, the tiny Parma wallaby and Red-legged pademelon\, the Small Snake Orchid\, the Ebor Goat Orchid and Metcalfe’s Greenhood.  Have you seen them? Do you know what habitats they like? Do you know why they are threatened with extinction?  Alicia Scanlon from the Saving our Species program will answer your questions. 2:00 – 2:30@ Biodiversity\, Conservation and Science tent \nAstronomy Night with the Stars –\nDiscover the wonders of the night sky with the UNE and Northern Tablelands Astronomical Society (UNENTAS) at this year’s Black Gully Festival! Their mission is to inspire a love for astronomy within both the university community and the broader Northern Tablelands region. Whether you’re a seasoned stargazer or a curious beginner\, they aim to spark your interest and deepen your knowledge of the cosmos. UNENTAS organizes engaging events\, from research and educational meetings to recreational star-gazing nights\, all designed to bring the universe a little closer. They also proudly support the Physics Department in its public astronomy outreach and help maintain the equipment that lets us explore the skies. Join then at the Black Gully Festival as they explore the stars and beyond! From 7:30pm to 9.00 outside the NERAM Cafe. \n\nThe Black Gully Festival program is subject to changes at any time. Please refer to website for any updates or amendments.\n  \n             \n  \n     \n                         \n
URL:https://www.neram.com.au/event/black-gully-festival-2/
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SUMMARY:Printing & Letterpress in the Museum of Printing
DESCRIPTION:Join the Black Gully Printmakers in the Museum of Printing for letterpress and printmaking demonstrations and displays. Try out the vintage typewriters\, add a selfie to a hand printed WANTED poster or print your own Christmas card. Discover the historic F.T.Wimble Collection of type and printing equipment during your time at the Black Gully Festival. \nWHEN |  Saturday November 9 \nTIME | 10am – 3pm \nWANTED POSTERS | A limited edition of WANTED posters are available to purchase & add your face or family image in while you are there. From 10am – 1pm or until we run out! \nWHERE | The Museum of Printing (MoP) NERAM \n  \nNO BOOKINGS REQUIRED \nIf you haven’t visited the Museum of Printing before it is located on the lower level of NERAM\, access via the carpark. \nMore information about the Black Gully Printmakers can be found www.blackgullyprintmakers.com.au  \n              \n
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