Badger Galore
Staying ‘Up Over’ for a while.
Wagga Art Gallery
The National Art Glass Gallery
'Wild Horse' - Kevin Gordon...
'Untitled' - Claudia Borella
' Orange Cleavage Smith' - Stephen Rolfe Powell
'Stig 2010-11' - George Aslanis
Dodgy stairs!
(L) Nagakari - Traditional Healers - Adelaide Studio Collaboration. (R) Seven Sisters - Nyunmiti Burton.
'Nganampa Ngura - Our Country' - Kay Finn and Myra Kumanjara
'Ngura Ngayuku - My Home' - Sandra Pumani
'Piltati' - Rhoda Tjitayi
'Minyma Malilunya' - Teresa Baker
'Kalipinypa' - Priscilla Phillipus
'Piltati' - Leah Brady
'Piltati : Wanampi Tjukurpa' - Angela Witjiti and Evelyn George
'Curious Connections'.
So...after a lift into Stanthorpe from our neighbour, a bus to Brisbane, a night in an airport hotel and an early morning flight I made it to Wagga Wagga.
Will has been here nearly four weeks with Tracy and Rochelle for an artist's residency. They spent the first two weeks camping out on two different regenerative farms on the banks of the mighty Murrumbidgee River near Wagga, fixing fences, herding cattle, gaining knowledge and inspiration, and in Will's case numerous recordings before spending the last two weeks in the Art Space at the Art Gallery in Wagga Wagga producing work and talking to any interested visitors about their experiences and work.
The residency is coming to an end on Sunday with a 'Field Day' back at the farms but I was there yesterday when they held a 'Thank You' afternoon nibbles for the Gallery Staff.
It has been a great success. The group of regenerative farmers who fund the programme as well as the Gallery have been 'blown away' by the group's energy and enthusiasm and their knowledge and insight so much so that there is now talk of a possible exhibition collaboration between the Wagga and Grafton galleries. It's all exciting.
Somewhere over NSW.
My 'Private' jet!
The Wagga Wagga Library and Art Gallery by the Lagoon.
The 'Art Space' where Will, Tracy and Rochelle have been working...
Will, Tracy and Rochelle
Rochelle's workspace.
Rochelle's work in progress...
She painted this directly on the wall.
Tracy's workspace.
Some of Tracy's carvings from the farm sites that she is going to return to the river bank before leaving.
Tracy's 'Mycelium Network's that she has created on the floor that connects all three of the artist's work stations.
Tracy has traced the Murrumbidgee River
Will's workstation. He has collated 20 recordings from the visit.
Ephemeral art by Will
Deborah Taylor's work. She is part of the group but was unable to come for the visit.
The artists at their stations.
Rochelle at work outside after soaking the painting in the Lagoon...
The mighty Murrumbidgee.
The artists after a busy day.
By the river.
I love Fairy lights!
Stanthorpe Art Prize 2024
This is the second exhibition in the newly extended Art Gallery, the Stanthorpe Art Prize. Here are some that I liked.
The Tailor's Daughter - James Stickland
Endangered: Banksia Cuneata, the Matchstick Banksia - Margery Goodall
Floral Symphony - Kelly Mackey
Graced By Family - James Stickland (Winner IAS Fine Art Logistics Team Choice)
The Baker's Daughter - Rikki Fisher
Dream of Fishes' Day of the Dead - Liz Powell
Los Sercretos II - Paula Quintela
(My Favourite) Queering the Colony in the colony: I don't give a Flying Fox which team you bat for - Virginia Keft
Kamilaroi Elder Helen Duroux - Lara Flanagan
Untitled (Bladensburg National Park) - Thomas Thorby-Lister (Winner Category A - Painting /Drawing)
Winter's Last Light Tenterfield NSW - Scott McDougall
Blue Mindscape - Linda Fardoe
Encrustation - Johanna De Maine...
Yella Fella - Lloyd Gawura Hornsby
Floating - Marie Shannon...
Together - Lyn Walker
Naissant -Meaghan Shelton...
Modern Relic - Sue Wright (Winner Category D - Modelled/Carved)
Farm Yard - Lori Pensini (Winner Category F - Composite/ Assemblage)
Golden Hydrangea - Frances Smith
Beurre Bosc Bronze Jug - Tania Small
Hello, Goodbye - Mark Collis
(Grand Prize Winner) The Bogan's Ballet - Melanie Sinclair