"Say It Like It Is"

Join Claire Wildish and become a part of The Menopause Project, an adventure into wild wearable art making, community encounters and the unspoken and taboo world of menopause.

"After spending seven years trying to tell the doctor I had perimenopause, after so many tests, and when she finally agreed with me she expected me to burst into tears but I just wanted to say "I told you so!" So I made a T-shirt instead."

Bring along a shirt and make a hand printed T-shirt that is both a wearable work of art and a form of self-expression. Everyone who makes a shirt in this workshop is invited to wear it to the final soiree at the gallery in November, to be part of the conversation and tell their story. 

Duration: 3 hours
Age Range: 18+
Cost: $30
Please bring a t-shirt to print on.
Tea and coffee provided.

Bookings essential. CLICK HERE for tickets, or use the ticket checkout below.

The Menopause Project is generously supported by Arts SA.

Fringe Festival Edition

Peri Strathearn and Brendan O’Donnell reunite for their first proper gig in nearly a decade. Geez, has it been that long? They oughta catch up more often. In fairness, they have spent much of the past 10 years on opposite ends of the earth. Anyway, you’ll hear original songs from their old band, described as “sitcom-theme piano pop”; probably some of the tracks they listened to on a Sony Discman while stuck in a tiny French village in 2002; and certainly do a bit of recreational reminiscing.

Venue: Murray Bridge Regional Gallery
Ticket prices: $20 adult, $15 concession. $10 child

Book your tickets via FringeTIX

“All I Need Is A Hug”

Join Claire Wildish and become a part of The Menopause Project, an adventure into wild wearable art making, community encounters and the unspoken and taboo world of menopause.

Enormous comfort comes from sharing experiences and it is true that while Pills, Patches and Pilates are recommended for brain fogs, unruly emotions and changing body types, what every woman really needs in this time of uncontrollable frustration is an old school "stitch and bitch". 

This three hour workshop encourages women to bring an item of clothing (such as their favourite pair of jeans that doesn't fit anymore) to cut up and hand stitch into a community cape that will travel with Claire around the state between workshop locations. This cape will make a special reappearance at Murray Bridge Regional Gallery later this year as The Menopause Project reaches its finale - so keep your eyes peeled for future updates!

Duration: 3 hours
Age Range: 18+
Cost: $20
Please bring an item of clothing to cut up and add to the community cape.
Tea and coffee provided.

Bookings essential. CLICK HERE for tickets, or use the ticket checkout below.

The Menopause Project is generously supported by Arts SA.

Please note: unfortunately this event has been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances. Existing ticketholders will be contacted for refunds.

For over 40 years Adelaide Baroque has given concerts of early music to enthusiastic audiences in Adelaide, interstate and abroad. Concert programs have been innovative and varied, featuring music from the vast repertoire of 17th and 18th century European music as well as some contemporary music from Australia, including new commissioned works. 

Let Adelaide Baroque take you on a journey into musical history with a vitality that is timeless – relevant to life in 2024 and beyond! Since 1977, Adelaide Baroque has gained a reputation for original and creative programming performing a vast array of chamber music for smaller ensembles, featuring soloists on historic instruments. Our aim is to excite contemporary audiences with the power of baroque music.

Venue: Murray Bridge Regional Gallery
Tickets: Full price $40 | Concession $35 | Child (age 2-12) $25 | Family $25pp

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Join us in celebrating the official launch of Winter Crane’s three new children’s books: Thug the Shark, Jaspy the Wombat and Meet the Magic Friends.

Come to the party to meet this fabulous young local author and illustrator and enjoy free kids' activities, fun prizes and giveaways, book signings and more!

Date: Thurs 16 Jan 2025
Time: 10.30am-12pm
Location: Murray Bridge Regional Gallery

Get your FREE ticket at https://events.humanitix.com/childrens-books-launch-party or use the checkout below.

Join us in celebrating our local and South Australian artists and makers at Murray Bridge Regional Gallery.

Come along and browse the Gallery Shop any time from 5.30-7.30pm on Thursday 12 December, for a special festive shopping experience. Featuring a complimentary glass of bubbly upon arrival and 10% off everything in the Gallery Shop, this evening soiree is the perfect excuse to catch up with friends and cross some things off your Christmas shopping list!

PLUS free gift tag making and colouring-in competition for kids.

To book your FREE ticket, go to https://events.humanitix.com/shop-and-sip-festive-edition or use the checkout below.

Murray Bridge Regional Gallery
warmly invites you to join us in celebrating three exhibitions

To book your free ticket go to https://events.humanitix.com/murray-bridge-regional-gallery-exhibition-openings or follow the prompts below.

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND
Use wax and ink to create unique and colourful silk scarves!

Learn about painting on silk, playing with colour and experimenting with different techniques, with a focus on creating designs using a wax resist. This is a very forgiving painting medium, as the colours move and blend… there are no mistakes!

Under the tuteledge of experienced silk painter, Helen Moon, you will get to create two beautiful silk scarves to wear, or give as gifts. Over the years, Helen has explored many techniques of surface design, developing a sense for the language of colour and discovering endless possibilities in this painting medium.

This workshop is perfect for both beginners and those who've tried silk painting before but want to upgrade their skills with a new technique.

Please note: This workshop is being held on 12 October 2024. It is a repeat workshop of the sold-out 7 September 2024 workshop.

Duration: 2 hours
Age Range: 18+
Cost: $70 per person | $66 concession
Fee includes 2 silk scarves. Additional scarves available for purchase on the day for $10 each (CASH ONLY).
Afternoon tea provided.

Bookings essential. CLICK HERE for tickets, or use the ticket checkout below.

The Station is hosting Aerosol Art workshops in the October school holidays.

BOOKING ESSENTIAL and spots are limited
Contact station-admin@murraybridge.sa.gov.au OR call 0427 400 635.

Use wax and ink to create unique and colourful silk scarves!

NOW SOLD OUT
CLICK HERE FOR OCTOBER SESSION

Learn about painting on silk, playing with colour and experimenting with different techniques, with a focus on creating designs using a wax resist. This is a very forgiving painting medium, as the colours move and blend… there are no mistakes!

Under the tuteledge of experienced silk painter, Helen Moon, you will get to create two beautiful silk scarves to wear, or give as gifts. Over the years, Helen has explored many techniques of surface design, developing a sense for the language of colour and discovering endless possibilities in this painting medium.

This workshop is perfect for both beginners and those who've tried silk painting before but want to upgrade their skills with a new technique.

Duration: 2 hours
Age Range: 18+
Cost: $70 per person | $66 concession
Fee includes 2 silk scarves. Additional scarves available for purchase on the day for $10 each (CASH ONLY).
Afternoon tea provided.

Bookings essential. CLICK HERE for tickets, or use the ticket checkout below.

Learn the art of drypoint etching with artist and printmaker Sally Caston

Adelaide Hills based artist Sally Caston regularly teaches small group printmaking workshops, empowering students with her relaxed and fun sessions. Sally loves to see people’s confidence bloom as the realisation takes hold that they, too, can be creative.  The joy that participants get from taking home their own print at the end of the day is a great motivator for her.

In this hands-on workshop, you will learn how to design and etch into a plastic matrix before safely inking up and printing your artwork. Working solvent-free, you will develop a small body of work plus a collection of 10x10cm prints.

Please note that students will be required to stand for short periods of time.

Duration: 3 hours
Age Range: 18+
Cost: $95 per person | $89 concession
All tools + materials provided (including etching press)
Tea & coffee provided

Bookings essential. CLICK HERE for tickets, or use the ticket checkout below.

POSTPONED - MORE DETAILS COMING SOON

Life on Land's Edge | A musical odyssey to the ends of the earth and back
The Bowerbird Collective | Simone Slattery, violin & Anthony Albrecht, cello
Presented in partnership with the Murray Bridge Regional Gallery

From the creators of Where Song Began (***** Limelight Magazine) & Songs of Disappearance (#2 on the ARIA Charts), this performance will take you on an epic journey alongside migratory birds as they connect continents and cultures. A cinematic concert experience, Life on Land’s Edge draws on art, science, and music from across the ages. Spectacular footage and soundscapes set the scene for two of Australia's most adventurous musicians. Be immersed in one of nature's greatest stories.
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“Spectacular... There isn’t enough space to provide adequate praise” - Limelight Magazine
“It moved me to tears... I left feeling I had been sung to by the country” - Audience member
“...a work of art... a transfixing soundscape” - Sounds Like Sydney
Winner: 2022 Independent Arts Foundation Award for Innovation
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About the performers: Simone Slattery (violin/vocals, PhD, Churchill Fellow) and Anthony Albrecht (cello, The Juilliard School) are internationally renowned musicians, specializing on both period and modern instruments, and founded the Bowerbird Collective in 2017 to make art for nature.

The 60-minute performance is followed by a Q&A.
For more information visit www.bowerbirdcollective.org

For full concert program and to book your tickets, CLICK HERE.

Murray Bridge Regional Gallery
warmly invites you to join us for the launch of

REFUGEE WEEK YOUTH POSTER AWARDS 2024

2pm-4pm Sunday 11 August 2024

Guest Speaker: Andrew Hill AM, Project Director and Exhibition Curator

The Australian Migrant Resource Centre invites young people to participate in the SA Refugee Week Youth Poster Awards Exhibition, which celebrates the courage, resilience, strength and contributions of people of refugee backgrounds.

Presenting handmade posters from primary, secondary and tertiary students from across South Australia, these annual exhibitions are powerful, poignant and heart-warming. The posters encourage deep reflection on empathy, kindness and how we can make a difference.

Exhibitions dates: 3 August – 1 September

To reserve your FREE ticket, use the ticket checkout below or CLICK HERE.

This awards exhibition is a joint project of the Australian Migrant Resource Centre and Adelaide Festival Centre. It is supported and assisted by the SA Ministers for Education and Multicultural Affairs and both the South Australian and federal governments. 

Paint your own watercolour masterpiece!

Join Watercolourist Katie Sandison for an afternoon painting using techniques developed over many years of teaching in schools and exhibiting.

In this workshop you will learn how to draw and paint Australian birds and flora, as Katie shares her experimental and fun painting and drawing techniques developed over many years. You will create a vibrant and beautiful watercolour on stretched canvas to take home and hang.

Duration: 3 hours
Cost: $59 per person | $54 concession
Afternoon tea provided.

Bookings essential. CLICK HERE for tickets, or use the ticket checkout below.

SOLD OUT

Spend the day learning from exhibition artist, Rose Walker!

In this workshop, Rose Walker will talk about her current solo exhibition, COASTAL LAYERS, and demonstrate how she created her artworks from the process of colouring clay, to how she laminates patterns on slabs of clay and wheel-thrown pieces, using the Japanese Nerikomi technque.

Participants will then learn how to use the Nerikomi to create and apply their own designs onto their own small plates or simple forms.

Your works will be taken back to Rose's studio to dry, bisque fire and glaze, and will be returned to the gallery for you to collect about 3 to 4 weeks after the workshop.

Duration: 5 hours including a 1-hour lunch break
Age Range: 18+
Cost: per person | concession
Includes all materials and use of equipment
Tea & coffee provided, please bring your own lunch.

“Stitch by stitch, circle by circle, weaving is like the Creation of life. All things are connected.” – Aunty Ellen Trevorrow

Join us for a full day of Ngarrindjeri culture, storytelling and weaving with world-renowned Master Cultural Weaver Aunty Ellen Trevorrow.

This workshop is suitable for beginners to advanced participants and is a wonderful opportunity to learn the art of Ngarrindjeri weaving from an experienced and skilled Ngarrindjeri Elder. Learn about the reeds Cyperus gymnacaulos and Cyperus vaginatus and where to find them, or how to grow them in your own backyard for future weaving projects.

Come along and weave your own treasure!

Duration: 6 hours

Cost:
$136 per person
$129 concession
Includes all materials
Tea & coffee provided, please bring your own lunch

To view workshops and book, click here.

Murray Bridge Regional Gallery warmly invites you to join us in celebrating two powerful exhibitions.

Use wax and ink to create unique and colourful silk scarves!

Learn about painting on silk, playing with colour and experimenting with different techniques, with a focus on creating designs using a wax resist. This is a very forgiving painting medium, as the colours move and blend… there are no mistakes!

Under the tuteledge of experienced silk painter, Helen Moon, you will get to create two beautiful silk scarves to wear, or give as gifts. Over the years, Helen has explored many techniques of surface design, developing a sense for the language of colour and discovering endless possibilities in this painting medium.

This workshop is perfect for both beginners and those who've tried silk painting before but want to upgrade their skills with a new technique.

Duration: 2 hours
Age Range: 18+
Cost: $70 per person | $66 concession
Fee includes 2 silk scarves. Additional scarves available for purchase on the day for $10 each (CASH ONLY).
Afternoon tea provided.