Silk Scarf Painting (with Wax Resist) with Helen Moon [October session]
Oct
12
1:30 PM13:30

Silk Scarf Painting (with Wax Resist) with Helen Moon [October session]

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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.

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Silk Scarf Painting (with Wax Resist) with Helen Moon
Sep
7
1:30 PM13:30

Silk Scarf Painting (with Wax Resist) with Helen Moon

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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.

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

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Drypoint Printmaking with Sally Caston
Aug
31
12:30 PM12:30

Drypoint Printmaking with Sally Caston

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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

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Life on Land's Edge - POSTPONED
Aug
27
7:00 PM19:00

Life on Land's Edge - POSTPONED

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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

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Refugee Week Youth Poster Awards - exhibition launch
Aug
11
2:00 PM14:00

Refugee Week Youth Poster Awards - exhibition launch

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

Room 16 IELP Students, Welcome Neighbours, Mt Gambier NORth Primary School (IELP), Primary Winning PosTER

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. 



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Aug
5
11:00 AM11:00

Reflections on homelessness - exhibition opening

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

REFLECTIONS ON HOMELESSNESS

11am-12pm Monday 5 August

Guest Speaker: Shane Maddocks, CEO, ac.care.


Invited by ac.care, Murraylands community members who have experienced or been at risk of homelessness share their personal stories, experiences and reflections, offering deep insights into their lives and circumstances.

This exhibition is a valuable opportunity to take a moment to broaden our minds about what homelessness means and how it’s experienced. It is a platform for better understanding and greater empathy, toward a whole-of-community approach to find meaningful solutions.

ac.care work to support the most vulnerable people in our regions, in the face of a regional housing crisis across Australia, which is seeing an increase in people struggling to maintain tenancies or secure affordable long-term accommodation.

This exhibition raises awareness of the issue during National Homelessness Week from 5-11 August.

Exhibition dates: 3 August - 1 September 2024

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Teen Art Workshop with Rebecca Prince and Emerging Minds
Aug
3
to Aug 25

Teen Art Workshop with Rebecca Prince and Emerging Minds

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Teen Art Workshops

Who: 
Teens aged 12-17

When: 
Sat 3 August  1-3pm
Sun 11 August 2-4pm
Sat 17 August 1-3pm
Sun 25 August 2-4pm

Price: FREE!
All materials supplied

Rebecca Prince is collaborating with Emerging Minds to run a series of children’s art workshops. There will be a series of 4 workshops for younger children, and a series of 4 for teens. Rebecca will support the children to create artworks using provocations such as:

  • What do you want adults to know about what it's like being a kid?

  • What is your safe space? Real or imagined

  • What do you like doing with your family?

  • What do you like to do if you've had a bad day?

  • What are your strengths? How do you face challenges?

    The full cost of the workshops will be paid for by Emerging Minds, so there is no cost to families.

Bookings essential. For more information and to reserve your child’s spot, go to https://events.humanitix.com/free-kids-and-teens-art-workshops

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Kids Art Workshop with Rebecca Prince and Emerging Minds
Aug
3
to Aug 25

Kids Art Workshop with Rebecca Prince and Emerging Minds

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Kids Art Workshops

Who: 
Kids aged 6-11

When: 
Sat 3 August  10am-12pm
Sun 11 August 11am-1pm
Sat 17 August 10am-12pm
Sun 25 August 11am-1pm

Price: FREE!
All materials supplied

Rebecca Prince is collaborating with Emerging Minds to run a series of children’s art workshops. There will be a series of 4 workshops for younger children, and a series of 4 for teens. Rebecca will support the children to create artworks using provocations such as:

  • What do you want adults to know about what it's like being a kid?

  • What is your safe space? Real or imagined

  • What do you like doing with your family?

  • What do you like to do if you've had a bad day?

  • What are your strengths? How do you face challenges?

    The full cost of the workshops will be paid for by Emerging Minds, so there is no cost to families.

Bookings essential. For more information and to reserve your child’s spot, go to https://events.humanitix.com/free-kids-and-teens-art-workshops

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Three Bridges Festival
Jul
20
to Jul 21

Three Bridges Festival

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Presented by
CHAMBER MUSIC ADELAIDE

in partnership with
MURRAY BRIDGE REGIONAL GALLERY and
PERFORMING ARTS + FUNCTION CENTRE

Join us for an unforgettable weekend to discover the beauty and intimacy of chamber music.

This rich and diverse program of classical masterpieces and contemporary compositions offers something for everyone, whether you’re a fan of the genre or simply curious.

Enjoy concerts featuring local soundscape composer Jesse Budel, evocative First Nations songwriter Nathan May paired with a Baroque string quartet, Kegelstatt Ensemble, Inkling Trio and rising local pop/acoustic artist Katie Aspel. You’ll hear pieces by celebrated composers like Erwin Schulhoff, Osvaldo Golijov and Vivaldi.

Don’t miss out on this chance to immerse yourself in the sumptuous traditions and innovative spirit of chamber music with South Australia’s finest chamber musicians.

Tickets: FREE - $25
Bookings Essential

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Birds and Botanics Workshop with Katie Sandison
Jun
30
12:30 PM12:30

Birds and Botanics Workshop with Katie Sandison

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.

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School Holidays - KIDS GUIDED ART WALKING TOUR
Apr
16
to Apr 24

School Holidays - KIDS GUIDED ART WALKING TOUR

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Discover the wonders of our new murals with these fun guided tours designed for school-aged kids.

Meet at Murray Bridge Regional Gallery for guided tours that offer insights into the town’s newest murals and how street art can change our public spaces and the ways we engage with them.

Session Times:
Tuesday 16 April: 11am-12pm
Thursday 18 April:2-3pm
Monday 22 April: 1-2pm
Wednesday 24 April: 11am-12pm

All welcome – geared for ages up to 12 years
A parent/carer must accompany their child/ren.
Free. Bookings essential.

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Deborah Prior FLEECE Performance
Apr
13
10:00 AM10:00

Deborah Prior FLEECE Performance

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Deborah Prior, Fleece performance at Neoteric exhibition Adelaide 2022. Photo: Sam Roberts

Fleece is both a wearable knitted textile artwork, designed to extend the hemline while being worn, and an ongoing performance project since 2010.

Exploring the physical and sensory possibilities of yarn, fabric and thread, as well as their socio-political and historical implications, the work relates to bodily agency, exchanging stories, environmental concern and colonisation.

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Nerikomi Ceramics with Exhibition Artist Rose Walker
Apr
6
10:00 AM10:00

Nerikomi Ceramics with Exhibition Artist Rose Walker

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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.

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Ngarrindjeri Weaving Workshop with Aunty Ellen Trevorrow
Mar
23
10:00 AM10:00

Ngarrindjeri Weaving Workshop with Aunty Ellen Trevorrow

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“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

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Deborah Prior: ON THE THIRD DAY + Rose Walker: COASTAL LAYERS
Mar
18
2:00 PM14:00

Deborah Prior: ON THE THIRD DAY + Rose Walker: COASTAL LAYERS

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

 

Deborah Prior: ON THE THIRD DAY

Blanket and body ecologies: fragile bodies and difficult questions begun ‘on the sheep’s back’.

Deborah Prior is an Adelaide-based textile and performance artist whose Feminist practice explores themes including bodily agency, chronic illness, climate justice and the personal and social histories of domestic work. She meticulously knits, stiches and unpicks threads to address the deeply anxious state of attempting to live well on an unwell planet.

Prior’s work also addresses our urgent ecological and social crises, while interrogating the painful realities of (ongoing) colonisation in Australia, a country said to have ‘begun on the sheep’s back’.

These works are the outcomes of Prior’s three-week residency in the Vulkathunha-Gammon Ranges National Park, having been awarded Country Arts SA’s annual Grindell’s Hut artist-in-residence in 2021.

Since its original presentation at JamFactory Seppeltsfield in 2022, this exhibition iteration includes new works.

Image: Deborah Prior, Grandmothers remembering Acacia blossoms falling after the rain (detail), 2022, woollen blankets, wool and cotton yarns, eucalyptus dyed wool, glass beads, studio ephemera, 220 x 129 x 150cm. Photo: Sam Roberts

 

Rose Walker: COASTAL LAYERS

First solo exhibition by expert local ceramicist whose artworks express the constant change and unpredictability of the land and give a sensitive impression of a place and time.

Her wheel-thrown forms provide a quiet surface with a combination of glazes that reflect the vastness of her landscapes. She employs the process of glaze-on-glaze to “create a materialised reflection of personal meaning, making and memory”.

Walker’s most recent endeavours include porcelain slip-casting with a combination of intaglio printing and monotype techniques, as well as exploring Japanese Nerikomi that uses slabs of different coloured clays, stacked, folded, pressed into logs, sliced and arranged to form patterns.

Growing up in Penneshaw on Kangaroo Island surrounded by water, with endless views of the ocean and its magnificent rugged and ever changing coastline, it was inevitable that I would choose this landscape as an inspiration for my passion. I pursued painting and drawing before ceramics and have always gravitated towards landscape impressionism which has been my main source of inspiration – in transferring this to clay.

ROSE WALKER PENNESHAW, 2024, PORCELAIN, 11 X 6 X 10CM. PHOTO: ROSE WALKER

 
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Using Wax Resist in Silk Scarf Painting with Helen Moon
Feb
24
1:30 PM13:30

Using Wax Resist in Silk Scarf Painting with Helen Moon

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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.

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SCHOOL HOLIDAY FUN AT THE GALLERY: Get Inspired!
Dec
16
to Jan 28

SCHOOL HOLIDAY FUN AT THE GALLERY: Get Inspired!

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Visit Murray Bridge Regional Gallery these school holidays and be inspired by our exhibitions Annabelle Collett: ReDress and Project Creative Courage.

These FREE activities are available anytime during Gallery hours, all school holidays.

Recommended for children aged 4-10 years, but everyone is welcome to join in this creative experience!

Get Inspired: Project Creative Courage

The Project Creative Courage exhibition features lots of butterfly motifs.

Students, teachers and SSOs at Murray Bridge High School poured their hearts into crafting delicate butterflies and bringing them together on the amazing Butterfly Wall, symbolising their support, strength and solidarity against Domestic & Family Violence. 

Now it’s your turn!

Make a butterfly using the craft materials supplied and stick it on the gallery wall to be create a collective collage that stands against DFV.

Get Inspired: ReDress

Annabelle Collett: ReDress showcases some of Annabelle’s assemblages made using recycled and repurposed materials, from Tupperware lids to kids toys.

Make your own colourful temporary assemblage using the materials supplied.

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Dec
10
2:00 PM14:00

Join us in celebrating two powerful exhibitions

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ANNABELLE COLLETT: ReDress

Celebrating the last 15 years of an inimitable artist and change-maker, with a selection of her fantastic plastic and fabulous fabrics!

Guest speaker: Leah Grace, Alexandrina Council Arts and Cultural Development Officer + Director and Curator Signal Point Gallery and South Coast Regional Arts Centre.




SAMUEL MULCAHY: Botanical Armour

First solo exhibition by a rising regional-based artist drawn to nature and its geometry and determined to only use recycled materials.

Guest speaker: Dr Vic Waclawik, Artist and groundwater scientist

CLICK HERE to RSVP for a free ticket or more info

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Dec
10
12:00 PM12:00

CELEBRATORY EVENT: Project Creative Courage

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Join us in celebrating

PROJECT CREATIVE COURAGE

Murray Bridge High School + Unity College

A school-led art project to help educate and encourage students to express their own thoughts and feelings about Domestic and Family Violence.

Young people have great potential to make a difference in changing the discourse around DFV. This project is a platform for students to learn about DFV in a safe and creative environment, where participants are supported to reflect and make artwork in response to “What does a loving community look like?”

This exhibition is presented as part of 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, an annual international campaign that starts with International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (25 Nov) and ends on Human Rights Day (10 Dec).

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MAKERS MARKET 2023
Nov
26
10:00 AM10:00

MAKERS MARKET 2023

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Our annual family-friendly event is on again in the heart of the Murray Bridge arts precinct!

Market goers can meet and buy directly from local and South Australian makers, with a diverse range of market stalls brimming with art, craft, homewares and other bespoke products.

Come along and support local and South Australian artisans and creative small businesses. It’s a great day for the community to reconnect in a friendly and fun environment.

Live music in full swing throughout the day and activities for all ages will keep families entertained.

If you’re after a fun and creative day out, a unique shopping spree, or a one-stop-spot for Festive Season gifts, we’ve got you covered this November!

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Place of Courage Launch Murray Bridge
Nov
24
11:00 AM11:00

Place of Courage Launch Murray Bridge

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Spirit of Woman, Murray Bridge Regional Collaboration on Violence Against Women and Children and the Rural City of Murray Bridge are excited to launch the Place of Courage ‘Ripple’ site in Murray Bridge.

A public art space designed to acknowledge the impact of domestic and family violence in our community, providing a safe space to reflect, grieve, connect, and heal.

PLEASE JOIN US, along with other community changemakers, as we officially launch our ‘Ripple’ site at Sturt Reserve, Murray Bridge. The event will be held at the far end of Murray Cods Drive, between the Bunyip and Narooma wetlands, Murray Bridge.

Where: Murray Cods Drive, Sturt Reserve, Murray Bridge

When: Friday, 24th November 2023

Time: 11.00am to 1.00pm

For more info and to book, click here.

A Community BBQ will be provided by the Mobilong Rotary Club and a lucky door prize offers the chance to win a number of prizes donated by local businesses.

Artist: CHEB: 2023


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Artist Talk + Yarn Circle with Makeda Duong
Nov
12
1:00 PM13:00

Artist Talk + Yarn Circle with Makeda Duong

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Image: Makeda Duong, Mixed race sweater (detail - front view), 2020. Photo: Radhe Osborn

Join contemporary textile artist Makeda Duong for a tour of her current exhibition I Am Uncomfortable, followed by a yarning circle to share stories and experiences.

Hear from the artist about her provocative practice, which explores aspects of her lived experience with perceptions of race, gender, sexuality and mental health.

Gain insights into the personal experiences behind the artworks, as well as Makeda’s exquisite textile techniques.

Bring along your own yarn project or start a new one in an afternoon yarning circle.

Times:
1pm Artist Talk
2-4pm Yarning Circle

Age Range: 18+
Cost: FREE
Tea + coffee provided. BYO snacks.

For more information and to book your FREE ticket click here.

Image: Makeda Duong 'Mixed race sweater’ (detail - front view), 2020. Photo: Radhe Osborn

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Introduction to Mosaics with Carol Hill
Nov
5
10:00 AM10:00

Introduction to Mosaics with Carol Hill

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Join Fleurieu mosaic artist, Carol Hill, for an enjoyable and informative introduction to mosaics.

During this workshop, Carol will guide participants through the fundamentals of creating their first mosaic, including materials, tools, cutting techniques, substrates, adhesives, grouts and design. Participants will create a waterproof wall hanging, with a choice of designs and using a variety of mediums.

Please note: due to drying times, the mosaic will not be able to be fully finished on the day, but Carol will provide extensive instruction and send you home with everything you will need to add the final touches and fully complete your mosaic once dry.

Duration:
6 hours
Age Range: 16+

Cost:
$90 per person | $85 concession
Includes all materials and use of equipment
Tea & coffee provided, please bring your own lunch.

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Ngarrindjeri Weaving Workshop with Aunty Ellen Trevorrow
Oct
29
10:00 AM10:00

Ngarrindjeri Weaving Workshop with Aunty Ellen Trevorrow

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

NEW SESSION ADDED 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

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Oct
20
6:00 PM18:00

MAKE + SIP: Create a Welcome Lei, Sustainably

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Image: Lauren Simeoni, Sunnyside wreaths (detail), 2017, recycled and found materials. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Join us for an evening of art, ideas, crafting and lots of fun with leading Adelaide contemporary jeweller Lauren Simeoni!

Starting with sharing her insider's insights into our current exhibition Island Welcome, which explores jewellery as a gesture of greeting, Lauren will guide you through experimenting with making jewellery using found objects, deconstructed sustainable materials and new simple ‘low-fi’ techniques.

No experience in jewellery-making required, just a keenness to create, share ideas and have fun!

We will supply some crafting tools, materials and safety glasses.

Please bring:

  • materials from home to share, which can include recycled materials e.g. clean bottle tops, plastics, foil, used wrapping papers and/or natural materials e.g. dry leaves, bark, seed pods

  • any favourite crafting hand tools you might have

  • sketchbook and drawing implements optional

  • safety glasses if you have a pair

Participants are required to wear closed-toe shoes.

Doors open at 5.45pm for a 6pm start
Duration: 2 hours
Age range: 18+

Price: $35 / $30 concession
Includes a complimentary glass of wine or non-alcoholic drink.
Please BYO extra drinks and/or snacks.

For more info and to book, click here.

The especially low price for this workshop was made possible with the support of Country Arts SA.

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Oct
15
2:00 PM14:00

La Hattam! Songs of Love and Laughter

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La Hattam in concert with associate artist, pianist Nerissa Pearce, will perform ‘art songs’, poems set to music where the composer ‘paints a picture’ of what the poet might have envisioned.

Comic Soprano Janet Hattam says: “The art of writing art song is in the sensitivity with which a composer responds to the imagery and feeling conveyed in the poetic text.”

“Art song was also established within specific national traditions. The German Lied and the French mélodie being the most significant and influential”, she said.

The performance will feature songs from revered 19th Century composers such as Claude Debussy, Franz Lisz, and Francis Poulenc, as well as the 20th Century Benjamin Britten, Irving Berlin and Cole Porter. It will also include music by comedy geniuses Dudley Moore, Hugh Laurie and Flanders & Swann.

Gallery Director Fulvia Mantelli says: “With the success of Bird / Song as part of the 2023 Murray Bridge Fringe, the Vicki Nottage Gallery space proved to have beautiful sound quality for intimate acoustic concerts.”

“We’re looking forward to experiencing La Hattam! Songs of Love and Laughter and sharing the gallery space in different ways with audiences”.

Cost: General admission $25 / Concession $20 / Student $10

Book: https://events.humanitix.com/la-hattam-songs-of-love-and-laughter

For more info about the performance, contact Janet Hattam on 0402 408 271 / janethattam@yahoo.com.au

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Oct
4
10:00 AM10:00

SCHOOL HOLIDAY FUN: CLAYMATES!

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Fill your hands with clay and get creating. Working under the guidance of local artist Pottery Girl, create your own unique coffee mug to take home!

WHEN: Wednesday 4 October, 10am - 11:30am
Who: Children 9-13 Years
Where: Murray Bridge Regional Gallery
Cost: $10 per participant

Bookings: Contact Wellbeing Hub on 0468 640 800 or wellbeinghub@mbcci.org.au

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SCHOOL HOLIDAY FUN AT THE GALLERY: Make Your Own Lei
Sep
30
to Oct 15

SCHOOL HOLIDAY FUN AT THE GALLERY: Make Your Own Lei

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Visit Murray Bridge Regional Gallery these school holidays and be inspired by our Island Welcome exhibition by making your own lei out of recycled and re-purposed materials. Recommended for children aged 4-10 years, but children and adults alike are welcome to have a go at making their own creative masterpiece!

This FREE activity is available anytime the Gallery is open, all school holidays.

OR

Book your spot in a guided session.

On Tuesday, 3rd of October from 11.00am-12.00pm, join Arts Officer Chelsea Budarick as she introduces the Island Welcome exhibition and encourages you and your child to respond to the themes presented as you make your leis.

For more information about this guided session and to reserve your FREE ticket, click here.

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