Art Galleries and Exhibitions

Art Tuesdays for creative children aged 6-12 will start during Term 1. The Maitland Regional Art Gallery program feartures an eight-week term of fun, and after-school art and entertainment for children.

It will be held every Tuesday from Febrary 3 until March 24, from 4pm-5.30pm at Rutherford Community Centre in Arthur Steet, Rutherford.

Newcastle's newest art space, Art Systems Wickham will open its doors this friday, December 5 with the aim to promote the Hunter's most interesting and contemporary art forms.

The new art space at Wickham is in a warehouse-like structure and will be made available to local artists, curators and community groups to rent out.

Located close to the Honeysuckle precinct and Newcastle Harbour, the gallery was established by Colin Lawson, also an artist, who would like to see Newcastle become more of a cultural centre.

One of the first artists to showcase his work at the gallery's opening exhibition is sculptor Bradden Snape.

His lastest sculptures - the tableau series - symbolise themes of turmoil.

The exhibitions will run until 8th February.

Opening 6pm. Muswellbrook Regional Arts Centre, Cnr of Bridge and Market Sts, Tuesday to Friday 10am – 5pm, Saturday 10am – 1pm, Sunday 2pm – 5pm, for details please call 6549 3880.

Calling all artists. If you are unrepresented in Melbourne or Brisbane and would like the opportunity to have your work selected by a panel of experts to feature in “Off The Wall”, apply now by logging onto www.artoffthewall.com.au

Located behind Civic Park and next to the Newcastle Region Library in Newcastle, New South Wales, the Newcastle Region Art Gallery hosts one of Australia’s most substantial public art collections outside of a capital city. In addition to the interesting and diverse standard collection, the gallery frequently hosts visiting exhibitions including Art Express, a showcase of a selection of the best HSC major artworks each year.

studio shoot female nude face hidden behind glass flotation ball

Cold Front

Ice landscapes have a cultural autonomy and ambivalence quite unlike any other on earth. Inaccessible, visually spellbinding and treacherous, they exert an equally primitive and ethereal power; hence their inexhaustible fascination and frustration for artists. Global warming has further intensified responses, as humankind looks to the glacial regions to herald climate change.

Icebreaker by Elaine Campaner
              

Elaine Campaner
Icebreaker 2006
archival inkjet print
103.5cm × 140.5cm

The University of Newcastle creative arts student Hugh Doyle won the national tertiary art prize in the photography,m photomedia and electronic media catagory.

The winning photo titled Lonely Fridge was part of a series that portrayed a student's garage.

In its 16th year, the art prize is the number one art competition and is run by the Australasian Association of Campus Activities.

This is Maeve’s 3rd show of digital art, since being introduced to computer graphics in 1999. Leanne’s exhibition follows on from the successful sticky tape installations last year. Runs until the 21st December. Launch 23rd November, 2pm with sausage sizzle.

Gloucester Art Gallery, Denison Street. Open Friday to Sunday 10am to 4pm. Free entry. For more details call 6558 3157.