What's on

Pigments is an annual exhibition by a friendly group of artists, who enjoy painting together and gain inspiration from each other and their tutors. They paint Wednesday mornings at the BDAS studios. This is the group’s 22nd exhibition. On display and available for sale will be a great selection of works in varying styles using oils, acrylics and water colour.

Please visit the BDAS Gallery to view the exhibition and to meet the artists at the official opening on the 11 th June at 2pm.
1 Short St, Bowral

Join us for the Opening and Announcement of the Winner for the Blue Square Competition 2022.
The exhibition will be opened by Zoe Young, multi-award winning Australian artist.
We are excited to welcome Jane Cush as this year’s judge. Jane brings with her a vast experience as an artist, curator and gallery director of Regional Galleries.
The competition theme is set around the colour blue. The colour blue will appear somewhere in every work in the exhibition. People of all ages and stages in artmaking, from all areas of art practice, were encouraged to participate, through local press and social media promotions. The Blue Square Art Competition is all about inclusivity.
The exhibition aims to raise money for CanAssist. Please support CanAssist with a donation when visiting the exhibition.

Fun for all the family with a workshop building and flying kites. Suitable for all ages – young and old. Bring your own kite or enrol in a kite making workshop

Costs: $20 Workshop  only or  $25  Workshop plus sausage sizzle
Costs include kite kit, construction & decorating

Refreshments and Sausage sizzle available

Admission to the garden free

Highlands Theatre Group presents Mother & Son theatre production based on the TV hit series, with matinee & evening shows at Moss Vale Services Club.

Newly divorced Arthur Beare moves back home to care for his aging mother Maggie. Though the long widowed woman appears to be losing her memory, she manipulates this condition to clever advantage. More often than not, Arthur’s plans to escape or enjoy some time alone are frustrated and trumped by her constant scheming and his caddish older brothers Robert’s tricks.

Mother and Son was a hit TV series for the ABC between 1984 and 1994, starring well known Australian Actors Ruth Cracknell (Maggie) and Garry McDonald (Arthur). Several other well known Australian Actors also had guest roles during the series run.

The original creator, Geoffrey Atherden, has adapted the TV series for the stage, with the premiere occurring at the Comedy Theatre, Melbourne on 18th July 2014. A professional touring season has just been completed.

National Trust NSW

David Ryrie exhibits works made over several months during 2020 of the old Dairy at  prior to its transformation into Ngununggula, the Southern Highlands Regional Art Gallery.

These selected works by Australian artist, David Ryrie, are the result of many hours spent over several months watching the light in the building and how it affected the spaces and revealed aspects of how time has passed and the storyline of the building evident in the structures and surfaces themselves.

Offered to the public as part of wider exhibition dates, 21 May – 11 July 2022.

Alcohol inks create vibrant transparent colour unlike any other medium and form lovely patterns within your painting.

Alcohol Ink is a highly pigmented and quick-drying medium applied by pouring, brushing or stamping on a non-porous surface such as Yupo. The vibrant colours of this ink intermingle creating unique textural effects, often leading to unexpected results.

Our class will begin with a demonstration on techniques of pouring, brushing and creating textures with inks and other materials. The remaining time will be spent discovering the unique possibilities of working with alcohol inks on Yupo, with sufficient time to complete many paintings. Each participant will leave with a number of experimental pieces.

Tracey has many years of experience guiding beginner and intermediate artists in creating pieces they proudly cherish.

This workshop is perfect for those who just don’t have the time to commit to a full class term OR want to try something new.

CATCH ‘WEB’

We are busy working on our next beautiful exhibition, WEB celebrating the innovative work of Sally Blake and Nikki Main. Sally and Nikki will be exploring the complexed interconnectivity of all things through glass, textiles, wire mesh and drawing. Sally is a highly acclaimed ACT based artist known for her contemporary drawings, textiles, cyclic patterning, natural dyes and stitched works on paper. Nikki is an award winning glass artist based in Thirroul who graduated with first class honours at the ANU School of Art Glass Workshop. Nikki’s work also speaks to the fragility of the environment and her mastery of glass as a medium is astonishing.

The official opening by Heather McGregor OAM is on Sunday 29th May at 11am and we’d love for you to join us.

Sonja Millis of Arthead is the founder of this competition. Sonja was inspired to begin the competition as a tribute to the legacy of Bob Millis who was an artist and art teacher who left us 5 years ago. Both Sonja and Bob have always felt a calling to provide a safe space to nurture and encourage people to participate in fine art.

The competition theme is set around the colour blue. The colour blue will appear somewhere in every work in the exhibition. All artists were asked to submit works in a square 407 x 407mm (16” x 16”) format.

People of all ages and stages in artmaking, from all areas of art practice, were encouraged to participate, through local press and social media promotions. The Blue Square Art Competition is all about inclusivity.

This exhibition is a tribute to every artist who has entered. It’s not so much a competition, but more a broad sweep of immense community spirit to assist in the work of ArtheartHQ in fundraising for CanAssist Southern Highlands. One third of all entry fees are being presented to CanAssist.

The Southern Highlands Branch of CanAssist, draws no administration fees, is a volunteer and not for profit organisation, offering direct and timely financial assistance to patients living with cancer who are residents of the Wingecarribee Shire.

We hope that you enjoy this exhibition, are inspired by how many people have entered and the wonderful diversity of creative expression from all ages. Each person in this exhibition has purposely made a current artwork and contributed to raising significant funds for CanAssist. All the artworks combined have come together to create an art installation in itself in this new exhibit space.

Join us for the Opening and Announcement of the Winner for the Blue Square Competition 2022.

The exhibition will be opened by Zoe Young, multi-award winning Australian artist.

We are excited to welcome Jane Cush as this year’s judge. Jane brings with her a vast experience as an artist, curator and gallery director of Regional Galleries.

The competition theme is set around the colour blue. The colour blue will appear somewhere in every work in the exhibition. People of all ages and stages in artmaking, from all areas of art practice, were encouraged to participate, through local press and social media promotions. The Blue Square Art Competition is all about inclusivity.

The exhibition aims to raise money for CanAssist. Please support CanAssist with a donation when visiting the exhibition.

Southern Highlands Artists have created a Pop-Up Event, a collective of Artists and creatives will be opening their studios, sharing their story, and you can support local! The June Long Weekend 11,12 & 13 June 10am – 4pm!

Join us for as more than 14 Artists in the Southern Highlands open their Studio’s for the first time this year! An opportunity for you to meet the artist, enjoy their space and appreciate all that there is on offer.

Glass Bead Artist Judy Dyson

Judy Dyson has been fascinated with glass since her childhood.  More recently she has been making her own glass beads and jewellery after attending a workshop at Geelong Grammar in 2005 run by Katherine Wardell as part of the Fibre Forum programme.

Glass bead making is an ancient craft and the oldest known beads are over 40000 old.

Beads are made by melting glass in a hot head burner and then laying the molten glass onto a stainless steel mandrel which is rotated in the flame.  More glass is added until the bead is the desired size.  Different colours can be added to create patterns and the shape of the bead can be varied by the artist.

Once a bead is completed it is taken from the flame and plunged into a tub of vermiculite to cool slowly.  Once cool it is placed into a kiln to anneal the glass and prevent it from cracking.

The beads can be made it a wide range of striking and original jewellery such as necklaces, bracelets, ear rings and ornaments.

Judy has now had three exhibitions of her work in the Southern Highlands.

A 2-day workshop for lovers of mosaics! Under the instruction of Amanda, our guest tutor from Tile and Error Mosaics, you will share her love and passion for mosaicking and be guided through the process of design and colour selection. Amanda is a mosaic enthusiast who would like to share some techniques and ideas to get you started on your own mosaic journey.
This workshop is for beginners, with little or no mosaicking experience. Participants will learn a brief history of mosaics, get a basic understanding and skills for creating mosaics, the mechanics of mosaicking, different tesserae, substrates, adhesives, and grout selection. You will design, cut tiles, lay tiles, glue, and grout to make a circular panel to take home at the end of the day.
Please bring your own apron and a pair of safety glasses.
Time: 9.30am – 4.30pm Morning tea provided. BYO lunch. Cost: $320. Contact Michael on 0456 856 080 or michael@turnedaround.com.au.