Behind the doors of private homes in New England you will find a variety of diverse and expansive private art collections.
These 'lounge room collectors' have differing interests and approaches in developing their collections. Some are motivated to collect to continue a family tradition, others for investment, or to provide ongoing support for practising artists. Some are driven purely by their love of art. Collections may have a dedicated and specific area of focus, while others are eclectic and influenced by changing tastes and whims. Each collection captures a unique view of our cultural heritage outside of the strict collecting policies of public art institutions.
NERAM's Lounge Room Collection Series explores the extraordinary, eclectic and sometimes surprising private collections of the New England Region. This series begins with local collector Glenda Kupczyk-Romanczuk. The exhibition will present a selection of artworks from her collection focusing on her involvement with Packsaddle to show how attending and organising the annual Packsaddle Exhibition has inspired her exuberant collection.
Date: 12th October - 2nd December
Opening: Friday 12th October, 6.00pm (opening will include the announcement of the 2018 Helen Dangar Memorial Bursary Recipient)
Venue: New England Regional Art Museum
Image: Rita Winiger Det äne am Bergli 2018
Armidale artist, Rita Winiger depicts landscape terrains in paintings interpreted through, and overlayed with, emotional resonance. The mountainous scenery and memories of trekking in Switzerland, where Winiger spent the first thirty years of her life, inform her work, and the landscapes that emerge capture her experiences of that time and place.
Date: 12th October - 2nd December
Opening: Friday 12th October, 6.00pm (opening will include the announcement of the 2018 Helen Dangar Memorial Bursary Recipient)
Venue: New England Regional Art Museum
October School Holiday Workshops
Looking for something fun for the kids or grandkids these school holidays? Come to NERAM!
In this Working with Clay Workshop with Honey Greenwood (Armidale Pottery Club), children/teens will explore creating different forms and textures out of clay using a range of techniques such as pinching, rolling and coiling. Children/Teens will have the opportunity to create their own pinched pot, small sculpture and hanging mobile.
The workshop will be held over two sessions. The first session will focus on building the pieces which then need to be left to dry in readiness for painting and decorating. The drying takes between one-two days. Children will then return for the second part of the workshop to paint, decorate and finish their pieces.
5-12 year old:
Date: Tuesday 9th October
Time: 10am – 12pm Clay Working Session #1
Date:Thursday 11th October
Time: 10am – 11:30pm Painting your Creations Session #2
Book here: https:https://www.trybooking.com/YLSO
12-16 year old:
Date: Tuesday 9th October
Time: 1:30pm – 3:30pm Clay Working Session #1
Date: Thursday 11th October
Time: 1:30pm – 3:00pm Painting your Creations Session #2
Book here: https://www.trybooking.com/YLSR. Book now! Only 10 spaces per age group!
Cost: $40 Friends of NERAM/ $45 General
Venue: Packsaddle Studio – located downstairs behind NERAM
Concert: Goldheist & James Needham
Combining their respective artistic practices, Needham will paint landscape, as inspired by tour locations, whilst GOLDHEIST provides the soundtrack, fusing her narrative songs with electro-acoustic soundscape. Simultaneously curated and improvisational, this spatially motivated one hour performance will explore the spirit of place, and the different ways our surroundings can inspire and impact on us. read more.
Date: 20 October
Time: 1.00 - 3.00pm
Venue: New England regional Art Museum
Tickets: $35 Adult / $30 Concession / Under18 FREE
Concert (live art and music) + Q&A with the artists
Book Now! www.trybooking.com/XDMG
This performance is part of a regional tour by the performers. New England venues:
- BARRABA: The Playhouse Hotel Theatre - Fri. 12 Oct.
- TAMWORTH: Tamworth Regional Gallery - Sat. 13 Oct.
- MOREE: Bank Art Museum Moree - Fri. 19 Oct.
- ARMIDALE: New England Regional Art Museum - Sat. 20 Oct.
- WALCHA: Walcha Mountain Festival - Sun. 21 Oct.
Printmaking Workshop with Basil Hall
Basil Hall is returning once more to Armidale to run one of his popular workshops for experienced and beginner printmakers alike on 20th/21st October 2018.
This workshop is ideally suited to regulars at NERAM workshops, but enthusiastic beginners will be able to join in and make a plate themselves, whilst watching the more experienced work on theirs.
This year Basil is proposing to offer his expertise as a custom printer of 35 years standing. Participants are encouraged to bring existing etching plates they have been working on and Basil will offer suggestions as to how they might be resolved or further developed. He will demonstrate how to print them up in a variety of ways including a la poupee wiping, using large rollers, colour blends, stencils and applying colour to the back of rice paper prints.
Copper etching plates and printmaking papers will be available for sale at cost, if required, and lunch will be provided.
Date: Saturday & Sunday, 20th/21st October 2018
Time: 9am - 4pm
Venue: Packsaddle Studio, NERAM
Cost: $330 General/$300 Friends of NERAM/Black Gully Printmakers
BOOK NOW! Only 5 spots left
Packsaddle is coming soon!
It is that time of year again when NERAM gets ready for the annual Packsaddle Exhibition. The Packsaddlers have been visiting artists and galleries to select a diverse range of contemporary artworks to include in the exhibition, and have been spending time at NERAM framing prints for display. We have been spying and can say with certainty that there are some exceptional works to be presented this year.
The annual Packsaddle Exhibition provides local audiences an opportunity to see and purchase contemporary Australian art, and has for 33 years supported the development of local art collections while fundraising for new acquisitions and special projects at NERAM.
Save The Date: The Packsaddle Exhibition will open on Friday 19th October, viewing starting from 5pm, the bell will ring at 6.15pm!
