Queanbeyan19 - 20 October
Queanbeyan
Meet the makers
The Queanbeyan-Palerang Arts Trail is back this October in Braidwood, Bungendore and Queanbeyan. Explore the galleries and home studios of local artists and experience the wealth of talent and creativity in the region first hand as you meet the artists in their creative environments, ranging from ceramics and glassworks to paintings, textiles, jewellery and much, much more.
The highly anticipated trail takes place over three separate weekends in October, giving you a chance to get out and about to experience as much of the region and its artistry as possible.
Browse the participating studios, venues and galleries in Queanbeyan below.
Participating Venues
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Barrina South at The Queanbeyan Hive
Local Aboriginal poet, Barrina South, will be launching her debut poetry collection 'Makarra' at The Queanbeyan Hive. The poetry collection will be launched by the Deputy Mayor of QPRC Esma Livermore and visitors will have the opportunity to hear Barrina briefly discuss and read poems from her recent collection in conversation with her editor from Recent Work Press.
Barrina believes that each of her poems has a secret addressee, and in opening her debut collection you may find your poem. Her debut poetry collection is titled Makarra, a Barkindji word for rain. Makarra is reflected in her poems, rain nourishes her words, water cleanses her thoughts and refreshes the path for her onwards life journey. The poems in this collection were written over the past few years in various locations: riverbanks; hospital; corridors; writers retreats; oceans; in the leaf litter photographing fungi; by the fire with her two dogs; hotel rooms on business trips. She is inspired by all the poets that have walked beside her and have written words to fuel the fires for positive change and peace.
Address274 Crawford St, Queanbeyan
Opening Hours19th Oct | Sat 2pm - 4pm
Art Form
Literary Arts
Performance Times
19th Oct | Sat 2pm - 4pm
Contactbarrinasouth1@gmail.com
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Paul Martin
The Q Exhibition Space is delighted to exhibit a series of Paul Martin's series of oil and watercolour paintings based on the exploration of space, human evolution and ingenuity. Martin states that if we are able to do space exploration, we can address climate change and human rights issues. The works look at historical and current research, as well as exploration endeavours.
'Where we could go next is exciting...' - Paul Martin.
Address253 Crawford St, Queanbeyan
Opening Hours19th & 20th Oct | 10am - 4pm
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Visual arts
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Sunday Session – Live at the Hive
The Queanbeyan Hive will be wrapping up the 2024 Arts Trail with an afternoon filled with local original music. After exploring the many galleries and open studios in the area, finish the trail by joining other trailblazers in lounging back and enjoying a drink and some food in the beautiful and sunny garden setting of The Queanbeyan Hive.
Bungendore's Danny Velnaar will kick-off the afternoon at 1pm with an eclectic mix of original works comprising folk, rock, blues & country before Braidwood-based duo Earl, comprised of Tilly Barrington and Lily Acheson, take the stage with moody Indie folk, grappling with small town existence through haunting melodies and introspective lyrics. Queanbeyan's very own Neon Honey will wrap up the day with a unique and eclectic mix of soaring angelic vocals and dreamy musical compositions that linger somewhere between light and shadow.
Please book your ticket for entry - cost is by donation.
Address274 Crawford St, Queanbeyan
Opening Hours20th Oct | 1pm - 4pm
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Performing Arts
Performance Times
20th Oct | Danny Velnaar at 1pm, Earl at 2pm & Neon Honey at 3pm
Contactinfo@qbnhive.buzz
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Echo Theatre
Get a behind-the-scenes look into the magic of the performing arts at Echo Theatre's open rehearsals over the Arts Trail weekend. Rehearsing for the summer run of A Midsummer Night's Dream, join the cast of our region’s finest (and funniest!) actors across four performance times over the weekend at Aunty Louise Brown Park, next to The Q - Queanbeyan Performing Arts Centre, and see what it takes to bring Shakespeare’s famous comedy to life in the great outdoors. Make sure to bring a cushion or a blanket and get in early to pick your spot on the lawn.
AddressAunty Louise Brown Park, 253 Crawford St, Queanbeyan
Opening Hours19th & 20th Oct | 10am - 4pm
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Performing Arts
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19th & 20th Oct | 10am - 12pm & 2pm - 4pm
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Outside the Square Exhibition at The Queanbeyan Hive
The Queanbeyan Hive is a gallery space with a difference. Set in the heart of Queanbeyan, this lovingly restored, award-winning, yellow Heritage cottage is itself an art piece with pressed tinned walls and Rimu timber floors. With a newly built large outdoor pergola in the backyard this gallery and venue space is shaping up to be a real cultural hub.
For the Arts Trail, The Hive will be hosting Create Collaborate Collective’s third ‘Outside the Square’ exhibition/competition. This year, the theme is ‘Space’ which will showcase works addressing all areas of space, be that outer space or inner space, shared space or private space... perhaps a quite space, or a noisy space?
The artworks will showcase artists of all abilities and ages with works being available for purchase. This is a People’s Choice competition, so do drop in and cast your vote before enjoying a bite to eat in the beautiful backyard space. During the weekend, Create Collaborate Collective Inc will be running their fundraising bar serving locally made food and hot and cold drinks with all proceeds being put back into their arts projects.
Address274 Crawford St, Queanbeyan
Opening Hours19th & 20th Oct | 10am - 4pm
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Visual arts
Contactinfo@qbnhive.buzz
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Queanbeyan-Palerang Libraries present Bobby Graham
Liz Landford, facilitator, radio arts correspondent, voice actor and audiobook narrator, will be in conversation with Bobby Graham, artist, author and publisher, about art and making books. Bobby Graham is a speaker, author, publisher, and artist. In 2021, she started teaching artists to draw on their iPad. This course inspired the Artists Society of Canberra to launch a Digital Art Category for their exhibition series. At Planepack, Bobby blogged about extreme light travel. She’s illustrated, written, and published five of her own books, capturing travel, people and places. In 2023, Bobby launched Slow Art, a business that focuses on mindful creativity. Bobby guides and inspires people to create art for a purposeful life. Bobby will be talking at Queanbeyan Library about Visual Journaling: sketching and writing your everyday life. The event is free but bookings are required.
AddressQueanbeyan Library, 257 Crawford St, Queanbeyan
Opening Hours19th Oct | 10am
Art Form
Literary Arts
Performance Times
19th Oct | 10am
Contactemma.ciechan@qprc.nsw.gov.au
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Open Studio
Cheryl Hodges Botanical Art
Cheryl is a natural history artist, painting plants and insects in watercolour, on paper and vellum. She particularly enjoys painting Australian natives and more recently has been focusing particularly on threatened and endangered species. Cheryl teaches both botanical and insect illustration. She hopes that through her painting and teaching, she will encourage people to look at the natural world with curiosity and fascination and therefore be more inclined to look after it.
During Cheryl’s open studio, she will have works in progress on display as well as completed paintings. She will be demonstrating painting with plant and insect subjects and will be able to answer any questions you have about her drawing and painting process. You will also be able to view some of the insects she painted through the microscope, and she can discuss some of the important characteristics she endeavours to capture in her work. When you leave this open studio will view plants and insects in a whole new light!
Address259 Bicentennial Dr, Jerrabomberra
Opening Hours19th & 20th Oct | Sat 10am - 3pm, Sun 10am - 12pm
Art Form
Visual arts
ContactVia social media
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Justine Maughan Artist
A boutique art studio tucked away in Queanbeyan, this studio is both a personal working studio of abstract artist Justine Maughan and venue for her Creative Arts Classes - dedicated for women in midlife. Justine is an artist and holistic counsellor who offers a holistic approach to art making. Justine will share her process and works in progress, along with offering further information about her classes. Justine is an advocate for women in midlife and provides her classes to support the changing dynamic in this powerful time of life through the therapeutic benefits of art making.
AddressShop 5, City Arcade, 69-71 Monaro St, Queanbeyan
Opening Hours19th & 20th Oct | 1pm - 3pm
Art Form
Visual arts
ContactVia social media
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Michelle Hiscock at Rusten House Arts Centre
During the 2024 Arts Trail, Rusten House Arts Centre will feature four exhibitions by local artists, that highlight the diversity of work that can be found in our region. Queanbeyan born artist Michelle Hiscock returns to her roots for the Landscape and Memory exhibition at Rusten House from 28 September – 20 October. Since graduating from the Canberra School of Art, ANU, in 1991, Hiscock has established herself as a prominent Australian artist, best known for her evocative landscapes. Now based in Sydney, Hiscock has lived and exhibited widely in Australia and abroad. She has been a finalist in several prestigious prizes such as the Archibald Prize, Portia Geach Memorial Award, NSW Parliament Plein Air Painting Prize and Gallipoli Art Prize. Hiscock’s exhibition at Rusten House displays ethereal landscapes rendered in watercolour and gouache, evoking mood and light through a range of sepia tones in her compositions.
Address87 Collett St, Queanbeyan
Opening Hours19th & 20th Oct | 10am - 4pm
Art Form
Visual arts
Performance Times
Artist talk (incl. book signing and afternoon tea) 20th Oct | 2:30pm
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Art by Anders
Art by Anders is an iconic Queanbeyan entity by resident artist Anders Mykkeltvedt and Helen Whigham. For 40 years, Anders Mykkeltvedt and Helen Whigham have combined a passion for art with cold, hard necessities of financial survival, evolving their business from an art gallery and motorcycle dealership to a relaxed boutique of fine old wares, bric-a-brac, fashion and art practice and display. Anders studied art at the Canberra School of Art in the late 1970s, majoring in painting. He also learned the art of motorcycle maintenance, business management and motorcycle road racing, all of which affected his art practice. With a view to knocking a few barnacles off his practice, he is currently studying art through Curtin University. Meanwhile, Helen has become somewhat of a legend in all things vintage. Both Anders and Helen will be on hand during the Arts Trail weekend to discuss their work with visitors to the trail.
Address144 Uriarra Rd, Queanbeyan
Opening Hours19th & 20th Oct | 10am - 4:30pm
Art Form
Visual arts
Contactbucklewheel1953@gmail.com
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Neil Dickinson Art Studio
Neil Dickinson is a sculptor who graduated from the ANU Canberra School of Art in 1983 and completed a Postgraduate Diploma in (Sculpture) from the University of Tasmania. He was born in Canberra, educated at Narrabundah College and has lived in the Queanbeyan region for 14 years.
Since graduating from university, he has worked as a professional sculptor producing many public artworks that can be seen around Canberra and the region. Some notable public artworks include ‘Morty’ the snail, ‘Queany’ the platypus on the Queanbeyan River, the Kangaroos in Amaroo, Pelicans in Yerrabi Pond and the Wombats for the Wingecarribee Council in Bowral.
In 1988, he was a founding member of the ‘Bronze Works’ in Fyshwick and ran many workshops in bronze casting. He has also taught sculpture in the ACT and Queanbeyan through Adult Education Programs as well as private classes.
Neil's diversity can be seen in his many large public artworks of animals through to his private commissions of surreal expressionism using many forms of mediums including bronze, steel and ferro concrete structures. Central to his work is a belief in the nobility of the human form and the celebration of the constant struggle with all forms of oppression – the philosophy of inner spiritual growth in the face of materialist aggression.’
He currently works and teaches from his studio and gallery located at The Ridgeway.
Address60 Beaumont Cres, The Ridgeway
Opening Hours19th & 20th Oct | 10am - 4pm
Art Form
Visual arts
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Queanbeyan Quilters at Rusten House Arts Centre
During the 2024 Arts Trail, Rusten House Arts Centre will feature four exhibitions by local artists, that highlight the diversity of work that can be found in our region. The Postcards from Queanbeyan exhibition presents a collection of miniature quilts lovingly stitched and crafted by members of the Queanbeyan Quilters. Each quilt reflects what the local region means to each artist, offering a personal and artistic exploration of community and place. This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Queanbeyan Quilters Inc., which began in 1984 when a small group of enthusiastic needlewomen got together for friendship and to share sewing skills. This exhibition is held in conjunction with the Quilters open day at Letchworth Community Centre on Saturday 19th October as part of the Arts Trail.
Address87 Collett St, Queanbeyan
Opening Hours19th & 20th Oct | 10am - 4pm
Art Form
Visual arts
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Michaela Laurie Studio
Michaela works from her studio at home which she has always called “the shed” in the hills south of Queanbeyan. When she looks outside, she see mountains and hills, creeks and dams, her garden and paddocks. It is a very special place she feels lucky to live in. Her chosen medium is a mixture of gouache, coloured pencil, pigment ink and watercolour, combining to create layers and detail.
Looking at vintage and antique objects is engrained into Michaela's life. As a very young child, her mother would take her with her when she viewed auctions in Sydney. Michaela thinks she has always preferred objects with history, a certain patina, a romance and often with sentimental attachment. She uses objects which she loves, not only in her own home, but objects she sees in her travels, while shopping, and those she sees at auction houses to inspire her creative work. Another love is birds. As she grows older, her love and fascination of birds increases. She creates magical still life arrangements by combining the things she loves - with the creatures she loves. A little whimsy is always thrown in for good measure and fun.
In her studio, you can find Michaela's original work, reproduction prints, acrylic blocks, greeting cards and 2025 calendars.
Address1466 Old Cooma Rd, Googong
Opening Hours19th & 20th Oct | Sat 9am - 12pm, Sun 9:30am - 4pm
Art Form
Visual arts
Contactmichaela.laurie1@gmail.com
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Queanbeyan Art Society
A working gallery and exhibition space for members and invited artists to deliver workshops, Queanbeyan Art Society is one of the few art galleries in Australia to hold an art exhibition every month. QAS houses many forms of art from visual to sculptures, life drawings and more. The gallery is open every day and hosts daily workgroups for its members throughout the year.
During the Arts Trail, the gallery will be exhibiting a Young Artists Exhibition with a range of works on display from budding artists, as well as a 'Clowns, Curiosities, Comedy and Caricatures' exhibition. In addition to works inside the gallery, past works of the society's artists will also be hung on the fence outside the gallery. The weekend will also see artists creating art both in the gallery and outside, weather permitting. Visitors will be able to talk to the artists about their work and watch the techniques that they use.
Address6 Trinculo Pl, Queanbeyan
Opening Hours19th & 20th Oct | 10am - 2pm
Art Form
Visual arts
Contact0427 211 772
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Suitcase Universe Children’s Show at The Hive
The Queanbeyan Hive hosts award-winning Queanbeyan performing artist Ali Clinch as she brings her delightful family-fun show back home. 'Suitcase Universe' is an interactive children's show, returning from a tour of Sydney to launch off as part of The Hive's Outside the Square Exhibition.
Young audiences are delighted to meet Whatsup, a cheeky young alien from a galaxy far away. Whatsup takes their first solo voyage in their very own spaceship. Trouble is afoot when their spaceship crashes on planet earth. A playful, interactive experience ensues. Audiences will delight as they help Whatsup use everyday items for the first time. Can you help teach Whatsup all they need to know about living on planet earth? Whatsup has a lot to learn!
Come on a captivating, delightfully interactive clowning journey including opportunities for children to join in, play and create together. $10 entry. Bookings required.
Address274 Crawford St, Queanbeyan
Opening Hours19th & 20th Oct | Sat 10:30am, Sun 10:30am
Art Form
Performing Arts
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19th & 20th Oct | Sat 10:30am, Sun 10:30am
Contactcre8tiveali@gmail.com
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Allambee Art Studio & Little Gallery
Dee Hopkins is an emerging contemporary visual artist and is completing her Diploma of Visual Arts in November 2024 after a long career in leading ACT and national charities in the for-purpose sector.
Dee is inspired by the world around us and enjoys experimenting and working in her studio to produce large and smaller scale abstract, mixed media, print and impressionism art. She was a finalist in the 2024 Craft+Design, Canberra's 31-day Creative Journaling Challenge, and her work has been exhibited at the Link Gallery, Ginninderry.
Phil Hopkins creates large abstract art, primarily inspired by the magic of the ocean, which is not surprising as he was an award-winning surf life saver.
Address20 Allambee St, Jerrabomberra
Opening Hours19th & 20th Oct | 10am - 3pm
Art Form
Visual arts
Contact0419 012 094
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Nullarbor Nights Knitwear
The Nullarbor Nights Knitwear studio and workshop has been in the same location in Queanbeyan for over 18 years. It is a working knitwear studio where the garments are designed and fabric machine-knitted on-site, using mostly natural fibres, and in some cases hand-dyed. The studio will have garments to purchase alongside accessories, such as scarves, necklaces, earrings and brooches, all handmade on site. Visitors will have the chance to see the knitting machines that produce the fabric for Nullarbor Nights Knitwear garments, as well as see and hear about the other parts of garment production. The winning Fleece to Fashion garment will also be on display.
AddressShop 2/156 Gilmore Rd, Queanbeyan
Opening Hours19th & 20th Oct | 10am - 3pm
Art Form
Visual arts
Contactalice@nullarbornights.com
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Archbold Design Studio
Multi-media artist Alison Archbold established her art business, Archbold Design, in 2000. Over many years, Alison was contracted on large scale corporate projects, where she worked with cutting-edge techniques and faux finishes. Beyond her building works, Alison has gained recognition in the greeting card industry, with her extensive collection of over 200 designs. Some of her most popular designs are now wholesaled through Australian card distributor Aero Images.
Notably, her love for animals is reflected in her watercolour pet portraits, with many of the subjects being rescue animals, something close to her heart. In addition, her passion for rare budgies, which she has bred for over 40 years, often finds its way into her artworks, revealing the beauty of these magnificent little birds. Alison now has a large range of budgie inspired products.
As a versatile artist, teacher, & creator, Alison showcases her talents through various mediums including ceramics, mosaics, murals, and special finishes. Skilled in acrylic paint and textile art, often combining elements from different styles, using recycled materials to create unique and interesting abstract artworks.
Alison’s studio is located on her picturesque farm in sunny New South Wales, providing her with a serene and inspiring environment to delve into her creative process. It serves as a constant source of inspiration for her work as she continues on her artistic journey.
Address359 Fernleigh Dr, Googong
Opening Hours19th & 20th Oct | 9.30am - 3pm
Art Form
Visual arts
ContactVia social media
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No Name Lane Open Air Gallery – Annie Lok
Annie Lok is a collage artist, primarily constructing her pieces from photographic and AI generated imagery, branching out from traditional cut and paste methods to digital technology, using computer applications such as Baazart. Her ongoing Rabbit Holes series, exhibited currently at Queanbeyan's No Name Lane Open Air Gallery, was born out of a need to break free, evolve and survive during physical and psychological hardship. Each work is a choice, as the viewer, like Alice, follows the white rabbit down the hole and explore the Wonderland beyond. Passing from familiar to unfamiliar spaces, the female figures seen in each work move gracefully or awkwardly, into or out of black voids that appear in these photo collaged worlds. Rabbit Holes draw on themes imbued in social politics such as classism and religion, feminism, and the environment, that eventually impact on our wellbeing, from feeling insignificant or validated in the space we find ourselves in.
Hear more about the series and Annie's journey as an artist at the Queanbeyan Arts Trail launch on Thu 17 Oct at 6pm at No Name Lane, Queanbeyan.
AddressNo Name Lane, 59 Monaro St, Queanbeyan
Opening Hours19th & 20th Oct | Open all day, best viewed at night
Art Form
Visual arts
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Artist talk Thurs 17th Oct | 6pm
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Matthew Curtis & Harriet Schwarzrock
Matt, Harry and their son Hugo share a glass blowing studio in their backyard in Queanbeyan, in a former Arnott's biscuit factory.
Matthew's work increasingly lies in sympathetically bringing components together; reflecting through glass how individuals, objects, and ideas might accommodate each other to fit together harmoniously. The process draws upon and adapts the traditional Italian glassblowing techniques. Their compositions allow him to layer and suspend hues of subtle veneers and colours, which emphasise the structural element of the pocket of air within.
Harry is fascinated by how neon and plasma illumination can offer a sense of movement and connection, through the roiling aurora-like activity which these ionised gases offer as a mesmerising agent of wonder. This form of illumination encased within glass is subtly responsive and affords an embodied experience.
On the Arts Trail weekend, you are welcome to wander through their studio. There will be regular neon bending demonstrations and plasma illuminated works to see up close. There will also be prototypes and production ware available for sale. Matt and Harry have a cheeky studio tradition of a trade table with objects available to trade for local honey or a bottle of dry white wine.
Address114 Uriarra Rd, Queanbeyan
Opening Hours19th & 20th Oct | 10am - 4pm
Contactmail@curtisglassart.com
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Sculpture Studio
Sculpture Studio is the workspace of two sculptors, Berendina de Ruiter & Wojciech Pietranik. Both Berendina and Wojciech are Churchill fellows and work mainly in stone, such as marble, limestone and sandstone, but also in other materials, such as bronze and clay. Visit the studio’s display area to see some of their work on the Arts Trail.
Address4/6 Aurora Pl, Queanbeyan
Opening Hours19th & 20th Oct | 10am - 4pm
Art Form
Visual arts
Contactberendina.deruiter@gmail.com
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Bunker Arts Studio
The Bunker Arts Studio, established in 2016 by local visual artist Dennis Mortimer, is primarily a visual arts studio, but also facilitates monthly concerts. The Bunker Studio artists' (BSA) work is as diverse as the artists themselves, exploring abstracts expressing an individual aesthetic, still life, social issues, landscape, and the self. The artists have exhibited their works in Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra and regional centres. The Bunker also hosts art sessions suitable to all on Mondays and by appointment.
Address4/6 Silva Av, Queanbeyan
Opening Hours19th & 20th Oct | 10am - 4pm
Art Form
Visual arts
Contact0403 525 562
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Ralph and Leisa Fox at Rusten House Arts Centre
During the 2024 Arts Trail, Rusten House Arts Centre will feature four exhibitions by local artists, that highlight the diversity of work that can be found in our region. Ralph and Leisa Fox will host a pop-up exhibition under the creative collective Adorable Salvage. The exhibition gives visitors the chance to explore and purchase a range of quirky animal and character sculptures made from repurposed materials such as stainless-steel kitchen elements and other bric-a-brac. Developed during the Covid lockdowns, the duo has been collecting and recycling items that would otherwise have gone to landfill. Finding shape and beauty in each piece, they have utilised these materials to create original, one-of-a-kind sculptures with bold personalities.
Address87 Collett St, Queanbeyan
Opening Hours19th & 20th Oct | 10am - 4pm
Art Form
Visual arts
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Queanbeyan Quilters Inc.
Queanbeyan Quilters Inc. meet regularly at the Letchworth Community Centre to stitch, share ideas and skills, and enjoy an environment of mutual support and encouragement. They currently have around 50 members, including a couple of enthusiastic juniors, whose skills range from beginner to expert. All patchwork and quilting styles are covered, from traditional to modern using both machine and hand-sewing. This year's Queanbeyan Arts Trail will see Queanbeyan Quilters open the doors to their studio for the first time as part of the trail.
AddressLetchworth Community Centre, 28 Miller St, Queanbeyan
Opening Hours19th Oct | 10am - 4pm
Art Form
Visual arts
Contactqueanbeyanquilters@gmail.com
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Clarification at Rusten House Arts Centre
Get ready for a fresh and fun musical experience with Clarification! This lively new clarinet ensemble brings a quirky twist to everything from classical hits to pop tunes and nostalgic TV and movie themes at the turn of a page. Expect upbeat arrangements, unexpected surprises, and a performance guaranteed to leave you grinning. It's classical, it's contemporary, it's Clarification—and it's like nothing you've heard before!
Address87 Collett St, Queanbeyan
Opening Hours19th Oct | 12pm - 2pm
Art Form
Performing Arts
Performance Times
19th Oct | 12pm - 2pm
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Karen Warburton
Karen Warburton's background of textiles screen printing and graphics has been a major influence in her work, assemblages of shapes that fit together to create layered landscapes of the built environment. Her materials have come from the discard bins, becoming discards that no longer suggest themselves but evoke experiences of the architectural world of both contemporary and traditional designs. Rearranged, recycled and repurposed. The materials nevertheless retain the picture of their previous lives. Karen has explored design with overlaps and layers, playing with positives and negatives repeatedly and persistently, seeing new shapes emerge and recede.
Karen's colour palette is important but broad and never static. She allows colour to captivate effects of light, space and planes, including the colour of the wall it is hung on, as seen through the negative spaces. Working by overlapping pieces together has become a world of discovery and chance for her.
Recent work sees Karen exploring prints on wood and looking to the influences of Japanese aesthetics and simplicity.
AddressThe Q Exhibition Space, 253 Crawford St, Queanbeyan
Opening Hours19th & 20th Oct | 10am - 4pm
Art Form
Visual arts
Contactwarburton_karen@hotmail.com
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Patrick Morison at Rusten House Arts Centre
During the 2024 Arts Trail, Rusten House Arts Centre will feature four exhibitions by local artists, that highlight the diversity of work that can be found in our region. Patrick Morison’s solo exhibition LOOKS reflects his fondness of human forms and faces and bold but limited use of colour. His process involves sketching and layering paint, using a minimal colour palette and abstracted forms to reflect the emotions of his chosen subjects. Morison trained at the Canberra Institute of Art, ANU, graduating in 1989 with a Bachelor of Visual Painting. He has exhibited as part of numerous group and solo exhibitions, showcasing work at Bitumen River Gallery, Solandar Gallery, Graphix Brasserie and Gorman House in Canberra, as well as Queanbeyan’s Design Plus Gallery. He is also a regular exhibitor in the annual QPRC & Bendigo Bank Art Awards and was the recipient of The Hive Exhibition Award in the 2019 QPRC Regional Arts Awards. Morison’s exhibition LOOKS runs from 28 September – 20 October.
Address87 Collett St, Queanbeyan
Opening Hours19th & 20th Oct | 10am - 4pm
Art Form
Visual arts
Performance Times
Artist talk 19th Oct | 11:30am
FAQS
The Queanbeyan-Palerang Arts Trail is a free event. Visitors can drop in to the galleries, studios and performances of their choosing free of charge during the listed opening hours unless otherwise stated.
The opening hours of the participating studios and galleries may differ. Please refer to each individual listing above for exact opening hours.
The Arts Trail is held at various venues, from professional galleries to home studios, with varying levels of accessibility. As people’s needs differ, visitors with questions regarding accessibility needs are encouraged to contact the artists/galleries directly on their contact details provided above and confirm arrangements prior to their visit.
We encourage visitors to keep up-to-date with the most recent health advice from the NSW Government. For the latest information, please see the NSW Health website.
Each event participating in the Queanbeyan-Palerang Arts Trail is managed by the individual artist or gallery. Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council (QPRC) coordinates and promotes the Trail.
Individual artists and galleries can be contacted through the details above, or the QPRC Arts Trail team can be contacted at cultural.services@qprc.nsw.gov.au.
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