“4 Points Of View” – a group of local Cooma photographers, Brian Hart, Judy Goggin and Tony Sergo enrolled in a Digital Photography Course at Cooma TAFE in 2009.  Opening Saturday 1 June at 3.00pm. The lecturer on the course was Paul McIver an accomplished photographer whose work has been published extensively in newspapers, magazines and television around the world.  Paul also has an extensive background in the film industry including working on “Mad Max 3”.  He was a finalist in the 75th Caltex Art Prize back in 2011. Over the following few ye...

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Peter Denahy (born 1972) is an entertainer from Yackandandah, Victoria, Australia. He sings and plays guitar, percussion, mandolin, mouth harp, accordion and fiddle. His most successful song was "Sort of Dunno Nothin'" which was a hit on YouTube and made the ARIA Top 100. It was on his Picture In A Frame album which made the top 30 of the ARIA Country Albums chart. Sunday 26th May, 4.30pm (main lounge) Cobargo Hotel ADMISSION FREE (meals available 6pm on) Don’t miss this fantastic, talented Golden Guitar Winner 2013!! Hilarious comedian!! Notable songwriter “Sort of Dunno N...

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Past/Present features two short plays that tell stories of the region’s local history from the coast to the mountains, before and after the Second World War. In Sunshine, Alma and Bill live in the bustling town of Narooma in 1939 – a town of fishing, timber and shipping, as well as a summer playground of the well-to-do set from out of town.  But war will soon change the world they know and love. Crack Hardy explores the post-war Snowy Mountains Scheme through the eyes of Angelo and Joyce, a married couple who met during this defining point in Australia’s history....

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This exhibition was so popular in 2012, Spiral Gallery is holding it again from 28 June to 24 July 2013.  Create your own small postcard (size 104 x 148 mm) and join us for this exhibition which is open to all!  There will be prizes for adults and children.  All media welcome and encouraged. Entries will be judged by Bega Valley artist Veronica O'Leary. Call into Spiral Gallery to pick up an entry form. Entry fee per postcard is: Adults $5, Youth (12-24 yrs) $2, Junior (5-11 yrs) $1.  The Closing Date is Thursday 20th June. ...

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This Saturday talk by Professor Mark McKenna from the University of Sydney will link the findings of his book Looking for Blackfellas Point: an Australian history of place with the exhibition in the Mechanics Institute Hall next door on Price’s Café (see details below). Mark’s biography of Manning Clark won the PM’s Award for non-fiction last year. 18 May, 10.00am to noon, at the Moruya RSL Hall in association with U3A Batemans Bay. Booking is through the regular Saturday Talks system, i.e. Carolyn McKendry mckendry44@bigpond.com, or 4471 1327. Visitors are w...

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This month, Four Winds welcomes the Auric Quartet to the Bega region as part of a new partnership with the Australian National Academy of Music and Four Winds Festival. Four Winds has facilitated this new venture in response to requests from local musicians and offers it as part of its outreach program. The Quartet - Kate Sullivan, Francesca Hiew, Matthew Laing and Jarrad Mathie - are taking up the residency for four weeks to inspire and create beautiful music in a program of intensive rehearsals, teaching and performing. The Quartet will divide their time between Bega where they will be ...

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Life Drawing classses are on at the Pambula Town Hall, Tuesdays 11AM until 2PM No tuition.  $20 fee covers the hire of the hall and the model’s fee of $75.  If you would like to be included on our email list you will receive notification of any alterations or cancellations, so please email me if you are at all interested. AND PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD…TELL YOUR FRIENDS    Enquiries from models are welcome Contact details: Sue Chancellor susanc50@tpg.com.au

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A new exhibition from 17 to 26 May in Moruya on the south coast of NSW will honour the unusual role that a café played in 1950s and 60s Australia in the reconciliation process. Inspired by stories told to an Aboriginal artist and with words by celebrated Australian author and historian Mark McKenna, the Price’s Café exhibition is presented by South East Arts, which is chaired by former Sydney Festival Director Lindy Hume. (click here to view the promo video) “Price’s Café was one of the few places on the south coast where the Aboriginal community w...

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In early May South East Arts is hosting a visit by internationally renowned artist, Antony Gormley as part of an exciting new project - a major sculpture installation in the Snowy Mountains in 2015.  Most famous for his sculptures of the human form, Gormley is having a three day whirl-wind tour and site inspection of the Snowy Mountains and an opportunity to meet local community stakeholders and state organisations from the arts, tourism, environment and education sectors.  The project has been initiated by Peter Sykes and has support from the businesses, tourism and local commun...

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In May, budding writers in the Bega Valley have the opportunity to attend a free writing weekend intensive with Sydney Playwright Pete Malicki on Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th May in Merimbula. Pete Malicki is a prolific writer and has had over 35 of his plays mounted in 120 productions. He is the Literary Manager of Short+Sweet Theatre International; the co-ordinator of Crash Test Drama, an open theatre competition in Sydney which promotes script development for new and established writers; and his award-winning plays have been staged in Melbourne, Brisbane, Sydney, Canberra, Singap...

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John K Drews and Matt Jones will be the feature artists at the next Ivy Hill exhibition opening 3 May and running till 10 June.  Matt Jones says of his work for this show "This will be a sugary little homage to the bermagui landscape: the banal and the sublime".  Matt Jones is an artist, illustrator, writer, freelance curator and barista. Behind MISTER JONES, my espresso bar shopfront, I create images, objects and words for gallery exhibitions, publications and private commissions. My work is produced in an open and accessible workspace, allowing visitors to interact with th...

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A revealing exhibition with a voyeuristic twist; featuring the work of three couples – all successful artists in their own right: Suzie Bleach and Andy Townsend, Annie Franklin and Gordon Robinson, Rachel Burns and Ulan Murray.  The exhibition opens at the Bega Valley Regional Gallery on 17 May and runs till 29 June. The Bega Valley Regional Gallery, despite being the smallest and most modestly endowed Regional Gallery in NSW, maintains a refreshingly robust exhibition program that showcases not only the best of local and regional practice but also the work of artists that are au...

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The Raglan Gallery and Cultural Centre will proudly host ‘Out of the Paintbox’ on this Saturday May 4th at 3pm. You’ll be treated to a wonderful collaboration showcasing the diverse tastes and talents of three close relatives; Ann and Katie Volter and Joan Fogarty from Brisbane, Canberra and Yaouk. These talented women share a love of painting; however, their sources of inspiration and their signature works are infinitely varied. Katie captures ‘fleeting moments’ both urban and rural, Ann paints landscapes and still life oils and Joan creates landscapes inspired b...

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Batemans Bay Historical Society presents a screening of the 1927 classic Australian film for the Term of His Natural Life.  The screening is kindly hosted by the Churchill family proceeds after costs to the Batemans Bay Historical Society to  digitise the photographic archives.  This is a 30th Anniversary Screening marking closure of the original Annetts Picture Theatre Chicken & Champagne Supper included 5.45pm for 6pm Tues May 21st. Tickets $20 from the Old Courthouse Museum or Bay City Cinemas.  A National Trust Heritage Festival Event Australian 1927 Silent Fil...

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Are you into blogging, social networking and music festivals? Then this is the opportunity for you!  The search is on again for the official Snowy Mountains of Music ‘Festival Blogger’ who will interview, film and photograph artists and manage the Facebook and Twitter pages live from the snow at the festival this June long weekend (Friday 7th-Monday 10th June The Perisher Snowy Mountains of Music Festival is offering one lucky 18-28yr old living in the South-Eastern NSW regions of The Bega Valley, Cooma-Monaro, Bombala, Eurobadalla, Palerang, The Snowy Mountains and Queanbe...

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Jan Ward is a local artist who has taught art for the past 27 years. After a very successful workshop in February, Jan is happy to offer another workshop in May!  The 2-day workshop will explore various watercolour techniques with examples and demonstrations. Participants can choose projects to develop these skills. Dates: 18-19 May, 2013 Place: School of Arts Hall, Cobargo Time: 9.30am to 4.30 each day Cost: $130 for the weekend. A materials list will be issued when you enrol. Or materials can be provided for an extra $25.

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Sponsorship for a Grand Piano for the Jindabyne Memorial Hall keeps flowing in and Antoinette Braeder and Carole Thomas have been overwhelmed with generous donations towards the Grand Piano project. Some of the most recent contributions to this worthy community venture have come from Lake Jindabyne Irish Cultural Festival Committee (pictured) who donated $300 (including a pledge of ongoing support for upkeep and tuning), $1,000 from Woolworths Jindabyne; and this April, our local NSW Member for Monaro, John Barilaro has very generously made a personal donation of $1,000. Mr Barilaro said t...

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The much anticipated Dalgety Women’s Day is on again and will be held on Wednesday 15th May, from 8.30am at the Dalgety Hall. “The Friends of the Dalgety Women’s Day” are excited to announce that this year’s special guest speaker is Noeline Brown - one of Australia’s best loved actors and Ambassador for Ageing! Award winning actress, comedian, writer, Noeline also works tirelessly for a number of organisations and we are delighted to welcome her on this special occasion. Noeline will be joined on the day by local speakers and as part of our program, th...

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29 March – 11 May 2013 Official opening Thursday, 28 March from 6pm A slice of contemporary Still Life, featuring the exquisitely realised work of master printmaker Chris Denton and the deliciously bucolic domestic tableaux of painter Kimberley Dodd. Chris Denton has exhibited widely since his first show in the UK in 1969.  His work has been shown across Australia and around the world, including galleries in Japan, China, France, Spain, Poland and the United States.  In 1996, Chris was awarded the Grand Prize in the prestigious Biennale Internationale d'Art Min...

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From bold lino prints to the most subtle of graphite renditions, Black and White has always intrigued us, for as viewers we bring our own colour to the image.  In this exhibition we have asked artists who work in any medium to produce a work in black and white with just a touch of colour.  12 April – 8 May contact Pauline Balos Ph 6493 5640, E: curbal@bigpond.com

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In this workshop we look at colour in relation to all the questions of that come up in a painting of this most challenging subject, the human figure.The subtle and exquisite colours that reflect off human skin are always an exciting challenge for the artist. When these come into connection with colours that are there in the surrounding space, good decisions can lead to exciting and satisfying possibilities and not so good decisions can lead to chaos. A few important colour decisions made early and maintained throughout the working time can make all the difference to the outcome. At the outs...

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Pottery and Ceramics from the ground up.  Have you been mystified by what occurs in that enclosed electric or gas box that’s called a kiln; haven’t a clue where your clay comes from or how to make a suitable clay body for different purposes; completely in the dark when it comes to making your own glazes from common materials? Have you been totally reliant on pottery/ceramic supply stores for materials and would you be all at sea if they were to all close down?  Now there is an opportunity to fully understand the materials and processes of making pottery and ceramics ...

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Featuring work by Anna Buck, Jan Collingridge, Louella McPaul, Jane Murphy, Georgia Partridge, Anneke Paijmans, Donna Ransom and Jan Ridgway. Every year, Canberrans make the journey by road to the southern corner of the state. The history of the road is written in sweeping plains, steep bends, middens, wildlife, bridges, rainforest gullies, pie and petrol stops and, finally, the first glimpse of the ocean. Eight Far South Coast artists interpret the journey and express the links of past and present that connect Canberra and the coast. The exhibition will open at Belconnen Art Centre, ACT&...

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"Scratching The Surface 2" Janet DeBoos Since 1996 Janet DeBoos has had an increasing engagement with ceramics manufacture in China. She works with, and within that industry to examine how artists might function in ceramic factories and how historic cultural specificity in ceramics has permeable borders that become sites for investigations into an imagined world. A botanist before she worked in ceramics - the ‘oddness’ of Australian flora has particular appeal, as does the extraordinary stylisation of Chinese flora in traditional Qing decoration.   “Following the f...

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In 1949, Eden’s fishing industry faced economic ruin. The two main fishing species of barracouta and salmon failed to arrive along the coast, leaving local fishermen wondering what to do next.  Tuna was the answer. Thousands of tons of tuna could be found close to shore during the annual migration to spawning grounds off Tasmania. Fishermen at Bermagui claimed there were so many that they ‘could walk from their boats to the shore on the fishes’ backs’. Up until then, there was no market for Australian caught tuna either in Australia or overseas.  With the red...

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Healing Our Spirit is a new an exhibition of paintings by Aboriginal people in custody to open at the Bundian Way Gallery on 9 March. The new Bundian Way gallery in Delegate opened in early December 2012.  Well over 100 people attended the launch and numerous others came and went over the weekend. It was a colourful event with visitors from all over the region, including a number from Canberra. A good contingent of Kooris from Eden came up to the celebrations, led by BJ Cruse of Eden Local Aboriginal Land Council who provided the welcome to country. He described the importance of kinsh...

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Every month South East Arts sends out an e-news alert to over 1000 subscribers across the region and beyond.  The alert directs people to our website.  If you have an arts event, exbhition, festival or latest news to promote, we can include it on our News and What's On sections of our website.  (image -  Candelo Village Festival - Paul McIver) Our News entries feature unlimited text and space for one image.  News entries can also include attached documents such as entry forms, posters and links to website. What's On entries can include text information describing your ...

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Reflections is a new exhibition at the Eden Killer Whale Museum highlights the historical photographic collection of William Thomas Hall.  His passion for photography has resulted in one of the best pictorial legacies of the region. Part one of Reflections (named after a Hall photograph) takes a selective look at working and school life, while part two reveals recreational activities of the region in the early part of the 20th century.  Larger than life reproductions reveal the intricate detail of people and their lifestyles of the region as captured by Hall. Reflections: Photogra...

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