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SUMMARY:Museum Store Sunday
DESCRIPTION:On Sunday\, December 1 2024\, more than 2100 Museum Stores representing 25 countries\, and five continents will offer relaxing\, inspired shopping inside your favorite museums and cultural institutions…showcasing broad assortments of highly curated\, unique\, mission-specific gifts. From books to jewellery to children’s products to home accessories and gourmet food\, there is something for everyone. Shop knowing you are supporting the missions and programs of each participating museum and cultural institution. \nNERAM will be joining other museum and gallery shops around the world for Museum Store Sunday on December 1 2024. \nWith Christmas around the corner\, we invite you to “shop with purpose” at your local art museum shop. \nYour custom will help us sustain the programs and services we provide to our community\, so as a thank you we will be providing: \n\n\n\nA free glass of bubbles between\, 11am -2pm\nLucky Door Prize\nDiscounts in the Museum Shop\nComplimentary Christmas Gift Wrapping\nFamily gift making workshop in Packsaddle Studio  BOOK HERE for the workshop\n\n\n\nWe look forward to seeing you between 10am – 4pm to enjoy a little Christmas shopping! \n 
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SUMMARY:Artist Talk: Helen Eager
DESCRIPTION:Join us at NERAM for an in conversation between exhibiting artist Helen Eager and NERAM Director Rachael Parsons as they discuss Eager’s survey exhibition Inner/Space. \n  \nHelen Eager has sustained a solo exhibition program for over three decades with her drawings\, paintings and prints. Over the years\, the shift from domestic interiors to pure abstraction has been a consistent evolution\, her love of colour and light a constant thread. \nHelen Eager studied at the South Australian School of Art in the 1970s. A Masters degree at COFA in the late eighties focused on large-scale works on paper\, which took her drawing to a new level. A residency at the Greene St Studio in New York in 1988 was pivotal as Eager’s work evolved towards pure abstraction. \nOver the past decade\, Eager has explored compositions using chains of triangles on fields of white. In 2012\, Eager was commissioned to create a wall painting for the Circular Quay entrance of the new Museum of Contemporary Art building. Eager’s work is included in all of Australia’s major public and private collections\, including the National Gallery of Australia\, Art Gallery of New South Wales\, Art Gallery of South Australia and National Gallery of Victoria. In 2022 Helen Eager’s projection “New York Sunday” illuminated the facade of the MCA during Vivid\, Sydney. \nA partnership with Utopia Art Sydney \n\n \nImage: Helen Eager\, New Directions\, 2005. oil pastel on paper.
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SUMMARY:Opening Night
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the opening of five new exhibitions. \nClay on Country\nInner/Space: Helen Eager\nFusion: Max Powell\nWild Rivers: Lizzie Horne\nColourful Coventry\n  \n\n\nCredit: Helen Eager\, Satellite\, 2017-8\, oil on canvas. Courtesy the artist and Utopia Art Sydney.
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SUMMARY:Artwork Roadshow
DESCRIPTION:Arts National Armidale and New England Regional Art Museum invite you to a Fine Art Assessment and Conservation Advice Day with ACCREDITED VALUER Leigh Capel and ARTWORK CONSERVATOR Jennifer Taylor. \nThink you have a priceless masterpiece at home? Curious about that old painting your grandma left you? Have you ben wondering if that artwork you bought has increased in value? You are invited to bring in 1-2 artworks from your private collection for an informal assessment and conservation advice from two artworld professionals. \nDo you love Antiques Roadshow and having a sticky beak at other people’s stuff? Come and watch the fun. \nAssessment and spectator tickets are limited\, bookings are essential. \nAll assessment and conservation advice is informal and will be provided verbally. Participants may choose to engage Leigh Capel or Jennifer Taylor for formal valuations and conservation services through their official business services. \n\n\n 
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SUMMARY:Black Gully Festival
DESCRIPTION:The always highly-anticipated Black Gully Festival is set to kick off on Saturday\, November 9th\, 2024\, in the scenic Black Gully Reserve (behind NERAM on the south side of the creek). This free\, family-friendly event celebrates the vibrant spirit of Armidale as the weather warms up\, offering a day filled with music\, art\, environmental and community engagement. The festival promises an entertaining experience for attendees of all ages. \nFESTIVAL PROGRAM\n\n10.00am – 4.00pm – Makers and Community Markets\n11.00pm – Welcome to Country and Official Opening\n\n10.00am – 3.00pm Museum of Printing Open\n\n10.00am – 3.00pm – NERAM Family Art Making\n7.30- 9.00pm – Astronomy night with the Stars @NERAM cafe\n\n\nMUSIC PROGRAM\nMain Stages  \n\n10.00am  – Ohmasoulmusic\n10.45am  – The Kelly Gang\n11.30am – Welcome to Country / opening\n12.00am – Tandav School of Dance\n12.15pm – Khalill Tabor All Sheikh\n12.30pm – Bella Frankie Music\n1.15pm – The Briny Sea\n2.00pm – Kirsty Larkin\n2.45pm – Southswell\n3.30pm – Buddy Knox\n4.15pm – Partyline\n5.00pm – El Adimra\n5.45pm – Nascent\n6. 30pm – Skele Jay\n7.15pm – Florin Arc\n\nFinish 8.15pm\n\nAcoustic Stage (NERAM Cafe Courtyard)\n\n10.00am – Maxine & Ben\n10.45am –  Barney St Band\n11.30am –  Keith & Luke\n12.15pm –  Firebirds\n1.00pm –  Ollie Twohill (Murwillumbah)\n1.45pm –  Bits of Buzz\n2.30pm –  Koivu\n\nFinish 3pm\nSLOW LIVING WORKSHOP PROGRAM \n\nClothes Swap  – Clothes drop – 10.00 to 11.00am – Clothes swap – 12.00 to 2.00pm\n\nWorkshops @ The Community Garden \n\n10.00-10.45 | 1:00-1.45 – Composting made easy\n11.00-11.45 | 2:00-2.45 – Wicking bed demo\n12.00-12.45 – Growing mushrooms\n\nSUSTAINABLE  LIVING ARMIDALE & FRIENDS WORKSHOP PROGRAM \n\n10.00 – 4.00 – Tree of Life Painting – Save our Styx @SLA\n10.00 – 4.00 – Platypus Play and Clay @ Bell tent\n10.00 – 4.00 – Ephemeral Art @ Bell tent\n10.00 – 4.00 – Craft\, Climate and equity with Zonta @Zonta\n10.00 – 4.00 – Rural Fire Brigade – Explore the Fire truck\n10.00 – 4.00 – SNELC and Armidale Urban Rivercare\n10.00 – 4.00 – Rising Tide Protestival Connection\n10.00 – 3.00 – NERAM Family Art\nBug Walk and Talk – Collect and Identify the Locals! Two sessions (30-11.30 | 12.30-1.30) Meet @ Black Gully creek concrete ramp bridge.\nBeyond Halloween: Bats in the Backyard Project. Two sessions (45 to 11.15 |12.30-1.00) @ Biodiversity\, Conservation and Science tent\nEnergy-Efficient Homes: a chat about retrofitting for comfort and savings. Two sessions (10:45-11:30 | 2:00-2.45) @ Electrify Armidale\nManilla Solar – Be Part of Community Owned Renewables (1.00 – 1.45) @ Electrify Armidale\nBlack Gully Grassland Games and Friends (30-3.00) @ ANTaR Hand in Hand Peace tent @ the Tennis Court wall near the Community Garden.\nThe Story Telling Circle (30 – 2.30) @ Bell tent\nFelted Soap Making Workshop (1.30 – 3.30) @SLA\nHave you seen these threatened species? Rare wallaby\, pademelon\, and orchids (00 to 3.30) @ Biodiversity\, Conservation and Science tent\nAstronomy night with the Stars – (30pm to 9.00) @ NERAM Café\nAboriginal Cultural Centre and Keeping Place – Open 10.00 – 4.00. All Welcome.\n\n  \nTALKS AND ACTIVITIES -Details \nAboriginal Cultural Keeping Place\nThe Aboriginal Cultural Keeping Place will be open all day from 10.00am to 4.00pm as part of the Black Gully Festival.  Join live music in the pavilion with Cyril Green\, Kathy Kelly and friends.  There will be a sausage sizzle and opportunities to dance\, take part in cultural learning in the Yarning Circle and explore the many artworks and points of culture. All are welcome. Walk across from the NERAM front grassland during the day via the side (western) entrance\, follow the signs into the pavilion and surrounds. \nPlatypus Play and Clay and Ephemeral Art\nJoin Sue Eliot – Author of Young Children and the Environment.\nCreate with nature! Baskets of natural treasures will be available for children to explore the possibilities.  Get involved in the Platypus pond and create clay creatures for the Platypus. Learn about this amazing creature. 10.00 to 4.00 at the SLA Bell tent \nDumaresq Rural Fire Brigade\nBased in Armidale and one of the largest brigades in the New England District. They cover a large radius around Armidale assisting Fire Rescue and other Rural Fire Brigades. Their volunteers attend approximately 100 incidents a year ranging from grass and bush fires\, structure fires\, car fires\, MVAs and other service and assistance calls. The also attend community events like the Black Gully Festival so they can educate the public on the dangers of bushfires and the regulations on burning during the Bushfire Danger Period. They will bring their big Fire Truck which the kids can explore. 10.00 – 4.00. \nRising Tide Protestival connection\nRising Tides Protestival event on Newcastle’s Nobby Beach will be the biggest yet — anticipating 10\,000 people to turn-out over a 10-day period.\nClimate Action and Sustainable Living Armidale support a New England Affinity group planning to attend.  We are demanding the government immediately cancel all new fossil fuel projects\, tax fossil fuel export profits at 78 per cent to fund community and industrial transition and end all coal exports from Newcastle by 2030. Come and find out about the Rising Tide Protestival and how you can participate and/or leave a handprint and message on our local banner that will be going to Newcastle. Currently the world is well on track for over three degrees of warming this century\, and there has been no effective climate progress to reduce our fossil fuel industry [in Australia] this year — the hottest year on record.  The time to STOP is now. \nZonta Says Now to Gender-Equal Climate Action\nCome along to the Zonta Club of Armidale’s stall. Find out why girls and women across the globe are disproportionately affected by the climate crisis. Talk to our club members about Zonta\, and how Zonta aims to empower women and men to create a fairer future for everyone. We will be giving away handy information leaflets that can help you reduce your impact on the environment\, and there will be fun activities for kids\, with prizes\, as well as a table full of second-hand books and craft items for sale. 10.00 to 4.00. \nArmidale Regional Council\nNew information on waste and recycling\, tips for water saving measures and how to prepare a grab and go pack if you are in bush fire danger. 10.00 to 4.00. \nTree of Life Painting – Save our Styx\nA recent report by Forest Alliance NSW (FANSW) found that community surveys in forests were able to identify up to 10 times the number of endangered greater glider den trees\, than Forestry Corporation NSW surveys. This includes in places like our local Styx River State Forest. Logging operations in the proposed Great Koala National Park (GKNP) are happening at four times the intensity than other State Forests in the state’s northeast.\nCome and find out what has been going on about in our forests and make a Tree of Life Painting\, sewing\, drawing or writing for our Native Forest Protection quilt. 10.00 to 4.00 @ SLA and NPA. \nArmidale Live inc\nArmidale Live inc was formed to support all the Arts. At present it supports High Country Theatre\, Saturday Magic Theatre and Renew Armidale.\nOur most important project at present is the submission of a Precinct and Partnerships grant. The aim is to create an Arts\, Culture and Education precinct focusing on the Armidale Mall.\nWe will be applying for enough money to buy available real estate\, refurbish as necessary and repurpose a percentage of the space to an art\, culture or education purpose. We have a number of partners in this venture including Armidale Regional Council and a lot of supporters. For a full explanation drop by our tent for a chat and to pick up a full explanation and maybe join us in this very exciting venture. 10.00 to 4.00. \nClothes Swap@ Black Gully\nJoin us for the Black Gully Festival Clothes Swap\, a wonderful and environmentally friendly way to refresh your wardrobe\, or you may find something special for a friend or family member. On the day bring along up to 5 quality garments\, clean pressed and free from major faults.\nThe clothes drop off will take place between 10 and 11 am\, at the Slow Living and UNE Life tents located at the Tennis Wall near the Community Garden.  For each garment you bring you will receive a token which you will then be able to exchange for a garment at the clothes swap event\, taking place from 12pm to 2pm. Any remaining clothes will be sold at the end of the day with all proceeds going to a local charity. \nBug Walk and Talk – Collect and Identify the Locals!\nWater bugs are great indicators of stream health. Join resident Freshwater Ecologists from the Aquatic Ecology Lab at UNE on a walk along Black Gully to collect and identify (water bugs). Find out who live there and what they can tell us about the condition of their watery home. Everyone is welcome and feel free to pick the Scientist’s brains while you pick out water bugs! Two sessions 10.30-11.30 | 12.30-1.30. Meet @ Black Gully creek concrete ramp bridge. \nBeyond Halloween: Bats in Backyards\nLearn about the amazing world of insect eating bats and be part of a citizen science project recording the crazy ultrasonic calls of these tiny pest controllers in your own backyard. Senior Threatened Species Officer and confirmed bat nerd\, Alicia Scanlon from the Saving our Species program will talk about the diversity of insect eating bats found around the Armidale region\, what makes them such special creatures\, what threatens their survival\, how we study them and how you can help conserve them.  Two Sessions 10:45 – 11:15 | 12.30 – 1.00. – @Biodiversity\, Conservation and Science tent \nEnergy-Efficient Homes: a chat about retrofitting for comfort and savings\nJoin us for a practical discussion on improving energy efficiency and reducing electricity costs in your home. Explore solutions for different types of houses\, from quick retrofitting tips to long-term investments\, and discover incentives for boosting comfort and savings. Share ideas and learn from Michelle Campione-van Zetten (Environmental Planner\, GeoLINK)\, Trevor Brown (Convenor\, Electrify Armidale)\, and Matt Peterson (Founder\, Automised Energy). All home energy questions welcome and resource connections provided. Two sessions 10:45-11:30 | 2:00-2.45 @Electrify Armidale tent \nManilla Solar – Be Part of Community Owned Renewables\nThe Manilla Solar Project is a community-led 4.6 MW solar + battery project to be located 2 km to the south of the Manilla substation. What is the talk about? Project directors Emma Stilts and Gerald Arends are inviting people to come along + have their questions answered about the project\, operations and investment. This project is proudly funded by the NSW Government in association with Manilla Community Renewable Energy Inc. under the Regional Community Energy Fund. 1.00 -1.45 @Electrify Armidale. \nStory telling Circle\nTime to chill out on shady cushions and listen to your favourite story books being read by story telling friends especially for the little ones with Julie (Jules) Collins and friends.  1.30 to 2:30 @the Bell tent \nFelted Soap Making Workshop\nFelting is an ancient craft that was used prior to loofahs or washcloths for bathing and improving the condition of the skin. Using felted soap it is possible to get a creamy lather whilst conserving the bar of soap so it lasts longer. The felted wool is exfoliating and has antimicrobial properties. The felted layer shrinks with the soap and can be used for other purposes or composted after use. The felt makes gripping the bar or soap much easier\, saving on chasing the bar around the bathroom and\, in between uses\, the felt dries out saving on cleaning residues left by the sink. For adults and children of all ages be running from 1:30pm to 3:30pm @SLA \nBlack Gully Grassland Games and Friends\nFun for all the family and peoples of all ages – Games games games.  Meet new friends and join in the fun\, potato sack and three legged races\,  aMazeing obstacle course\, Giant Tug of War\, many more old favourites and new 1.30-3.00 @ ANTaR Hand in Hand Peace tent @ the Tennis Wall near the Community Garden. \nHave you Seen these Threatened Species of the Norther Tablelands?\nHear about a few of the most rarely seen threatened plant and animal species found on the northern tablelands\, the tiny Parma wallaby and Red-legged pademelon\, the Small Snake Orchid\, the Ebor Goat Orchid and Metcalfe’s Greenhood.  Have you seen them? Do you know what habitats they like? Do you know why they are threatened with extinction?  Alicia Scanlon from the Saving our Species program will answer your questions. 2:00 – 2:30@ Biodiversity\, Conservation and Science tent \nAstronomy Night with the Stars –\nDiscover the wonders of the night sky with the UNE and Northern Tablelands Astronomical Society (UNENTAS) at this year’s Black Gully Festival! Their mission is to inspire a love for astronomy within both the university community and the broader Northern Tablelands region. Whether you’re a seasoned stargazer or a curious beginner\, they aim to spark your interest and deepen your knowledge of the cosmos. UNENTAS organizes engaging events\, from research and educational meetings to recreational star-gazing nights\, all designed to bring the universe a little closer. They also proudly support the Physics Department in its public astronomy outreach and help maintain the equipment that lets us explore the skies. Join then at the Black Gully Festival as they explore the stars and beyond! From 7:30pm to 9.00 outside the NERAM Cafe. \n\nThe Black Gully Festival program is subject to changes at any time. Please refer to website for any updates or amendments.\n  \n             \n  \n     \n                        
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SUMMARY:Printing & Letterpress in the Museum of Printing
DESCRIPTION:Join the Black Gully Printmakers in the Museum of Printing for letterpress and printmaking demonstrations and displays. Try out the vintage typewriters\, add a selfie to a hand printed WANTED poster or print your own Christmas card. Discover the historic F.T.Wimble Collection of type and printing equipment during your time at the Black Gully Festival. \nWHEN |  Saturday November 9 \nTIME | 10am – 3pm \nWANTED POSTERS | A limited edition of WANTED posters are available to purchase & add your face or family image in while you are there. From 10am – 1pm or until we run out! \nWHERE | The Museum of Printing (MoP) NERAM \n  \nNO BOOKINGS REQUIRED \nIf you haven’t visited the Museum of Printing before it is located on the lower level of NERAM\, access via the carpark. \nMore information about the Black Gully Printmakers can be found www.blackgullyprintmakers.com.au  \n             
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SUMMARY:Talk: Occupation: Structures of the Berlin Brigade
DESCRIPTION:Occupation: Structures of the Berlin Brigade\nA Visual Anthropology Research Project on the Built Environment \nA politically and culturally conscious approach to urban preservation and development considers public memory and space as a cultural product. This comprehensive visual  anthropology addresses how individuals relate to heritage sites over time and political change to offers insight for urban development and heritage management projects. \nThis photographic project deals with a set of buildings in the former American Sector of West Berlin. These political structures were used or built by the US occupational military following WWII\, the Cold War\, German reunification\, and the dissolution of the Soviet Union. (1945 – 1994). The sites share a unique historical context and geographic proximity\, lending themselves to place-making research. \nAs the 30th anniversary of the occupational withdrawal of foreign military from Berlin is commemorated in 2024\, I am revisiting this project produced as a masters research at the Freie\nUniversität Berlin. Gathering the experiences\, ideals\, and powers implicated at these sites across evolving eras\, circumstance and purpose expand our perception of what buildings have meant and continue to mean individually and collectively. \n  \nMike Terry is a photographer and visual anthropologist based in the New England Region. \nHe earned a B.A. in Mass Communication from the University of Utah in 2010 and was awarded A Fine Art\, Music\, Architecture and Dance Graduate scholarship from the German Academic Exchange Services (DAAD) in 2011 through which he earned a Masters in visual and media anthropology at the Freie Universität Berlin. \nMike has worked as a photographer and filmmaker for commercial and editorial clients internationally. \nSince 2014 he has lectured at the Freie University Berlin and the  Hochschule für Medien\, Kommunikation und Wirtschaft in Berlin where He developed the masters course ‘Space & Place’. From 2017-18 he taught reportage and portrait photography at the F16 Schule für Fotografie in Berlin. \nBefore relocating to Australia in 2020\, he worked as a visual & online producer for the studio of filmmaker Yulia Mahr and the classical composer Max Richter in the United kingdom. Currently\, in addition to working as a freelance photographer and filmmaker he is Communications Leader for the School of Environment and Rural Science’s International Capacity Building Group at the University of New England. \n\n \nImage: Teufelsberg\, Berlin-Grunewald. Former US/British listening station. 2013 / 1985\n 
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SUMMARY:HOME Program Exhibition Opening
DESCRIPTION:The HOME Program\, in partnership with the Art Gallery of NSW and NSW Department of Education’s Art Unit. \nEXHIBITION OPENING | Saturday 2nd November 11am – 12.30pm\nVENUE | Aboriginal Cultural Centre and Keeping Place\, 96-104 Kentucky St\, Armidale \nCelebrating works by Stage 3 students from Drummond Memorial\, Armidale City Public\, Uralla Central\, Bonshaw Public and Ebor Public schools.\nThis exhibition is part of the HOME program\, a collaboration between the Art Gallery of NSW\, NSW Department of Education’s Art Unit and Aboriginal communities and regional galleries across NSW. It connects schools to local Aboriginal artists\, community\, language and culture. In 2024 this program was delivered on Anaiwan country at the New England Regional Art Museum and Aboriginal Cultural Centre and Keeping Place. This exhibition came together under the guidance of Gamilaraay artist Debbie Taylor-Worley and in collaboration with Widders Consultancy.
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SUMMARY:Packsaddle Floor Talk
DESCRIPTION:Packsaddle Floor Talk \nSaturday November 2 @ 10.30am \nJoin NERAM director Rachael Parsons for a free floor talk on the works and artists that are in the 2024 Packsaddle Exhibition. Hear about the exhibition’s links to the official Royal Tour and artist Warwick Fuller\, who was the Australian artist chosen by the King to join them on their tour of Australia and Samoa\, and many other interesting facts and details.
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20241027T100000
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SUMMARY:Drawing the Landscape
DESCRIPTION:Drawing the Landscape: en plein air with Isabelle Devos \nCoinciding with the current exhibition Drawing from the Collection we have a Sunday morning workshop in landscape drawing. Join local artist Isabelle Devos in the Black Gully reserve at NERAM to learn how to capture the landscape en plein air. \nThis workshop is for beginners to intermediate levels\, learning composition\, lines\, shading\, using graphite and pen+ink. \nWhat is en plein air? This term translates directly to in the open air\, and is used to describe the process of painting or drawing a landscape outdoors. \nIf the weather is not good\, the group will work in the Packsaddle studio from photos. Participants are asked to bring a photo of their favourite landscape just in case. \nFor  adults and 16yrs + \nDATE | Sunday 27 October \nTIME | 10am -1pm \nVENUE |  Black Gully & Packsaddle studio NERAM \nCOST |  General price $57 / FoN & CC member price $52 \nBRING WITH YOU  |  A5 or A4 sketchbook\, photos of landscapes you would like to draw\, picnic rug or outdoor camping chair\, sun protection\, hat for outdoors. BYO morning tea or tea/coffee is available at Six Counties Cafe at NERAM. \nMATERIALS SUPPLIED |  the following materials will be available to use or you are welcome to bring your own. A range of graphite pencils\, 2H\, HB\, 2B and 4B (suggested brands: FaberCastell\, Blackwing\, Derwent). Black artist ink pen\, eg: Pigma Micron\, Artline. Kneadable eraser or other types of good erasers. Ruler. \nMinimum number needed to go ahead is 8\, maximum participants 14. Bookings close 9am Friday 25th October. \n\n\nImage credit: Photograph supplied by Isabelle Devos
URL:https://neram.dev.nucleoserver.com/event/drawing-the-landscape/
CATEGORIES:Art Classes,Event,Workshops
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20241026T103000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20241026T113000
DTSTAMP:20260604T202216
CREATED:20241015T015809Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241015T015932Z
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SUMMARY:Packsaddle Talk: Madeleine Tuckfield Carrano
DESCRIPTION:Join us on the opening weekend of the 2024 Packsaddle Exhibition to hear from guest speaker Madeleine Tuckfield Carrano\, Gallery Director and owner of Artsite Contemporary. \nLiving and working in Sydney\, Madeleine Tuckfield-Carrano has travelled extensively around Australia\, Europe\, Asia and America\, gleaning visual experiences that inform her art making. She has exhibited painting\, photography\, found object constructions\, prints and works on paper\, with more than 25 solo exhibitions\, and numerous curated\, group and finalist award exhibitions in Australia and Internationally. \nArtist\, Curator/Director of Artsite Contemporary Galleries\, Madeleine Tuckfield-Carrano has been acknowledged as one of Australia’s leading contemporary painters and printmakers. Whilst she has multiple Post graduate qualifications including from The University of  Sydney\, Alexander Mackie College\, Sydney College of the Arts\, and with a Masters from the University of NSW\, she would describe herself as a visual archaeologist layering observation\, and meaning\, into her own interlaced reality. \nTuckfield-Carrano works are held in Public and Corporate Collections including: National Gallery of Australia\, Canberra\, ACT; Art Gallery of NSW Archive Collection; Art Gallery of Western Australia Collection; Australian Broadcasting Corporation Collection; National Gallery of Australia Archive Collection; The MAGAM Collection\, Manly Art Gallery & Museum\, Sydney NSW; Electricity Trust of South Australia; Museum of Contemporary Art\, Chile; Tama Art University\, Japan.
URL:https://neram.dev.nucleoserver.com/event/packsaddle-talk-madeleine-tuckfield-carrano/
CATEGORIES:Event,Talk
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20241025T170000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20241025T200000
DTSTAMP:20260604T202216
CREATED:20241015T012635Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241015T012635Z
UID:33928-1729875600-1729886400@neram.dev.nucleoserver.com
SUMMARY:Opening Night Packsaddle
DESCRIPTION:Packsaddle is pleased to invite you and your friends to the opening of their 2024 exhibition\, celebrating 39 years of fundraising for the New England Regional Art Museum. \nViewing starts from 5pm\, with opening remarks Madeleine Tuckfield Carrano\, Gallery Director and owner of Artsite Contemporary . The bell will ring (to signal that selling has started) at 6pm. \n  \nPacksaddle 2024 Fundraising Exhibition dates 25 October – 10 November. \n 
URL:https://neram.dev.nucleoserver.com/event/opening-night-packsaddle/
CATEGORIES:Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20241019T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20241019T220000
DTSTAMP:20260604T202216
CREATED:20240924T072743Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240925T005303Z
UID:33740-1729364400-1729375200@neram.dev.nucleoserver.com
SUMMARY:NERAM Nights: MASQUERADE
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a night of mysterious and sensual entertainment after dark. Dress to impress\, slip on a mask and join the MASQUERADE\, NERAM’s latest cabaret extravaganza directed by Melissa Killen. Grab a cocktail at the pop up bar and be delighted by the sultry show! It will be an evening of debauchery and allure. \nYour tickets includes: \nDrink on arrival\nCanapés\nCabaret performance featuring professional and local talent. \n  \n16+ event\nPerformances on Friday 18th & Saturday 19th October\nBookings close Sunday 13th October
URL:https://neram.dev.nucleoserver.com/event/neram-nights-masquerade-2024-10-19/
CATEGORIES:Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20241018T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20241018T220000
DTSTAMP:20260604T202216
CREATED:20240924T072743Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240925T005303Z
UID:33737-1729278000-1729288800@neram.dev.nucleoserver.com
SUMMARY:NERAM Nights: MASQUERADE
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a night of mysterious and sensual entertainment after dark. Dress to impress\, slip on a mask and join the MASQUERADE\, NERAM’s latest cabaret extravaganza directed by Melissa Killen. Grab a cocktail at the pop up bar and be delighted by the sultry show! It will be an evening of debauchery and allure. \nYour tickets includes: \nDrink on arrival\nCanapés\nCabaret performance featuring professional and local talent. \n  \n16+ event\nPerformances on Friday 18th & Saturday 19th October\nBookings close Sunday 13th October
URL:https://neram.dev.nucleoserver.com/event/neram-nights-masquerade/
CATEGORIES:Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20241010T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20241010T193000
DTSTAMP:20260604T202216
CREATED:20240827T054217Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240930T044746Z
UID:33466-1728583200-1728588600@neram.dev.nucleoserver.com
SUMMARY:Creative Writing Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Object biofictions: creative writing and archaeology \nParticipate in an interdisciplinary workshop which combines archaeology\, creative writing\, and digital media! Learn about an ancient object and fill in the gaps in its story with your own imagination. We will use digital models and 3D prints along the way\, helping us create microfictions that can live on the object itself. At the end of the workshop\, you’ll be invited to participate in a research project we’re conducting on the idea of creative writing and archaeology. \nProgrammed in conjunction with the OBJECTIVE SUBJECTIVE exhibition at NERAM. \nFacilitators: \nDr Ariella Van Luyn – Lecturer\, Creative Writing at UNE \nDr Alina Kozlovski – Lecturer\, Digital Innovation (Ancient History and Archaeology) at UNE and co-curator of OBJECTIVE SUBJECTIVE \nCost: Free\, bookings essential \nParticipants under the age of 18 need to be accompanied by an adult. \n \n\n \n\n 
URL:https://neram.dev.nucleoserver.com/event/creative-writing-workshop/
CATEGORIES:Event,Workshops
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20240928T103000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20240928T113000
DTSTAMP:20260604T202216
CREATED:20240923T060722Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240923T062337Z
UID:33707-1727519400-1727523000@neram.dev.nucleoserver.com
SUMMARY:Artist Talk: Catherine Cassidy
DESCRIPTION:Join us at NERAM to hear from exhibiting artist Catherine Cassidy as she discusses her creative practice and current exhibition\, All the Excellent Dolphins. \nImage credit: Catherine Cassidy\, Big Spring Kati Thanda\, 2024\, polymers\, aerosol on polycotton. Courtesy the artist.
URL:https://neram.dev.nucleoserver.com/event/artist-talk-catherine-cassidy/
CATEGORIES:Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20240927T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20240927T200000
DTSTAMP:20260604T202216
CREATED:20240914T041934Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240914T051714Z
UID:33647-1727460000-1727467200@neram.dev.nucleoserver.com
SUMMARY:Opening Night
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the opening of three new exhibitions. \nDrawing from the Collection\nWomen and Other Demons\nAll the Excellent Dolphins\n\n\nCredit: William Robinson\, Chookyard\, 1979\, pastel. Purchased 1981. The Armidale City Collection.
URL:https://neram.dev.nucleoserver.com/event/opening-night-27th-september-2024/
CATEGORIES:Event,Exhibitions
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20240918T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20240918T193000
DTSTAMP:20260604T202216
CREATED:20240827T051006Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240909T034456Z
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SUMMARY:OBJECTIVE SUBJECTIVE | Stories from the Field
DESCRIPTION:Coinciding with NERAM’s current exhibition OBJECTIVE SUBJECTIVE join us for Stories from the Field\, a night of archaeologists sharing their curious adventures\, spills and thrills of working in the field… listen at your own risk!!! \nSpeakers include: \nProfessor Martin Gibbs – A field team digs on its stomach: the gastronomic challenges of archaeological research \nProfessor Lloyd Weeks – Backfilling for Pottsie: the strange places a ‘just say yes’ policy can take a humble grad student \nAdjunct Professor June Ross – Raiders of the Lost Art: rose coloured glasses and the desert \nBookings are required. \n\n\nCredits:\nA.J. Woolmer\, The Mirror\, (1870). Oil on canvas. Gift of Howard Hinton 1944.\nMirror\, 4th century BCE\, Greek world\, bronze. MA1964.7.1. UNE Museum of Antiquities.
URL:https://neram.dev.nucleoserver.com/event/objective-subjectice-stories-from-the-field/
CATEGORIES:Event,Talk
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20240912T163000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20240912T173000
DTSTAMP:20260604T202216
CREATED:20240830T042355Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240909T041219Z
UID:33551-1726158600-1726162200@neram.dev.nucleoserver.com
SUMMARY:Artist Talk - Neerja Peters
DESCRIPTION:Join us at NERAM for an in conversation between exhibiting artist Neerja Peters and NERAM Director Rachael Parsons as they discuss Peter’s current exhibition Ley Lines. \nNew Delhi based artist Neerja Peters finds creating paintings through geometry and colour articulation contemplative and meditative. Her distinct visual language evokes synaesthesia\, perceiving beyond what is evident\, leading the viewer to self-discovery\, soul awakening\, and divine knowledge. Ley Lines\, Peter’s first exhibition in Australia\, presents several bodies of work and includes drawing\, painting and artist books\, that demonstrates Peter’s spiritual expression through abstract geometry. \n\n \nImage credit: Neerja Peters\, The Self 8\, 2023. Acrylic and archival ink on paper. Courtesy the artist.
URL:https://neram.dev.nucleoserver.com/event/artist-talk-neerja-peters/
CATEGORIES:Event,Talk
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20240907T140000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20240907T150000
DTSTAMP:20260604T202216
CREATED:20240827T044536Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240903T070014Z
UID:33452-1725717600-1725721200@neram.dev.nucleoserver.com
SUMMARY:OBJECTIVE SUBJECTIVE | Opening Event
DESCRIPTION:Panel Discussion  \nJoin Alina Kozlovski (UNE)\, Belinda Hungerford (NERAM)\, and Bronwyn Hopwood (UNE)\, the curators of OBJECTIVE SUBJECTIVE\, to hear about the genesis and realisation of the exhibition along with several of the contributing writers including Matthew Allen\, Mahalath Halperin\, Felicity Joseph\, Peter Langston\, and Siobhan O’Hanlon. \nBookings are required. \n\n\n \nImage credits:\nPlate\, late 4th century BCE\, South Italy\, ceramic. MA1969.1. UNE Museum of Antiquities.\nGarrett Kingsley\, Eighteen\, 1942\, oil on board. Gift of Howard Hinton 1943. Howard Hinton Collection. Sponsored by John & Barbara Beynon in 2021 for the Adopt An Artwork Program.
URL:https://neram.dev.nucleoserver.com/event/objective-subjective-opening-event/
CATEGORIES:Event,Talk
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20240901T103000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20240901T123000
DTSTAMP:20260604T202216
CREATED:20240806T023045Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240806T023342Z
UID:33125-1725186600-1725193800@neram.dev.nucleoserver.com
SUMMARY:ART FOR PEACE | A workshop for children & teenagers
DESCRIPTION:As part of the HAND-IN-HAND Peace with Justice month of events\,  Maxine Ross and Marty Branagan are facilitating ART FOR PEACE – A workshop for children and teenagers. \nAll children and teenagers are welcome to come along\, just drop into the Packsaddle studio between 10.30am – 12.30pm. \n  \nDATE | Sunday September 1st \nTIME | 10.30am – 12.30pm \nVENUE | Packsaddle Studio (Lower level of the NERAM building) \nFREE EVENT \nNo bookings needed. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nThis is part of the HAND-IN-HAND Peace with Justice month of events.
URL:https://neram.dev.nucleoserver.com/event/art-for-peace-a-workshop-for-children-teenagers/
CATEGORIES:Event,Workshops
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20240827T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20240827T190000
DTSTAMP:20260604T202216
CREATED:20240809T073250Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240820T000014Z
UID:33246-1724781600-1724785200@neram.dev.nucleoserver.com
SUMMARY:Packsaddle Lecture: Jackie Dunn - Alphonse Mucha: Spirit of Art Nouveau
DESCRIPTION:For the 2024 FT Wimble Lecture on Printmaking\, join Jackie Dunn\, Senior curator of exhibitions at the Art Gallery of New South Wales and co-curator of their current Alphonse Mucha: Spirit of Art Nouveau exhibition\, to explore the life and work of one of art’s great stylistic innovators\, Alphonse Mucha (1860–1939). Through his lithographic posters and illustrations\, Mucha created some of the most instantly recognisable and best-loved works in modern European art: the seductive\, sinuous compositions that formed a new language and defined the look of late 19th-century Paris. But Mucha was also a mystic philosopher and activist for the liberation of his homeland\, today’s Czech Republic. Together we’ll take a journey through his rich career to uncover the artist behind the famous images. \nYour ticket includes a welcome glass of sparkling wine. \nJackie Dunn is Senior curator of exhibitions at the Art Gallery of New South Wales. She is co-curator of the 2024 Alphonse Mucha: Spirit of Art Nouveau exhibition. Other major exhibitions she has curated for the Art Gallery include\, in 2023\, Kandinsky\, from the collection of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum\, New York; Desmond Lazaro’s Point and Line to Plane\, and Georgiana Houghton: Invisible Friends. In 2021 she co-curated Matisse: Life & Spirit\, Masterpieces from the Centre Pompidou\, Paris\, as well as the associated gallery-wide contemporary art responses\, Matisse Alive. That year she was also facilitating curator of Franklin Sirmans’ international video exhibition\, Family: Visions of a Shared Humanity. In 2019\, her Dora Ohlfsen and the Facade Commission led to a new commission for the Art Gallery’s heritage frontage and\, in 2018\, she curated The Lady and the Unicorn\, from the Musée de Cluny\, Paris. \n  \nThe Packsaddle Lecture Series invites leading guest speakers to explore aspects of Australian and international artistic practices and history. These informative and entertaining talks provide the community with an opportunity to explore themes and ideas related to some of our key collection areas. The annual lecture series includes the Howard Hinton Lecture on art history\, the Chandler Coventry Lecture on contemporary art and the F.T. Wimble Lecture on printing history and art. \n\n \nImage: Alphonse Mucha Reverie 1898 © Mucha Trust 2024\, colour lithograph\, 72.7 x 55.2 cm.\n 
URL:https://neram.dev.nucleoserver.com/event/packsaddle-lecture-jackie-dunn-alphonse-mucha-spirit-of-art-nouveau/
CATEGORIES:Event,Talk
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20240825T150000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20240825T180000
DTSTAMP:20260604T202216
CREATED:20240812T040530Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240812T045242Z
UID:33294-1724598000-1724608800@neram.dev.nucleoserver.com
SUMMARY:The Flower and the Fiddle: The Eclectic and Magical Music of Goldheist and Andrew Clermont.
DESCRIPTION:Arts North West On Tour presents The Flower & The Fiddle. \nThis musical powerhouse duo features multi-instrumentalist Andrew Clermont (violin/mandolin/guitar/didgeridoo) and singer-songwriter GOLDHEIST (piano/vocals)\, presenting an evocative and enchanting show full of stories\, characters and connection\, beautifully rendered with exquisite musicianship shimmering with folk\, classical and Celtic elements. Eclectic and exhilarating – a great concert for all ages. \n\n \n \n 
URL:https://neram.dev.nucleoserver.com/event/the-flower-and-the-fiddle-the-eclectic-and-magical-music-of-goldheist-and-andrew-clermont/
CATEGORIES:Event,Music
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20240821T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20240821T190000
DTSTAMP:20260604T202216
CREATED:20240718T043152Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240807T023325Z
UID:32327-1724263200-1724266800@neram.dev.nucleoserver.com
SUMMARY:Collector's Talk: Alex Moule
DESCRIPTION:Armidale local Professor Alex Moule and Dr Judy-Ann Moule\, have a deep appreciation and interest in Australian Indigenous art. This interest was sparked nearly 20 years ago and since then they have forged strong connections to artists and gallerists in various communities and have assembled a significant private collection. \nJoin us for an in conversation with Professor Alex Moule and NERAM Director Rachael Parsons as they discuss the Moule’s art collection\, Alex’s experiences visiting Aboriginal communities and connecting with artists\, and some of the stories told by the artworks on display in Marks are Memories: Selected Indigenous works from the Moule Collection. \n\n\n  \nThis is part of the HAND-IN-HAND Peace with Justice month of events.
URL:https://neram.dev.nucleoserver.com/event/collectors-talk-alex-moule/
CATEGORIES:Event,Talk
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20240818T093000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20240818T123000
DTSTAMP:20260604T202216
CREATED:20240719T063131Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240719T070409Z
UID:32352-1723973400-1723984200@neram.dev.nucleoserver.com
SUMMARY:Winter Blooming - Queer Brunch
DESCRIPTION:Social meet up for the LGBTAQ+ community at the Six Counties at NERAM. Tickets for Queer Brunch are free but limited. Brunch purchased on the day from the Six Counties menu. Enjoy a big brekkie or sip on a coffee. \nWinter Blooming has been Produced in collaboration with the University of New England\, Australian GLBTIQ Multicultural Council\, and ACON.  \n                
URL:https://neram.dev.nucleoserver.com/event/winter-blooming-queer-brunch/
CATEGORIES:Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20240817T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20240817T220000
DTSTAMP:20260604T202216
CREATED:20240711T234329Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240813T004024Z
UID:32311-1723921200-1723932000@neram.dev.nucleoserver.com
SUMMARY:Winter Blooming Ball
DESCRIPTION:It’s time to get fabulous at the 2024 Winter Blooming Ball! It’s the prom you always dreamed of\, the event of the season\, a night to remember. Dress to impress as your true self\, grab your boyfriend\, girlfriend\, partner\, friends or slay it solo. Everyone is welcome! \nDJ Betty Bilby is back in charge of the music. There will be drag and performances throughout the night! We can’t wait to see you on the dance floor! \nPre-order a snack from the Six Counties Restaurant. \nThe Winter Blooming Ball is 16yrs+ event. \n\n\n  \nThere is a special shuttle bus service to support UNE students attend the Winter Blooming Festival\, check out the timetable at the link. Remember to have your current student ID card to to access the service! https://www.unelife.com.au/useful/transport-options/ \nWinter Blooming is a festival that celebrates LGBTQA+\, First Nations and multicultural arts\, culture\, communities\, and allies. \nWinter Blooming has been Produced in collaboration with the University of New England\, Australian GLBTIQ Multicultural Council\, and ACON.  \n                
URL:https://neram.dev.nucleoserver.com/event/winter-blooming-ball/
CATEGORIES:Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20240817T140000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20240817T170000
DTSTAMP:20260604T202216
CREATED:20240719T060356Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240813T021506Z
UID:32341-1723903200-1723914000@neram.dev.nucleoserver.com
SUMMARY:Still Life Drawing with Alun Rhys Jones
DESCRIPTION:Join artist Alun Rhys Jones in this engaging workshop that will focus on still life drawing. Participants will be encouraged to experiment with different drawing techniques and styles throughout the 3-hour session. \nThis workshop will foster creativity\, observation skills\, and artistic growth for keen drawers. It is designed for participants of all skill levels\, offering basic instruction for beginners through to more advanced techniques for experienced artists. \nAlun will give participants a short tour of his exhibition Rainbow\, before launching into a series of guided still life drawings. \nPaper and drawing materials provided. \nAlun Rhys Jones is an Australian-based artist\, whose practice focuses on themes related to identity\, commodity\, media\, and popular culture. He graduated with Honours from the National Art School\, Sydney in 2011. His work has been exhibited extensively throughout Australia and internationally. Since graduating he has participated in twelve solo exhibitions and more than 30 group shows and has been shortlisted for over 40 Awards and Prizes. \n\n\n  \nImage: Alun Rhys Jones\, The Wrestlers\, 2016. Charcoal on Stonehenge paper\n\nThis workshop is part of the Winter Blooming Festival.\n                
URL:https://neram.dev.nucleoserver.com/event/still-life-drawing-with-alun-rhys-jones/
CATEGORIES:Event,Workshops
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20240817T140000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20240817T160000
DTSTAMP:20260604T202216
CREATED:20240723T011933Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240813T021351Z
UID:32372-1723903200-1723910400@neram.dev.nucleoserver.com
SUMMARY:I Will Speak Now - Spoken Word Workshop with Rob Waters
DESCRIPTION:Every one has the right to speak but who is really being heard. This workshop looks at how to amplify your voice through spoken word. Learn how to have impact by turning your political\, social and cultural ideas into oral stories and poetry. \nGomeroi man Rob Waters\, is the current Australian Poetry Slam Champion. Rob has over 20 years experience writing\, performing and teaching Story. He helps empower people in local communities to use oral storytelling and poetry to share their ideas with world. \n\n \n  \nImage: Rob Waters\, photograph by Kris Wnter\nThis workshop is part of the Winter Blooming Festival.\n                
URL:https://neram.dev.nucleoserver.com/event/i-will-speak-now-spoken-word-workshop-with-rob-waters/
CATEGORIES:Event,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20240817T140000
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SUMMARY:Song writing with Jhana Allen
DESCRIPTION:Have you ever wanted to write songs but not known how to get started? Do you have an existing song that you need help with finishing? Or perhaps you’re a poet with hopes of turning one of your poems into a song. Come along to the Winter Blooming songwriting workshop led by local singer-songwriter and multi instrumentalist\, Jhana Allan and find ways to breathe some life into your creative ideas. \nJhana will lead you through techniques she uses\, such as stream-of-consciousness writing and poetry. \nThe workshop will be in 3 stages: The raw\, ‘word-vomit’ uncensored phase\, workshopping phase\, and polishing phase.\nBYO instrument\, but being able to play an instrument is not necessary. There will be a couple of instruments (guitar\, ukulele\, piano) available for you to play around on to aid your process. \n\n\n  \nWinter Blooming has been Produced in collaboration with the University of New England\, Australian GLBTIQ Multicultural Council\, and ACON.  \n                 \n  \nThe Winter Blooming Festival program is subject to changes at any time. Please refer to website for any updates or amendments.
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SUMMARY:Winter Blooming Festival
DESCRIPTION:WINTER BLOOMING IS A FESTIVAL THAT CELEBRATES FIRST NATIONS\, MULTICULTURAL\, LGBTQA+ ARTS\, CULTURE\, COMMUNITIES AND ALLIES. THE FESTIVAL IS AN INCLUSIVE EVENT  THAT SUPPORTS DIVERSITY AND IS OPEN TO ALL.\n\n \nFRIDAY 16TH\n6.00pm – 8.00pm\nOpening Night and Festival Launch \nJoin us for the opening of three new exhibitions Rainbow: Alun Rhys Jones\, Neerja Peters: Ley Lines & Fantastical Scenes: Queering the Collection and the official launch of the 2024 Winter Blooming Festival. This event will include the Launch of the University of New England Allyship report: \nBeing Myself at UNE: A report of the UNE Allyship steering committee \nThe launch of Being myself at UNE is the culmination of work that began with a university-wide survey in Nov 2021 which invited UNE staff\, students and alumni to share their experiences of inclusion\, both as people of diverse sexualities and gender identities\, and the wider UNE community. The survey findings and report form the cornerstone of efforts to acknowledge and support LGBTQIA+ people online and on campus\, as well as strategies and vision for building more inclusive spaces and communities. Please join us for the launch and a discussion of some key findings. \n______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ \nSATURDAY 17TH\n11.00AM – 12.00 PM\nIn Conversation: Omar Sakr and Rob Waters – Art as Resistance: How we use poetry and story telling in oppressive circumstances.    \nOmar Sakr does not have a bio in the genocide. \nRob Waters is a Gomeroi man with deep cultural connections to the North West of NSW. He is the 2023 Australian Poetry Slam Champion\, a proud father and grandfather and now lives with his partner on Darkinjung Country. Rob is a poet\, storyteller\, cultural educator and spoken word artist who has been performing and sharing Story for over 20 years. \n\n12.00 – 1.00pm\nPanel – Re-remembering queer histories through objects\, archives and stories\nSpeakers: Marina Jansen\, Dr Ariella Van Luyn & Jody Ekert \n‘Queer has always been here’ is a powerful idea that demonstrates the importance of the past to queer movements. But historical queer lives are not always visible. Compulsory heterosexuality\, the assumption that a person is heterosexual unless proven otherwise\, has meant biographers and historians sometimes overemphasise the need for proof of same sex relationships. The concern that imposing contemporary identities and terms on to past lives also means gender non-conformity goes unrecognised. This panel will explore the ways writers\, historians and artists can re-remember queer lives and read between the lives of archives and other historical narratives. \nMarina Jansen is a Melbourne based historian at Heritage Victoria and will discuss the challenges of finding surviving material culture (buildings and objects) related to queer people in the past. \nDr Ariella Van Luyn is an academic in creative writing at UNE\, and writes and researches queer historical fiction. She explores how contemporary artists and writers reimagine queer lives. Ariella is the curator of Fantastical Scenes: Queering the Collection\, that draws on NERAM’s collection from a queer perspective. \nJody Ekert  is a community advocate and events organizer from Tamworth. Her recent focus is on Tamworth queer history and the work of Vernon Marshall\, a German figure from the 70s. She has relaunched his work with the Hey Vernon project\, 50 years later. Jody is passionate about uncovering forgotten queer history\, fostering connections\, storytelling\, and supporting small town queer groups through their advocacy and events. \n \n\n1.00PM – 2.00PM\nLUNCH BREAK\n\n2.00PM – 5.00PM\nWorkshop Sessions – workshop tickets sold separately (not included in your festival pass)\nStill Life Drawing with Alun Rhys Jones – 2.00 – 5.00pm \nJoin artist Alun Rhys Jones in this engaging workshop that will focus on still life drawing. Participants will be encouraged to experiment with different drawing techniques and styles throughout the 3-hour session. \nThis workshop will foster creativity\, observation skills\, and artistic growth for keen drawers. It is designed for participants of all skill levels\, offering basic instruction for beginners through to more advanced techniques for experienced artists. \nAlun will give participants a short tour of his exhibition ‘Rainbow’\, before launching into a series of guided still life drawings. \n \n  \nI Will Speak Now – Spoken Word Workshop with Rob Waters \nEvery one has the right to speak but who is really being heard. This workshop looks at how to amplify your voice through spoken word. Learn how to have impact by turning your political\, social and cultural ideas into oral stories and poetry. \n \nSong Writing with Jhana Allen \nHave you ever wanted to write songs but not known how to get started? Do you have an existing song that you need help with finishing? Or perhaps you’re a poet with hopes of turning one of your poems into a song. Come along to the Winter Blooming songwriting workshop led by local singer-songwriter and multi instrumentalist\, Jhana Allan and find ways to breathe some life into your creative ideas. \n \nACON Salon  \nCome and relax in the Museum and listen to ACON Community Health Promotion Officer Ivan Crozier reading selections from Fever By Jonathan Bazzi. Following the reading\, Ivan will be opening the floor for a discussion of the text\, and sexual health. \nOpen to all 18+ members of the LGBTQ Community and their allies. \n  \nSong writing with Jhana Allan – Details to be released soon \n  \n7.00 – 10.00pm\nWinter Blooming Ball\nIt’s time to get fabulous at the 2024 Winter Blooming Ball! It’s the prom you always dreamed of\, the event of the season\, a night to remember. Dress to impress as your true self\, grab your boyfriend\, girlfriend\, partner\, friends or slay it solo. Everyone is welcome! \nDJ Betty Bilby is back in charge of the music. There will be drag and performances throughout the night! We can’t wait to see you on the dance floor! \nThe Winter Blooming Ball is a 16yrs+ event. \n \n______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ \nSUNDAY 18TH\n10.00am – 12.30pm\nQueer Brunch\n\nSocial meet up for the LGBTAQ+ community at the Six Counties at NERAM. Tickets for Queer Brunch are free but limited. Brunch purchased on the day from the Six Counties menu. Enjoy a big brekkie or sip on a coffee. \n \n\n \n  \nThere is a special shuttle bus service to support UNE students attend the Winter Blooming Festival\, check out the timetable at the link. Remember to have your current student ID card to to access the service! https://www.unelife.com.au/useful/transport-options/ \nWinter Blooming has been Produced in collaboration with the University of New England\, Australian GLBTIQ Multicultural Council\, and ACON.  \n                 \n  \nThe Winter Blooming Festival program is subject to changes at any time. Please refer to website for any updates or amendments.
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