Pass the Print: An experimental collaboration with the Black Gully Printmakers
2025-03-21 18:00 - 2025-05-04 16:00 (Australia/Sydney)
A collaborative printmaking project challenging the Black Gully Printmakers to embrace experimentation and freedom in printmaking. Each participant provides a print to another member who then responds to the initiating artist’s imagery and approach. Each participant is relieved from conceiving an entire finished work, and instead, brings their own flavour, technique and finesse to another’s. The results are anyone’s guess!
Participants include: Eve Chan, Heather Cowie, Clint Harvey, Cat MacGregor, Beth Macraild O’Loughlin, Dzintra Menesis, Jennifer Miller, Dinny Perry, Emily Simson, Rosalie Rigby Susie Spencer, Chris Vickery, and Margaret Vickery.
Opening night: Friday 21 March, 6-8pm (opening remarks from 6.30pm)
Panel discussion: Friday 21 March, 5.45 – 6.30pm
Image credit: Jennifer Miller, Untitled, reduction Lino Print with collaged gelli plate.

Fifty/ 50
2025-03-21 18:00 - 2025-05-04 16:00
Back by popular demand! Fifty/ 50 is an exhibition, it’s a raffle, and it’s a fundraiser for the Art Museum. Artists have donated artworks that are up for grabs in a progressive raffle that will be drawn at the conclusion of the exhibition. If your name gets drawn out first, you get first pick from all of the artworks on display, and so on until the last person drawn gets the last artwork remaining. There are limited tickets available and with artworks by artists such Ben Quilty, Angus Nivison, Del Kathryn Barton, Isabelle Devos, Ken Done, Stuart Boggs, Hiromi Tango, Paula Jenkins, Martin King, Adrian Lockhart, and Caroline Zilinsky, we suggest you buy yours quick!
Opening night: Friday 21 March, 6-8pm
Fifty/ 50 will be drawn on Sunday 4 May, 3pm
Fifty/ 50 artists include: Adrian Lockhart, Alex Sugar, Angus Nivison, Anna Johnson, Anne-Marie Zanetti, Arthur Boyd, Ben Frost, Ben Quilty, Caroline Zilinsky, Chelsea Gustafsson, Del Kathryn Barton, Denise Faulkner, Ebony Russell, Elizabeth Barnett, Emily Day, Fiona O’Byrne, Hiromi Tango, Isabelle Devos, John R Walker, Judith Nangala Crispin, Julianne Ross Allcorn, Kate Rohde, Ken Done, Leah Bullen, Lihao Lu, Liz Gridley, Mandy Francis, Marie Mansfield, Martin King, Max Powell, Michael Simms, Narelle Zeller, Nat Ward, Natasha Junmanee, Neerja Peters, Paula Jenkins, Petra Reece, Rachel Favelle, Rhiannon Mowat, Robyn Lees-West, Rosie Lloyd-Giblett, Rowen Matthews, Ryan Pola, Sally Kent, Samantha Frye, Sandra McMahon, Sarah Waghorn, Scott Breton, Stuart Boggs, Vanessa Ashcroft.
Fifty/50 Artwork List
Fifty/ 50 is supported by Beautiful Bizarre Magazine.

Image credit: : Del Kathryn Barton, Wild carrot dream, limited edition archival print. Courtesy of the artist.

Terms and Conditions

Tickets go on sale on Friday 21 March.
Total tickets available will equal total artworks available.
Individuals are able to purchase multiple tickets.
All artworks are valued at $500 or over (value information received from artwork donors).
Artwork labels detail if the work comes framed or unframed.
On the last day of the exhibition (Sunday 4th May) a public event will be held where tickets will be drawn.
All ticket holders will receive an artwork from the Fifty/ 50 exhibition that they will select in order of the public draw.
The first name drawn at the event, gets to choose from all of the artworks on display in the Fifty/ 50 exhibition. The second name drawn gets to choose from the remaining works and so on. The last name drawn receives that last remaining work and a bottle of bubbles.
Tickets are non-refundable.
All selections are final and NERAM will not be involved in any negotiations to swap or exchange artworks. An exception may be made if an artwork is damaged, and the damage is recognised and reported prior to it leaving NERAM.
Ticket holders who are unable to attend the public event can complete a Fifty/ 50 Preference List – the form will ask you to rank all Fifty/ 50 artworks in order of your preference. When your name is drawn a NERAM staff member will secure your highest-ranking artwork from those still remaining.
All proceeds will support the NERAM exhibition program.

Friends of NERAM En Plein Air Art Weekend
2025-03-29 08:30 - 2025-03-30 13:00
Join us for a weekend of creativity and connection at the New England Regional Art Museum (NERAM) this March!
Art lovers of all levels are invited to step outside and immerse themselves in the beauty of Gara Gorge for an unforgettable “en plein air” art experience.
Under the guidance of talented artists Leah Bullen and Isabelle Devos, participants will:
Explore techniques to capture inspiration on the spot during Saturday’s outdoor session
Develop and polish your work in the studio on Sunday
End the weekend by sharing your creations in a group gathering
Whether you’re a seasoned artist or just beginning, this workshop promises to inspire and elevate your skills in the heart of nature.
Sign up today and unleash your creativity in the great outdoors!
When: Saturday 29 to Sunday 30 March
Time: 8:30am – 5:00pm (Saturday), 8:30am – 1:00pm (Sunday)
Cost: Full Price: $350, Early Bird: $325, Friends of NERAM: $300
Cost includes morning & afternoon refreshments, lunch on Saturday and all art supplies.
Book here
Please note: all details for the weekend will be sent to participants after booking.

Portrait Photography with Mike Terry
2025-04-01 18:00 - 2025-04-15 20:00
Emotive and memorable portraits reveal their strength in being a balance of the familiar and unexpected. In this short 3 week course the group will discuss what elements work together for an effective photographic portrait, experiment with lighting both natural and artificial, and as a final project – execute their own portrait shoot or portrait series.
Photographer and filmmaker Mike Terry will be leading the course. His photographic work has been published internationally in magazines such as the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, People Magazine, Monocle, Rolling Stone, Der Spiegel, and many others. As an educator Mike is a frequent collaborator with NERAM and has lectured a master’s level course in Visual & Media Anthropology at the Freie Universität Berlin from 2014 – 2023.
A digital or film camera is required for the course. As we will speak about manual shutter speed, ISO, and aperture settings, phone / tablet cameras are discouraged.
www.miketerryphoto.com
Dates | Tuesday evenings, 1, 8 & 15 April (3 weeks)
Time | 6pm – 8pm
Venue | Packsaddle Studio, located at the back of NERAM. External access only.
Cost | Friends of NERAM/Culture Club Members – $173, General – $191
Ages | Suitable for Adults & students 16yrs+
Participants to bring | A digital or film camera is required for the course. As we will speak about manual shutter speed, ISO, and aperture settings, phone / tablet cameras are discouraged.
Min 8/Max 10

Image Credit: Mike Terry
Terms and Conditions

All bookings for workshops require payment in full at the time of booking.
A minimum of 8 participants for workshop to proceed, maximum of 10 participants.
Bookings close on Tuesday 25th March at 10am. No refunds can be made after bookings close.
If the workshop does not proceed, you will be refunded any cash amount.
NERAM events have a limited capacity and use a ticketing system. Bookings are essential.

Songbirds: Anna Weatherup & Amy Vee
2025-04-10 19:00 - 21:00
Be enchanted by these accomplished and captivating performers at NERAM.
Anna Weatherup is perhaps best known for turning all four chairs on The Voice in its second season and her audition generated over 1.2 million views on YouTube. Since that time, Anna has shaped a truly unique and engaging creative identity, gathering a loyal community of followers. Her album Crossing the Sea has hit top 40 chart positions on iTunes and over 100,000 streams on Spotify. Anna also recently toured as a band member for Hayley Mary and opening for Liam Gallagher in Sydney.
Joining Anna is Amy Vee an award-winning songwriter and performer who has extensive touring experience in Australia and internationally. Alongside her solo career, Amy has moonlighted as band member for artists including Jon English and Tim Freedman and supporting touring acts including Passenger and Mark Seymour.
The collaborative show at NERAM includes local ‘songbird’ Jhana Allan who will join Anna and Amy onstage, showcasing three artists with three sets of outstanding songs and stories.
TIME | Doors open at 6.30 for 7.00 pm – 9.00pm performance
COST | General price $55.00, Friends of NERAM/Culture Club Price $50.00

Tickets are limited. Max 90
No Refunds

Packsaddle Lecture: Julian Bickersteth AO, CEO of International Conservation Services
2025-04-11 17:45
Join us prior to the opening of The Landscape of Giving: Celebrating 10 years of the Adopt an Artwork program at NERAM in the Mazda Gallery to hear from Julian Bickersteth AO, CEO of International Conservation Services. Julian will discuss his global experience in conservation, with highlights from the past 10 years of NERAM’s Adopt An Artwork Program, and celebrate the generous contributions to this incredible project which supports the preservation of our beautiful collection.
Julian is a key founding member of ICS and has served as a driving force behind the company since its inception in 1991. International Conservation Services was first conceived to provide materials conservation to the substantial collections held outside of public collecting institutions – ensuring material was restored and conserved to museum standards. Under his guidance it has become the premier company for the conservation of art and heritage in the country serving both private and state institutions as well as private clients.
From his early days as a material conservator at the Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, Julian has always had a strong affiliation with conservation and has worked to establish a company that is conversant in the broader aspects of conservation and how it relates to allied disciplines.
Julian’s key experience revolves around working on projects where there is a conservation component of a broader heritage issue. His expertise is deep and wide-ranging, extending from a very broad knowledge of material conservation issues to collection management, architectural conservation and heritage policy creation.

The Packsaddle Lecture Series invites guest speakers to expound on aspects of Australian and international artistic practices and history, providing the community with an opportunity to explore themes and ideas related to some of the museum’s key collection areas.

Supported by Packsaddle

Opening Night
2025-04-11 18:00 - 20:00
Join us for the opening of three new exhibitions.
The Landscape of Giving: Celebrating 10 years of the Adopt an Artwork program at NERAM

Halfway Home: Bridie McKelvey

Galah: Regional Photography Prize

Opening remarks will commence at 6.30pm
Join us prior to the opening at 5.45pm to hear from Julian Bickersteth AO, CEO of International Conservation Services. Julian will discuss his global experience in conservation, with highlights from the past 10 years of NERAM’s Adopt An Artwork Program, and celebrate the generous contributions to this incredible project which supports the preservation of our beautiful collection. Please R.S.V.P for the talk here…

Image credit: Elioth Gruner, Winter Afternoon, Bellingen, 1937, oil on canvas. Gift of Howard Hinton 1938. The Howard Hinton Collection. Sponsored by Paul & Miriam Martin, Lynne Walker and Richard Bird in 2021 for the Adopt An Artwork Program.

Halfway Home: Bridie McKelvey
2025-04-11 18:00 - 2025-06-08 16:00
A solo exhibition of delightful and whimsical assemblages and dioramas representing a small escape from life’s hectic and sometimes harsh realities. Bridie McKelvey’s work takes seemingly mundane objects transforming them into intricate reimagined landscapes. Favoured materials include paper, tins, toys, beads, threads, old books, paper, found objects, wire and pressed flowers, that are applied with repetition throughout her work – continually toying with colour, balance and texture, and delivering on an objective that is purely decorative and designed to delight.

Now based in the Northern Rivers, Bridie McKelvey grew up and attended high school in Armidale. McKelvey has studied visual arts and graphic design and has participated in several group exhibitions in NSW.

Credit: Bridie McKelvey, Owl and flowers, n.d., mixed media assemblage. Courtesy the artist.

2025 Galah Regional Photography Prize
2025-04-11 18:00 - 2025-06-08 16:00
The biennial Galah Regional Photography Prize, established in 2023, has been created to encourage excellence in contemporary photography from regional Australia. The intention of the prize is to celebrate, support and advance the practice of regional photographers.
Galah has announced 42 contemporary photographs as finalists in this year’s $27,000 Regional Photography Prize, Australia’s richest photography prize for regional artists. The judging panel selected 42 images made by 37 regional photographers from more than 1100 entries across regional Australia.
The finalists’ work will be presented at the New England Regional Art Museum in Armidale, NSW, in an eight week exhibition from 11 April to 8 June 2025.
The winning works will be announced at an exhibition party at NERAM on Friday 2 May 2025.

Image: Mike Terry, Beef Week, 2024. Ilford Fibre Gloss 310gsm – archival print

The Landscape of Giving: Celebrating 10 years of the Adopt an Artwork program at NERAM
2025-04-11 18:00 - 2025-07-06 16:00
NERAM is proud to celebrate the tenth anniversary of its Adopt an Artwork program, developed to support the ongoing preservation and conservation of artworks across the NERAM collections. Since the program was launched in 2015, over 208 artworks have been adopted for treatment and over $460,000 in funding has been raised. Showcasing a large selection of artworks that have undergone preservation treatments over the decade and acknowledging the incredible and generous support received from community engagement, this exhibition offers a glimpse behind the scenes of the program and a new range of artworks from NERAM available for adoption.
The exhibition will be opened by Julian Bickersteth AO, CEO of International Conservation Services on Friday 11th April 2025 at 6.30 pm
Please join us at 5.45pm in the Mazda Gallery to share Julian’s global experience in conservation, with highlights from the past 10 years of the Adopt An Artwork Program, and celebrate the generous contributions to this incredible project which supports the preservation of our beautiful collection.

Supported by Packsaddle

Credit: Brett Whiteley, Self portrait, (c. 1972), ink on linen, (cropped) Gift of Chandler Coventry 1979. The Chandler Coventry Collection. Sponsored by Wesfarmers in 2015 for the Adopt An Artwork Program.

Easter Holiday Workshop | Handmade Easter Egg Basket & Easter Egg Decoration
2025-04-16 10:30 - 11:30
Get into the Easter spirit with a creative and crafty workshop. Learn how to make your own handmade paper Easter egg basket and decorate Easter eggs with fun colours and patterns. Before heading home, take part in a special Easter Egg Hunt around the museum grounds!
This workshop is suitable for ages 5- 9 years. We ask that all children are accompanied by an adult during the workshop.
VENUE | Packsaddle studio
DATE | 16th April
TIME | 10.30 -11.30am
AGES | 5 – 9 years. We ask that all children are accompanied by an adult during the workshop.
COST PER CHILD | General price $17.00, Friends of NERAM/Culture Club Price $15.00
Bookings essential! Spaces are limited, so secure your spot early.
Book before Thursday 10th April.

Terms and Conditions

All bookings for workshops require payment in full at the time of booking.
A minimum of 8 participants for workshop to proceed, maximum of 12 participants.
Bookings close on Thursday 10th April at 10am. No refunds can be made after bookings close.
If the workshop does not proceed, you will be refunded any cash amount.
NERAM events have a limited capacity and use a ticketing system. Bookings are essential.

School Holiday Workshop | Paint & Shake (primary)
2025-04-23 10:30 - 12:00
Unleash your inner artist in this fun painting session! Create your very own masterpiece while enjoying a delicious milkshake of your choice.
VENUE | Packsaddle studio
DATE | 23rd April
TIME | 10.30am – 12.00pm
AGES | Primary age
COST PER CHILD | General price $26.00, Friends of NERAM/Culture Club Price $23.00
Bookings essential! Spaces are limited, so secure your spot early.
Book before Thursday April 17th.

Terms and Conditions

All bookings for workshops require payment in full at the time of booking.
A minimum of 8 participants for workshop to proceed, maximum of 12 participants.
Bookings close on Thursday 17th April at 10am. No refunds can be made after bookings close.
If the workshop does not proceed, you will be refunded any cash amount.
NERAM events have a limited capacity and use a ticketing system. Bookings are essential.

School Holiday Workshop | Paint & Shake (secondary)
2025-04-23 13:30 - 15:30
Another opportunity to enjoy a relaxed painting session and sip on a tasty milkshake. Let your imagination guide your brush!
VENUE | Packsaddle studio
DATE | 23rd April
TIME | 1.30 – 3.30pm
AGES | Secondary age
COST PER CHILD | General price $30.00, Friends of NERAM/Culture Club Price $27.00
Bookings essential! Spaces are limited, so secure your spot early.
Book before Thursday 17th April.

Terms and Conditions

All bookings for workshops require payment in full at the time of booking.
A minimum of 8 participants for workshop to proceed, maximum of 12 participants.
Bookings close on Thursday 17th April at 10am. No refunds can be made after bookings close.
If the workshop does not proceed, you will be refunded any cash amount.
NERAM events have a limited capacity and use a ticketing system. Bookings are essential.

Wimble's Wayzgoose 2025
2025-05-02 09:00 - 2025-05-03 15:00
Wimbleʼs Wayzgoose is a celebration of printing and printmaking to commemorate Australian print history and industry pioneer Fredrick Thomas Wimble. The weekend is hosted by the Museum of Printing at the New England Regional Art Museum in Armidale.

PROGRAM
*Please note some changes to the original schedule.

FRIDAY – 2nd May

WORKSHOP:
TWO-DAY MOKULITO WORKSHOP WITH SAM SOSNOWSKI 9am – 4pm
This exciting two-day course with Sam Sosnowski will introduce you to the Mokulito process. Mokulito can be described as “kitchen lithography”. It combines wood block printing with lithography but uses everyday non-toxic and inexpensive materials.

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SATURDAY – 3rd May

WORKSHOPS:
TWO-DAY MOKULITO WITH SAM SOSNOWSKI, CONTINUES 9am – 4pm

CHROMATIC WOOD TYPE PRINTING WITH WAYNE THOMPSON 10am – 1pm
Join Wayne Thompson for a half-day introductory workshop to chromatic printing; the process of printing multiple colours in wood type. Participants will learn some type history while getting their hands dirty through printing with the historical equipment in the NERAM collection.

INK & DRINK WITH THE MOVEABLE TYPE STUDIO 3pm – 6pm
Join Moveable Type Studio’s Pop-Up Press at Wimbles Wayzgoose for Ink & Drink—a one-off twist on our Letterpress & Lasers workshop.
Housed in a fully decked-out tradies trailer, the MTS Pop-Up Press brings hands-on letterpress action anywhere—from festivals to libraries to community events.

PRINT SWAP 6.30pm
Visiting and local printmakers are invited to a Print Swap where they can exchange a print with fellow printmakers and enjoy conversations about the love of printmaking. Bring a print along, take a ticket, go into the draw, then choose someone else’s print to take home and hang on your wall!
Print must be original, worthy and dry! One/person. Deliver to Rhonda in MoP Friday and Saturday 1.30pm to 3pm

WIMBLE’S WAYZGOOSE DINNER 7.30pm
Kick on after the Print Swap on Saturday night with a casual dinner at the Six Counties Restaurant. Enjoy a delicious alternate drop in true Six Counties style and continue the spirit of the event into the night. Drinks are available to purchase throughout the evening. $35 per head.

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SUNDAY – 4th May
Packsaddle Lecture on Printing *This has been postponed to later in 2025
The FT Wimble Lecture on Print and Printmaking is part of the annual Packsaddle Lecture Series sponsored by Packsaddle.

THE FOLLOWING EVENTS WILL BE HELD IN & NEAR THE MUSEUM OF PRINTING
PRINT MARKET 11am – 1pm
Hosted by the @black_gully-printmakers and selling a whole range of all things relief, intaglio and letterpress printed: collagraphs, lino prints, etchings, posters, hand printed tea towels, cards, letterpress postcards, and even pieces of wallpaper!
Keep posted and updated to find more surprises available @black_gully_printmakers @mopneram @neramuseum

PRINTMAKING EXPERIENCES IN THE MUSEUM OF PRINTING *10am – 12pm
The Black Gully Printmakers will demonstrate print techniques and offer hands on activities for visitors in the Museum of Printing.
Try your hand at printing Linocuts and experience the possibilities with Gelli Plate printing. Something for all ages! We do ask for children to be accompanied by an adult at all times.

PRESENTATION 12.00 – 12.30pm
Wimble’s Inks Reimagined: Progress and Discoveries, A Powerhouse Fellowship Insight
Presenters: Clint Harvey and Dzintra Menesis
Join us for an insightful presentation on the Wimble’s Inks Reimagined project, part of their Powerhouse Research Fellowship. This project delves into the rich history of F T Wimble & Co., a pivotal entity in the printing history of Australia and New Zealand, known for producing the first printing ink in the Southern Hemisphere in 1868.
Harvey and Menesis’ research focuses on recreating historic ink formulas using natural pigments sourced from Australia’s raw materials, celebrating the country’s cultural heritage. They will share their progress, including initial findings, experimentation results, and future plans. This presentation will also highlight the significance of the FT Wimble Collection at the Museum of Printing and its role in their research. Harvey and Menesis look forward to engaging with the community and discussing how their project contributes to preserving and celebrating Australia’s printing heritage.

PRINTER’S PICNIC 12.30 – 1.30pm
Enjoy the community picnic as local musicians perform in the Black Gully area at NERAM.

LARGE COMMUNITY BLOCK PRINT 1.30 – 3pm
Witness the printing of two large format prints, an event not to be missed in the Packsaddle Studio.

This event has been supported by Origin through the New England Community Investment Program.

Mokulito Workshop
2025-05-02 09:00 - 2025-05-03 16:00
This exciting two-day course with Sam Sosnowski will introduce you to the Mokulito process.
Mokulito can be described as “kitchen lithography”. It combines wood block printing with lithography but uses everyday non-toxic and inexpensive materials. One can get the sharp lines of wood cutting with the softer and expressive tones possible in lithography. It is an inexpensive and portable medium that has surprising and creative results. Suitable for all levels.
DATES | Friday 2nd & Saturday 3rd May
TIMES | 9am – 4pm
VENUE | Museum of Printing NERAM
COST | Friends of NERAM/Culture Club Members – $240, General Price – $265
MATERIALS | Please read the materials list below carefully.
The following materials (Mokulito kit) will be supplied by tutor: The extra cost for materials is $50 (could you please bring cash to the class to receive your materials) Mokulito Kit includes: 1 sheet of Plywood (A4), Litho tusche, Litho crayons, Liquid litho ink, Gum Arabic, Offset inks, Litho sponges, Scrapers, Japanese paper/Kozo paper for 2 editions, Butchers paper, Tracing carbon, Sharpening stones, Plastic gloves
Materials for students to bring:
Lino cutting tools / Woodblock tools
Sketch Pad
Some design roughs and/ or scrapbook of ideas
Drawing tools, ruler, pencils, pens. etc
Stanley knife or cutting blade
Selection of Brushes (fine and medium, wide)
Watercolour paint set (for multi-colour printing)
Mixing palette and water containers
Paper – A selection of A4 paper to play with. Any Japanese paper, textured paper.
Apron/old shirt for printing
Rags
Palette knives
“Sharpie” pens/fine medium (must be permanent markers – Sharpie brand is the best)
Image Credit: Scotts Head, Sam Sosnowski.

Terms and Conditions

All bookings for workshops require payment in full at the time of booking.
A minimum of 8 participants for workshop to proceed, maximum of 12 participants.
Bookings close on Thursday 24th April at 10am. No refunds can be made after bookings close.
If the workshop does not proceed, you will be refunded any cash amount.
NERAM events have a limited capacity and use a ticketing system. Bookings are essential.

2025 Galah Regional Photography Prize Exhibition Party
2025-05-02 17:00 - 22:00
Help us celebrate the winners of the Galah Regional Photography Prize at the 2025 exhibition party.
Join us as at NERAM as we celebrate the 42 finalists and announce the winners of regional Australia’s richest photography prize.
There’ll be music, dancing and the best of food and drinks – all included as part of the $90 ticket.
All we need is you to help us grow this event into one of Australia’s most prestigious prizes that can have a big impact on the careers of photographers living in regional Australia.
Winners will be announced at 6.30pm.
Ticket includes:

Drinks: a welcome cocktail, followed by wine, beer and non-alcoholic shrubs thanks to Husk Distillery, The Welder’s Dog and ChaLou Wines.
Music by the Versace Boys. Bring your dancing shoes.
A delicious standing dinner, canapé style, made by Cathy Armstrong and Laura Swan
Charity Partner Country Education Foundation

Buy Tickets >>>>>>>>>>>>>
Image: The Bush is Calling by Angel Stirling, one of 42 finalists in the 2025 Galah Regional Photography Prize.

Chromatic Wood Type Printing
2025-05-03 10:00 - 13:00
This half-day workshop introduces participants to chromatic printing; the process of printing multiple colours in wood type (for instance, a blue letter with a red drop shadow). Using NERAM’s F.T.Wimble collection as a starting point, we will speculatively extend a historic font into the chromatic sphere by designing and printing a second chromatic layer. This class fuses knowledge from current digital techniques with historical type and equipment, placing participants at the intersection of past and present.
Participants will learn some type history while getting their hands dirty through printing with the historical equipment in the NERAM collection.
VENUE | Museum of Printing
DATE | Saturday May 3
TIME | 10am -1pm
COST | $70
All materials supplied.
Max 10 participants

About the presenter: Wayne Thompson is a type designer and began Australian Type Foundry in 2001. He has a Masters degree in Typeface Design (MResTD) from the University of Reading, UK, the world’s most highly regarded type design program. Wayne has been serving as a board member of ATypI.org. since 2023.

Terms and Conditions

All bookings for events, art classes and workshops require payment in full at the time of booking
Please book by Tuesday 29th April. Please be aware that once bookings close, we are unable to offer a refund
If the class does not proceed, you will be refunded any cash amount
NERAM events have a limited capacity and use a ticketing system. Bookings are essential

Image Credit: Wayne Thompson, Cedric colorfont.

Ink & Drink with The Moveable Type Studio @ Wimbles Wayzgoose 2025
2025-05-03 15:00 - 18:00
Date: Saturday, 3rd May
Time: 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM AEST
Location: MoP Black Gully
Join Moveable Type Studio’s Pop-Up Press at Wimbles Wayzgoose for Ink & Drink—a one-off twist on our Letterpress & Lasers workshop.
Housed in a fully decked-out tradies trailer, the MTS Pop-Up Press brings hands-on letterpress action anywhere—from festivals to libraries to community events.
It’s relaxed, it’s creative, and it’s your chance to get inky without the structure of a formal workshop.
What’s in Store?

Explore letterpress printing in combined with laser engraved plates
Get up close and personal with historic stereotypes from the Museum of Printing collection
Interactive Demonstrations and walk away with your own custom letterpress print

And while we’re definitely focusing on inking, there’s always room for a cold beer on a Saturday evening.
Whether you’re an artist, designer, or just curious to get your hands dirty with real printmaking, this is your chance.
🔥 Spots are limited—book now and get amongst it! 🔥

Wimble's Wayzgoose Dinner
2025-05-03 19:30 - 21:30
Kick on after the Print Swap on Saturday night with a casual dinner at the Six Counties Restaurant. Enjoy a delicious alternate drop in true Six Counties style and continue the spirit of the event into the night. Drinks are available to purchase throughout the evening.
Saturday May 3 @ 7.30pm
MENU
Starters:
Bread and Butter on tables
Mains Alternate Course:

Crispy Skin Salmon fillet with cauliflower mash, sweet potato crisp, grilled

asparagus & bacon crumble.

Slow cooked rump steak grilled with kimchi butter, garlic cream potato

galette, dijon buttered beans.
Bookings Essential
COST : $35.00 per guest
If you have any special dietary needs please email foh@neram.dev.nucleoserver.com

Opening Night
2025-05-09 18:00 - 20:00
Join us for the opening of two new exhibitions.

Outside our doors | Ascent GROUP exhibition
Movers and Shakers | Celebrating Art Deco

Image credit: ASCENT Group works, 2025.

Outside our doors | Ascent GROUP exhibition
2025-05-09 18:00 - 2025-06-08 16:00
The Ascent Group proudly presents Outside Our Studio Doors, a joyful and vibrant exhibition created by participants who work from the Packsaddle Studio at NERAM three days a week.

Guided by artist facilitator Lucy McCann, the group explored their local surroundings for inspiration—collecting materials, observing nature, and taking photographs. Through a creative journey of journal work, frottage, printing, pattern-making and collage, they’ve brought together a collection that captures both the process and the delight of artistic discovery.

This exhibition is a celebration of creativity, connection, and the joy found just outside the studio doors.

Ascent has been supporting people with disability across the New England region for over 60 years, offering choice, creating opportunity, and developing lifelong skills in an inclusive community.

Movers and Shakers | Celebrating Art Deco
2025-05-09 18:00 - 2025-07-20 16:00
The birth of Art Deco has been attributed to an exhibition held in France in 1925, Exposition internationale des arts décoratifs et industriels modernes. It highlighted the new modern style of architecture, interior decoration, furniture, glass, jewellery and other decorative arts in Europe and throughout the world. Australia was not immune and this exhibition, sourced from the NERAM collections, celebrates the centenary of art deco by highlighting influential people, showcasing the style, and the city of Sydney where art deco has had a lasting impact.

Features work by Herbert Badham, Grace Crowley, Douglas Dundas, Adrian Feint, Raynor Hoff, Margaret Preston, Thea Proctor, Ethel Spowers, Sydney Ure Smith, Doris Zinkeisen and more

Image credit: Adrian Feint, The Dawn (The Howard Hinton Collections Album), 1925, pen and ink on paper. Bequest of Howard Hinton 1948. The Howard Hinton Collection.

Basket Weaving with Natural Fibres
2025-05-17 09:30 - 2025-05-31 12:30
Experience connection to creativity and community, and enjoy the meditative process of basket weaving. Gamilaraay artist Debbie Taylor-Worley will guide you through the processes of harvesting and preparing natural fibres, string making and weaving techniques. During the classes you will create your own unique woven basket.
All materials will be supplied.
Date | Three Saturday mornings, 17th, 24th & 31st May
Time | 9.30am -12.30pm
Venue | Packsaddle Studio (Lower level of NERAM)
Cost | FoN/Culture Club members $267 – General Price $296
*Min 10/Max 20

About the tutor:
Debbie Taylor-Worley is a Gamilaraay artist, educator and curator whose work responds to place and story. Her art practice is multidisciplinary, working mainly with clay and textiles. Common themes within her arts-based research include female empowerment, the symbols used in “women’s business” rituals, (both within the Gamilaraay nation and European nations associated with her coloniser heritage), and decolonising colonial narratives.
Preferencing natural and foraged materials connected to Country and working within the landscape and directly on the ground, Taylor-Worley’s work draws on Ancestral and intuitive guidance, creating work that bridges bi-cultural divides.
Taylor-Worley is a graduate of Griffith University’s Bachelor of Contemporary Australian Indigenous Art (with Honours) and gained a Doctorate in Visual Art in 2023

Terms and Conditions

All bookings for events, art classes and workshops require payment in full at the time of booking
*A minimum number of 10 students required for classes to proceed, please book and pay by 10am Friday 9th May
Please be aware that once bookings close, we are unable to offer a refund
If the class does not proceed, you will be refunded any cash amount
NERAM events have a limited capacity and use a ticketing system. Bookings are essential
Student contact details may be passed on to facilitators for communication purposes

Assemblage & Diorama Workshop
2025-05-31 14:00 - 16:00
Inspired by Bridie McKelvey’s latest exhibition “Halfway Home” join NERAM’s Culture Club member Kim Carruthers for an afternoon of whimsical delight and create your very own diorama or assemblage from a combination of your own treasured little trinkets and from Kim’s own stash of paper, cardboard, beads, metallic thread, banksia pods & washi tape goodies, all displayed in a black wooden frame.
Come along and enjoy a glass of wine with an afternoon of creativity, bring a friend! Participants are encouraged to bring their own bits and pieces to use, along with their imagination.
All materials are supplied including the black wooden frame, a glass of wine and nibbles. If you prefer to bring your own biscuit tin (as seen in Bridie’s exhibition) for the diorama, please select the *BYO frame option in the booking link.
Bookings close on Tuesday 27th May, book early places are limited!
For 18yrs +
DATE | Saturday 31st May
TIME | 2pm-4pm
VENUE | Mazda Gallery NERAM
PRICE | General Price $75. FoN/CC member Price $70.
*General Price BYO Box Frame $65. *FoN/CC member Price BYO Box Frame $60.

Image credit: Example of diorama assemblage by Kim Carruthers.

EMANATE Artist Talk
2025-06-13 17:45 - 18:30
Join us to hear from some of the exhibiting artists from EMANATE: Recent National Art School Graduates.
EMANATE showcases the works of ten graduating students, selected from the Bachelor of Fine Arts and Postgrad final exhibitions held at the National Art School Gallery and Raynor Hoff Project Space in 2024. While the exhibition represents just a small sample of the many outstanding NAS graduates, the selected students are drawn from across the full range of disciplines taught at NAS including painting, sculpture, ceramics, photo media and printmaking.
Talk proceeds the opening night event.

Image: Sophie Victoria. Under the Pressure of the Gaxe, 2024. vinyl and synthetic polymer on polycotton. Image courtesy of the artist.

Opening Night
2025-06-13 18:00 - 20:00
Join us for the opening of three new exhibitions.
EMANATE: Recent National Art School Graduates
From Gunnedah to Gara Gorge: Anna Henderson, Maree Kelly and David Manks
Night & Day: Jane O’Sullivan

From Gunnedah to Gara Gorge: Anna Henderson, Maree Kelly and David Manks
2025-06-13 18:00 - 2025-07-20 16:00
This exhibition brings together three regional artists—Anna Henderson, Maree Kelly and David Manks—who explore the diverse and striking landscapes of northern New South Wales through deeply personal and place-based practices.

Traversing the vast Mooki and Namoi floodplains near Gunnedah, the granite country of Uralla and Armidale, and the dramatic escarpments of the New England gorges, each artist offers a unique response to land, light, and memory. Together, these works offer more than depictions of scenery—they reflect on how we see, remember, and connect with the land. From Gunnedah to Gara Gorge is a contemplative journey through Country, rich with personal insight and artistic exploration.

Image credit: Maree Kelly, Radiance and Shadows, 2025, oil on canvas. Courtesy the artist.

Night & Day: Jane O’Sullivan
2025-06-13 18:00 - 2025-08-03 16:00
Inspired by the evocative Cole Porter lyrics—
“Night and day, you are the one
Only you beneath the moon and under the sun.”
—this series of abstract landscapes by Jane O’Sullivan explores the shifting moods and colours of the Australian landscape across time and season. The works celebrate not only place, but the emotions and sensory experiences tied to different times of day and year.

The exhibition was sparked by the creation of a single painting, Night and Day, which, to the artist’s surprise, appeared to depict a landscape caught simultaneously in sunlight and moonlight. This accidental duality prompted O’Sullivan to delve deeper into painting landscapes where the distinctions between light and dark, day and night, season and sensation are blurred and reimagined.

Credit: Jane O’Sullivan, Night and Day, 2024, acrylic on canvas. Courtesy the artist.

EMANATE: Recent National Art School Graduates
2025-06-13 18:00 - 2025-08-10 18:00
EMANATE showcases the works of ten graduating students, selected from the Bachelor of Fine Arts and Postgrad final exhibitions held at the National Art School Gallery and Raynor Hoff Project Space in 2024. While the exhibition represents just a small sample of the many outstanding NAS graduates, the selected students are drawn from across the full range of disciplines taught at NAS including painting, sculpture, ceramics, photo media and printmaking.
Artists include: Benjamin Akuila, Eleanor Harris, Grace Buckley, Imogen Rowe, Julie Edgar, Maram Hassan, Mia Ardianto, Quan Zhu Ma, Sophie Victoria and Zi Xin.

Image credit: Benjamin Akuila, Emeline (Bumping Purses), 2024, stoneware, gold spray paint. Courtesy the artist.

Artist Talk: Jane O’Sullivan, Anna Henderson, Maree Kelly and David Manks
2025-06-14 10:30 - 11:30
Join us for an engaging morning of artistic exploration as we delve into the landscapes and inspirations behind two new exhibitions. Artists Anna Henderson, Maree Kelly, and David Manks will discuss their exhibition From Gunnedah to Gara Gorge, offering insights into their personal connections with the diverse terrains of northern New South Wales. Following this, Jane O’Sullivan will share the creative journey of her exhibition Night & Day, inspired by the shifting moods and colours of the Australian landscape across time and season.
Don’t miss this opportunity to connect with the artists and gain a deeper understanding of their work.

Image: Anna Henderson, Myall Station, 2025. mixed medium on canvas.
