23 February - 30 March
Artists as Social Commentators and Activists
Further to the Windsor Group. Rod Shaw was an influential member of left wing artists group SORA. This exhibition, curated by Manly Regional Gallery Director, Therese Kenyon shows the influence of Rod Shaw in the group. |
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Nan Adams (nee Hortin), Study for mural of workers, (detail) c.1940. Collection of the Manly Art Gallery & Museum
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4 April - 4 May
Alan Cleary Collection and Tom Carment
Collector Alan Cleary specialises in small works, many of which have been carefully gathered to reflect the passion of a keen eye. The exhibition also honours Cleary's generous gifts of artworks to HRG. Tom Carment's versatile brush is widely admired and as one of the artists collected by Alan Cleary, these linked exhibitions form a harmonious whole. 
Public Programs
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10 May - 8 June Public Programs
Parliament of NSW Indigenous Art Prize
Official opening 6pm Friday 9 May
The Parliament of NSW Indigenous Art Prize is a $20,000 acquisitive prize for Indigenous artists born in NSW and belonging to a NSW language group. Now in its third year, The Prize is an important step in recognising the great wealth of artistic excellence in NSW Indigenous communities.
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20 June - 27 July Public Programs
Downstream
Ana Pollak, Jenny Pollak and David Collins
Dobell Prize winner, Ana Pollak, in conjunction with her sister Jenny, and partner David Collins, explore the watery edge of the Hawkesbury River with drawing, photography and painting.
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Ana Pollak Mullet Creek 2007. Winner of the 2007 Dobell Prize for Drawing.
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1 August - 7 September Liminal Catalogue / Liminal Public Programs
Liminal
Seven artists working in different media explore the limen (moment between night and day). Curated by Dr Colin Langridge and toured by Hobart City Council’s Carnegie Gallery.
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| Richard Giblett Shiftwork 2008 Plywood, Fluorescent light |
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12 September - 26 October The Year of the Bird Public Programs
The Year of the Bird
In the course of a casual discussion on contemporary art practice, the statement 'Birds are hot!' was thrown out there. What followed was a lively conversation that quickly established the truth of the words. The bird is a constant and potent symbol in many cultures. From its presence in religious and mythical symbology, through to the concept of the 'post modern animal' as a reflection of self (the artist) and the other (the viewer), including the exploration of events and ideas, the bird is fraught with complexity. A Hawkesbury Regional Gallery exhibition investigating the use of the bird in contemporary Australian artistic practice, curated by Diana Robson.
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Mosman Friends visit with Blue Budgie
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31 October - 7 December
Graham Cheney & Patrick Shirvington
For over a year Graham Cheney and Patrick Shirvington have been creating new work relating to the Hawkesbury. Patrick Shirvington is predominantly a painter of landscape, from subtle studies of a fragile microcosm of the environment to large symphonic interpretations of the ever changing seasons. Graham Cheney has a diverse practice that includes both landscape and genre paintings.
A Hawkesbury Regional Gallery exhibition.
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Patrick Shirvington, Colo observations 2006
mixed media on paper
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Graham Cheney, A convict's ghost 190cm x150cm |
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12 December - 6 February 2009
The Beanie Festival
knit one, purl one, knit one…
The Beanie Festival
The beanie has been celebrated by the Alice Springs Beanie Festival since 1996, attracting contributors from all over the world and celebrating its tenth anniversary with a touring exhibition of fabulous beanies. The show demonstrates the growth of the beanie as an art form, and the imagination, creativity and fine craftsmanship presented in each piece. The exhibition also highlights important works produced by Indigenous artists from the Central Desert region. A touring exhibition from Artback NT Touring, Northern Territory.
knit one, purl one, knit one…
Is it just us or have others noticed that we appear to be in the midst of a knitting revolution? The art of knitting has certainly made a resurgence of late. There are social groups and guerrilla groups and then there is art! knit one, purl one, knit one will explore the practice of artists who knit or are otherwise inspired and influenced by this traditional practice. A Hawkesbury Regional Gallery exhibition, curated by Diana Robson.
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Kerry Elsome, After the fire.
Winner of the 2005 People's Prize, Alice Springs Beanie Festival. Photograph: Merran Hughes
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Pauline Hall, Melbourne Cup finish 2007 wool and cotton on canvas.
Photograph: Paul Green |
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