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ADFAS Narrabri

Locality: Narrabri, New South Wales

Phone: +61 428 921 188

Address: The Crossing Theatre 2390 Narrabri, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.adfas.org.au

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25.01.2022 A powerful and moving experience. And that’s just some of the reviews - a must see if you are in the area.

24.01.2022 If only we could! I am sure many of us are missing our international travel

24.01.2022 For those of you disappointed that we are going to be missing out on costume historian Kate Strasdins visit this month with her lecture on dress and textiles in the 1920s - we hope you are pleased to hear it will be our next online lecture! This was such a huge era of fashion, with designers influencing style and changing the way people thought about clothes. Kates talk is also a look behind the scenes of the much-loved TV show, creating Phryne Fishers world and the flapper style - a style still very much admired today.

24.01.2022 Just stunning! An inspiration for Narrabri?

23.01.2022 Stunning photo of local student Leslie Fuller, a powerful homage to NAIDOC Week.

22.01.2022 The 2020 #WynnePrize finalists have been announced start exploring the extraordinary landscapes and sculptures in this years exhibition with this first loo...k, and all works on our website: https://bit.ly/2FKlkbx The Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prize exhibition opens next Saturday 26 September, and you can join us at 12pm next Friday when we declare the winners via livestream. Pictured: Wynne Prize 2020 finalists Nyunmiti Burton Seven sisters; Nicholas Blowers Savage entropy in Paynes grey; Natasha Bieniek Lalla; Gareth Sansom No man is an island; Hubert Pareroultja Tjoritja (West MacDonnell Ranges, NT). the artists.

22.01.2022 The committee still get together every month or so, and at the moment we are trying to work out what path to take with lectures or non-lectures next year. Trying is the operative word!! Once we have come to a conclusion, we will let members and friends of Adfas know. The committee is very aware that the decision needs to be remunerative, logical, and a practical conclusion for everyone. Here are some of the committee, conducting a meeting in style!

22.01.2022 Jenny and Bones Falkiner were lucky enough to visit Van Gogh Alive at the Royal Hall of Industries, Moore Park today. This magnificent exhibition has been hailed as the most visited multi-sensory experience in the world, and critiqued as "the most anticipated exhibition of the year ... venture into a sensory journey like no other of its kind". Some wonderful quotations here too. (*Season extended until 20 December!)

21.01.2022 When Opera singer Alex Aldren returned to medicine to support the NHS during the COVID-19 pandemic, he wasnt expecting his musical talents to go viral at the same time. Alex has since teamed up with Barts Choir to release a single in support of their emergency COVID-19 appeal. When Alex was growing up, he decided to follow in his fathers footsteps and become a doctor. Music had always been a huge passion of Alexs but as a Junior Doctor he did not have any time to practic...e, so he decided to resign from his role at the hospital to put all of his efforts into becoming an opera singer. His opera career took off immediately and he travelled across the world to perform, but when COVID-19 hit, the entertainment industry closed down. With no upcoming performances, Alex spoke to his old manager to see if they needed an extra pair of hands on the wards. They immediately took him up on the offer, and Alex started working shifts at The Royal London, Whipps Cross and Newham Hospitals where he works in the A&E departments. On returning to the hospital, Alex met some of his old colleagues who knew that he had become an opera singer. When they had a quick break, a couple of them asked him to perform one of his favourite songs, Puccinis Nessun Dorma. Alex really missed performing so he was happy to oblige. Alex says: Although its an extremely stressful time in the NHS right now, the support and comradery between colleagues has been amazing. Im really enjoying being back to support Barts Health during the pandemic and Im glad I could give my colleagues a welcome distraction during our shift. Alex has since made a charity single with the Barts Choir, one of Londons largest professionally rehearsed choirs which was founded by nurses at Barts Hospital in 1965. Story credit: bartscharity.org.uk #repost https://youtu.be/m_zTMdpzCP4

20.01.2022 Our 2020 Young Arts scholars Bellata Public School have been very busy lately! Lazy Daisy (Bellatas Picasso Cows project) had a photo session yesterday and will be officially on display towards the end of September. Bellata School would like to thank everyone at ADFAS for their donation towards this project. The kids (plus teachers!) have had an absolute ball painting Lazy Daisy and learning all about the benefits of the Dairy Industry. Official opening date to be announced soon!

20.01.2022 Such talent, so young!

20.01.2022 The State Library of Victorias physical doors may be shut for the time being, but it doesnt mean you cant explore the best parts of this mega library online. Everyone now has access to the librarys massive digital collections, which includes thousands of photographs, personal manuscripts, magazines, journals, newspapers, comics, theatre programs and advertisements even video archives. You can also access more than 19,000 ebooks, music and a huge range of journals and articles if you are a member of the library (you can sign up for free). Go to: http://slv.vic.gov.au

19.01.2022 Join us for a fabulous night of entertainment from much loved speaker Susannah Fullerton! TryBooking link https://www.trybooking.com/BOKDY

18.01.2022 Sculptures in the Scrub, a picnic area camping ground and walking track in Timallallie National Park near Baradine, takes in the award-winning Sculptures in the Scrub, a project that was four years in the making. Each sculpture is the result of an artist collaborating with local Aboriginal Elders and young people on a piece that tells a story of local Aboriginal history and culture. This image pictured here - if anyone remembers Bob Garling - Bob was principal of Baradine P...rimary school in the 70s - his son designed and sculpted this statue in bronze. It now takes pride of place as one of the sculptures in the scrub. #arts #culture #learning #sculpturesinthescrub #nswnationalparks #repost #baradine2020

18.01.2022 Still Life with Flowers by Ambrosius Bosschaert (1617). Dutch artist born 1573 (Antwerp, Belgium) - died 1621. Known for his still life flowers during the Dutch Golden Age and the Baroque movement. His three sons also followed his lead and became flower and still life painters.

17.01.2022 Just finished watching Ian Cockburns online lecture - a fascinating topic demonstrating the ultimate beauty of Moorish architecture at Crdoba. Thoroughly enjoyable talk, beautiful images, and now itching to travel again! Thank you Ian! And thank you ADFAS Brisbane for your generous gift #artandcultureandalucia

17.01.2022 Congratulations to Bellata Public School who are just about to start their very own Picasso Cows project! They are the lucky recipients of this years ADFAS Narrabri Young Arts award. Each year we select a school or arts related student group to receive this award. Bellata School are putting the funds towards decorating and painting a life-size fibreglass cow model. Picasso Cows is a creative initiative taken up by many schools across Australia. It is a curriculum program designed to educate primary school children about the Australian dairy industry and the health and nutrition benefits of dairy foods as part of a balanced diet. We cant wait to see the end result! #arts #culture #learning #adfasyoungarts

16.01.2022 Its official! Lazy Daisy has been given a name, a hat and a bell, and is ready to embark on an adventure with the students at Bellata School. Good luck girls and boys with the painting of your new Picasso Cows project! #arts #culture #learning #adfasyoungarts #bellatapublicschool #picassocows #dairyfoodhealth

16.01.2022 On display at BAMM (Bank Art Museum Moree) which just reopened this week on the 1st June. The Archibalds only tour to Moree every 9th year and this exhibition is on until 25 July - a must see! Mon-Fri 10am-5pm Sat 10am-1pm Adults $5 cashless entry Eftpos only Under 18s free... Patrons are requested by BAMM not to attend if they are feeling unwell. Image: Winner Packing Room Prize 2019 Tessa MacKay Through the looking glass oil on linen, 210 x 330.5 cm

15.01.2022 So disappointed to be missing out this month on Charlotte Natteys lecture! However, we hope to see her later in the yearif things go to plan! A little taste of whats to come: From a shaky start in the new penal colony, the discovery of gold in Australia in the 19th Century led to great prosperity, wealth and, of course, population growth. The distinct and often unique jewellery that was created from our Australian goldfields is a fascinating part of our history. Many of these pieces are now highly sought after both here and overseas. #arts #culture #goldfields

15.01.2022 The countdown is on to our first lecture of the year on Monday night! Members don't forget to reserve a seat at https://www.trybooking.com/BOJYC by selecting: ADMIT MEMBER $0.00. (All visitor tickets and MoreeBus tickets already purchased automatically have their seat reserved, no need for any action). Keep an ear out too for Susannah Fullerton's radio interviews on Monday morning with Kristy Reading on ABC Regional (99.1 FM) at around 9.20am, and with Cassie Boyd on 2MaxFM (91.3 FM) at around 11.15am.

15.01.2022 A beautiful ode to Vincent van Gogh and to Don McLean.

14.01.2022 Is there anyone in the ADFAS community who would like to join in and help with this new arts venture? First meeting on Saturday 27 June 2020, 9.30am sharp, entry through the back door of The Crossing Theatre. Details below :

14.01.2022 The magnificence of graffiti and street art! https://www.facebook.com/705629893/posts/10158389440864894/

14.01.2022 We are excited to announce that our 2021 programs is out now. Trybooking Link for memberships,visitors and MoreeBus tickets https://www.trybooking.com/BOJYC NEW! MoreeBus Departs Coles BusStop 5.15 pm. Bookings essential. More information is in the Facebook event for our upcoming lecture Monday 1st March. These magnificently illustrated lectures take place in the comfort of Cinema 1, The Crossing Theatre, where Covid-safe regulations will be in place. We look forward to catching up with you again!

13.01.2022 These local sandstone caves and formations have been formed over many thousands of years. In these photos you can see the rocks have bands of a material rich in quartz layered in the sandstone and this has been left behind as the softer sandstone succumbs to the wear and tear of wind, rain, heat and cold. The Sandstone Caves are an Aboriginal site for the local Gamilaraay people. We are lucky to have this as a local visiting spot!

13.01.2022 Farewell Barb, such a tireless worker and a beautiful soul we wish to convey our deepest condolences to Barbs family, friends and the Moree community.

12.01.2022 And to follow up on this mornings inspiring story, here is Alex Aldrens charity recording with the Barts Choir, one of Londons largest professionally rehearsed choirs which was founded by nurses at Barts Hospital in 1965. Together they decided on the song Panis Angelicus by Cesar Frank, because of its timeless beauty and message of hope. (Please see this mornings earlier post - a wonderful story!).

12.01.2022 Sydneys Phoenix Central Park building holds fabulous concerts, as many who have been there will attest. Well deserved architectural awards!

11.01.2022 A preview of the Archibalds 2019! A great trip to Moree today - exhibition still going until 25 July at Bank Art Museum Moree - BAMM

11.01.2022 A fabulous achievement from one of our longtime members, Judith Cameron.

11.01.2022 Good luck to Bellata Public School with your upcoming Picasso Cows project, our ADFAS Young Arts award recipients 2020! #arts #culture #learning #adfasyoungarts #bellatapublicschool

10.01.2022 We are drawing to an end of this Covid-19 induced and very different ADFAS year. We are currently busy planning to embark on a return to face-to-face lectures for 2021 with locally (NSW) sourced Australian Lecturers. The committee would like to cordially invite all members and friends to a get together - a Christmas Luncheon preceded by our AGM (all positions filled, but we would love to have members input into ideas and decisions). This will be held on the veranda overlooking the garden at the home of Jenny & Bones, at 'Murrumbilla' Killarney Gap Road, 11am on Sunday 6th December. As per Covid-19 requirements could you please RSVP by email to [email protected] before 1st December if you are attending. We look forward to catching up with you!

10.01.2022 Its official! Lazy Daisy is now complete and today she kicked off on a tour of Bellata. Meanwhile local Georgia Kirkby gave the children at Bellata School an insight into the Australian dairy industry and the handling of dairy cows, with the help of Blossom and her 5 day old calf. The children had plenty of questions to ask, including where did the calf come from! Theres no doubt about it, the children and teachers have done a magnificent job with their painting. The next stage will be entering the 2020 Picasso Cows competition - and we wish them the best of luck! ADFAS Narrabri are proud to have been able to fund such an exciting project with our 2020 Young Arts donation to the school.

10.01.2022 The capacity of Cinema 1 at The Crossing Theatre is strictly limited due to Covid restrictions, so seat reservations are essential. BOOKINGS required to guarantee a seat on Monday 1st if you have joined ADFAS as a MEMBER select: ADMIT MEMBER $0.00 via the Trybooking link https://www.trybooking.com/BOJYC Only an internet connection is required, no charge.... All visitors who have pre-booked through Trybooking or members/visitors who have a seat on the MoreeBus will automatically have a seat reserved (non-allocated) and are guaranteed admission.

09.01.2022 Antony Gormley and Lake Ballard, our next online lecture is coming soon! Presented by Arts Society lecturer Rosalind Whyte, it explores Gormleys works over the years. Known for concentrating on the human form, he also had a fascination for venturing out of the galleries and creating public sculptures - outdoors and at one with their natural surroundings.

09.01.2022 Beautiful!! Alisa Sadikova " The Fountain " HD by Marcel Lucien Grandjany *Age 9*

08.01.2022 The phenomenal success of the Miss Fishers Murder Mysteries has a great deal to do with the aesthetic of the TV show 1920s Melbourne and a glamourous protagonist! This lecture looks at dress in the 1920s, the designers who were influencing style and the developments that were changing the way people thought about clothes. It is also a look behind the scenes, creating Phryne Fishers world and the flapper style so synonymous with the decade. It was a period that began to em...brace sportswear, leisurewear, shortened hems as well as outrageous parties. Our speaker Kate Strasdin, a UK Arts Society lecturer, has worked with objects of dress and textiles in museums for almost twenty years in curatorial positions. She is Assistant Curator at the Fashion and Textile Museum in Totnes, Devon. Kate is also a Senior Lecturer at Falmouth University, teaching history and contextual studies to fashion and textiles. ADFAS@HOME DRESS DETECTIVE Miss Fishers Wardrobe Revealed This year we have been moving online for our inaugural ADFAS video arts lectures (just until we can facilitate a return to live lectures). Join us as we celebrate and promote renowned International and Australian speakers! We strive to educate, engage and excite through an innovative and ever changing array of lecture topics involving the arts. Members will be receiving a link this week via email to Kates lecture. Do you know a member of ADFAS Narrabri? Get together, experience and share! @katestrasdin #arts #culture #learning #adfasnarrabri

07.01.2022 We love taking our overseas lecturers on this little excursion to a magnificent sight! Looking forward to the day that we can take them there again

07.01.2022 The 2020 #ArchibaldPrize finalists have been revealed! The exhibition opens next Saturday 26 September, but you can view the finalist works for the Archibald..., Wynne and Sulman Prizes on our website now: https://bit.ly/2RzI3JW Take a sneak peek at some of this years finalists, and join us at 12pm next Friday 25 September when we declare the winners via livestream. Proudly supported by ANZ Australia. Pictured: Archibald Prize 2020 finalists Angus McDonald Behrouz Boochani; Nick Stathopoulos Ngaiire; Kim Leutwyler Brian with pink, blue and yellow; Jonathan Dalton Angela; Wendy Sharpe Magda Szubanski comedy and tragedy. All works the artists.

07.01.2022 We were delighted to meet up with Scott Pollock recently, our new Cultural Services Manager for the NSC. Scott has over 10 years experience in managing cultural and heritage properties with the National Trust of Australia (NSW). This includes managing the beautiful Southern Highlands Retford Park and Everglades Historic House and Garden. ADFAS is looking forward to working with Scott and watching the growth of cultural opportunities in our district.

07.01.2022 A beautiful ode to Vincent van Gogh and to Don McLean. Huge thanks go to Carolyn Michell for sending us this wonderful link!

06.01.2022 In our last newsletter, we featured our Treasurer Nanette Watson, who is a popular yoga instructor for Narrabri and district - here is her story of how it all began. Yoga with Nanette I started practicing yoga in my early twenties, but I did not begin teaching until I was fifty. If I had lived in the city I doubt I would have taken that step, but I was asked by some friends to teach them. I felt it was something I could share with them to support our mutual interest in stayin...Continue reading

06.01.2022 DRESS DETECTIVE - Miss Fisher! Just a few days left to catch the Pay per link lecture at $10 - our Adfas@Home talk expires on Thursday 20th! Book your link at https://www.trybooking.com/BKVMP Dr Kate Strasdin, UK Arts Society lecturer, has worked as a curator of textiles and dress for over 20 years and is now the Deputy Curator at the Totnes Fashion and Textile Museum. She is also a Senior Lecturer in Cultural Studies at Falmouth University and a Special Visiting Lecturer fo...r the DeTao Masters Academy in Shanghai. She is one of the youngest practitioners of the dying art of Honiton lace. #arts #hautecouture #raging20sdesign #dressandtextiles #katestrasdin #adfasnarrabri

05.01.2022 We are delighted to announce the MoreeBus is guaranteed to run 1st March & thereafter to all lectures - minimum numbers required. Link for memberships, visitors and MoreeBus tickets https://www.trybooking.com/BOJYC Departs Coles Bus Stop 5.15 pm. Bookings essential.... Save the dates ADFAS Narrabri 2021 Monday 1 March Monday 3 May Monday 7 June Monday 5 July Monday 6 September Monday 18 October Monday 8 November

04.01.2022 The New Normal exhibition by local artists is now showing in the Gallery. If you can’t make opening hours contact Janice for a viewing.

04.01.2022 Missing these girls terribly Such wonderful technical support for our lectures and assistance with catering afterwards. It always feels like a big party after our lectures, and we are looking forward to the day we can hold live lectures once more! #weneedanendtocovid #thecrossingtheatre #ourfavourites

04.01.2022 Popular speaker on literature Susannah Fullerton is returning to Narrabri on March 1st! Susannah brings to life the lives and writings of great writers in her fascinating lectures. She is Australia’s most requested leader of literacy tours to the UK, Italy, Ireland, USA and Europe. (Although not at the moment of course!) Having built a stellar career as a lecturer giving talks about famous writers, Susannah always presents in a unique style. Immensely entertaining, yet trul...y informative, you’ll just love listening to her talk about her favourite writers. In fact, you’d swear she knew them personally! ‘The Diary of Samuel Pepys’ March 1st, 6.30pm arrivals for a 7pm start, Cinema 1, The Crossing Theatre. Book your ticket, join ADFAS, nab a bus from Moree here: https://www.trybooking.com/BOJYC

04.01.2022 Completed in 1998, Antony Gormleys huge Angel of the North, situated at Gateshead, England, is 20 metres tall with wings spanning 54 metres across. The angel, like many of Gormleys sculptures, is based on a cast of his own body. Our next ADFAS@HOME lecture centres around Gormleys other magnificent works - and some of these are situated at our very own Lake Ballard in Western Australia. The Arts Society lecturer Rosalind Whyte will take us on this journey soon ... more to come! #arts #culture #learning #adfasnarrabri

03.01.2022 Under a blazing Western Australian sun in December 2002, British installation artist Antony Gormley gazed out upon the brilliant white expanse of Lake Ballard, an ancient salt lake 55km west of the small outback town of Menzies. The celebrated sculptor had hit upon of a very curious plan. North of Kalgoorlie, Menzies was part of the frenetic gold rush of the late 1890s and is now a virtual ghost town. When Gormley arrived, he had an ambitious sculpture project in mind to mark... the 50th anniversary of the Perth International Arts Festival. First he sought permission from local Aboriginal people for the use of almost 10 square kilometres of the barren salt lake. Then he approached the citizens of Menzies and, after some persuading, spent the next six months capturing digital scans of 51 of them. These scans were then reduced in size by two thirds, cast into moulds, and transformed into 51 bizarre stainless steel sculptures that somehow contrived to represent their subjects innards. The strangely extraterrestrial figures were then placed at intervals across the blank canvas of the million-year-old salt lake, making for an extremely eerie and effective installation, especially at dawn and dusk. ADFAS@HOME Members will have received the link this week (via email) to Rosalind Whytes fascinating lecture of Antony Gormleys achievements. We hope you can get together and watch it with friends!

03.01.2022 Counting down to our Christmas lunch this Sunday 6 December at the home of Jenny and Bones Falkiner, Murrumbilla, Killarney Gap Road. With an 11am start we will be running through a quick AGM. (No need to avoid that bit, all positions are filled!) We would really appreciate members’ input into the way forward next year, along with your vote on a special renewal membership rate for 2021. We will be excited to fill you in on our new 2021 lecture program which is almost finalised. RSVPs to [email protected]. We hope you can join fellow ADFAS members and friends for a festive lunch and a glass of champagne!

02.01.2022 We are missing our fabulous cinema lecture venue at The Crossing Theatre, Narrabri. While social restrictions have kept the cinemas closed, renovations have been taking place inside and will be completed next month. Fingers crossed for a return to normality, either at the end of this year or early next year. The arts and entertainment industry have suffered in this pandemic - financially, productively, and socially. Heres to a better 2021! Meanwhile, click on t...his TryBooking link to view our latest ADFAS@HOME fabulous online lecture - Dress Detective - Miss Fishers Wardrobe - presented by Kate Strasdin! https://www.trybooking.com/BKVMP Available to view anytime up until 20 August. #arts #culture #adfasnarrabri #lecturesonline

01.01.2022 Had a lovely time last week with visiting Association of ADFAS National Treasurer (and Chair of ADFAS Byron Bay) John Griffiths and his wife Carol, pictured here at our iconic Sawn Rocks visiting spot. Our Chair, Jenny Falkiner and I met them here with a picnic to kick off their visit to Narrabri. John addressed the Narrabri Rotary Club dinner that night with a great talk on the benefits and arts encouragement awards that ADFAS brings to communities Australia-wide. @atherton2445 @adfasbyronbay #arts #culture