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Bega Valley Regional Gallery

Locality: Bega, New South Wales

Phone: +61 2 6499 2222

Address: Zingel Place 2550 Bega, NSW, Australia

Website: https://gallery.begavalley.nsw.gov.au/

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25.01.2022 Seven magnificent tapestries are included in @studioekonugroho Eko Nugroho’s iconic installation ‘Lot Lost’ on loan from the @artgalleryofnsw . Indonesian text on the works address Nugroho’s interest in addressing major issues in contemporary Indonesian society. In an excerpt from the @jakartaglobe German art dealer @m.arndt Matthias Arndt has said His tapestries, or "manual embroideries" as he calls it, not only provide work to many textile workers who otherwise would be u...nemployed due to the rise of new computer-generated technologies, but also translate traditional crafts and folk elements into today’s contemporary Indonesian art and thus, into the universal language of contemporary art. Western audiences enjoy and embrace this level of engagement with art that is connected rather than detached from its viewers and society. Eko’s work expresses its surroundings unapologetically. Eko is also simply a genius in his use of color, material and meaning in his paintings, drawings, sculptures, embroideries and installations. Images - Mayoritas di halakan minoritas diharamkan, 182 x 158 cm (The majority in the case of the minority is forbidden) Menunggu pendekar ahli benci berkostum moral, 168 x 157 cm (Waiting for the master swordsman of moral costume hate) Reformasi picisan, 182 x 154 cm (Penny reform) Negeri kaya fatwa, 175.5 x 158.5 cm (A country rich in fatwas) Permen & politik sama 2 mengandung pemanis buatan, 179.5 x 155 cm (Candy & politics equal 2 contain artificial sweeteners) Mari berdemokrasi dan saling menghanucurkan, 167 x 163.5 cm (Let's do democracy and mutually destroy) Kercerdasan bukan untuk mengelabuhi, 176 x 158 cm (Intelligence is not to deceive) #embroidery #art #tapestry #indonesianart #studio #visit #nsw #bega @creatensw @begavalleyshire

24.01.2022 So proud of our volunteer @alaynemcd who was nominated for the #nswvolunteeroftheyearaward 2020! The 2.4 million volunteers in NSW contribute billions of dollars to our economy each year. If volunteering was an industry, it would be one of the largest in the state. Volunteers give generously to their local communities and the Awards are an important way for every one of us to say thank you. The Centre for Volunteering CEO Gemma Rygate Thank you Alayne for your dedication to the BVRG and congratulations to all the winners and nominees in 2020! #volunteer #regional #art #nsw #awards

21.01.2022 Now Open JamFactory Icon Clare Belfrage - A Measure of Time - https://mailchi.mp/begavalley/onlineexhibitionsopen-4358834

21.01.2022 Celebrating NAIDOC week 2020 through our First Nations contemporary art collection. Images - Karla Dickens, Mother’s Little Helpers, [image capture], 2019, single channel video [07:32]. Image courtesy of the artist and Andrew Baker Art Dealer @karla_dickens @andrewbakerartdealer ... Lismore-based Wiradjuri artist Karla Dickens has partnered with Bunurong, Yuin and Tasmanian man Bruce Pascoe to create Mother’s Little Helper, a film project produced with Blacklock Media. "As Indigenous Australians we connect with Country and refer to the planet as 'Mother Earth'. Recently a small group of First Nation adults and children from different parts of Australia gathered in Bingara, NSW to create a visual story. Our short film speaks of our concerns and the importance of healing ‘The Mother’ with the help of our youth, who are our future and our only hope. Known and respected for his great words Uncle Bruce Pascoe will not speak in this film - it is the as viewers responsibly to look hard, learn quick and listen deeply. What will you see? What action will you take?" Karla Dickens is an award-winning multidisciplinary artist whose work discloses aspects of the nation’s history, while Bruce Pascoe is an author, educator and farmer who in recent years has awakened Australians to the agricultural practices of pre-settlement Aboriginal people. In February 2019 Karla and Bruce embarked on a filming project with Blacklock Media. The filming has taken place in the landscapes surrounding the town of Bingara, which is in Gamilaaraay Country, and a number of Aboriginal students from Bingara Central School are participating in the project. #naidoc2020 #alwayswasalwayswillbe #aboriginalland #yuin #art #video

20.01.2022 We’re looking forward to welcoming our 2020 Myer House artists in residence, @leyla_stevens & @sethdbirchall BVRG & @begavalleyshire continues a partnership with @nswnationalparks to offer significant Australian artists time to reflect, create and experience the stunning @sapphirecoastnsw We can’t wait to see how Leyla & Seth respond to incredible landscape, stay tuned for events and opportunities to meet the artists.... Leyla Stevens is an Australian-Balinese artist and researcher who works predominately within moving image and photography. Seth Diego Birchall is an artist based in Sydney Australia. He is of dual American and Australian nationalities, born in New Jersey in 1979 before emigrating to Australia in 1987. He holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the National Art School Sydney and a Masters of Arts from the College Of Fine Arts at the University of NSW. Primarily a painter, he is concerned with the mediums of history, its versatility and its narrative and romantic possibilities. #artists #residency #myerhouse Images courtesy the artists.

19.01.2022 BVRG was lucky to have the @jamfactoryau Curatorial Director @margaret.hancockdavis , here with Gallery Director @iaincharlesdawson , in Bega this week to guide the installation of our new exhibition, touring from Adelaide, JamFactory Icon - @clare_belfrage - A Measure of Time. We will be open earlier than expected tomorrow Friday, 10am - 4pm Entry is Free! #glass #masterartist #art #exhibition #visitbega #sapphirecoastnsw @sapphirecoastnsw @begavalleyshire @creatensw

19.01.2022 On the wettest Saturday in memory, our Art Month Sapphire Coast artists, performers, musicians, creators and dancers came together to welcome the BVRG Myer House Artists’ in Residence @leylastevens and @sethdbirchall The event was all about connection and bringing our creatives out of their studios to share ideas and look ahead. BVRG is thrilled to welcome North of Eden as our events partner, with a cheeky gin & tonic on arrival making the trek through downpours worthwhile! #ArtMonthPartners Regional Arts NSW Create NSW Destination NSW #ResidencyPartners NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service Bega Valley Shire Council David Rogers

18.01.2022 SCHOOL HOLIDAY WORKSHOP! Tuesday 6 October 10am Book via #linkinbio ... Sci-Fi Sketches (6-12yrs) October 6, 10:00-12:00 Join us for Eko Nugroho inspired drawing this school holidays! Working across drawing, painting, sculpture, animation and embroidery, Eko Nurgroho is an acclaimed Indonesian artist who draws inspiration from Javanese traditions such as wayang theatre and batik, as well as street art, science fiction, comic books and other forms of popular culture. In this workshop we will be exploring Eko's graphic style by: - Sketching our own sci-fi inspired characters - Colouring them with acrylic paint - Using black markers and fine liners to outline and add detail to make them pop! Images courtesy @studioekonugroho and @arndtfineart

17.01.2022 Congratulations Vincent Namatjira for winning the 2020 #ArchibaldPrize today at @artgalleryofnsw Vincent Namatjira has won the 2020 Archibald Prize for his portrait of Adam Goodes and become the first Indigenous artist to win in its 99-year history. The painting, titled Stand Strong for Who You Are, features the former footballer and Swans great Goodes clasped hand in hand with Namatjira.... Namatjira’s win follows Meyne Wyatt making Archibald history last week by winning the $1,500 packing room prize judged by the gallery staff who receive, unpack and hang the Archibald entries. In doing so, he became the first Indigenous person to win any of the prizes on offer at the Archibalds in its history.

17.01.2022 SCHOOL HOLIDAYS CREATIVE KIDS WORKSHOPS! Use your Creative Kids voucher this school holidays on workshops inspired by our current exhibition Gangguan Tenggara- Edisi Indonesia. We’ll be exploring Eko Nugroho’s graphic style through science fiction drawings and zines! Eko Nugroho is an acclaimed Indonesian artist who draws inspiration from Javanese traditions such as wayang theatre and batik, as well as street art, science fiction, comic books and other forms of... pop culture. Sci-Fi Sketches (6-12yrs): October 6 10:00-12:00 Amaze-Zine (13-18yrs): October 6 1:00-4:00 All materials included. Booking is essential. Follow the link bellow for more info and bookings!gallery.begavalley.nsw.gov.au/creativekids #creativekids #workshop #schoolholidays #artclass #kidsart #begavalley @creatensw @begavalleyshire See more

14.01.2022 Join our exhibiting artist Leyla Stevens for Indo Art Link’s live talk on October 2, 1:30pm via Zoom and Instagram live! Stevens will be joined by fellow Indonesian-Australian artist Jumaadi who previously exhibited at BVRG in 2018 in South East Interference Vol. II. In this series of IAL Live Talks they bring together artists to discuss the effects of our new global realities on their practice - with intermittent lockdowns in effect and as international travel remains on ho...ld, the nature of overseas work, residencies and the ease of global travel are set to change drastically. How will artists navigate these restrictions in the short term (especially those with cross cultural/international ties) and how, despite these challenges, can they sustain and strengthen connections within the region with a focus on ensuring meaningful relationships are maintained long-term? Follow the #linkinbio to register for the live event @indoartlink @leyla_stevens @juma__adi See more

13.01.2022 Watch the full video on our IGTV channel. JamFactory Icon Clare Belfrage takes us behind the scenes and explains her process and inspiration. A Measure of Time on exhibition to January 16. #art #glassart #visitnsw #bega @sapphirecoastnsw @begavalleyshire @jamfactoryau @auscouncilarts @creatensw @artssouthaus

13.01.2022 Our current exhibition Gangguan Tenggara - Edisi Indonesia features the acclaimed painter @zicoalbaiquni From the @qagoma #AsiaPacificTriennial curator Tarun Nagesh. Zico Albaiquni’s paintings are rich with diverse themes and genres from the history of Indonesian art, incorporating early influences from his father’s generation of artists, as well as referencing works that have featured in previous Asia Pacific Triennials and Venice Biennales. From the role of painters in ...traditional Sundanese contexts to the commodification of Indonesia as an exotic tourist destination, we explore some of the factors that have shaped and enriched the artist’s practice. Art is an inseparable part of Zico Albaiquni’s family. His father, Tisna Sanjaya whose work appeared in ‘The 3rd Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art‘ (APT3) in 1999 has been a long-term source of inspiration. Albaiquni grew up hearing bedtime stories of Sanjaya’s ‘exhibition adventures’ as an APT artist, but he was an adult before he realised the significance of his father’s work to the history of Indonesian contemporary art Sanjaya and his peers were among the first generation of contemporary Indonesian artists to be widely recognised internationally. Albaiquni comes from a Sundanese family, an ethnic group from the western part of the Indonesian island of Java. According to Albaiquni, the Sundanese believe that art, religion, spirituality and the environment are inseparable. A painter, in the Western sense, is often seen as a genius who creates artwork to inspire others someone valued for theirindividuality. In Sundanese tradition, however, the pelukis (painter) is someone who connects society, spirits and the environment to create balance through their work; it is a much more community-oriented role. Albaiquni is intrigued by these two opposing traditions and considers how the pelukis, at every step of the artistic process, is guided by a set of rituals both physical and metaphysical, asking for a blessing from their community, the spirits and nature before starting a work, and repeating this ritual when the painting is finished. #contemporary #painting #indonesia #art #gallery #regional See more

13.01.2022 Was wonderful to see you Councillor McBain! Thanks for taking the time during your busy schedule to drop in and catch up!

10.01.2022 Now available to view online #linkinbio Gangguan Tenggara - Edisi Indonesia will open to the public Monday 21. Gangguan Tenggara Edisi Indonesia is the fourth and final in Bega Valley Regional Gallery’s South/East Interference exhibition series. In this iteration the focus is on Indonesia and how we relate to one of our closest neighbours, says curator and gallery director Iain Dawson. In the context of an exhibition series about the south east from Bega’s place in sou...th east New South Wales to Australia’s place in the region much of the work in Gangguan Tenggara highlights issues of perspective, community, centres and margins. Gangguan Tenggara features Leyla Stevens, Zico Albaiquni and Eko Nugroho, three artists who are making work about moving forward in Indonesian history but also acknowledging what has happened there the ghosts that still linger, Dawson says. The exhibition title Gangguan Tenggara roughly translates as South East Disturbance. The focus is on political agitation and its ongoing consequences, but the exhibition also seeks to disrupt the way Indonesia is seen by Australians as a playground and holiday destination. For Dawson, it also makes a point about what regional galleries can do. As he says, There’s a definite feeling that we are reaching out as well as bringing things in. Exhibition continues to November 7. Supported by @begavalleyshire @creatensw with loans from the artists, @yavuzgallery and @artgalleryofnsw See more

09.01.2022 DIARY DATE When you visit us on the @sapphirecoastnsw this summer make sure you take the time to discover the exquisite work of master glass artist @clare_belfrage A moment in time touring exhibition from the legendary @jamfactoryau will be on show at the BVRG from November 16 through to January 16. #art #regional #glass #momentintime

09.01.2022 Celebrating NAIDOC week 2020 through our contemporary collection. Naomi Hobson The Good Sister 2019 digital print 81 x 110cm ... BVRG collection Laine always wants to go for a ride on her bike, it’s her bike but she can’t ride it yet it’s too big for her she keeps falling off it so I take her for rides around the block. Katarna, 2019 Naomi Hobson lives and works in Coen, a remote Indigenous community in Cape York, where she plays an important role as an artist, mentor and creative inspiration. Adolescent Wonderland comprises a new body of photographic portraits that establishes new narratives around black representation, identity and gender in Coen. In Coen our young people are not just engrossed with living a quiet life based on ancient cultures and beliefs. In reality there is a search for a much deeper engagement with the world. What I see is a pop-culture fusion. Our young people are immersed in global social media, so they have a much broader sense of a global culture than every generation before them. There is a constant and persistent search in Coen by young people of ‘how to be’ in this world. What this series explores is how pop culture and indigenous culture are fusing and allowing the inherent energy and youth of our young people to express their individuality. I am applying the after-effects to focus the attention towards the subjects in their transition between childhood and adulthood, where the subjects are still finding themselves through adventure and playfulness. They have not yet let go of their childhood. Naomi Hobson, April 2019 @naomi_hobson_artist @cairnsartgallery @naidocweek @begavalleyshire #alwayswasalwayswillbe

08.01.2022 Behind the scenes sneak peek of exhibition install! We are thrilled to present such an exceptional body of work from internationally acclaimed glass artist @clare_belfrage Open to the public Monday 16 November. With a career spanning almost three decades, the multi-award winning artist has forged an international reputation for her finely detailed glass sculptures that marry organic blown forms with intricate line work. Throughout her career, Clare Belfrage has maintained a... vibrant studio glass practice and is known for her distinctive artworks in which complex patterns of fine glass lines trace her forms. Inspired by the repetitious patterns found in nature and the woven lines of textiles, Belfrage is particularly drawn to the layered rhythms that mark growth, change and the passing of time in the natural world. JamFactory ICON: Clare Belfrage: A Measure of Time is a JamFactory touring exhibition. @jamfactoryau @creatensw @begavalleyshire

08.01.2022 Excellent morning school holiday workshop for a rainy #begavalley day! Our awesome art students were inspired by @studioekonugroho , who works across drawing, painting, sculpture, animation and embroidery, Eko Nurgroho is an acclaimed Indonesian artist who draws inspiration from Javanese traditions such as wayang theatre and batik, as well as street art, science fiction, comic books and other forms of popular culture. The Creative Kids students started exploring Eko's graphi...c style by: - Sketching our own sci-fi inspired characters - Colouring them with acrylic paint - Using black markers and fine liners to outline and add detail to make them pop! Some amazing works!! Thanks for coming to the workshop today! #creativekids #workshop #schoolholidays #art #pop #scifi

07.01.2022 NOW OPEN! Gangguan Tenggara Edisi Indonesia is the fourth and final in Bega Valley Regional Gallery’s South/East Interference exhibition series. In this iteration the focus is on Indonesia and how we relate to one of our closest neighbours, says curator and gallery director Iain Dawson. In the context of an exhibition series about the south east from Bega’s place in south east New South Wales to Australia’s place in the region much of the work in Gangguan Tenggara hi...ghlights issues of perspective, community, centres and margins. Gangguan Tenggara features Leyla Stevens, Zico Albaiquni and Eko Nugroho, three artists who are making work about moving forward in Indonesian history but also acknowledging what has happened there the ghosts that still linger, Dawson says. The exhibition title Gangguan Tenggara roughly translates as South East Disturbance. The focus is on political agitation and its ongoing consequences, but the exhibition also seeks to disrupt the way Indonesia is seen by Australians as a playground and holiday destination. For Dawson, it also makes a point about what regional galleries can do. As he says, There’s a definite feeling that we are reaching out as well as bringing things in. For a full list of works in the exhibition or to take a 360 degree tour follow the #linkinbio @leyla_stevens @studioekonugroho @zicoalbaiquni @artgalleryofnsw @arndtfineart @yavuzgallery @creatensw @begavalleyshire See more